Professional Lab Integration

j-bo

So are we going to introduce more confusion to the customer by having 2 printers with 2 seperate offerings?

Isn't there one printer that does it all?

cmason

j-bo wrote:

So are we going to introduce more confusion to the customer by having 2 printers with 2 seperate offerings?

Isn't there one printer that does it all?

If one printer did it all, then there would only be one printer. I would think that you could direct the product to be printed at the vendor of your choice. Printers specialize in different things...you get to choose what to offer your customer, as well as decide which printer provides it the way you want to offer it. If EZPrints does it all for you, then you dont have to do anything.

Andy

j-bo wrote:

So are we going to introduce more confusion to the customer by having 2 printers with 2 seperate offerings?

Isn't there one printer that does it all?

No. The idea is that it's transparent to the buyer (your customer)

YOU will have decisions to make but not the buyers.

j-bo

Andy wrote:

No. The idea is that it's transparent to the buyer (your customer)

YOU will have decisions to make but not the buyers.

I figured as much, but thought I'd ask rather than assume.

Thanks and looking forward to see what will be available!

Kalrog

j-bo wrote:

I figured as much, but thought I'd ask rather than assume.

Thanks and looking forward to see what will be available!

Kid... Candy store... Christmas morning... all rolled into one.

Hey wait a sec. Isn't Christmas on a Thursday this year? When does maintenance usually happen? What a present.

*disclaimer*
I have no inside information - I am just hopeful.

Andy

Kalrog wrote:

Kid... Candy store... Christmas morning... all rolled into one.

Hey wait a sec. Isn't Christmas on a Thursday this year? When does maintenance usually happen? What a present.

*disclaimer*
I have no inside information - I am just hopeful.

I would answer but I have to go order some die cut wallets now

rich56k

'auto/true' color status?
Just wondering if we'll finally remove the 'true/auto' color chioce from the customers view in pro account holders shopping cart when this new printer option gets released?


rich56k

cabbey

rich56k wrote:

Just wondering if we'll finally remove the 'true/auto' color chioce from the customers view in pro account holders shopping cart when this new printer option gets released?


rich56k

As long as we're overhauling the print backend... we've made a number of subtle little improvements. :cool

Cindy

Andy wrote:

I would answer but I have to go order some die cut wallets now

Andy... your a real stooge :crazy
I sure hope this is by Christmas morning... for your sake more than ours now what with even other threads now calling you'll either extremly sure or complete morons... I fear Santa himself may be giving Pro Photogs all over the world a ride to your door..... I sure hope it's not with whips and chains or worse... :rambo :lol4

rich56k

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Originally Posted by rich56k
Just wondering if we'll finally remove the 'true/auto' color chioce from the customers view in pro account holders shopping cart when this new printer option gets released?


rich56k

cabbey wrote:

As long as we're overhauling the print backend... we've made a number of subtle little improvements. :cool

Sounds cryptically optimistic - can't wait for the unveiling

cabbey

rich56k wrote:

can't wait for the unveiling

That makes about a couple dozen of us. I can't wait to get this thing live for you folks, months of my life now are wrapped up in it. But we're not going to put it out until it is ready, solid and dependable, able to take on the thousands of orders a day we push through.

Seriously, this is big, lots of folks at smug have been involved, and lots of folks at the lab. Thankfully our cultures get along very well, so even as we've hit the ugliest bits of the integration, the relationship has been awesome.

I already get to play with it every day (er, sorry, TEST it ) and even I get giddy sometimes waiting to push it live.

takeflightphoto

Almost there....
Slap the coupons on there and it will be a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

ivarclap:ivarclap:ivar

Glory2Jesus4Photography

Well it did not happen this Thursday. :cry
I really do hope with such a long time in the works that SM can really put something supper fantastic together. Something that is even better then working with Millers directly.

Art Scott

waynedsargent wrote:

I really hope it's MPIXS!!! If we could get the full gamut of their products my work would be cut in half! Cmon' MPIXS!!!!!!:ivar

You did not see the big splash at MPIX a while a go and in the mag adverts.............MPIX PARTNERED WITH ZENFOLIO ...........scratch:cry

Andy

Cindy wrote:

Andy... your a real stooge :crazy
I sure hope this is by Christmas morning... for your sake more than ours now what with even other threads now calling you'll either extremly sure or complete morons... I fear Santa himself may be giving Pro Photogs all over the world a ride to your door..... I sure hope it's not with whips and chains or worse... :rambo :lol4

No, not Christmas morning - but soon! So guys, we need to get it right. Really, really right. It's getting so very close, hang on tight!

