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Monday, September 5, 2011

Poyomi Photobooks - Your Digital Images Brought Home

Posted by Angelina Purpura in "Digital Home Printing" @ 09:00 AM

Poyomi Photobooks are a simple and elegant solution to the problem most of us have these days: What do I do with all of my digital photos? My own Flickr account alone currently has nearly 22,000 photos,and will surely exceed that soon. I love every photo I've taken, but not enough to print them all, and it's difficult to justify the time of moving all of my favourites to a USB drive and going to the photo store at the mall. But I do wish that I could have copies of some of my more precious images, to show my friends or reminisce over. What better way to order a physical copy of your photos than though your computer/the Internet, where most of them are likely to be stored? Better still, Poyomi allows to to print them directly into scrapbook form, saving you yet another time-consuming process. And for as little as $5.99 for a 20 page book, Poyomi has made it quite affordable too. Read more...


Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Viovio Photo Books Reviewed: Free Your Photos!

Posted by Eric Juillerat in "Digital Home Printing" @ 08:00 AM

Product Category: Photo Books and Printing
Manufacturer: VIOVIO
Where to Buy: VIOVIO
Price: $5.99 USD and up (varies)
System Requirements: Internet Browser, Laptop or Desktop computer
Specifications: N/A

Pros:

  • Massive library of templates;
  • Excellent customer support;
  • Impressive printing and pricing options.
Cons:
  • Internet based application can be slow;
  • May not be compatible with some browser plugins;
  • Finished project may not have the printing option you want.

Summary: Am I the only one who has gigabytes of photographs gathering digital dust on my hard drive? I'm not, right? And why? Because ink and photo paper is expensive, and it would take me forever to print them out! And then what? Invite the family over for a sit-down where you pass one photo hand-over-hand to the person on your right, over and over? No, no, this can't go on, and that's exactly what went through the brilliant minds over at Viovio. What if you could pick up a book, and inside have your photos displayed on high quality photo paper? And what if it had interesting notes and text, amid a visual playground that didn't just display your photos, but presented them? Viovio turns Family-Vacation-Photo-Night into an upper scale gala, thick with praise and hyperbole, but more importantly with love. And speaking of love, hidden in this review is a 20% off coupon for you to use! Read more...


Tuesday, March 1, 2011

How Many Megapixels Are Needed to Print a Photo?

Posted by Lee Yuan Sheng in "Digital Home Printing" @ 11:30 AM

http://lifehacker.com/#!5767605/how...-a-certain-size

"I have a camera that's capable of more megapixels than I can fathom, and I know I don't need photos at such a high resolution, but I do want to be able to at least print full page photos. How can I determine how many megapixels are necessary to print a photo at a given size?"

Well, personally I never understood why people get confused, but I still cringe when I see articles that use PPI (pixels per inch) and DPI (dots per inch) interchangeably. Maybe it is the loose use of terminology that adds to the confusion? Check out the article, and sound off if you are still confused.


Monday, December 14, 2009

Maximum PC Reviews Your Best Options For Photo-printing

Posted by Andy Dixon in "Digital Home Printing" @ 02:44 PM

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fe..._print?page=0,0

"So, for those times when you want a print, what's the best way to get it? Is it worth paying $400 or more for a large-format printer, and then paying again and again for the ink? What about large-volume or professional online photo-printing services? Are they cost-effective, and can those prints measure up to a good-quality home printer? And how about those photo kiosks you find in places like Target and many grocery stores?"

Maximum PC have posted an article reviewing the various methods you can use to get a printed hard copy of that fantastic photo you took. They have compared the various options from home printers, online printing services and the kiosks you get in some of the major stores. It's an interesting read especially if perhaps you have only used one of the services in the past. I've never really printed many photos, and if I have, I always used my old photo printer which really only prints adequately in my eyes. I've always thought that if I wanted my prints to look good, then I should send them to a professional to get it done properly. Take a read and see if you agree with their conclusion.


Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Picwing Automates Photo Printing

Posted by Chris Gohlke in "Digital Home Printing" @ 10:30 AM

http://www.picwing.com/

"1) Tell us who you would like to have your photos printed and mailed to on a regular basis. 2) Email your photos to your own @picwing.com address or upload them through the website. 3) Your recipients will automatically get professional-quality 4x6 prints of your photos in the mail twice a month."

If you send lots of prints of your digital photos to family members on a regular basis, this is a pretty nice way to automate much of the process. At $0.19/print, it is not overly expensive and surely makes up for the time it would take to print, collate, and mail to multiple individuals. But, I'd make sure none of your frenemies get a hold of your @picwing e-mail address, or Grandma might be getting some unexpected pictures.


Friday, October 24, 2008

HP's Free Online Print Studio

Posted by Jason Dunn in "Digital Home Articles & Resources" @ 12:00 PM

http://h30393.www3.hp.com/printing/...dioPod/20080418

I haven't the foggiest clue as to when HP launched this service, but I was looking at HP printers today and noticed this free service for the first time. It's a browser-based Flash design tool that's surprisingly sophisticated - it's based around templates, so you don't have complete design freedom, but since most of us aren't designers it's nice to start with a template. The service starts with two broad categories: Projects for Home, which includes calendars, greetings cards, and iron-ons, and Projects for Business, which includes business identity kits, business cards, letterhead, and shipping labels. Once you select your project type, there are up to a dozen templates to chose from. I selected a single-page calendar as my project, and was impressed that they allow you to upload your own photos and import them into the project. It's all done in a slick Flash-based tool that allows you to drag and drop the photos into the project, and to crop, rotate, scale and flip the photos. Nice! Equally slick is the fact that once you upload your photos, they're available across any template you select. Read more...


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