Silver News

TOfoto, Inc. (www.ofoto.com), Kodak’s online photo service, has launched OfotoNow 3.0, a faster and easier way to get silver halide prints on paper from a digital camera. This new free software allows consumers to view, organize, edit, share and order prints ranging from wallet-size to poster-size, directly from their computer before they upload images to the Internet.

Previously, digital camera users had to wait long periods of time for images to upload in order to purchase prints. Now, once users download the program to their computers, they connect their digital cameras and their images will be automatically transferred to the computer’s hard drive. Then they select their print preferences and order prints by clicking the "Buy Prints" button. OfotoNow 3.0 also automatically transfers images to a private online photo album at Ofoto.com for re-ordering prints and enlargements, viewing, sharing, and framing at a later date.

"It’s clear that consumers find it time-consuming to get prints from their digital cameras," says James Joaquin, President of Ofoto, Inc. "OfotoNow 3.0 is revolutionary because it allows you to buy prints before and upload images to the Internet after. That means less time at the computer and more time creating memories with family and friends."

Other features of the new program include:

The "Express Prints" service remembers print purchasing preferences stores credit card information on the user’s computer, and streamlines the entire print-ordering pro-cess so the user can get prints in a single click.

OfotoNow 3.0 remembers which photos it has pre-viously uploaded so the user can simply open the program and instantly order or reorder prints from the computer desktop. The program also automatically transfers the user’s images to a private online photo album at Ofoto.com so they can order frames, cards and other photo merchandise.

Silver News - December 2001 / January 2002