PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities articles from May 2004

PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities archives from May 2004

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
May 1, 2004... May 1 PMA Digital Minilab Makeover Dallas Marriott Suites Dallas, Texas 18 PMA Digital Minilab Makeover Sheraton...

The retail digital printing opportunity: consumers are printing more digital camera pictures than ever in retail stores. What are the future trends? What can you do to get the business now?(Cover Story)
May 1, 2004... Although early users of digital cameras tended to print their images at home--if they printed them at all--the shift towards retail printing is accelerating. Nearly 22 percent of digital printing activity during 2003 occurred in a retail...

Branding highlights what makes a business unique: successful branding demands both heart and mind.
May 1, 2004... To those not familiar with marketing nomenclature, the word "branding" is likely to conjure images of cattle drives and the great American Southwest. That's fine with Karen Post, The Branding Diva (www.brandingdiva. com), Tampa, Fla., a...

Protecting your lab: transferring computer viruses through photo CDs, DVDs could cost more than just customers.
May 1, 2004... These days who hasn't been a victim of computer viruses? In today's high-tech, fast-paced, computer world just about everybody has either been the victim of a damaging computer virus, or knows someone who has. This should come as no surprise...

Visualizing store design: follow these tips for improving the look and feel of retail environments.(camera stores)
May 1, 2004... Good retail store design isn't just found in the little things. It's the entire package that draws customers in and encourages them to stay awhile. But just how do you create that type of environment? L.B. Ainsworth of Photos Ar' Nice...

California's Central Coast inspires the AC to try CDs.(Anonymous Consumer)
May 1, 2004... The AC had been looking forward to her upcoming trip to California's Monterey Bay area for almost a year. She was joining other family members on a vacation to attend her niece's wedding. This was to be no ordinary wedding, but a true,...

PMA announces promotions: Photo Marketing Association International, Jackson, Mich., announces staff promotions.(PMA News)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Terri Cameron was promoted to publisher, where she will continue development and business management of PMA publications, including advertising sales, graphics, printing and mailing, and vendor contracts. Cameron joined PMA in November 1990,...

Digital minilab ideas: CD storage service makes archiving simple for Fairbanks Photo customers.(Retailing)(Fairbanks Photo )
May 1, 2004... Darien, Conn., home of photofinishing and camera shop Fairbanks Photo (www.fairbanksphoto. com), is a mere 45-minute drive from New York, N.Y. While competition from New York City discounters can be fierce, Fairbanks Photo keeps its customers...

Will you accept this call? Camera retailers should beware of relay phone scams.(Retailing)
May 1, 2004... Fraudulent telephone calls are hitting camera retailers across the United States, from California to Indiana to Pennsylvania. The callers use stolen credit cards to try to purchase large amounts of photographic merchandise, often not caring...

Competing for classroom sales: trends in the school portrait industry in 2004.(Processing)
May 1, 2004... Attendees of the Professional School Photographers Association Annual Convention, held Feb. 9-11, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nev., received welcome news. After falling steadily since the mid-1990s, student purchase rates exhibited a modest increase...

Successful business transitions: people are key: author William Bridges tackles corporate shifts.(Processing)
May 1, 2004... Change has certainly been the constant for pro labs and the imaging industry as whole for the past few years. Technology has changed how we work; the market has changed the type of work we do; and, in many cases, mergers, sales, closings,...

Transporting photochemistry.(Compliance Corner)(Canadian Transport of Dangerous Goods Act.)
May 1, 2004... Q: It is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, and one of your stores just called to say they're out of color film bleach chemistry. Can we put a few boxes in the car and take it to them so they can get through the weekend? A: When you look at the boxes of...

Aperion Inc.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
May 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...

MicroSolutions: B&K photo.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... NEW front MicroSolutions: RoadStor, the perfect digital camera accessory for professional photographers. No need to purchase additional, costly storage cards or carry a lap top on site, the user call burn digital photo CDs right from a memory...

Brandess Kalt-Aetna Group, Inc.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Announcing the New D'Exec Series of Pelican Soft-Sided Cases. Designed for the Digital Professional on the move, these cases carry both digital and film SLRs, medium format cameras, lenses and accessories. 4 of the 5 Models have wheels and can...

