What's new in Greeting Card Shop 4.0.4
May 6, 2018
- Updated Apple code-signing certificate.
New in Greeting Card Shop 4.0.3 (Mar 26, 2017)
- Updated web links in software to work with new website.
New in Greeting Card Shop 4.0.0 (Feb 5, 2017)
- Create and reuse an unlimited number of color schemes
- Photo analyzer figures out dominant colors in a photo
- Color wheel with 11 built-in color combinations for choosing great colors
- Color combinations include complementary, analogous, triadic, and more
- Built-in color theory tips educate about color use
- Color wheel supports artistic primary colors (RYB: red, yellow, blue)
- Color wheel supports modern primary colors (RGB: red, green, blue)
- Color blender creates blends between two colors
- Built-in color scheme access throughout the software
- Eyedropper retrieves the color of any pixel on the screen
- Warm/cool indicator for the color wheel
- Color blender also supports tints, shades, and tones
- Built-in sliders for adjusting the base color
- Built-in hex field for copying/pasting colors with other apps
- BONUS: Six (6) all-new Valentines Day photo cards in U.S. sizes
New in Greeting Card Shop 3.0.5 (Oct 14, 2016)
- Fixes for macOS Sierra compatibility.
New in Greeting Card Shop 3.0.4 (Feb 17, 2016)
- Completely redesigned application icon
- Fixed problem with gradient fills
New in Greeting Card Shop 3.0.2 (Dec 21, 2015)
- When a photo is dropped on a placeholder, the Cropping tools are now automatically selected in the sidebar
New in Greeting Card Shop 3.0.1 (Dec 16, 2015)
- Added 30+ ALL-NEW templates
- Updated and reorganized previous templates. Photo placeholders in templates now use actual photos.
New in Greeting Card Shop 3.0.0 (Dec 16, 2015)
- NEW! One-click photo frames make framing a photo fast and easy
- NEW! Photo frame styles are customizable
- NEW! Maps integration: add standard, satellite, and 3D maps to your designs
- NEW! Major interface overhaul to make software even easier to use: a) Smart Inspector replaced with dedicated inspectors in sidebar for convenient one window use; b) optional standalone inspectors for users with large screens
- NEW! Photos integration: all-new media browser supports face searching, favorite searching, and place searching
- NEW! iTunes Integration: insert playlists (regular, circular, spiral) and album artwork onto CD/DVD labels and jewel cases
- NEW! Paper texture overlays for photos (33 overlays in 6 categories: folded, crumpled, canvas, linen, textured, paint)
- NEW! Glass texture overlays for photos (8 overlays)
- NEW! "Old film look" overlays for photos (8 overlays in 3 categories: dust & scratches, dust, crackle)
- NEW! Auto Enhance for one-click corrections to photos
- NEW! 8 Vintage photo effects: B&W, B/W High Contrast, B/W Low Contrast, Fade, Warm, Cool, Bold, Instant
- NEW! Vibrance photo effect
- NEW! Line Art photo effect
- NEW! Straighten photos
- NEW! Draggable special effects: sunburst, sparkle, lenticular halo, and water stain (13 stains)
- NEW! 10+ different one-click photo frame styles to choose from:
- Simple borders (square corners, round corners, circular)
- Photo corners (black, white, silver, gold)
- Tape (transparent & masking)
- Staples
- Corner cutouts
- Scalloped edges
- Polaroid (regular, antique, crinkled, tattered, faded, vintage)
- Mat (adjustable bevel)
- Burnt edges
New in Greeting Card Shop 2.0.3 (Mar 16, 2015)
- Fixed problem with "Define as Placeholder" control in Smart Inspector
- Fixed problem with the Tint image effect and non-RGB colors
New in Greeting Card Shop 2.0.2 (Feb 23, 2015)
- Added intensity setting to Vignette effect
- Simplified some placeholder settings
- Fixed issue where placeholder backgrounds in old templates would sometimes appear blank
- Fixed issues related to preview images for pages
- Fixed resizing issue with QR codes
New in Greeting Card Shop 2.0.0 (Nov 21, 2014)
- NEW! Added 3D Headlines (control lighting, 3D perspective, materials, reflections, more)
- NEW! Added support for new Avery greeting card/envelope stocks
