How about a real one & how to prevent it?
Spilled Coffee melts the ink right off home printed digital photos & the paper yellows:
From the silver thread:
To: russett who wrote (2867)
From: KeepItSimple Thursday, Jun 22, 2000 7:24 PM ET
Reply # of 2881
>Just heard on CBC Newsworld Business program that a digital picture
>printed on the best kodak inkjet paper will look good for about 2 years.
But the best kodak inkjet paper is nowhere near the state of the art. The new Epson 1270/870 inks and matching paper are rated for 25 years, with no appreciable fading.
This is up from their previous ink/paper combination that was only rated for 3 years.
To: N.Wayne Agee who wrote (2873)
From: long-gone Thursday, Jun 29, 2000 12:38 PM ET
Reply # of 2881
Wednesday June 28, 5:12 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Lexar Media and PrintRoom.com to Offer eframes.com's High-quality Picture Frames
New Partnership Leads to High-Quality Framed Prints for Lexar Media's PrintRoom.com Customers
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2000--PrintRoom.com, a business unit of Lexar Media and the leading Internet-based provider of Real Digital Photos from Digital Images, announced a partnership with eframes.com to offer a wide selection of gift-quality framed prints with its online photo-finishing services. eframes.com's technology allows users to preview their images in a wide selection of frames and send beautifully framed photographs to themselves or as gifts. The eframes.com service will be available on PrintRoom.com later this summer.
``Partnering with eframes.com gives our customers the flexibility and convenience of ordering high-quality frames to match their photographic-quality prints,'' said John Reimer, President and CEO, Lexar Media. ``With a few mouse clicks, you can have a framed photograph wrapped in a gift box and delivered in a day. As a gift to loved ones or for oneself, it's an extremely convenient and thoughtful way to share an image.''
``A well-framed photograph makes a very heartfelt statement,'' said Brian Dunham, CEO of eframes.com. ``PrintRoom.com customers will soon have the ability to preview their digital image in over 100 quality wood, metal and desk-mount frames.''
PrintRoom began providing online photo-finishing services to the rapidly expanding digital photography market in August 1999. PrintRoom is a comprehensive service that allows customers to buy high-quality photographic prints of their digital images, which are processed in PrintRoom's own lab using silver-halide digital printing technology and photographic paper.
With PrintRoom, photographers can quickly upload their digital images, view them, enhance the images with an ``auto-correct'' feature, and then select the images to be printed. Available print sizes vary from wallet, 4`` x 6'', 5`` x 7'' and 8`` x 10.''
PrintRoom also offers free memberships, which entitle members to free unlimited online albums (public or password-protected), guest books, photo finishing discounts and more. With online photo albums, members can invite friends and family to view these albums anywhere in the world and purchase quality photos of their own. More information on PrintRoom can be obtained by accessing www.printroom.com.
About eframes.com
eframes.com, inc. (www.eframes.com) is built on a philosophy of providing superior 35mm-quality printing and framing services with an ease of use befitting digital photography. A variety of online editing tools and a unique framing engine allow customers to ``try on'' frames with their photographs prior to purchase. You get the picture...and a really nice frame.
About Lexar Media
PrintRoom.com is a business unit of Lexar Media, a leading provider of high-performance digital film and connectivity products. Lexar designs, develops and markets a complete line of removable and reusable digital film in the three most popular industry formats: CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SmartMedia and PC Cards. The Company also offers easy-to-use connectivity products to transfer photographic images to the computer. Lexar Media is headquartered in Fremont, California and has offices in the England and Japan. Information on Lexar can be obtained through its toll-free number 1-800/789-9418 or by accessing www.digitalfilm.com.
Note to Editors: Lexar Media, PrintRoom.com and the Lexar logo are trademarks of Lexar Media, Inc. Lexar Media Inc. is an authorized licensee of the CompactFlash trademark. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
