PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities articles from August 2003

PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities archives from August 2003

Future shop: deep in digital: Canadian consumer electronics chain finds big success with digital cameras and services. (Profile).
August 1, 2003... Future Shop Ltd., Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (www.futureshop.ca), began in 1982 as a family operated single store that grew up to be a national chain. Best Buy Co. Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. (www.bestbuy.com), purchased Future Shop in...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
August 1, 2003... August 10 CPF Test, Germantown, Md. 15-17 PMA South Central Division Inc. Annual Meeting, Royal Sonesta Hotel, New Orleans, La. 17 PPFA Sacramento Valley Chapter Meeting,...

Company profile. (Advertisement).
August 1, 2003... John Studholme Owner and President of DCI/(Dynamic Cassette International) located in Boston, England is celebrating his 20 year anniversary in manufacturing imaging and office products. DCI has grown over the past 20 years to become one of the...

Officers, trustees, chairpersons and TVPS.
August 1, 2003... 2003-2004 OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES PRESIDENT * Donald Spring Jr., Cavalcade Color Lab Inc., Huntsville, ON, CANADA PRESIDENT-ELECT * Kirk Sidley, N & S Photo Inc., ...

Committees meet at PMA headquarters in Jackson. (Association News).
August 1, 2003... Advisory committees visited Photo Marketing Association International headquarters in Jackson, Mich., in May and June to discuss industry issues. The Suppliers group visited May 28-29. Certified Photographic Consultant Advisory Committee...

Digital camera memory cards: cheaper, faster, better: the only thing faster than today's memory cards is the rate at which they're improving.
August 1, 2003... Just two short years ago, many digital cameras came bundled with a 4MB or 8MB memory card, and 16MB cards sold well at retail. "Now, no one is marketing a 16MB card," says Frank Bulzomi, senior marketing manager, Fuji Photo Film U.S.A....

Consumers get comfortable with online photo sites: growing share of users considers these sites convenient.
August 1, 2003... More than 2 billion prints from digital images were made during 2002, accounting for 6.1 percent of total photographic prints made. Although most digital camera users primarily print their pictures at home, a moderate share of digital camera...

MPEG-4 on multimedia processors--an introduction: a technical look at MPEG-4 features, tools, and trends. (Viewpoint).
August 1, 2003... Digital video is showing up in a wide range of applications. Unlike analog video, signals in the digital domain allow users to view, access, and manipulate content in entirely new ways. MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, the first two video standards from...

PMA Fall Imaging Conference: a first look.(Photo Marketing Association)
August 1, 2003... The PMA Fall Imaging Conference runs Sept. 11-14, at the Fontainebleau Hilton Resort in Miami Beach, Fla. The DIMA Fall Conference runs from Sept. 12-14, and the APCI Fall Meeting is Sept. 12. Various educational sessions will be offered,...

Toronto Black and White makes client list transition: fine-art photographers replace commercial and film company accounts. (Processing).
August 1, 2003... If the shoe fits, buy it! Or, in the case of Tom More, owner of Toronto Black and White Photographic Lab, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (www.torontoblackandwhite.com), if the shoe factory fits (your company's needs, that is), buy it, too. ...

Main Photo Service celebrates its 70 years: a blend of retail and wholesale, analog and digital, keys to longevity. (Processing).
August 1, 2003... These days, it's considered no great feat for a person to live beyond the biblical three-score-and-ten lifespan. Not so for small, independent photo businesses, where consolidation has made its mark in all market segments. One notable...

Photo retailer merges studio into the business. (Retailing).
August 1, 2003... The hope is that having a retail business and an in-house studio makes for "one-stop" photo shopping. But there are difficulties and challenges that come when a photo store decides to add a studio. Not only does a studio require additional time...

New opportunities with digital minilabs: retailers share their successful ideas. (Retailing).(retailing in photography industry)
August 1, 2003... It's no news flash that digital minilabs can provide a huge array of new opportunities for retailers. At a PMA 2003 session, PMA member retailers shared some ways they are making profits with their digital equipment. "For 32 years, Keaton...

Business goes flat(bed): UV inks with in-printer curing eliminates lamination for outdoor applications.(UV inkjet printers)
August 1, 2003... Whether in the photographic studio, the traditional offset print shop, or the graphics house, producing outdoor signage and point-of-purchase displays, digital technologies make their initial impact primarily on the front end. Catalog...