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Fotoflex™
- How It
Works
MyChristmasCard.com has added two new dimensions to the standard
photo Christmas card. First, we have created photo greeting
cards - real, folded greeting cards - with not just one
personalized photo frame, but multiple frames. Second, we
built into those cards the capability for multiple text (for
greetings, letters, and names) that are limited only by your
creativity and the space on the card! True customization.
Those features alone significantly challenge the way photo Christmas
cards have traditionally been seen. Combine that with
our commitment to original artwork and design, and you have a
product that is unmatched.
At MyChristmasCard.com, the process of creating your own, unique
Christmas card is intuitive and straightforward.
The proprietary software to do that - fotoflex™ - is built into this
website, and is offered free of charge.
We recommend you have a cable or dsl connection, and your screen
settings set to a resolution of 1024x768 or higher. You will
also need the latest version of Adobe Flash - Flash 8.0
or higher (installed on most newer pc's, but also available free here:
Adobe
Flash Player Download Center).
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Watch a step by step demonstration of fotoflex here (about
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The following is a step by step introduction to
fotoflex™
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First step - go to the
Cards
page and select the style that you want. Some are more
serious, some more playful. All of them are designed
exclusively for MyChristmasCard.com, and all of them will be an
individual expression once your personal photos are included! |
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For this example, we choose "Snowflake" from the details page.
To head for the design we press the "fotoflex"
button here - you can also select your card straight off of the
Cards page. |
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Straightforward login page - check the "New User" box at the top
if this is your first time through - if you have been here
before, just log in... |
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After entering a name for the card, we come to the first step:
select our card design, and select our front cover.
Some cards, like Snowflake, have multiple covers to choose from.
Others have only one style. Just click on the cover you
want and it will drop into the template to the right. |
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Next, we upload our photos. Here, we upload over 5
megabytes on a standard cable connection... |
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...and our images arrive into our library in about 2 minutes. |
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Next, we use our mouse to "drag and drop" our family photo into
the template. Once there, the graphic tools in the middle
of the page are used to zoom in or out, or move photos
laterally. You can also
use your mouse to manipulate the image in the template. |
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Here we use the zoom tool (the small magnifying glass in the
middle of the tool section with the + on it) to tighten up the
shot. |
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The next step is to add text to the cover. Even though the
original template does not include text, fotoflex provides the
flexibility to do so if you wish. We choose not to, but
the tool is there if you want - completely your choice! |
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Now to the interior of the card. First select the
template; with this card you can select any color you want - mix
and match, or go with the same color as your cover. Here,
we choose the red interior to go with the brown cover.
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Drag and drop photos from the library into the template, once
again using the fotoflex graphic tools to help maximize the look
of each one. If you want more photos, use the upload
button at any time. |
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Next is the interior text. The original text is there for
you to either keep or change. We plan to change it, and
begin at the top...
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...changing the original "Season's Greetings" to "Merry
Christmas". |
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Then, we change "and best wishes for the year to come" to "and a
very happy new year" - and personalize the family information.
None of this is complicated - just highlight (click on) the copy
you want to change, and it appears in the text box at the lower
left. Then remove the text that is there, and replace it
with what you want. You can change the font, the color,
the size - everything is easily customized to your taste. |
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And here is our finished card. Looks great - except we now
are not as thrilled with our brown cover and red interior combo.
So, using the navigation bar at the top, we move back to step 1
and 2, to select the red front. |
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This looks better... |
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...so back to step 6. Finished! We suggest you proof
your card, particularly text, for spelling. Once you are
satisfied, check out your proofs using the "Viewprint" function,
approve them, and head for checkout. A completely unique,
customized, multi-image Christmas card is yours! |
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