Dead Pixels Society podcast: The importance of photo memories and metadata standards, with Vivid-Pix and FamilySearch

May 22, 2020May 24, 2020 GaryPageau FamilySearch, Vivid-Pix

Gary Pageau of the Dead Pixels Society talks with Rick Voight, CEO of Vivid-Pix, about the value of restoring and reliving family memories in this week’s The Dead Pixels Society podcast. Vivid-Pix is the publisher of Vivid-Pix Land&Sea SCUBA and Vivid-Pix RESTORE image-enhancement software products. We are also joined by Gordon Clarke, strategic solution manager, of FamilySearch International, the world’s largest genealogy organization. FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization... Read More

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Family History Metadata group formed to assist with picture data preservation

May 3, 2020May 6, 2020 GaryPageau genealogy, Metadata, RootsTech, Vivid-Pix

The Family History Metadata Working Group (FHMWG), a public initiative for family history technology companies, announces its was formed and launched Feb. 27 at the RootsTech Conference in Salt Lake City, UT. FHMWG says it will help organize and provide standards to create shared industry best practices for digital preservation. The FHMWG is a collaboration between public organizations and private... Read More

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Vivid-Pix celebrates May is National Mental Health Month, National Photo Month

April 30, 2020May 2, 2020 GaryPageau National Photo Month, Vivid-Pix, Vivid-Pix RESTORE

Vivid-Pix is celebrating National Mental Health Month and National Photography Month in May by showcasing the healing power of photos and Vivid-Pix RESTORE photo restoration software to enhance “Reminiscence Therapy,” the company said in a press release. According to the National Institutes of Health, “Reminiscence Therapy (RT) involves the discussion of past activities, events and experiences with another person or... Read More

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Vivid-Pix announces free online education

April 2, 2020April 3, 2020 GaryPageau COVID-19, Vivid-Pix

Vivid-Pix announced the Vivid-Pix “Round Tuit!” (Get Around to It!) Online Education Program, helping people during quarantine with classes priced for free or $1.99 to organize family photos and learn about their family history with the help of the world’s most respected historians, genealogists, and educators. The series is hosted by Daniel Earl and will be broadcast live each... Read More

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Vivid-Pix image restoration software hits U.S. 11-city demo tour

February 18, 2020February 21, 2020 GaryPageau RootsTech, Vivid-Pix

Vivid-Pix has launched a “Your City – Your Story” 11-city U.S. tour to showcase its patented Vivid-Pix RESTORE AI photo and document restoration software. The Vivid-Pix journey includes the largest family history event in the world, RootsTech, held Feb. 26-29, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Vivid-Pix tour includes events throughout the U.S. at genealogical society conferences, libraries, and other... Read More

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Vivid-Pix announces adding metadata zoom/transcribe feature to its RESTORE software at Allen County Public Library

July 9, 2019July 11, 2019 GaryPageau Vivid-Pix

Vivid-Pix launches update at largest public library genealogy center in America Alpharetta, Ga. and Ft. Wayne, Ind. – Vivid-Pix, the inventor of easy-to-use image-improvement software, announced the latest Vivid-Pix RESTORE software enhancement – Zoom/Transcribe – will be launched July 9, at the Allen County Public Library, home to the largest genealogy center in a public library in America. “Family historians,... Read More

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Vivid-Pix updates patented, 1-click fix image-improvement software

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 GaryPageau Vivid-Pix1 Comment

Vivid-Pix adds image metadata creation and Artificial Intelligence image-improvement capabilities to its RESTORE software Alpharetta, Ga. – For centuries, people have written on the backs of photos and made notations on pictures and documents to retain knowledge, like date, time or location, about the image or record. This was an easy way to provide insights to future readers. In the digital world,... Read More

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Genealogy Guys, Vivid-Pix announce Genealogy’s Unsung Heroes Award nominations for 2Q 2019

April 5, 2019April 9, 2019 GaryPageau Genealogy Guys, Vivid-Pix

Tampa, Florida – April 1, 2019 – The Genealogy Guys, George G. Morgan and Drew Smith, co-hosts and producers of the oldest continually produced genealogy podcast, and Rick and Randy, creators of Vivid-Pix, makers of RESTORE photo and document restoration software, today announce that the continuation of their partnership to acknowledge and celebrate those members of the genealogy community who... Read More

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Vivid-Pix awarded second patent – brings faded photos back to life

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 GaryPageau RootsTech, Vivid-Pix

Vivid-Pix RESTORE software adds document restoration Alpharetta, Ga. – Vivid-Pix, the inventor of easy-to-use, image-improvement software, will reveal the latest improvements to Vivid-Pix RESTORE software for Mac and for Windows at RootsTech, Feb. 27 – March 2, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Vivid-Pix RESTORE now improves the color and contrast of scanned records, letters and documents, along with scanned,... Read More

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Genealogy Guys, Vivid-Pix partner to recognize genealogy’s unsung heroes

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 GaryPageau awards, genealogy, Genealogy Guys, recognition, Vivid-Pix

The Genealogy Guys, George G. Morgan and Drew Smith, co-hosts and producers of the oldest continually produced genealogy podcast, and Vivid-Pix, makers of RESTORE photo and document restoration software, today announce that they are partnering to acknowledge and to celebrate those members of the genealogy community who digitize or index photos and other documents of value to genealogical researchers. The... Read More

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A year of growth and success

November 28, 2018December 5, 2018 GaryPageau IPI, MailPix, Mediaclip, Photo Finale, Photobook.ai, The Dead Pixels Society, The Print Refinery, Visual1st, Vivid-Pix

As the Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday/Giving Tuesday series of events cause ripples along the retail and e-commerce landscape, we’d also like to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Dead Pixels Society newsletter. What started as a way to keep in touch with friends and industry trends has grown into a respected news and opinion source. Our newsletter readership has grown to more than 400,... Read More

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Vivid-Pix promoting Black Friday as day to celebrate family memories

November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 GaryPageau Black Friday, Vivid-Pix

In recent years, there’s been a backlash against Black Friday as a dedicated shopping day. More and more brick-and-mortar retailers are electing to stay closed on Thanksgiving and Black Friday while maintaining sales and promotions for websites and apps. Our friends at Vivid-Pix are taking things a step further, promoting the idea the day could be spent reliving family memories.... Read More

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Vivid-Pix announces Family History Month resources

September 26, 2018October 9, 2018 GaryPageau Family History Month, The Imaging Alliance, Vivid-Pix

Vivid-Pix, The Imaging Alliance provide resources to consumers, members and partners Atlanta, GA – Vivid-Pix, the inventor of easy-to-use photo and document improvement software, announced a series of activities in support of Family History Month (October). An active member of The Imaging Alliance (TIA), the leading photo imaging industry trade group, Vivid-Pix is combining the association’s resources and its own... Read More

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Vivid-Pix announces API for patented image-correction technology

August 28, 2018August 29, 2018 GaryPageau LAND & SEA, Picture-Fix, RESTORE, Vivid-Pix2 Comments

Improved photos and documents help Baby Boomers relive memories Atlanta, GA – Vivid-Pix, the inventor of easy-to-use image-improvement software, announces the availability of an API for its patented Picture-Fix image-correction technology. The one-click-fix technology is already in use in the company’s own LAND & SEA series and RESTORE software products. The addition of an API offers developers Vivid-Pix’s proven consumer-friendly image-correction... Read More