PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities articles from September 2003

PMA Magazine - Connecting the Imaging Communities archives from September 2003

Visiting Miami Beach.(Profile)(Photo Marketing Association International conference)
September 1, 2003... Attendees at the PMA Fall Imaging Conference and Mini Trade Show, held Sept. 11-14, in Miami Beach, Fla., will have the opportunity to tour local labs and retail stores. The facility tours, an annual part of the Fall Conference, provide a...

Officers, trustees, chairpersons and TVPS.(Photo Marketing Association International)
September 1, 2003... 2003-2004 OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES PRESIDENT * Donald Spring Jr., Cavalcade Color Lab Inc., Hunsville, ON, CANADA PRESIDENT-ELECT * Kirk Sidley, N & S Photo...

Calendar of events.(Brief Article)(Directory)
September 1, 2003... September 11-14 PMA Fall Imaging Conference & Mini Trade Show The Fontainebleau Hilton Miami Beach, Fla. 12 CPF Preparation Class Fontainebleau Hilton Miami Beach, Fla. 12-14 PPFA Sunshine State Chapter Meeting, Fontainebleau...

Changing waste haulers.(Compliance Corner)
September 1, 2003... Q: I have been told my waste hauler is going to double their prices for hauling my waste fixer. I need to explore my options for a new waste hauling company. Please help! A: Let me start by saying, before you get excited and run off and...

PMA Fall Imaging Conference and Mini Trade Show: welcome to Miami Beach.(Cover Story)(Photo Marketing Association International)(Cover Story)
September 1, 2003... The 2003 PMA Fall Imaging Conference and Mini Trade Show offers three days of sessions, capped by the Digital Imaging Marketing Association (DIMA) Marketing Ideas Exchange Breakfast on the last day. The opening day features sessions from...

The AC makes digital prints.(Anonymous Consumer)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2003... AC borrowed a 2.1-megapixel camera; took six digital images; and then visited a mass retailer, a photo chain, and a specialty store to make prints to compare results for when she was ready to get her own digital camera. Mass retailer ...

Digital printing increases; potential barely tapped: time and cost among barriers to printing.(Processing)(Industry Overview)
September 1, 2003... Digital camera users are printing more of their images than ever before, but there is still an incredible opportunity for growth. Nineteen percent of digital images taken during 2002 were printed, up from 15 percent in the prior year, according...

Digital album pages offer matted-prints look--minus the hassle: hundreds of digital variations without stocking the mats.(Processing)(LustreColor Inc.)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2003... Though wedding albums traditionally contain matted prints, the large variety of page sizes and image configurations makes keeping and reordering choices stocked a chore. Earlier this year, however, LustreColor Inc., Canton, Mass....

Children subject of most portrait sittings: young families favor school photos, department/discount store portraits.(Retailing)(Industry Overview)
September 1, 2003... Mom is the keeper of the family photo album and, chances are, she is placing portraits of her children there. Children were the subject of more than 70 percent of all portrait sittings in 2002, according to Chapter 12: "Professional...

Photo packaging goes digital: new designs accommodate digital media.(Retailing)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2003... Like paperclips and pencils, envelopes are things we don't think about much; but we would be lost without them. For photo labs, this is especially true. Those little pockets of paper, cardboard, or plastic help ensure order accuracy and...

Digital single-use cameras: Ritz Camera Centers now sell $11 Dakota Digital single-use camera.(Retailing)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2003... On July 27, Ritz Camera Centers Inc., Beltsville, Md., (www.ritzcamera.com) began selling the Dakota Digital Single-Use Camera in about 100 stores. It sells for $10.99, and must be brought back to the store where it was purchased for...

The first-time digital camera buyer: who are they, and what are they buying?(Feature)(Industry Overview)
September 1, 2003... An early adopter is a unique animal. He's typically male, well-educated, tech savvy, and hopelessly enamored of whatever is the gizmo of the moment. In the not-too-distant past, these creatures were the ones walking into specialty stores...

Brazilian PMA Congress educates retail market for the digital era.(Association News)
September 1, 2003... The VIII PMAI Brazil National Congress, held July 4-5 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, attracted nearly 250 participants. Among those were suppliers, retailers, and professional photographers from different states, as well as neighboring country...

More than 250 attend two-day PMA event in Santo Domingo.(Association News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Photo Marketing Association, Jackson, Mich., concluded its two-day conference in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, last week. More than 250 attendees were at the event, which took place at the Renaissance Jaragua Hotel, July 17-18. The event...

New inks, new opportunities for wide-format printers: inkjet systems open doors to fresh options.(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2003... During the past 18 months, there have been dramatic innovations in wide-format inkjet inks and their delivery systems. The trend provides a greater selection of improved technologies, as well as offering more solutions to commercial ink-jet...

"Tough love" for retail advertising; advertising expert explains key components of effective ad.
September 1, 2003... Bob Taber, managing partner and director of Strategic Planning at. Thomas Taber Drazen, a Denver, Colo., advertising agency, told attendees at DIMA 2003, held earlier this year in Las Vegas, Nev., "I'm your Dr. Phil. I'm going to give you some...

AAA Imaging and Supplies Inc.(Product Gallery)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... The D Carrier equips your minilab to process digital output from ALL digital media without spending $200,000 in new equipment because it utilizes your existing minilab by interchanging with your negative carrier. A built-in high resolution LCD...

Aperion Inc.(Product Gallery)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... 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...

