PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities articles from July 2005

PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities archives from July 2005

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
July 1, 2005... July 15-17 PMA Great Lakes Division Inc. Annual Meeting, Holiday Inn Select North at the Pyramids Indianapolis, Ind. August 5-7 PMA South Central Division Inc. Annual ...

A slice of the scrapbooking pie; retailers offer their views on getting into the industry.(Scrapbooking)(Cover Story)
July 1, 2005... Robert Klaben, CEO of Click Camera Digital Print Centers, Dayton, Ohio, took scrapbooking items from his other stores and opened a 2,000-square-foot Super Scrapbooking Store in Dayton in 2002. Name a multi-million dollar industry that can...

Hub and spoke: when a retail multiple wants to offer digital imaging services in all its outlets, it reinvents the wheel. Read about the "hub and spoke" concept.(IN-HOUSE PROCESSING)
July 1, 2005... Say you have 16 pharmacies in one region of the United Kingdom, and you're no longer able to outsource your photographic services to a third party. What do you do? One of three things: find a new wholesale photofinisher, put a digital minilab...

The changing world of wholesale imaging: as digital minilabs decrease the need for outlab services, wholesalers evolve to serve new markets and tackle new obstacles.(WHOLESALE)
July 1, 2005... As it has in every nook and cranny of the photo industry, digital has irrevocably altered the wholesale imaging business. Many major players have responded to decreasing demand for services by closing their doors. But those who remain have...

Digital revolution? Where is it?(Viewpoint)
July 1, 2005... For those of us who have been selling photos for a while, we think we've seen it all, and then seen it all again--recycled. Therefore, we tend to look at digital cameras as another means to reach the same result--4-inch prints. But is it...

Roy S. Pung's legacy: PMA headquarters renamed for former executive director.(PMA News)
July 1, 2005... Photo Marketing Association International honored former Executive Director Roy S. Pung, who died last August, by renaming its building in Mich., after him. The ceremony took place June 8, with family, PMA executives and committee members,...

Viewfinder or large LCD? New trend is growing toward larger LCDs and no viewfinders.(Camera Trends)
July 1, 2005... The introduction of compact digital cameras featuring a large LCD, but no viewfinder, was a trend easily spotted on the Trade Show floor at PMA 2005 in February. Because sales of digital cameras have come to outpace film cameras with such...

Kiosk comfort ... and other tips from photo retailers on this hot trend.(Kiosks)
July 1, 2005... The next idea in kiosk printing might be recliners, big-screen monitors with a wireless mouse disguised as a television remote, and complimentary beer and chips to get couch potato husbands back into the picture ordering business. Chris...

New equipment and how it affects employees.(Complaince Corner)
July 1, 2005... Q: What are the employee right-to-know program requirements when I bring new equipment into the shop? A: There are quite a few ways to approach that question, but we are going to do it in a task-wise approach. There are lots of...

Industry insight: members share problems, solutions on PMA Marketing Community forum.(Marketing)
July 1, 2005... It's a problem too many photo retailers have had to tackle in recent months and years: too many expenses, too little money coming in. An anonymous PMA member facing this issue turned to a new vehicle for sharing thoughts, ideas and...

Portrait potential: increase revenue from school portrait customers by offering options.(PROCESSING)
July 1, 2005... School photos accounted for the largest percent of professional portraits taken in 2004, but the market is competitive and saturated. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, Washington, D.C., school enrollment increased...

Model of efficiency: Ark-La-Tex lab keeps workflow running at optimum speed.(Processing)
July 1, 2005... Even before labs started moving to digital equipment about 15 years ago, the owners of Ark-La-Tex Color Lab Corp. in Longview, Texas, understood the importance of a solid workflow infrastructure. Gayle and Dewey Hitt, who purchased the lab...

The print predicament: households are printing less at home.(Retailing)
July 1, 2005... For years now, digital printing has experienced nothing but growth at home, retail, and online. Home printing, however, has slowed. Based on the PMA Monthly Printing Surveys, at the end of 2004, the volume of prints made at home slowed and...

Digital lab ideas: from slide processing to DVDs, Rainbow Photo responds to customers' needs.(Retailing)
July 1, 2005... Michael Kidd doesn't like to say "no" to his customers. Because of that, his lab, Rainbow Photo & Digital Imaging, Bellevue, Wash. (www.rainbowphoto.net), has occasionally needed to suddenly expand its service offerings. Such was the case...

Aleratec.(product Gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The PC Magazine's Editors' Choice award-winning Aleratec Digital Photo Copy Cruiser Plus (Part #310102) copies digital photos directly to CD from CF, SD, MMC, SM, MS, MS Pro, and MD digital memory cards of any capacity, without a computer, and...

Aperion Inc.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... Receive a free photo greeting when you visit Aperion's website at www.aperioninc.com. While you're there, browse and order from hundreds of all-occasion and holiday designs and receive 20 percent off when you order online. (Please reference...

