PhotoBookPro
from KIS Photo-Me Group Makes U.S. Debut at PMA
Scores,
Joins, Fold, Binds Pages to Produce Quality Photo Book in Just
Three Minutes
LAS VEGAS,
8 March 2007 – The PhotoBookPro photo album creation system,
introduced last fall at the photokina trade show in Cologne, Germany,
makes its U.S. debut today at the Photo Marketing Association
trade show here, where it is the centerpiece of the KIS Photo-Me
Group exhibit booth (C232).
An open-architecture production system that works very well with
the company’s “Generation 2 & 3” DKS minilabs
and is powered by a variant of its My Creativ’ Album software,
PhotoBookPro automatically scores, joins, folds and binds picture
pages into quality photo books up to 12x8 inches in size in only
three minutes, the company said.
“Our new PhotoBookPro simplifies and accelerates the on-site
production of picture books, calendars, greeting cards and other
photo-based keepsakes to painlessly expand the photo retailer’s
product offerings and generate new income from these increasingly
popular, high-margin items,” said Thierry Villard, President
of KIS Photo-Me Group. “Anyone with My Creativ’ Album
software – the retailer with a minilab, or a consumer at
a networked kiosk or even at home on a PC – can design a
30-page, 5x7-inch photo book with soft or hard cover and have
it assembled in about three minutes for a very affordable price.”
The advantages of the PhotoBookPro are numerous, the company said.
Compared to other options that usually take days, the entire process
– from order and design to binding and delivery –
is very fast, so consumers can shop or run errands while their
photo book is being produced. Photo products are produced on real
photo paper, not inkjet images on paper stock. All of the background
themes, layout templates, text and graphic treatments, editing
and other digital embellishments found in My Creativ’ Album
are available when using the PhotoBookPro, KIS Photo-Me said.
Photo books, from 3.5x5 inches to 12x8 inches in size, can include
up to 15 two-sided sheets displaying up to eight images per sheet
– or up to 120 pictures, the company said. They are produced
automatically, while other available offerings, such as calendars
and greeting cards, are created in a non-cumbersome semi-automatic
production process.
The PhotoBookPro is compact, requiring less than 5.5 square feet
of space. With its open-architecture design, its helps increase
the use and productivity of the DKS minilab or any other minilab
being utilized, allowing retailers to get the most from their
capital investment, KIS Photo-Me said.
The PhotoBookPro is available for immediate delivery. Pricing
and other information is available from KIS Photo-Me Group at
PMA Booth C232, from KIS USA or any other authorized KIS Photo-Me
distributor, or online at www.kis.fr.
About Photo-Me
International and KIS
- Photo-Me International
plc is a specialized digital imaging company focused on professional
laboratories and end-consumer vending solutions. PMI has developed
a unique range of digital professional processing laboratories
– minilabs and central labs – and a suite of consumer
vending digital imaging solutions. PMI’s minilabs have been
developed through its KIS subsidiary in Grenoble, France.
About
KIS USA - KIS
USA Inc is a US corporation registered in the state of Delaware
with headquarters in Grand Prairie Texas. KIS USA is the representative
company in the United States for all KIS Photo-Me products.
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