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ppayne wrote:
I can not justify extra expense without big improvments.

What would be big improvements for you guys (or girls) in digital proofing solution

Apr 29, 2008 at 10:33 PM

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p.2 #2 · 5minutephoto for onsite viewing thoughts

We already use the Sandisk Firewire 800 reader. Saying that, I need to upgrade my cards to take advantage of this

Nice features would be

- Remote upload of CF cards to server.
- Orders placed via view station and stored on server without using a keyboard, using phone number as reference. (Someone else is already implementing this feature)
- Faster processing of cards
- ‘Subscribe to newsletter’ button

Optional feature - electrocute customers that try take picture of photos with mobiles

Apr 30, 2008 at 11:08 AM

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p.2 #3 · 5minutephoto for onsite viewing thoughts

Remote upload of CF cards to server.
This one is possible, BUT how would you proceed to make it efficient?
- Wireless adapter for camera are expensive and may not work well inside buildings.
- It can be puzzling if you are not an IT = no good if you try to sell or support the product.
- This can be done over FTP with our system... + processing can be launch with an ipod touch or iphone if you would like...
- I often say hire a 15 year old with his bike as a runner and give him a 20 + a bag of candy to make his day. THIS is FAST

Orders placed via view station and stored on server without using a keyboard, using phone number as reference. (Someone else is already implementing this feature)
Possible, but slows down the number of people that can view pictures on the monitors. People placing an order on the computer have to figure out what product they want, how many they want, how to remove if they have too much, how to add more, etc... that because all systems are different. They may be easy to you, but for other it may take 2-3 minutes to figure out or even need assistance. This brings us to the rule I have written below...

We do enable our customers to save favorite pictures in an album. This enables them to come back later and view / place an order (speed up things). Your pricing scheme has to be set accordingly also to speed up viewing / decision taking time.

Faster processing of cards
We are quite good there... but multiple card copy / processing is coming on the next corner... this "COULD" speed things a bit.

ï¿½Subscribe to newsletterï¿½ button
- Should be easy enough, but the customer would have to enter his e-mail in the computer... This goes in contradiction with a rules I have. "A CUSTOMER SHALL NOT SPENT TO MUCH TIME AT THE SCREEN, OTHERWISE YOU ARE LOOSING MONEY". Maybe the feature could be enabled or disabled for rush time period...

Optional feature - electrocute customers that try take picture of photos with mobiles
- I'm not sure this one would help them understand the problem here. Also they might start to like the shock and take more and more pictures

Maybe there are other PROS and CONS, help me there if you like.

Claude Ferron
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Edited on Apr 30, 2008 at 12:24 PM

Apr 30, 2008 at 12:17 PM

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Remote upload of CF cards to server.
I was thinking something along the lines of connecting a laptop wirelessly to the server and using this to upload cards. Laptops are cheap enough to be able to do this with a couple.

We encourage our customers to fill in an order form and take it away if they want to add to their order later in the day. I was just looking for a way to have the customer type the address in rather than trying to read their writing. I agree that the less time spent on the viewing stations the better.

We have a space on the order form for the customers email address. I guess I could just add a tick box for the newsletter.

Apr 30, 2008 at 06:38 PM

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p.2 #5 · 5minutephoto for onsite viewing thoughts

ppayne wrote:
Remote upload of CF cards to server.
I was thinking something along the lines of connecting a laptop wirelessly to the server and using this to upload cards.

Still at a distance a decent speed that you will get out of a wireless router should be around 2Mb/s(G, worst if B) or 5 (if it is N). Imagine sending 250 picts could take at least 3-5 minutes. This is no good

With these time, I still prefer the kid. But every event and situation are different.

Claude

Edited on Apr 30, 2008 at 07:19 PM

Apr 30, 2008 at 07:18 PM

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p.2 #6 · 5minutephoto for onsite viewing thoughts

I was thinking about the 802.11n spec. You processes more than 250 images per shooter per 3 minutes? Thats 5K an hour from each photog.

Apr 30, 2008 at 08:49 PM

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I'm not saying that they will shoot 250 pictures every 3 minutes, but they will every 15-20 with no problem. If it takes 3-4 minutes just to upload to the server for processing + add to that the time to copy the chip from the card to the laptop (45secs to 1 minute)....

Plus if you want to use cheap ass laptop to remotely upload, they might not have wireless N. Specs for wireless are never like advertise. So be prepared for low performance.

In a cheerleading meet on of the guys shots 30 000 in 4 hours. This is damn lots of pictures. I'm personally not convince that the more you shoot the better you sale. In fact in can be the opposite. It mostly depends of your pricing sheme. But this could be another topic of course.

Claude

Edited on May 01, 2008 at 03:14 AM

May 01, 2008 at 03:12 AM

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p.2 #8 · 5minutephoto for onsite viewing thoughts

Hammy has multiple points for card uploads in his system, though he uses extended firewire cables for readers. What about having the server near the photogs and using wireless for the viewing stations? What i am trying to do is put the upload points closer to the photogs. If they can handle their own uploads, this would save having to have runners.

May 01, 2008 at 08:22 AM

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p.2 #9 · 5minutephoto for onsite viewing thoughts

This would be very possible....

May 01, 2008 at 12:13 PM


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