BEF.(Product Gallery)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... The Fuji NC-500 is a digital color printer utilizing the light-fixing thermal color print system known as Thermo-Autochrome (TA) to produce high quality images. This Process does not use ink cartridges or ribbons, rather the paper itself is...

Bremson--a Kodak Company.(Product Gallery)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... CD / DVD SPANNING SOFTWARE allows RIMAGE Producer II Family owners to seamlessly burn large amounts of data over multiple CD's or DVD's automatically. Previously, RIMAGE owners had to calculate and manually divide the data onto separate discs....

Callisto Corporation.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... 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...

Crown Photo Systems.(Product Gallery)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... On a roll Print Wallet--perfect for today's high volume, space limited mini-labs. Crown's synthetic paper Print Wallet can be customized with your company's logo. Reorder terms can also be custom designed to your specifications. With 750 to 800...

Empire West Inc.(Product Gallery)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... Empire West Inc. offers dozens of convenient envelope handling tray sizes in live bright colors to make lab organization a snap. The trays feature high-impact plastic, nonslip corrugated bottoms, custom nesting corners, and a variety oh styles....

Filmguard.(Product Gallery)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... Digital Output Sleeving POP Display Offers Scientific Approach to Increased Digital Sales This one of a kind POP display filled with the most popular sizes of Digital Output Sleeving includes a unique scientific inkjet print fade test. The test...

Flash Sales.(Product Gallery)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... 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)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... 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...

Gepe, Inc.; Pine Brook, NJ.(Product Gallery)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... Gepe, Inc., is introducing the new 3033 Automatic Slide Mounter. Previously known as the "3003", the new design includes a host of new operating features. The 3033 mounter provides the unique ability of "last image mounting", the only mounter...

HOP--Have Our Plastic Inc.(Product Gallery)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... Hop Inc. has introduced the TCC series of wide-format laminators, which are designed to thermally laminate both sides of wide-format graphics. The laminators feature solid state controllers with LCD readouts for temperature control, precise...

Kinetronics.(Product Gallery)(Advertisement)
September 1, 2003... New Retail Packaging for 'Tiger Cloth'[TM] (Booth 209) Kinetronics has redesigned the retail packaging for the Tiger Cloth. The lint-free, ultra soft, anti-static, microfiber cloth is so gentle you'll feel comfortable using it on sensitive...

KnowledgeTrek.(Product Gallery)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2003... 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. ...

Liberty Photo Products.(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... The LIBERTY PHOTO PRODUCTS brand of inkjet media and compatible Epson[R], Canon[R], Lexmark[R], and HP[R] inkjet cartridges, enable minilabs, camera stores, and drug & grocery retailers to meet the growing demand for home digital image printing...

Mackay Photopak.(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... KIOSK PACKAGING INTRODUCED BY MACKAY PHOTOPAK 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...

Minilab Supply Store & Loon Photographic.(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... Need a fresh look for this holiday season? Digital Window Design offers a variety of new energetic styles. Currently available: Holiday Slindines, Holiday Cards, Calendars, Year Found Fun Borders, Invitations, Announcements & Thank You Cards,...

Neil.(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... NEW PHOTO FRAMES FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON! Neil Enterprises, Inc., Vernon Hills, Il. announces the introduction of two new photoproducts for this coming holiday season. The featured products are the Pewter Ornament and the Sled Frame. The...

Noritsu.(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... 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)
September 1, 2003... Pakon Introduces the New F235 Plus Digital High-Speed Scanning System MINNETONKA, MN--The new F235 Plus Digital High-Speed Scanner from Pakon features one-pass scanning technology, digital minilab quality and Digital ICETM. Scan once and create...

PhotoTidings.(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... PhotoTidings offers a wonderful collection of digital templates for printing holiday cards, gift tags, calendars and more. Templates may be purchased in packages or individually as Photoshop[R] files or dedicated files. PhotoTidings also has...

Pictographics International Corporation.(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... iCorrect[R] by Pictographics is a family of revolutionary tools for quick and easy color correction of digital pictures. With just one or two clicks, iCorrect quickly improves the tonal range, removes unwanted colorcast, and corrects...

Picture Pocket Corporation Sublimation systems.(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... Make additional income by creating customized PhotoGifts. Enter the newest in our line of PhotoGift Creation Stations. This system enables you to transfer a photo-quality digital print to a variety of different PhotoGifts. This system includes:...

Pioneer Photo Albums[R].(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... 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...

Point Mfy Limited.(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... Point Mfy Limited is a famous photo-bags manufacturer in China. With over 20 years durable efforts, (stir products with innovative design and strict quality control system, can be found worldwide. Our factories mainly produce photo/camcorder...

Polaroid.(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... New Digital Miniportrait Camera System Apparently, "instant" images just weren't fast enough. So now Polaroid lets you enjoy digital speed and convenience from the first name in document and ID imaging. Our new Digital Miniportrait is a...

Sony goes to print with.(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... PICTURESTATION SYSTEM 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,...

U.M.I. Tech.(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... 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 images...

Vivitar Corporation.(Product Gallery)
September 1, 2003... The DLP-2100X is a compact, portable, high performance digital projector for either home entertainment or office applications. At just 5.8 pounds this digital projector is small enough to take with you on a vacation, on a business trip, or to a...

Road trip, anyone? U.S. vacationers stick close to home this summer.(Feature)
September 1, 2003... Vacations and picture taking naturally go together. Trends in this year's summer travel show more Americans taking road trips and sticking closer to home. These travel trends affect photo retailers' processing, film, and camera sales. Some...