PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities articles from July 2004

PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities archives from July 2004

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
July 1, 2004... July 14-15 PSPA UK Conference Hilton Hotel Coventry United Kingdom 15 PPLA United Kingdom Pro Lab Digital Task Force Meeting, Hilton Hotel ...

Clegg Media prints on a grand scale in Australia.(Clegg Media)(Company Profile)(Cover Story)
July 1, 2004... Clegg Media, one of the leading grandformat printers in Queensland, Australia, specializes in printing for the out-of-home industry and point-of-sale materials. They are well known for having produced a large amount of bus shelters, either in...

The photo industry's "blood alleys" in Australia's major cities.
July 1, 2004... Australia has, in the past, often been a launching pad for many products and innovations because of the strength of its photographic market, although there are only 19.7 million inhabitants. Of these, more than 4.2 million live in Sydney and...

A timely makeover: PMA Digital Minilab Makeover sessions offer retailers new ideas, chances to network.
July 1, 2004... As the May opening of the fourth Maine Coast Photo & Digital store drew near, Vice President Bob McManus wanted to be as prepared as possible. One way to do that was to attend a Photo Marketing Association International Digital Minilab Makeover...

MyPublisher provides a way to self-publish: printed and bound photo books are archival and use four-color ink.
July 1, 2004... The scrapbook industry has taken off in the last few years. Still, it offers only myriad ways to place photos in a book, albeit with numerous personal visual enhancements. MyPublisher, Valhalla, N.Y. (www.mypublisher.com), has gone a step...

PMA Australia 18th Annual Convention biggest ever: cameraphones and digital printing kiosks lead the way.(PMA News)(Digital Imaging Marketing Association Day 2004)
July 1, 2004... The PMA Australia Division Inc. has successfully completed its 18th Annual Convention, and record attendance figures were reached. Said PMA Australia Director Terry Rimmer: "A buzz of excitement and interest was evident from the first...

Portrait studios meet changing consumer demands: experiences of individual studios mirror larger trends.
July 1, 2004... Chapter 12 of the 2003 PMA U.S. Consumer Photo Buying Report focuses on professional portraits services. Below, Photo Marketing provides some of the trends detailed in the Report, and gains insight from some PMA member portrait studio owners...

Product snapshot: marketing research reports and publications among many offerings from PMA Business Resources.
July 1, 2004... The PMA Marketing Research Department is constantly striving to bring you the most important and useful industry statistics and trends. Many Marketing Research Department offerings, such as the monthly Processing Report and Camera Report,...

Successful branding requires across-the-board consistency: "lovemarks" in addition to name recognition is key.
July 1, 2004... If an automotive writer for a large newspaper slams a new model from automaker "X," the manufacturer is more likely to take issue with the reporter than the local dealer who advertises in the newspaper, but also sells cars from autmakers "T,"...

Digital print fulfillment through prints-are-memories.com.(Anonymous Consumer)(www.prints-are-memories.com.)
July 1, 2004... Like many people, when the Anonymous Consumer bought her digital camera, she thought it would be easy and fun to make her own prints at home. But that was before she tried it. After spending hours she didn't have to spare sitting at her...

AOL reboots "You've Got Pictures".(America Online Inc)
July 1, 2004... America Online Inc., Dulles, Va., has relaunched its Online Photo Service to incorporate home printing and web-log ("blogging") functions. The service, which started its "You've Got Pictures" (YGP) in 1998, has more than 125 million pictures...

Why not digital photo printing?(Retailing)
July 1, 2004... A full 97.1 percent of individuals are at least interested in printing their digital pictures; however, they either currently do not print their digital photos or do not print many of their digital photos for various reasons. The main...

Digital minilab ideas: Jim's Photo Lab scores big with sports photographers.(Retailing)(Jim Photo Lab)
July 1, 2004... Jim Schwarzbach, owner of Jim's Photo Lab, El Paso, Texas (www.jimsphotolab.com), never planned to do commercial work for sports photographers. "They had always been coming to me throughout the years, but I wasn't interested in low margin...

