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Pacific Image Electronics' PrimeFoto 2.0 Lets Users Create Picture Album CDs from Digital Camera Photos.


TORRANCE Torrance, industrial and residential city (1990 pop. 133,107), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1921. It has large aircraft and electronics industries. Among its many manufactures are aircraft, electronics, communications equipment, aluminum products, steel, and , Calif. -- New Features in PrimeFoto 2.0 Include Automatic Picture Orientation and Updated User Interface Features, Making It Easier to Create Digital Picture Albums and Slideshows

Pacific Image Electronics announces PrimeFoto 2.0, the latest version of the award-winning product that creates picture album CDs from photos stored on digital camera memory cards.

PrimeFoto 2.0 now includes an automatic orientation feature that rotates pictures automatically for users whose digital cameras have an auto rotation function, rather than checking each image one-by-one. Users can also now generate picture albums from a CD. Just select the desired images and press "Make CD" on the remote control.

Multiple languages are now supported, including English, Spanish Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite Manitoulin island. There are several hydroelectric stations on the river. , French, Chinese and Finnish.

Users can personalize per·son·al·ize  
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
 the picture albums by adding voice memos or music from audio CDs, or both. Country-western music could be chosen for a picture album of photos from a family picnic, for example. Picture albums from holiday gatherings could be enhanced with a background of favorite tunes.

No Computer Required

PrimeFoto 2.0 can be used connected to a television for easy viewing or as a standalone stand·a·lone  
adj.
Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. 
 unit. Either way, there is no need for a computer when using PrimeFoto 2.0.

A wide range of memory card formats, including CF I/II, Microdrive, SD, MMC See MultiMediaCard and Microsoft Management Console. , SM, MS, MS pro, MS duo See Memory Stick.  and xD (optional -- adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers.  required), can be used with PrimeFoto 2.0, making it compatible with most popular digital cameras.

Digital photo album/slideshow CDs created using PrimeFoto 2.0 are DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc.
DVD
 in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc

Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology.
 quality (704 X 480) and viewable on most popular DVD Players A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. .

With PrimeFoto 2.0, viewers can select the slideshow to see the images played in 4-second intervals. The digital photo album mode allows the viewer to click forward and backward as desired through the images using the remote control from their DVD player, simulating the way most people look through a scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session.  or stack of photos.
Specifications

Package Contents:       PrimeFoto, remote control, 2 AAA batteries,
                        full-range power adapter, audio/video cable

Memory Card Reader

Multiple Memory Card:   CF I/II, Microdrive, SM, MMC, SD, MS, MS
                        Pro, MS duo, xD (Optional Adapter required
                        for MS duo and xD)

Archive Data:           Reads the files on card to store on a CD-R or
                        CD-RW

Display to TV:          Through RCA output port to TV or DVD player's
                        RCA input

CD-R/RW Recorder

Data File Archiving:    All data files are archived from memory card
                        onto CD

Photo Album &
Slide Show:             Transfer image files to photo album & slide
                        show in either continuous slideshow or click
                        forward or backward when viewing a photo
                        album. CD can be played on almost all VCD and
                        DVD players. Images are near DVD quality
                        (704 x 480 pixels)

Duplicate Album
& Slideshow:            Contents of Album & Slideshow can be
                        duplicated to another CD

AV Input/Output

Audio In:               Microphone (not included) and MP3 player (may
                        require jack adapter) are connected via input
                        socket for recording narration and music.
                        Audio CD is placed in CD tray to automatically
                        capture tracks

Slide Show:             Image files are compiled into a continuous
                        slideshow with 4-22 second (adjustable)
                        intervals from slide to slide

Digital Album:          Images can be played forward or backward by
                        remote control

TV Display Modes:       NTSC / PAL

OSD:                    Operating instructions display on TV screen

Remote Control

Tx/Rx:                  IR Controls

Display Control:        Pause/Play, Forward, Back, Zoom In/Out,
                        Rotation

Max Distance:           5.5 yards/6 meters

Power Adapter

AC In:                  100 - 240 VAC, 1.5A

DC Output:              12 V DC, 2 A & 5V DC, 2A

Dimensions:             9 1/8" L x 10 1/8" W x 2 5/8" H /
                        23cm L x 26cm W x 6.5cm H

Weight:                 4 Lbs/1.8kg


PrimeFoto is available from the company's website at an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol
MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service)
MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) 
 of $249.99 or from www.costco.com for $149.99.

About Pacific Image

Pacific Image Electronics specializes in digital imaging products, accessories and film scanners See slide scanner.  for consumer and professional photographers, the photographic laboratory industry and for biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal
adj.
1. Of or relating to biomedicine.

2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences.
 applications. The company's innovative products consistently break performance/price barriers by providing professional-level quality and features at a more affordable price.

For additional information, please contact Pacific Image Electronics Inc., 1830 West 208th Street, Torrance, CA 90501. Phone: 310-618-8100. Fax: 310-618-8200. Email: sales-us@scanace.com. Web site: www.scanace.com or www.primefoto.com.
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