CIPA data report shows continued declines Market research News 

CIPA data report shows continued declines

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Every year, Japan’s Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) releases annual statistics for its member companies. The downward trend of the last few years continued through 2020, with 8.78 million units shipped, down from 15 million in 2019 and 20 million in 2018. Clearly, the COVID-19 global pandemic did not improve the trend, which was already in decline. Read More
U.S. photo merchandise market boosted by young people, first-time buyers Market research 

U.S. photo merchandise market boosted by young people, first-time buyers

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According to the new 2020 US Photo Merchandise Study from Rise Above Research, 63% of respondents in the 18-24-year-old age group had bought photo products in the last year and almost half of them ordered photo cards for the first time. This demonstrates the U.S. photo merchandise market is healthy and resilient, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. In these challenging times,... Read More
Advertek offering personalized photo blankets New Products Sponsored post 

Advertek offering personalized photo blankets

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Advertek Inc. is offering custom printed photo blankets to wholesale clients. These custom-printed blankets, which can be personalized with photos, text and graphics, come in two options: mink touch or sherpa styles. Advertek guarantees a full coverage edge to edge imprint area. For more information call Advertek at (905) 265-1165 or email [email protected] Read More
Google updates video editing in mobile app News 

Google updates video editing in mobile app

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Google has updated its Google Photos app to enhance video editing. Last year, the company added “granular adjustments” and “smart suggestions” to its photo editor. This year, those enhancements are brought to video. Enhancements include trimming, stabilizing, and rotating videos, as well as cropping, changing perspective, adding filters, applying granular edits (including brightness, contrast, saturation, and warmth), and more. The... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Zen, photography, and technology with Michael Rubin Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Zen, photography, and technology with Michael Rubin

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society welcomes back photographer, podcaster, teacher, and entrepreneur Michael H. Rubin. Since we last spoke with Rubin, he closed his retail printing business, Neomodern, and is moving to Santa Fe, NM.  He will be teaching the online workshop, “Photographic Haiku: A New Approach to Creative Photography“, March 15-26, 2021, through the Sante Fe Workshops. He is also the co-host of... Read More
Canon debuts photo app for trimming photo libraries New Products 

Canon debuts photo app for trimming photo libraries

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Canon USA Inc. is offering to help consumers deal with their ever-ballooning smartphone photo libraries with a subscription-based app, Photo Culling. The iOS 14-only app will determine the users’ best photos, based on sharpness, noise, emotions and closed eyes, using Canon’s proprietary AI. The app will be available under two subscription options: $2.99 per month or $14.99 for the year, each with a three-day... Read More
Printful to open 115,000-square-foot plant in Coppell, Texas News 

Printful to open 115,000-square-foot plant in Coppell, Texas

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Personalized product maker Printful is opening a new 115,200-square-foot U.S. fulfillment center in Coppell, TX, adding around 100 new jobs during its first year of operations. Printful has 8 facilities around the world, and three of them are located in the United States: two in Charlotte, NC, and one in Los Angeles, CA. “In 2020, we fulfilled and shipped more... Read More
PlanetArt parent Claranova reports six-month results up 25% Earnings reports 

PlanetArt parent Claranova reports six-month results up 25%

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French conglomerate and parent of PlanetArt Claranova reported revenue for the first half of fiscal 2020 of €278 million, up 25% at constant exchange rates. Reflecting the group’s exposure to North American and UK currencies which weakened against the euro, this period was significantly impacted by exchange rate fluctuations. Taking into account this impact, revenue grew 19% at actual exchange... Read More
MyHeritage debuts Photo Storyteller feature News 

MyHeritage debuts Photo Storyteller feature

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Genealogy site MyHeritage has updated its MyHeritage mobile app to add audio captioning to photos. The company calls the feature MyHeritage Photo Storyteller. The Photo Storyteller enables users to easily record themselves or a family member describing the details of family photo, directly on photos within the gallery. There is one-hour time limit per photo. Once saved, the recording will... Read More
Dead Pixels Society podcast: Consumer retail photo printing with Kodak Moments News Podcasts 

Dead Pixels Society podcast: Consumer retail photo printing with Kodak Moments

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Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Scott Robinson, Director of Strategic Future Products at Kodak Moments. Robinson talks about the touch-free retail printing trends, consumer photo printing, retail changes in the age of COVID-19, and what channels are experiencing growth. Kodak Moments is a leading global provider of photo products and services to retailers, consumers, and entertainment properties. We inspire consumers to bring... Read More
Canva teams up with Snap Print & Design, Australia’s print franchise network News 

Canva teams up with Snap Print & Design, Australia’s print franchise network

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Canva, the fast-growing graphic design platform based in Australia, has inked a collaboration with Snap Print & Design, Australia’s largest print franchise network. The collaboration will combine Canva’s drag-and-drop design interface with Snap Print and Design’s expertise in print and production. “This desire to continually offer the greatest value for our customers has been firmly embedded into the Snap DNA since... Read More
GoPro announces fourth quarter, full year 2020 results Earnings reports 

GoPro announces fourth quarter, full year 2020 results

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GoPro Inc. announced fourth-quarter and full-year results for year ended Dec. 31, 2020. The company posted fourth-quarter revenue of $358 million, a 28% increase from the previous quarter. For the full year, revenue was $892 million, down 25% from the $1.19 billion in 2019. “GoPro’s shift to a more subscription-centric consumer-direct model is resulting in a simpler, more profitable business... Read More