The evidence doesn't lie: EPIC offers education, networking opportunities for evidence photographers.(Evidence Photographers International Council)
July 1, 2004... Television shows such as "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "Cold Case Files," to name just a few, have put forensics and evidence gathering into the mainstream. As portrayed by those shows, photographic evidence plays a key role in...

Older individuals and women digital camera primary users.(Processing)
July 1, 2004... While the number of people younger than 18 year olds who are the primary users of digital cameras has increased, the most significant increase is the number of older individuals, who are now the primary digital camera user. Increases of 2.3...

High-end scanning a tough niche to crack: specialty companies are few, but also hold tremendous advantage.(Processing)
July 1, 2004... As the imaging world becomes more digital, many organizations, such as museums, historical societies, and even corporate archivists, are opting for high-end digital scans of their collections. The benefits call include issues not just...

Aperion Inc.(Product Gallery)
July 1, 2004... Celebration Photo Greetings have been completely redesigned for today's new digital labs. Thanks to digital technology, a high level of integration between greeting designs and customer supplied photographs is possible. Now labs can produce...

B&K Photo: BK-1000 film cleaning system.(Product Gallery)(Film Cleaning System)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... B&K photo supplies inc. is introducing its latest film-cleaning machine, which is a high quality, easy to use, long roll film cleaning system. It is designed to clean all film sizes through 70mm, including reprints. Semi-automatic operation...

Brandess Kalt-Aetna Group, Inc.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Do you need a cart to carry those heavy cases and a work station when you get on location? The solution is the Clipper 10003 cart. Incredibly, even though it has a 400 lb. load capacity, the 10003 only weighs 25 lbs. The upper deck provides a...

Bremson--a Kodak company: HR 500 Long Roll Auto-Frame Detection Upgrade.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Bremson is pleased to announce the availability of an Auto-Frame Detection Upgrade for the Kodak HR500 Long Roll Accessory. This upgrade will allow customers to scan long roll film without having to punch the film first. Thus, the entire film...

CPAC Imaging.(Product Gallery)(CPAC RA-PRO[TM] Digital Developer)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... CPAC RA-PRO[TM] Digital Developer maximizes the density range of large format digital paper, for blacker blacks and whiter whites. This premium formula also contains an advanced antioxidant for greater stability and longer processing life....

Callisto Corporation.(Product Gallery)(Software Information About Photofinishing CD )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Give your photofinishing customers the best software for enjoying their photos, while boosting your photo CD sales! CD Picture Essentials by PhotoParade provides customers with an effortless way to view, print, share, and enjoy the digital...

Carima Co. Ltd.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Print digital pictures on your existing minilab with carima "dps". Carima dps is a digital converter enabled by Digital Light Processing (DLP)TM technology of Texas Instruments. 2000:1 contrast ratio realizes clear and bright images. Exposure...

Crown Photo Systems: PictureTainers--protect your memories.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Crown Photo now offers PictureTainers in packages of six to safeguard prints and negatives while keeping them in order. The individual PictureTainer holds up to 36 4x6 prints and sleeved negatives. In addition, you can write on the surface of...

GTI Graphic Technology, Inc.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Take a look at the Graphiclite[R] PDV series of Professional Desktop Viewers from GTI Graphic Technology, Inc. These compact D5000 viewing systems bring high quality color viewing into an economical price range for all critical color viewing...

Golden Graphics, Inc.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... We offer the finest sterling silver custom photo enameled pendants. Generate immediate sales and enjoy great profits (with no inventory investment) by displaying our attractive counter card and photo charm samples. This blend of fine sterling...

International Supply.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... It's a fact. In the world of digital camera storage capacity, bigger is better. But when it comes to portability, small and light is the way to go. Hitachi's new Microdrive digital media marry go-anywhere size to up to 4 Gigabytes of...

Kinetronics: important new tool to fight dust and static.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Kinetronics Ionizing Air Gun (IAG) is an important new tool for photo imagers and framers. By adding ions to compressed air, the IAG neutralizes static charges, enhancing the capability of the compressed air to remove dust. The IAG is...

KnowledgeTrek.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Add profit to every sale with KnowledgeTrek's digital photography how-to DVD Video--Digital Photography Captured, Volume 1. It's the ideal camera accessory and it reveals all the exciting possibilities that digital photography offers. Volume 1...

