Convert film negatives & slides to digital photos
Kaiser Baas release the PhotoMaker, a 35mm slide & film negative digital converter
Melbourne, Vic. 11th June 2009. Kaiser Baas announces the release of the PhotoMaker, a digital converter that transfers 35mm film negatives and slides into digital photos. PhotoMaker appeals to anyone who has film negatives and slides taken from traditional film cameras and wants to archive or revive them into a digital format for sharing in online photo albums, social networking sites or storing them on disc or in the computer. The package includes image editing software from Arcsoft. PhotoMaker will be available from July 2009 at $129.95 RRP.
"The release of PhotoMaker follows the same theme as its popular Kaiser Baas product, the DVD Maker; to convert and archive old media into digital format" , says Murray Roberts, Product Manager of Kaiser Baas. "We have been careful in selecting and developing products like this to fulfil the growing need for people to preserve or convert what is fast becoming old."
PhotoMaker offers 35mm film camera users, the most popular photographic format between 1960s to 1990s, a quick and easy option to quickly and easily convert their negatives into digital photos. With the PhotoMaker connected to a PC via a USB cable, it allows users to take 5 megapixel resolution digital photos of the slides or film negative and save them as common JPG or TIFF file format. A user simply places the film negatives or slides into the holder (supplied), slide the negative holder into the front slot of unit, and runs the software application on their PC to take a digital photo of the negative or slide. Images captured from PhotoMaker can then be managed, edited, corrected or enhanced using Arcsoft PhotoImpression, the image editing software bundled with PhotoMaker.
Features:
- Convert 35mm colour or B&W film negatives
- Convert mounted slides
- Capture directly to PC with the touch of a button
- Instant preview & high speed conversion
- USB (2.0) powered - no external power required
- 5 mega-pixel resolution digital images
- 48bit, 1800 dpi optical resolution
- Convert to JPG or TIFF format
- Includes Arcsoft PhotoImpression 6 software
"Most people have kept their 35mm negatives and slides," says Evan Kourambas, CEO of Lako Pacific . "The KB Photo Maker is the easy to use device they have been waiting for to convert and preserve these images. Once converted these digital images can be used as any other digital Photo, they can be uploaded to on line social networking sites like PhotoBucket, Picassa and Facebook, used in slide shows, displayed on a DPF, in fact any application that uses digital photos can now include photos taken with a 35mm camera."
PhotoMaker is controlled from the computer using PhotoImpression 6 software for previewing, capturing, editing & saving the digital photos. PhotoImpressions lets you browse images using a calendar view, enhance photos, add vector graphics such as text & logos, create dynamic slideshows and save them as video files or screensavers, tag & rate photos, and batch process multiple files such as rename, rotate & resize in a single click. PhotoImpression 6 also features a backup to disc feature for burning files to CD or DVD.
Pricing & Availability
Kaiser Baas PhotoMaker is distributed by Lako Pacific and will be available from leading retail stores in Australia from early July, 2009 for a suggested retail price of $129.95 inc.GST. PhotoMaker includes 35mm slide & negative holders, Arcsoft PhotoImpression 6 image editing software, cleaning brush, cotton gloves (for handling film negatives), a user guide; and is compatible with Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later) and Windows Vista. For more product information visit www.kaiserbaas.com.
Press Room & Other Resources:
Kaiser Baas website
Lako Website - PhotoMaker
Arcsoft website
About Kaiser Baas:
Kaiser Baas "Digital For Home", brings you digital consumer lifestyle and IT products for the contemporary home or office. Combining elegance, innovation and simplicity with the latest in digital technology and quality, the Kaiser Baas range dynamically arrange your digital lifestyle. For more information visit www.kaiserbaas.com
About Lako Pacific:
Lako Pacific Pty Ltd is Australia's largest digital distributor of innovative technologies which includes digital TV Tuners, home entertainment network clients, video conferencing, video editing software, DVD encoding and more. Our customers include major retailers such as Harvey Norman, Myer, Teds Camera, Dick Smith Powerhouse, Camera House stores, JB Hi Fi, Officeworks, Retravision, The Good Guys, City Software and independent resellers. For more information about the company's products visit: http://www.lakopacific.com
Agency Contact:
Eugene Wong
Phone: 03 9429 0092
E-mail: eugene@pointpr.com.au
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