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What is Memory CD?
Memory CD is a compact computer disk designed to operate with either
Windows or Macintosh computers. It preserves not only your photographs,
but your thoughts, memories and reminicing about those pictures. Each
Memory CD package contains the following:
- A Memory CD web site filled with both your photographs and
your thoughts, memories and reminicinces about each of those photographs.
Opening your Memory CD web site with your favorite web browser brings
up the following pages:
- An Introduction Page, where you can share some
of the background behind the pictures you've put on the
CD. Maybe you took a trip, and you'd like to explain how
the trip came about, when it was, where it was, and what
you were hoping to get out it.
- An Index Page, which shows the thumbnail copies
of your photographs. Clicking on a thumbnail image takes
you to the full-sized photo.
- Picture Pages, which display the 72 dpi JPG copies
of your photos, plus your comments, thoughts, memories,
and remincing about each picture. You have the option of
resubmitting your comments one time after we put the approval
copy of your Memory CD web site on our web pages.
- A Conclusion Page, where you can summarize and
share your thoughts about the photos or experiences shown
on your Picture Pages.
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Your website on CD is a complete web site in one folder. You can point
your web browser at the CD and browse through your pictures and memories
any time you want. If your internet service provider gives you some
personal web space, upload the package and you have an instant web
site. This works with America Online too! A Memory CD web site with
thirty 4" x6" photos uses less than 3 meg of disk space.
- High resolution scans of your photographs. You can print
these 200 dpi TIF files on your own printer or have photographic quality
prints made by a service bureau or camera store. Most word processing
programs and all graphics programs can use these TIF images.
- 72 dpi compressed scans of your photographs. You can share
these JPG files with your family and friends through E-mail. You can
view these images with many word processing programs, most graphics
programs, and all web browsers (including America Online, Netscape
Navigator, and Internet explorer).
- 72 dpi thumbnail copies of your photographs. These small
pictures make an excellent way to review your pictures. They are also
JPG files.
- A text-only version of your comments and thoughts for each picture,
so that you can read and share the information by using a word processing
program instead of a web browser.
- A second copy of the CD, so you have a back-up copy. We strongly
suggest storing this second copy in a safe deposit box or some other
safe place. If your house caught on fire and burned to the ground,
would any of your photographs or CD's survive?
- Your Memory CD web pages hosted on our web site for 30 days.
Once you get your Memory CD, you're going to want to share it
with friends and family. You could E-mail them copies of the pictures
and the text-only descriptions, but we think you'll find it much easier
to send them a "check out this web page" E-mail so they
can share your pictures and memories through the internet.
A Sample Memory CD Picture
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a picture with a complete
description is priceless. Remember that mystery
photo of the two kids? Nice picture. Cute kids. But no history.
No background. No connection with future generations. If you scroll
down, you'll see another picture, presented in Memory CD format. Your
Memory CD will have your pictures, with your comments, thoughts and
memories under each picture - preserving those comments, thoughts and
memories for future generations.
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Rob: That's Chris and Brian riding Chris' horse in
the back yard of our first home, which was at 629 S. Warren
Ave. in Columbus.
Paula: Didn't we get that horse for Chris when he was real
little?
Rob: Yeah, we got it for him about the same time he started
to walk. He used to ride his horse for hours and hours at
a time. It was a real surprise when he insisted on letting
his little brother ride with him - we thought Chris was
going to be real possessive about his horse. I think Chris
kept riding that horse until he was about four. We sure
got our money's worth on that toy.
This picture was taken about a month or so before we moved
into our new home on Benning Drive, so Brian must be about
7 months old and Chris almost 3 years old.
A001
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You probably have a series of similar photos of kids growing up. With
full descriptions attached, they'd tell a pretty complete story of your
family growing up. Something your great-grand kids would enjoy seeing
and reading. "That's what Grandpa looked like when he was 3???
Wow - I looked just like him!"
Oh, that "A001" at the bottom of the description is the number
we've assigned to this picture, which would allow you to easily find
the high resolution version, the 72 dpi JPG version, and the thumbnail
version of this photograph on your Memory CD.
Coming Soon - A link to a complete sample Memory CD web site
Looking to the future
There is a real good chance that your grand kids and great-grand kids
will look at CD's the same way your kids look at records. However, just
as you can easily transfer music from records to cassette tapes or CD's,
you'll be able to easily transfer your pictures memories from your Memory
CD to whatever technology replaces the CD. Once your pictures and memories
are in digital form, you can easily transfer them to hard drives, web
servers, CD's, Smart Cards, DVD's, and any other multimedia format that
may come along.
How much does a Memory CD cost?
You've read this far, and you probably think Memory CD is a pretty
good idea. And you're probably wondering how much it would cost to create
a permanent record of both your photos and your thoughts and memories
about those photographs.
Your Memory CD is $7.50 per standard-sized photograph, with a $75 minimum
charge. If you send us 30 photographs, your standard Memory CD package
will be $225.00 (that's 30 x $7.50), and you'll receive the following:
- - A Memory CD web site, complete with introduction page, 6 pages
of photographs, and a conclusion page. Each picture will be annotated
with your comments, descriptions, and memories. Pop the CD into your
computer, open the Memory CD web site with your favorite web browser,
and you see all your pictures and memories. Upload the Memory CD web
site to your internet service provider, and you'll have an instant
web site.
- High resolution scans of all 30 pictures (200 dpi TIF format, suitable
for reprinting)
- - Compressed scans of all 30 pictures (72 dpi JPG format, suitable
for E-mailing)
- - Compressed thumnail images of all 30 pictures
- - A text-only file with all your comments and descriptions
- - A second copy of your Memory CD for your safe deposit box
- - Your Memory CD web site will be uploaded and hosted on our web
pages for 30 days, so your friends and family can view your pictures
and memories over the internet.
Your memory CD can contain as few or as many pictures as you like,
we just picked 30 as an example.
Click here to find out how to order and
see some of your other options.
Customized Creations by Fish; 2297 Benning Drive; Powell OH 43065
Phone: 614-889-5222; Fax: 614-718-0699; E-mail: rob@ccreations.com
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