Mackay Photopak.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Mackay Photopak, the leader in photo packaging, now has a complete line of CD/DVD Holders. Mackay's CD/DVD packaging is now available in 4 different formats: a hardboard open-end sleeve, a paper version with a large imprintable cover flap, a...

Minilab Supply Store.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Introducing a unique line of high quality microfiber cleaning cloths that feature a variety of designs created by a series of famous artists. These eye-catching cloths come in compact acrylic counter displays in three different versions: Tube...

Mitsubishi.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Exceptionally Fast Photographic Printer With Larger Roll Capacity and Low Cost-per-Print With Mitsubishi's CP-9000DW digital color thermal printer: instant digital photo processing has never looked better. Designed to meet a variety of photo...

Neil: new cheerleader megaphone frame.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Rah, Rah, Rah, it's the new novel way to showcase a cheerleader photo. The useable megaphone is made of plastic and easily snaps apart for assembly. A pre-printed insert is included to hold a 3 1/2" x 5" photo or a custom insert can be created...

Noritsu.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The Noritsu MYTIS 1 (Multi Yield Transfer Inkjet System) is a 6-color, inkjet printing system that uses a special dispersion dye ink sublimation process to produce 720 dpi prints up In a maximum image size of 4 by 16 feet, with a color quality...

Pakon.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Pakon Introduces the New F235C Digital High-Speed Scanner with Special Cartridge Load APS Capability MINNETONKA, MN-The new F235C Digital High-Speed Scanner from Pakon features one-pass scanning technology, digital minilab quality and Digital...

PhotoTidings.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... PhotoTidings offers a variety of digital templates for printing photo greeting cards for the holidays, plus announcements and invitations for most occasions. Templates may be purchased in packages or individually as Photoshop(r) files or...

Pioneer Photo Albums[R].(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Digital CD / 4"x6" Photo Pages (#24-CDR): Every pocket holds a photo CD, index print or 4"x6" photo. Pages feature removable memo strips with index tab. Archival, Acid Free clear pockets with a scratch free background protects CDs. Universal...

PMA.(Product Gallery)(Precision Metalforming Association)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... PMA travel bag This navy, lightweight, rolling backpack with embroidered PMA logo is perfect for persons on the go. Backpack can be carried on your back or rolled. Side pockets provide convenient storage and easily accessibility. ...

SMI Group-San Marco Imaging.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Master 5-entry-level digital minilab occupies less than 1 [m.sup.2] (11-sq. ft.). Its 5-in-1 compact architecture comprises: film and paper processor, high-resolution film scanner, touch-screen monitor and digital printer. It produces 450...

Sony goes to print with.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Sony's new UPX-C200 Digital Printing System is the most modern, flexible, and efficient passport ID and mini portrait system yet! Offering Bluetooth wireless technology, the system transfers images without a dock station or cables. Store up to...

U.M.I.Tech.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... i-Genie- The Innovative High Quality Digital Output Solution! U.M.I.Tech is introducing i-Genie, the intelligent digital LED enlarger. Designed and engineered with the most advanced digital technology, i-Genie delivers true photographic...

Ultra PRO.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Ultra PRO introduces a "do more" 4x6 / 4x7 photo wallet" for 1-hr labs Six (6) different lab products will package in the 4x6/4x7 wallet. Clear pockets protect: Negatives, 4x6, 3.5 x5, 4x7 prints, APS cartridge... even Index Prints (with...

Ultra PRO.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Ultra PRO introduces the "Allmedia Digital Wallet" Nine (9) different 1-Hr lab output products fit in one ALLMEDIA WALLET saving inventory costs and simplifying operations. ALLMEDIA protects: CD, Negatives, Media Card, 5x7, 4x7, 4x6, 3.5x5,...

Vivitar Corporation.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... The ViviCam 4000 is a 6 mega pixel digital camera with a 3X optical zoom auto focus lens, an impressive 2.2-inch color LCD display and integral flash. The ViviCam 4000 features a movie-clip recording capability with integral microphone and...