Sep 27 , 2007
Digital Photos 101
Newsletter #33
Newsletter

Hi,

The fall season means that a number of software publishers roll out new programs and/or upgrades to popular products. This month I want to profile Roxio's newly released Easy Media Creator 10. If you're looking for a reasonably priced piece of software that is Vista-compatible and can perform a variety of tasks from downloading images from a mobile phone to editing photos and videos and synchronizing your digital media among devices, you will like this multifunctional product. You can read more about it below in my review of Roxio Easy Media Creator 10.

There are more new products and upgrades. Here's a synopsis:

Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 New features: Easily create perfect group shots with new Photomerge™ technology, step-by-step assistance, create professional-looking photo books with greater ease and flexibility, easier image selections, refined blending technology for improved panoramas, faster photo organizer, enhanced Brightness/Contrast control, Clone tool, and black-and-white conversion tool.

Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 - New ExpressLab offers super easy automated photo fixes. With the new HDR Photo Merge you can create photos that give you full detail in the shadows and the highlights. New Layer Styles you can easily add drop shadows, embossing, outer and inner glows, bevels and reflections. Create dynamic black & white photos by simulating the effects of shooting black & white film with colored filters. NEW Thinify™, which makes the people in your photos look thinner with just a click, and New Eye Drops takes the red out of bloodshot eyes. A built-in Learning Center is a big help for new users.

PHOTO STAMPS: Did you know you can get your own personalized photos made into real U.S. postage stamps? Check out stamps.com. In addition to using your own photo for a customized stamp (for weddings, holidays, put your dog on a stamp, whatever), you can also get NFL PhotoStamps: Real US Postage featuring your favorite NFL team! Mail them, collect them or give them as a gift.

Savings on Photo Printing and Gifts: As always, I like to list the current photo printing sales and promos. You'll find excellent savings from the major online photo services including 25% off photo products at Kodak Gallery and free shipping deals at Snapfish, Shutterfly and Photoworks. Sale expiration dates vary from Sep 30/Oct 1 to around mid Oct. For details, check below.

Review: Roxio Easy Media Creator 10
Photo Printing Services Sales & Promos
Digital Cameras & Accessories Sales

Review: Roxio Easy Media Creator 10

New Release - Creator 10 Easy Media Creator 10 Suite is moderately priced ($99.99) a multifunctional digital media suite designed for the users at a variety of experience levels. It's good for people just digging into the digital world, yet it has enough features to please more advanced enthusiasts as well. The software is certified for Windows Vista and fully compatible with XP and has an all-new Aero user interface. Read full review

 

 

Digital Photo Print Sales

KODAK EASYSHARE GALLERY
15 cent 4 x 6 prints every day. New customers get 20 free prints. NEW: Pick up your prints at local partner stores for a $1.49 convenience fee (but you'll not pay a shipping fee).

Shutterfly.com SHUTTERFLY: prints are 19 cents

Go to SHUTTERFLY

PHOTOWORKS: prints are 19 cents and as low as 9 cents on prepaid plans. Get 25 free when you join Photoworks (membership is free).

Go to Photoworks.com

 

>> AMAZON.com

  • Free Memory with Top Digital SLRs - get a free memory card--up to a whopping 2 GB of photo storage--with the purchase of one of more than 25 top cameras from Canon, Nikon, Pentax, and others.

  • Up to 56% off select Camera & Photo products, including cameras, camcorders, digital frames, and more.

  • New digital SLRs have recently been announced by top manufacturers like Canon, Nikon, Sony, and others. You can pre-order them at Amazon.com

  • 20% off Coby's new widescreen 7-inch digital photo frame plays back both pictures and MP3s and features two interchangeable frames.

 

>> KODAK STORE

Shop the Kodak Store

Have a great rest of the week.

Valerie
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