- NEW! Added 12 templates for new Avery greeting card/envelope stocks
- NEW! Added ability to create a QR Code
- NEW! Added ability to convert a shape or text into a image so special effects can be applied
- NEW! Added doughnut smart shape
- NEW! Added tear drop smart shape
- NEW! Added 2 bracket frames smart shapes
- NEW! Added 5 shield smart shapes
- NEW! Added new Bezier shape Smart Inspector
- NEW! Added ability to close an open Bezier shape after it has been created
- NEW! Added ability to mirror horizontally and/or vertically a Bezier shape
- NEW! Added new Label Text feature which doesn't limit text to a bounding box
- NEW! Added 60+ templates demonstrate new design features in version 2
New in Greeting Card Shop 1.0.9 (Nov 6, 2014)
- Fixed minor zooming issue
- Fixed performance issue in Preview mode
- Fixed problem updating font in text box when no characters are selected
- Fixed problem with sizing of items in the Favorites Browser when first opened
- Fixed problem where the Dimensions inspector would show line length instead width/height for Bezier shapes
- Transitioned to Apple's version 2 code signing for Gatekeeper
New in Greeting Card Shop 1.0.8 (Aug 4, 2014)
- Updated the way gradients are displayed to use latest Apple API's
- Fixed problem with auto-hiding of scrollbars
- Fixed recently introduced problem opening templates with a background color
- Fixed problem that caused background color/image/placeholder to be reset when opening an older document
New in Greeting Card Shop 1.0.7 (Jul 15, 2014)
- Added ability to delete custom and included templates
- Custom templates are now always saved in the default location due to sandboxing restrictions
- Fixed a problem where cropped images would lose image effects (e.g. a mask effect) during printing
- Removed the Envelope Feed button from Preview mode. Now whenever an envelope is printed, the Envelope Feed sheet is displayed first.
- Fixed problem with gaps in linen background when running under Mavericks
- Fixed a problem where an image would be offset from its correct position when printing/exporting if effects were applied and the image's proportions were changed
- Fixed problem with Open AutoRecover Files feature
- Fixed problem that occurred when control-clicking the canvas with no graphics selected
New in Greeting Card Shop 1.0.6 (Jan 4, 2014)
- Improved printing/exporting so that images only get downsampled once which slightly improves image quality
- Fixed problem printing/exporting images with special effects applied that would sometimes result in blurry images
New in Greeting Card Shop 1.0.5 (Dec 27, 2013)
- A fix in the previous version inadvertently caused non-envelopes to print in landscape orientation. Fixed.
- Fixed problem that could sometimes cause images to appear blurry on screen and when printed/exported
New in Greeting Card Shop 1.0.4 (Dec 19, 2013)
- Added orientation controls to Envelope Wizard
New in Greeting Card Shop 1.0.3 (Dec 17, 2013)
- Added ability to use FIM barcodes on any document (like postcards) that has a delivery address. FIM barcodes were previously limited to envelopes
- Fixed problem with manual envelope feed setting which could cause part of envelope to get cut off
New in Greeting Card Shop 1.0.2 (Dec 16, 2013)
- Fixed problem where turning on barcodes would cause other graphics to disappear in Preview mode
- Fixed problem with certain controls in the Smart Inspector appearing blank or not updating correctly
New in Greeting Card Shop 1.0.1 (Dec 10, 2013)
- Added support for new XML Sharing Option in Aperture 3.5 and later
- The last selected page size in the Template Chooser is now remembered between launches (international customers no longer need to select a metric page size each time they launch the software)
- Fixed problem with the "Include if not my country" preference
- Fixed problem where certain images would appear blank in printouts if the image had a special effect applied
- Fixed potential Mavericks issue with the Cover Flow-like Artwork Preview window
New in Greeting Card Shop 1.0.0 (Oct 31, 2013)