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Free Templates: 18 Greeting Cards + 5 Creative Templates!
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If you already have the APM Greetings (recently renamed Creative Collections)
add-on component, you can download our latest and greatest designs for free!
This is over $1500 worth of free templates, including 12 Lucidiom original card
designs and a selection of 6 cards from Collector's Gallery, the latest
APM-compatible card vendor. Also included in this download are three 8x10 magazine covers and
two 8x10 scrapbook pages, which highlight the versatility of the APM Creative Collections System.
Click here to view a pdf of the free template set.
We've changed the name of APM Greetings to Creative Collections. Why???
Because it can do MORE than just greeting cards and we want that to be
obvious. In addition to providing the
ever-popular greeting cards
to your customers for the holiday season, profit from your "Greetings" software year-round!
Use this template system software to offer scrapbook pages,
magazine covers, sports card frames, and school logo'd frames.
The possibilities are
endless, and the profit margins are high!
Don't have APM Greetings/Creative Collections? Contact Lucidiom Sales at 703-564-2025 or
sales@lucidiom.com
for pricing and to purchase.
Collector's Gallery now sells APM-compatible templates!
For pricing, designs or more info, visit them online
at www.cardsandboxes.com/digital
or call 1-800-346-3063.
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News Flash
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Vote for the Lucidiom APM!
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Help Lucidiom by voting for the Lucidiom APM for your favorite Digital Photo
Kiosk in Imaging Business' Reader's Choice Top Products Poll for 2005.
Vote online at www.imagingbizmag.com.
Ballots must be cast by October 1st!
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Passport Photos, Scanning & Creative Collections/Greeting Cards
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With version 3.0, you can purchase and install three software extras, which
work embedded in the APM software. Expand your offerings today!
Contact Lucidiom Sales at 703-564-2025 or
sales@lucidiom.com
for pricing and to purchase. Bundle pricing available!
Creative Collections (formerly known as APM Greetings!)
Offer greeting cards, scrapbook pages,
magazine covers, sports card frames, school logo'd frames and more!
The possibilities are endless, and the profit margins are high!
Passport Photos
Offer an easy way for customers to purchase passport or ID photos.
Labs can set price and quantity of photos per print.
Scanning (Print-to-Print)
Connect a scanner to your APM and tap into a whole new market.
Customers follow a simple interface to scan photos, and the resulting digital images slip
right into the existing APM workflow--it couldn't be easier! Labs can even charge a fee for this premium service.
Supported scanners: EPSON Expression 1640, EPSON Perfection 2480/2580, Canon CanoScan LiDE 30,
Canon CanoScan LiDE 35, Canon CanoScan LiDE 80, Canon CanoScan LiDE 500F and HP PrecisionScan LTX 1.2.
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Camera Corner - $500 Winner! |
In the last issue of the newsletter, we solicited photos of your APMs on location. Thanks to those of you
who sent in photos; we received many more than we were expecting!
Camera Corner won the drawing, a $500 prize, by entering a photo of their beautiful new lab!
Camera Corner/Connecting Point is the oldest camera/computer store in Northeast Wisconsin.
From its beginning with a staff of two in 1953, this third-generation business has grown
to a staff of more than 100 employees.
The new neon-decorated, digital photo café pictured here opened in their store in August.
The lounge features APMs, a Yes DVD machine, WiFi and a flat-screen HD TV. Assistant manager,
Bill Waring, has seen customers spend hours at the kiosks, so it's not a surprise when he also
tells us that digital sales from the new space have already started to pick up.
Click here to read the full scoop on
Camera Corner/Collecting Point.
Visit them online at: www.cccp.com
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Meet Lucidiom! |
Matthew Preshlock, Technical Support Rep Extraordinaire
Matt was born in Washington DC on June 23, 1979. He was raised and currently resides
in Alexandria, VA. He is a 2004 graduate of Old Dominion University with a BS in IT.
His parents (he notes that they are still together) and brother (who is both a CPA and a law
student) also live in the area.
Matt has been helping Lucidiom customers as a support rep for a little over a year.
If you have ever called the
support line, you have likely talked to Matt.
When not answering support questions at Lucidiom, you might find Matt
plaing basketball in one of several leagues he plays for in the area. He
also played a year of college ball at Susquehanna University in PA. Matt is
a fan of the Redskins, Wizards, Iron Chef and boxing. And, he is proud to say that
he was the 2004 Lucidiom Fantasy Football League Champion!
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From the Support Desk
1.) When you update your APMs to version 3.0.1, don't forget to update your Print Station at the same time!
The same updater can be run on both the APM and on the Print Station. Software updates can be found at: www.lucidiom.com/support.
2.) Many of our customers have found that one or two APMs is just not enough to meet demand.
With the 3.0 version, it is easy to add new APMs to your lab workflow when you have the Print Station.
Just go to the new "Print Station Settings" screen (under the "Printer Configuration" heading in the Setup Wizard) and
add your new APM to the "Incoming Paths" list.
3.) With version 3.0, we introduced a third type of cropping option.
Run the Setup Wizard and click on Kiosk Settings > Cropping Settings and you can set which of
these three modes you would like to use:
Fixed Cropping Mode: A single, fixed-ratio cropping guide is shown.
Dual Cropping Mode: Two interlocking cropping guides are shown representing the smallest and largest aspect ratios of the products offered. No matter what print size(s) a customer orders, they can be sure their photo will be cropped within the range between the two guides. (While it is recommended that you specify the largest and smallest aspect ratios of the products offered, you may choose any two ratios.)
Exact Cropping Mode: Customers must crop a photo for each independent aspect ratio available, based on the print sizes offered. This allows customers to have different crop areas for different products and to see exactly the cropping they will get for any print they order, but it requires them to crop a photo multiple times.
4.) The 3.0.1 manual is coming soon! Check www.lucidiom.com/support for updates.
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More Information
We have recently added a lot of information to our new corporate website...please visit:
www.lucidiom.com to see what's new!
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Your Feedback
We welcome your feedback on our products! If you have any marketing ideas, general requests, questions or
feature suggestions please send them in an email to newsletter@lucidiom.com.
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