| name="KonaFilter">Are you tired of traditional catalog | | | | the digital camera and you can just upload the images |
| printing? Do you want to do away with your | | | | to the computer for instant editing and placement. |
| photocopied or mimeographed catalogs? Do you want | | | | Whether you are an expert or a novice, digital |
| to go high tech with catalog printing to make better | | | | cameras can help in producing an output easily without |
| output in less time? | | | | incurring extra costs. |
| Well to do this, you will need some of high tech tools. | | | | 4. Image Enhancement Software — Speaking |
| Let me give you seven of my most favorite tools that | | | | of images, another thing needed this day is image |
| you might want to use. | | | | enhancement software. Since you want your pictures |
| 1. Digital Templates — Templates are a simple | | | | to look the best that they can be for the product, it is |
| buy very high tech tool. Today's digital templates can | | | | wise to always enhance your images when |
| be quite detailed. Not only can you download catalog | | | | necessary. Good thing that software like Adobe |
| templates with the proper dimensions and settings for | | | | Photoshop is well suited to enhancing images to make |
| printing, most already have nice guidelines for the | | | | them look the best. Always have a similar application |
| printing bleeds and even some design elements like | | | | like this when you do some printing projects. |
| borders and backgrounds that you can edit or move | | | | 5. Publishing Applications — Word processors |
| around. This should quicken your printing process quite | | | | and other desktop publishing software is also a high |
| a lot, giving you more time to focus on the real design. | | | | tech tool you should very well consider using. This |
| 2. Collaborative Software — If you are working | | | | helps you design your draft a little faster, and in some |
| with a lot of people in the catalog and there are | | | | cases, you can even use the free templates that you |
| several parts that people jointly work upon, then one | | | | can download on the Internet in these applications. You |
| high tech tool that should organize things is a | | | | can try Microsoft Publisher or even OpenOffice Writer |
| collaborative application. This kind of software, which is | | | | for these purposes. |
| also known sometimes as project software | | | | 6. Digital Printers — If you need to print quite |
| basically helps people remember who did what in a | | | | quickly, a digital printer might really help with the |
| project and helps people communicate with each | | | | problem. No more waiting 1 week to arrive. If the |
| other. | | | | opportunity presents itself, you can just load up your |
| In this case, in your catalog design, your team can | | | | design and print within a few minutes. Quick sample |
| track who done what, the changes made and how it | | | | printing can save you in a lot of situations really. So |
| can affect the other parts of the document. You do | | | | see if you can get a nice large digital printer for your |
| not have to go on meetings too much since | | | | home or office. They can be quite useful. |
| everybody basically knows what the others did. | | | | 7. Online catalog printing — Finally, if you have |
| Moreover, this can organize your schedules and can | | | | time, one of the best tools I use is online printing. Printing |
| even help you backtrack to any previous changes that | | | | online can be pretty convenient since everything is |
| you might want to bring back. This can really be | | | | done at the comfort of your own home or office. |
| convenient especially if you have a big project with | | | | Your project will be printed quite expertly without any |
| lots of people on the staff. | | | | real trouble from your part. It is a safe, easy and |
| 3. Digital Cameras — For your color catalog | | | | reliable tool especially for businesspersons who have a |
| images, there is no question that the digital camera is | | | | lot in their mind. |
| the best tool you can use for it. Since it is very easy to | | | | Therefore, those seven high tech tools can help you. |
| take pictures, delete them and take them again with | | | | Be sure to try to use all seven to make your printing |
| digital cameras, you do not have to waste money on | | | | more successful in the future. |
| films and development. Everything can be done with | | | | |