Brandess Kalt-Aetna Group, Inc.(product gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The L1 1930 LED and VB3 LED Camera Bag Lights are new from Pelican Products, Inc. and are perfect for shedding light on a photographer's gear bag. L1 features a tough Xenoy plastic construction, a tail cap switch for one-handed operation and a...

Bremson--a Kodak Company: Bremson Distributes and Services RIMAGE CD/DVD Systems.(product gallery)(Digital videodisk)(Compact disk)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Precision CD/DVD production demands speed, innovation and above all, performance. Now you can achieve all three with the Rimage Producer II family of publishers. They're engineered by the best in the industry to be the best in the...

CPAC Imaging.(product gallery)
July 1, 2005... CPAC Imaging PRO, a powerful, simple portrait retouching software with an intuitive user interface lets you enhance skin tone and correct imperfections in just minutes. Retouching tasks that would take hours with other image editing software...

Crown Photo Systems.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... CUSTOM PRINTER CDs, DVDs, and Gold CDs Crown Photo Systems now offers custom printed CD-R's, DVD-R's and Gold CD-R's. With these options, labs can now customize any type of CD media to help their customers know where to return for digital...

Digit-X Inc.: Digit-x introduces new digital printer-processor/minilab.(Product Gallery)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... This unit will output onto any regular RA-4 compatible photo paper. Print sizes go up to 12"x 18". Speed is 720 4"X 6" and 300 8" x 10" prints per hour. Uses LeD printing technology (17Mgpx). At an introductory lease of only $1,200 dollars per...

Flicko's video workshop: re-invent yourself!(PRODUCT Gallery)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... Consider the large amounts of camcorders and digital cameras being sold today. Consider the near endless amounts of film and home videos people have. Now... imagine a store that can help organize, edit, copy, and preserve photos, film, videos,...

GTI Graphic Technology, Inc.(product gallery)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... 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...

International Supply.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... 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 marries go-anywhere size up to 4 gigabytes of...

Kinetronics: important new tool to fight dust and static.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... 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...

Mackay Photopak.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... 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 four different formats: a hardboard open-end sleeve, a paper version with a large imprintable cover flap, a...

Minilab Supply.(Product Gallery)(ProPIX Imaging Center)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Introduces the ProPIX Imaging Center--a true self-service kiosk. Your customers can input from all the popular digital technology. ProPIX has all the traditional options and encourages your customers to burn images on your custom CDs with its...

New Age Electronics, Inc.(product gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... New Age is one of the leading sales and logistics companies in North America. We offer a unique solution set that streamlines the supply chain and drives the cost out of product returns for photo specialty and minilab retailers. This...

Noritsu.(product gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... 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 to a maximum image size of 4-by-16 feet, with a color quality...

PhotoTidings.(product gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... PhotoTidings has everything you need for the holiday season! Hundreds of innovative templates in a variety of print sizes and designs including: Slimline Cards, Two Image cards, 5x7 cards, Gift Tags, Cut-Apart Cards, Scrapbook Pages, Calendars,...

Pioneer Photo Albums[R].(product gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... New Cloth Frame Photo Albums. Deluxe cloth cover with a frame to insert your own photo. Patented Bi-Directional[R] memo pocket pages hold 200 photos up to 4"x6" horizontally or vertically. Archival, photo safe: acid, lignin and PVC free....

Pixel Magic.(product gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Pixel Magic Imaging specializes in digital imaging kiosks and lab systems, including a one-touch digital print kiosk for digital camera users, allowing your customers to get self-service digital prints immediately, affordably and on demand. Our...

PMA: imaging processes are changing. Is your training keeping up?(PRODUCT Gallery)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2005... As with any change, moving from analog to digital has presented challenges in maintaining a current hazard communication training program. PMA[R], in conjunction with Envision Compliance, has developed the most up-to date health and safety...

Rolleiflex MiniDigi <dealers wanted>.(product gallery)(Rollei Fototechnic GmbH)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The Rolleiflex MiniDigi Proudly Continues the Rollei Twin Lens Reflex Tradition If somewhere deep down you have always hankered after a Rollei, you are not alone. First developed in Germany in the 1920s, the Rollei 6x6cm Twin Lens Reflex Camera...

SMI Group-San Marco Imaging.(product gallery)(d.GITY )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... d.GITY is designed to quickly and easily convert Gretag analogue minilabs into digital systems and to provide retailers with profitable digital services, d.GITY can be installed in a very short time and handled even by beginners: by simply...

Samsung Pleomax America.(product gallery)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Samsung Pleomax's Portable Hard Disk Drives are the ideal solution for your need to carry all of your digital pictures, music, video and data files in one location. The new 2GB and 5GB 1-inch hard drives simply plug into your existing USB port...