Thought I'd bump this. It looks like Christian (the guy behind the original Pro Vehicle Outlines) has jumped ship on Mr Clipart (Mr Clipart / Digitaldesignware) and has now partnered up with Cadlink to handle his website and sales of Pro Vehicle Outlines.
As some might be aware several years ago he partnered with Mr Clipart and for a few years his collection was merged with the Mr Clipart Car-n-Truck collections and you coudl not get the printed template book anymore. I personally hated the versions though Mr Clipart - more than half of the Car-n-Turck templates were for European model vehicles we do not even have in the US and when they mixed all the templates together on the discs it became a pain to find what I needed. More often than not - if the vehicle was 2008 or earlier I would go back to my old 2008 edition to find the template I wanted.
I've personally spoken with Christian quite a few times over the years and he has always been very quick to help. I've let him know of the past couple of years that I've been less than happy with the merged versions and told him that I wished the printed book was back and that I'd probably only update every few years since I disliked the merged versions. He told me many others had told him the same thing and wanted the collection back to the way it was.
Well he apparently took the advice to heart. "Pro Vehicle Outlines has now been restored to it's former excellence, both in terms of service and product and will be available shortly as a new book and DVD set, as well as an online service” states Christian Van Schepen".
I also just noticed that Pro Vehicle Outlines as a collection has been completely removed from the Mr Clipart site as well as the digitaldesignware site. So if you like the original Pro Vehicle Outlines templates do not subscribe at digitaldesignware - you will only have access to the Mr Clip Art Car-n-Truck collection templates there now.
Edit to add - they have not yet released upgrade pricing from prior versions. I've emailed Chris to see if he can give me some info there....
Edit again to add more information. Christian just called me and confirmed what I've posted here. You can no longer get the Pro Vehicle Outlines templates from the Mr Clipart or Digitaldesignware sites. The new site is
http://www.provehicleoutlines.com/
He also gave me the price on upgrading to the new 2012 DVD and full printed catalog edition. Not sure if the upgrade cost will be different if you currently own editions for other years but upgrading my 2010 edition is $249 plus $25 shipping. With that I get immediate access to any and all new templates on the website. The new catalogs and DVD will not be ready until late January. At that time he will begin shipping, also at that time your online access will also reset for a full year from that time. So you get full access online for about a year and 2 months in total.
He also told me he is adding several other nice new features some of which will make it into the new version and some which will become available online over the next few months.
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I just got an email this morning from Cadlink and wanted to pass it on here.
"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Pro Vehicle Outlines Launches 2012 Vehicle Template Collection and New North American Website
OTTAWA, ON – December, 2011.
Pro Vehicle Outlines is pleased to announce the release of its 2012 vehicle template collection and its new, North American website,
www.provehicleoutlines.com . The new website provides a much easier product download and navigation for current and potential customers.
All currently subscribed PVO customers are encouraged to visit the new PVO site, update their username and password and download any required vehicle templates.
“Pro Vehicle Outlines has now been restored to it's former excellence, both in terms of service and product and will be available shortly as a new book and DVD set, as well as an online service” states Christian Van Schepen, PVO Sales Manager. “Our templates are unmatched in accuracy and precision, saving you time and money in the vehicle graphics process! We still offer the same amazing technical support and service, and we look forward to doing business with you in the near future.”
Highlights of PVO 2012
Over 9,000 vehicles and specialty templates specifically for the North American vehicle graphics specialist.
North American sales and support.
The original vehicle template library. 20 years of expertise in precision and accuracy.
+300 page, hard copy vehicle template guide book.
Please visit
www.provehicleoutlines.com or call 888-843-1325 for information."
Signtline. Great info!