The benefits of Photo CD
The Photo CD system is at heart, a flexible, multi-purpose
imaging system. Photo CD images can be used on multiple computer
platforms, and for a wide variety of graphic products from graphic
arts application in print, to video stills and components in
multimedia, Internet and CD-ROM publishing products.
The original engineers of Photo CD chalked-out a series of
important options for the technology which included broad use
in television and graphic arts. They also added an archival requirement
to their product, making it truly one of the longest-lasting
of all image media.
Today in the U.S., the average cost of a Photo CD scan from 35
mm film is about $3.00. At that price, it s a very attractive
medium when compared to alternative technologies such as traditional
film drum scanners or removable hard disks. Improved productivity
and smoother work flow are additional benefits of Photo CD, these
benefits continue beyond the savings in cost alone.
