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Business Card Composer

Business Card Composer - 4.5

design & print business cards

All Time: (4.4)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 4.5
Release Date: 2008-04-23
License: Shareware
Downloads (this version): 1,085
Downloads (all versions): 46,049
Price: $39.95

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The complete Mac OS X kit to create and print business cards, calling cards and badges. The package contains 23,000+ high-quality clipart images, 600+ professional designs and powerful image editing tools (opacity, masks, tiling, shadows, color graded fills and more).


Full integration with the Mac OS X system lets you use data for cards from Apple Address Book and images from iPhoto. Advanced printing delivers you a choice of printing methods. The program supports duplex printers for printing double-sided cards. Around 700 card stock layouts from leading manufacturers are supported.

What's new in this version:

  • Auto scroll activates when an object is created or moved outside window area.
  • Business card paper layouts from Korean manufacturer Printec added.
  • Problem with program crashes on Leopard (OS X 10.5) after sending a document to print fixed.
  • Problem with program crashes on Leopard (OS X 10.5) when tool bar in text mode is used solved.
  • Problem with inserting objects while editing text fixed.
  • Operating System Requirements:

    This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

    • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
    • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
    • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
    • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
    • Mac OS X 10.3.9
    • Mac OS X 10.3

    Additional Requirements:

    • Mac OS X 10.3 or later. Leopard compatible.

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    Business Card Composer ReviewElegant, sophisticated, editing shines with arrow keys - Version: 4.4.1, 12/7/2007 09:25AM PST

    (2 of 2 users found this comment useful)

    Randy_Jazz
    In my 15+ years as a Mac user, this is the best $40 I ever spent. Not only does it give virtually unlimited ability to create exactly what your mind visualizes for business cards quickly and efficiently, but I also utilized the many well thought out features to replicate (from scratch) an offset printed detailed identification card for our club (2-1/4 x 3-1/2, portrait). Editing is possible on an extremely fine level of movement by using the arrow keys in lieu of the mouse. Placement of any element is available via the inspector to 1/100th of an inch, left, right, up, and down. Cropping can be done also via arrow keys (in lieu of mouse) to crop just from one side or just from the top or just from the bottom, and again, via inspector, to within 1/100th of an inch. Custom design of layout for printing is quick and easy for non-standard papers (including two-sided printing, either auto or manual). Merging from a text file is provided, including graphics/photographs and serial numbers for auto generation of two-sided ID cards for the entire list of members. Documentation could be more complete, but, if you don't see it in the documentation, just try it, it may well work. There was nothing that I wanted to accomplish that the program did not provide in a clear and intuitive manner. Use your imagination and this program can probably accomplish almost anything you can conceive. So far I have not needed to use tech service.
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    Business Card Composer ReviewGreat app! Couple of things would perfect it - Version: 4.3, 5/30/2007 11:55AM PST

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    Mike Dustan
    I've had thisprogram for a while and recently used it to generate "friendship cards" (nnetworking cards for convention attendees). I hit the wall in a couple of areas. I mentioned them to the developer and am a bit disappointed to see they're still not addressed.

    1. Not every field from Apple Address Book can be imported; in particular, the "Note" field, which would be really handy for importing a business name, greeting, pithy motto etc. can't be imported. Not a showstopper, but at this version level it would have been nice to see it included.

    2. AppleScript support is very poor. In my case I wanted to generate cards from a FileMaker database of registrants, using AppleScripts created within FileMaker. I couldn't script the creation of a card; in fact, I couldn't even get BCC to open an existing card template under AppleScript control! The developer basically said, "yup, you're right; you can't do it."

    I love the product, don't get me wrong, but I think some polishing in these areas would make this a really industrial-strength card creation application.
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    Business Card Composer ReviewA master at what it does - Version: 4.0, 6/27/2006 11:30AM PST

    artmonster
    This is a quintessential Mac program. If you registered prior to version 3, you will need to pay a (reasonable) upgrade fee to get to this latest version.
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