Data Handling

 

We offer several options for data handling on digital capture.

 

Submit using Camlynx or other approved image matching software

Provide CD or DVD that includes image files and database along with appropriate production forms. Data Advantage camera cards are recommended with this service if you are not printing your own camera cards or labels. This method offers you the highest degree of control on data and images.

 

Submit with Data Advantage Camera Cards or Labels and we’ll create the text file for you.

Student/Player enrollment data is obtained prior to picture day and submitted to Excel Photo on disk or via email in a TXT, CSV or XLS format. All grades/teams should be contained in the same file (and on the same sheet if CSV or XLS format). Excel Photo will produce either bar coded camera cards or bar coded adhesive labels, based on your request, and print in sort order you have specified and send to you for use on picture day. For sports jobs requiring trading cards, ‘Get Real Series’ magazine covers, PageMates, or engraving for plaques, we recommend labels rather than camera cards so that all data can be captured from the consumer’s order envelope. These would be applied to the players order envelope (outside of the scan-able area), and submitted in order photographed with your job. For schools or jobs that require non-data products, camera cards can be used. In both instances, image file#(s) should be recorded on either the camera card or order envelope. Camera cards or labels are billed when they are sent to you for picture day (camera cards - $0.08 ea and Labels - $0.01 ea). For sports and special events jobs see instructions for Digital Slates and Envelopes for details. This method offers a high degree of data control yet minimizes the time YOU spend preparing the job for the lab.

 

Submit with order envelopes, handwritten camera cards or worksheet and we’ll create the text file for you.

This is the quickest way for you to get the job in to us. For sports and special events jobs see instructions for Digital Slates and Envelopes for details.

 

Submit using a Preformatted Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

Upon request, we will provide you with a spreadsheet that contains all required data in the format we need. You enter all information, including image file numbers for every image captured and burn it to CD or DVD with your images. Your data file is used to produce the packages.