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Discover more about Image2Print: Design Goals Retailer Advantages Results for Retailers Consumer Advantages Technical Requirements View Brochure (PDF) Turn Pixels into Profits with: Standard Options Prints Print Packages CDs Greeting Cards Calendars Passports Enhanced Options Large Format Prints Image2Frame Photobooks Novelty Packages PJP Processing Document print DVD Slideshow LifePics integration Absolutely vital to Image2Print's success is Beaufort's digital processing engine: Process Control. Process Control is the backbone of our software products. It allows the input of digital orders to be processed in the background while the output is being created so that nothing interferes with the next incoming order.

Market researchers predict digital imaging photo kiosks will be a major growth area of the business during the next five years. Image2Print will ensure Beaufort customers are ready to meet that growth. Image2Print is a robust consumer imaging software engine designed to drive the latest generation of digital photo kiosks.

Image2Print is a touch screen, PC-based digital kiosk application that enables end-customers to create an array of quality photo products simply by following the steps on the screen. Its white label software is the heart of our customer-focused approach so branding, splash screens, colors, languages and product offerings can be tailored to fit any market niche. As Beaufort's core application, Image2Print's standard offering provides customers with a full suite of powerful imaging processing tools. The robust software can prove even more powerful with the addition of several options from Image2Print's enhanced selection packaging.

Image2Print is our flagship product. It's fast...it's easy... it turns pixels into profits!

Design Goals

Image2Print is designed to deliver. Its product architecture follows an open modular approach. Its development design goals are simple but powerful:

Speed

Swift customer turnaround times means the kiosk is always poised and ready to generate revenue from the next customer order. Image2Print was designed to promote high volume turnover through its speedy efficient image processing and integrated hardware solutions.

Reliability

Image2 Print runs when our customers need it most. Overall product uptime is maximized with its unique Windows™ messaging management, diagnostics and both local and remote management capability. Image2Print is designed to manage heavy workloads in demanding environments.

Quality

Eliminate customer disappointment to drive customer satisfaction levels and earn repeat business. Image2Print's commitment to quality ensures unexpected crops and other print errors do not affect the customer's experience. Accurate image reproduction produces output with clear bright images and accurate aspect ratios thus minimizing product returns print wastage.

Flexibility

Demanding market needs are met through easy customer branding, various software workflows and backgrounds, endless product offerings, local and remote price and product offering management, and easy splash screen support.

Retailer Advantages

Superior architectural approach

Generating profits for the retailer is the ultimate design goal. Image2Print can integrate with online management tools as well as other on-line photo networking applications to lead to success.

Advanced flexibility

Take advantage of the global market with Image2Print's multi-language support or investigate its multiple GUI styles and dual workflow functions.

Inherent management and reporting tools

Image2Print offers GUI remote management support, it can: report customer uses, offer a password protected management function, and provide the retailer with three levels of maintenance.

Faster speed

Image2Print is a multithreaded software where efficient workflows are designed to minimize customer interaction and generate higher revenue orders.

Powerful Transaction Approval Option

Image2Print provides secure loyalty, store value and credit card transactions and guaranteed password protection.

Private branding

Generate a unique look for the kiosk interface. Image2Print can modify and dynamically generate all backgrounds, buttons and elements of the digital imaging workflow to reflect the retailers' image and branding requirements.

Printer pooling

Multiple printers can be pooled with print orders allocated by either full print order or by individual image to increase overall work throughput.

Custom implementation services

Digital images aren't restricted to digital prints. Our Image2Print software can be customized to work with many different products. Our customers define their product offering suites based on their profit margins, Image2Print just makes it possible.

Open systems design

Image2Print is a software application that supports and optimizes the performance of all supported input and output devices as well as LAN and Internet connections.

Results for Retailers

Investment protection

Image2Print's modular open systems design means it's possible to connect new high-performance devices without risking the current software investment.

Increased store traffic

A digital kiosk providing a positive experience attracts customers inside the retail space.

Customer retention

A slick, convenient and intuitive alternative to the expensive, messy and time consuming home printing option will keep customers coming back--especially if the product offering is kept fresh and timely.

Consumer Advantages

With Beaufort's Image2Print, kiosk users rely on our:

Fast and simple process

Straight-forward steps with online help feature guarantees success for even the most non-technical consumer.

Easy to use editing tools

Functions such as crop, zoom, rotate, red-eye reduction and one-touch auto image correction make basic editing foolproof.

Resolution detection

Image2Print ensures the best looking product possible by warning users when image resolution is sub-optimal.

Internet connectivity

Image2Print can store digital images online, complete with email notification, making it easy to share images with friends and family. Special orders can even be sent to a central print facility for processing, resulting in lower prices and a larger product portfolio.

CD storage

Consumers can easily burn images to a CD and watch their pictures as an automatic slideshow without installing any software to their hard drive.

Print products

Print sets, index pages, greeting cards, custom packages, including large format (poster) sizes can all be printed in color, black and white or even sepia. Printing the images to mugs, t-shirts, mouse pads or other novelty items is simple for Image2Print.

Image2Print Technical Specifications

Image2Print supports the following printers:

. Any Windows™ based printer
. All leading manufacturers' mini-labs
. Custom OEM printers
. Central labs

Inputs supported:

. All popular digital media and file types
. Scanners
. Web download
. Camera phone via Bluetooth and IRDA

Kiosk created products:

Full range of retailer created and managed templates:
. CD burning with VCD and video
. Print packages
. Passports
. Thermal imprinting (t-shirts, mugs, mouse pads, coasters)
. Calendars (month or year-at-a-glance)
. Photo collages
. Posters with stock images or with custom images
. Photobooks

Companion Products:

. ImageViewer 4.1 with VCD and video support

View our PDF brochure to learn even more about our robust Image2Print software.