Bremson- a Kodak Company.(Product Gallery; DP2 Feed Feature )
May 1, 2004... Bremson's DP2 Feed Feature allows ACCUNET Business Systems the ability to enter orders and create EITHER or BOTH an optical production order and / or a DP2 digital order! This feature will fill the gap for professional photographic labs that...

Callisto Corporation.(Product Gallery)
May 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)
May 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...

New CHROMA XL 42" Color Scanner: Contex scanning technology.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... New CHROMA XL 42" Color Scanner Trust your Valuable Originals to the Original-Contex Scanning Technology! Revolutionary Technology for Scanning Professionals The new CHROMA XL 42" represents a new breakthrough in Scanning Technology from...

Custom printed 700MB CD-R's: Crown Photo systems.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Crown Photo now offers 700MB custom printed or blank CD-R's. With these options, labs can now customize their own CDs to help their customers know where to return for digital prints. The exceptional printing quality (1200 dpi) of Crown CD-R's...

Flash Sales.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Flash Sales is proud to introduce their new line of All-Weather, All-Sports, All-Conditions. All-the-Time, INGEAR All-Weather Cameras (AWC-27). Unlike the competition, the INGEAR All-Weather Cameras offer a little more sport. With five...

GTI Graphic Technology, Inc.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
May 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)
May 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...

Important new tool to fight dust and static: Kinetronics.(Product Gallery)
May 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)
May 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. ...

Kiosk packaging introduced by Mackay Photopak: Mackay Photopak.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Self Service Photo Kiosks are springing up everywhere. To that end, Mackay Photopak has designed a new stock product to satisfy this growing need, giving consumers a protective envelope to package their digital prints. The Product known as a...

Minilab Supply Store.(Product Gallery)
May 1, 2004... Introducing Mitsubishi's CP-9000DW Digital Color Thermal Printer, instant digital photo processing has never looked better. Designed to meet a variety of photo processing appliciations, Mitsubishi combines blazingly fast print speeds, long-life...

Mitsubishi.(Product Gallery; Photographic Printer With Larger Roll Capacity )(Brief Article)
May 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...

New travel mug: Neil.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... It's the new novel way to take a favorite photo on the road. The "Photo Oil The Go" Travel Mug (Step Mug) holds 16 oz. of a hot or cold beverage and features a slot for one 6" x 4" photo and an insert for personalization, The photo and insert...

Noritsu.(Product Gallery; Noritsu Koki and Seiko Epson alliance)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Noritsu America is proud to announce that Noritsu Koki and Seiko Epson have formed a strategic alliance to develop, manufacture and sell a "dry," chemical free minilab system--the Noritsu dDP-411 Digital Dry Printer. The Noritsu dDP--411...

Pakon.(Product Gallery; F235C Digital High-Speed Scanner )
May 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)
May 1, 2004... PhotoTidings Enclosure Cards make 3 x 4 cards (2-up on a 4 x 6 print) that are perfect for commemorating special occasions. The cards also insert into Enclosure Card Mounts that come with matching envelopes to make upscale photo greeting cards....

Pioneer Photo Albums[R].(Product Gallery)
May 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)
May 1, 2004... The new Digital Quick Start (DQS), multimedia online training, is a must for customer-service associates who come into contact with digital imaging consumers. The eight-chapter program covers the basics of digital imaging from capture to...

SMI Group-San Marco Imaging.(Product Gallery)
May 1, 2004... 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...

Sony goes to print with PictureStation system.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... Around the country photo stores are delivering high-quality digital prints in minutes with Sony's PictureStation digital photo finishing systems. Available in two configurations, a counter-top unit and freestanding kiosk, the small footprint of...

U.M.I.Tech.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)
May 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)
May 1, 2004... Ultra PRO introduces the "ALLMEDIA WALLET" as a digital solution for 1-Hour photo use. ALLMEDIA holds and protects... Photos, (to 5x7) CD, Negatives, APS, even Smartmedia. The same protection and storage technology that is found in music CD...

Vivitar Corporation.(Product Gallery; ViviCam 3755 )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2004... The ViviCam 3755 is a 3-megapixel digital camera with 10X Optical/4X digital zoom, an impressive 2.5-inch color LCD display, digital-display viewfinder, and integral pop-up five-mode flash. The V3755 includes movie-clip recording capability...