Archive for August 2011
The Truth About True Photographic Paper
Posted by: Mark Mizen on: August 23, 2011
“True, photographic paper is still far superior to the digital printing process which uses inks or other press printing processes…” This statement, which appears on another company’s web site, is completely incorrect. High-quality digital presses can produce longer lasting, sharper prints that are virtually indistinguishable from silver halide photographic papers. Traditional silver halide prints use [...]
Order Lay-Flat StoryBooks with Hinged Pages
Posted by: Mark Mizen on: August 22, 2011
Lay-Flat StoryBooks are made with hinged pages. The book shown here was manufactured with standard pages at the top and lay-flat pages at the bottom. The difference is clearly evident. Lay-flat pages have a plastic hinge that allows the book to lay completely flat when open. These hinges are durable and have survived our 10,000 [...]
You Create It Custom Album Preserves Memories
Posted by: Mark Mizen on: August 22, 2011
Creative Memories traditional albums are now available with full color printed covers. They are available with Pages and Page Protectors, with Side-Loading Sleeves, or as coversets. The printed cover may be designed online at the Creative Memories Digital Center or, for complete flexibility, in StoryBook Creator or sbcStudio. You Create It Custom Albums are manufactured [...]
Top 10 Reasons to Buy Creative Memories Digital Products
Posted by: Mark Mizen on: August 19, 2011
1. Durability – Our StoryBook pages don’t fall out. Hardcover books are stitched and softcover books are assembled with permanent PUR adhesive. International standards for high-quality books require permanent adhesives; yet, many companies use hot melt adhesives that fail over time for photo books. Our in-house Technology Center opens and closes StoryBooks 10,000 times to [...]
Convert All Photos to JPG or TIF
Posted by: Mark Mizen on: August 14, 2011
I spent part of last week recovering old photos that I had taken while in Europe. In the process, I learned an important lesson. Convert all photos to JPG or TIF, if they are not already in that form. The photos I had were in the Kodak Photo CD format, actually Pro Photo CD, which [...]