Sorry for the crappy screen pic - but you get the point, these are the Cindy U. Memorial Die-Cut wallets

Andy

A few of you pros are asking for this:

Glory2Jesus4Photography

Thanks for the update Andy The wallets are looking good other then the web cam photo what is up with that I know you have a remote for that 1DmkIII I do hope it is soon but I do hope it is so right and so good that it is easier and better then my current lab. Which is on par if not better then SM on their customer service and how they take pride in there workmanship. That is why I really hope you would be able to use them but Who ever it is I hope they are equal if not better.

Cindy

Andy wrote:

No, not Christmas morning - but soon! So guys, we need to get it right. Really, really right. It's getting so very close, hang on tight!

Sorry for the crappy screen pic - but you get the point, these are the Cindy U. Memorial Die-Cut wallets

Well it's sure good to see you survived Christmas without a firing squad.
The wallets are looking great... but I see you better work on your printer profile or white balance or something... your looking a little blue there and yes I want them wallets right so keep pluging away.

Thanks for the update Andy!

Andy

Someone asked for Flat Packaging once or twice

Y'all will need some good Exacto knives, and a little bit of patience -- but it's worth it

yes, from 4x6 up to the biggest sizes, 30x40 and 24x36, all shipped flat. Many layers of protection inside - it's a thing of beauty, really!

Glory2Jesus4Photography

Well by the shipping we can eliminate Millers :cry I know WHCC uses ups I really hope that whoever SM uses is as good or better then Millers. It would be so nice to do every thing from one place.

Andy

Glory2Jesus4Photography wrote:

Well by the shipping we can eliminate Millers :cry

Y'all haven't seen that Millers/Mpix has an exclusive with another company.

Art Scott

Andy wrote:

Y'all haven't seen that Millers/Mpix has an exclusive with another company.

Obviously they are not ready the whole thread.....even I stated whom MPIX partnered with earlier.....it was bif news in some mags and on their websites also.......Did You get Douglas Photographic IMaging here in good ol' Wichita???
Now that would have been something great for SmugMug...............

Glory2Jesus4Photography

Art Scott wrote:

Obviously they are not ready the whole thread.....even I stated whom MPIX partnered with earlier.....it was bif news in some mags and on their websites also.......Did You get Douglas Photographic IMaging here in good ol' Wichita???
Now that would have been something great for SmugMug...............

Mpix is the consumer side not the pro side and I did not know that the other had an exclusive with them. I just wishful thinking it would be like if your pro lab said they were going to offer hosting service through another provider I would be pushing just as loud for SM I would not want some flicka.
I like using Co. that have always been there for me and my business that is all. just a loyalty that I have and is why SM gets my business.

Ann McRae

Oh no....please, please NOT UPS as carrier! Oh, please!


ann
on behalf of all us Canuck's.

brandofamily

Andy wrote:

Someone asked for Flat Packaging once or twice

Y'all will need some good Exacto knives, and a little bit of patience -- but it's worth it

yes, from 4x6 up to the biggest sizes, 30x40 and 24x36, all shipped flat. Many layers of protection inside - it's a thing of beauty, really!

Does not look like WHCC packaging. But I would love if it were WHCC. I've used them when I'm not printing thru SM and love the results. Never had any issues with shipping and/or packaging and they guarantee prints w/o question...

Karenl39

brandofamily wrote:

Does not look like WHCC packaging. But I would love if it were WHCC. I've used them when I'm not printing thru SM and love the results. Never had any issues with shipping and/or packaging and they guarantee prints w/o question...

I love WHCC. The packaging from Millers and WHCC is very similar. Haha, everytime I order a really large print I cringe while opening it. I am so afraid I am going to ruin it or cut it with a knife. I never have yet and their prints come in excellent condition.

Andy

Karenl39 wrote:

I love WHCC. The packaging from Millers and WHCC is very similar. Haha, everytime I order a really large print I cringe while opening it. I am so afraid I am going to ruin it or cut it with a knife. I never have yet and their prints come in excellent condition.

You will feel EXACTLY the same way when you open these new packages

sellis

I don't have the patience
I'll be a beta tester if it helps speed things up

Kalrog

Andy wrote:

You will feel EXACTLY the same way when you open these new packages

With hints like that we must be getting dang close.

cabbey

Kalrog wrote:

With hints like that we must be getting dang close.

So close we can taste it.