24x7digital Support RSS Feed http://www.24x7digital.com Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:46:19 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.24x7digital.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.24x7digital.com 24x7digital Support RSS Feed http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=135&Itemid=81 Some of our customers have written in to ask about envelopes for use with 4"x6" photos. Although standard #10 business size envelopes will work (9.5" x 4.125"), we prefer smaller A6 envelopes (also called #6 invitation envelopes) which are 4.75" x 6.5". There are also some envelopes specifically designed for 4"x6" photos. The mailable photo frame from photojojo.com (http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/mailable-photo-frame/) is also a fun alternative. Below are links to some envelopes. If you find other types of envelopes, feel free to email a link to support@24x7digital.com. A6 Envelopes or #6 Invitation Envelopes (4.75" x 6.5")These envelopes are a good fitpapermart.com (http://www.papermart.com/templates/71-0-10.htm) - Item #715240 $13.57 for 250 ($0.05 ea.) - 12/14/2007staples.com (http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StaplesProductDisplay? langId=-1 storeId=10001 catalogId=10051 productId=100026 cmArea=SC1:CG23:DP2190:CL142690) - 100 for $18.99 ($0.19 ea.) - 12/14/20074x6 EnvelopesThese envelopes are specifically designed to fit 4" x 6" photosenvelopesexpress.com (http://www.envelopesexpress.com/categories/view/Invitation/Photo) - 4 x 6 Invitation Envelope (4.125" x 6.125")Regular White $44.00 for 250 ($0.18 ea.), prices range from $0.60 ea. to $0.06 ea. based on quantity - 12/14/2007Specialty Envelopesphotojojo.com (http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/mailable-photo-frame/) - Mailable Photo FramePrices range from $2 ea. to $1.60 each based on quantity - 12/14/2007 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:45:03 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=118&Itemid=65 It has come to our attention that a very rare error can occur during registration of our products if there is a permissions issue with eSellerate's Application Support folder. If you receive a -25011 error during installation, please use the Finder to navigate to /Library/Application Support/MindVision. Do a Get Info on the MindVision folder and ensure that the MindVision folder and all of the files inside of the MindVision folder are writeable by the current user. NOTE that this folder is in the general /Library folder, not the user's ~/Library folder! Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:20:08 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=115&Itemid=67 HappyHolidays! photo cards can utilize Background Images and Tiled Textures, as well as a Background Color. These adjustments can be made in the Card Layout settings: Changing the Background Color is simple. Just click on the color well to bring up the Color Picker. Selecting a color will immediately change the background of your photo card.To use a Background Image or to tile a Texture Image, click on the "More" button next to the color well. Drag any image into the image well and select a background image option. "Fill card" will take your image and fill the background while maintaining the background image's aspect ratio by clipping either the sides or top/bottom of your background image. "Stretch to fill card" will resize the background image to fill your card without regard to maintaining the aspect ratio. "Tile" will repeat your image across and down the entire card creating a tiled effect. "Center" will center the card over the background image without resizing the background image. Background Images are drawn over the Background Color so in most cases, the background color will be obscured unless you use a background image which has transparency. The "Fill", "Stretch", and "Center" options tend to work better with larger background images. The "Tile" option works better with small images.There are many sources for great FREE background images and texture tiles. Simply search the Internet with keywords like "Background Images" or "Texture Images" or "Wallpaper Images". Many of the larger high-resolution images can also be used for the photo portion of your card. You can also find fee-based royalty-free artwork at sites like istockphoto.com.Some websites we used for our included Templates and sample files:http://www.allfreebackgrounds.com (http://www.allfreebackgrounds.com) http://www.fg-a.com (http://www.fg-a.com) http://www.hubblesite.org/gallery/wallpaper/ (http://www.hubblesite.org/gallery/wallpaper/) http://www.imageafter.com (http://www.imageafter.com) http://www.mayang.com/textures (http://www.mayang.com/textures) http://www.snap-shot.com (http://www.snap-shot.com) http://www.texturewarehouse.com (http://www.texturewarehouse.com) http://www.wallpapervault.com (http://www.wallpapervault.com) Another place to get background images is already on your Mac! Open your hard disk in the Finder and navigate to the Library folder and then open the Desktop Pictures folder.Here are some samples using Background Colors and Background Images: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:32:22 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=92&Itemid=78 Here's a tutorial on using HappyHolidays! to create a new photo card from a template, and then how to customize it. Templates determine the basic structure of a photo card. They also contain sample photos, text, fonts, and colors to give you a quick starting point for your new photo card. Choosing a template that you like will minimize the amount of work you have to do to create your own unique photo card. In our tutorial we change almost every aspect of the template we chose to illustrate many of the features of HappyHolidays! When you create your own photo card, choose a template to minimize the number of steps you have to perform. 1. Launch HappyHolidays! and the Template Picker will appear. Click on a category in the category list to narrow down the number of templates that are viewed in a specific category 2. Choose a template with the layout and style that you want your photo card to have. You will easily be able to change the image and the text of your new photo card once you create it. Click once on the template you want to start with to select it, then hit the Choose button. 3. A new copy of the template you chose will be displayed in a document window. Controls to change the appearance of the card are on the left side of the window. A preview of the card is shown on the right side of the window. You can expose more controls on the left by clicking on different areas of the Card Preview. Click on the Text Area to view text editing controls. Click on the Image Area to view image editing controls. You can also zoom the Card Preview in and out by clicking on the appropriate buttons in the toolbar or using the View menu. 4. Drag and drop your own photo from the Finder or from iPhoto into the Image Area in the Card Preview portion of the document window. 5. After dropping your new photo into the Image Area, the photo will be centered and auto sized to fill the Image Area. In this case there is clipping of the photo on the right and left sides. 6. Click on the Image Area to select it. The Image Properties controls will become visible to the left of the Card Preview Area. Use the Image Properties controls to rotate and scale the photo. It's easy to flip images 90-degrees, or use the rotation knob for free-form rotation. You can also type in your desired rotation and scaling factors. In this case we zoomed the image in, and rotated it slightly counter clockwise. 7. To move your photo around within the Image Area, first click on the Image Area to select it. Then move the mouse over the Image Area photo to enable the hand-grabber. Use the hand-grabber to move the photo around inside of the Image Area of the Card Preview. Here we moved the image slightly to the left. 8. Use the Images popup menu to choose how many images you want in the Image Area. We left this setting alone because we want this card to only have 1 photo in the Image Area. 9. To alter the border style around the Image Area, use the controls in the Image Area box on the left side of the window to change the border style around the Image Area. There are currently only two choices for border style, None and Single. Single will draw a single line around the Image Area. You can change the width of the line by using the popup below the border style. You can change the color of the border by clicking on the color well. This will bring up the standard Mac OS X color picker window. In this case we setup a Single 4 pixel border with a purple color. 10. Use the Margin popup menu to choose your desired margin around the whole card. In this case we wanted to enlarge the margin to 3/8". 11. The background of your card can be any color you choose. In addition, your card may have a background image. For a simple background without a background image, you can adjust the background color by clicking the color-well in the Card Layout section. The standard Mac OS X color picker will appear. For our card we did not change the background color because we have a background image already in our card. If you have a background image in your card it is drawn over the background color, and it will hide the background color (unless your image has transparent areas in it).Tip: To select any color on your Mac's screen, click on the magnifying glass on the upper left part of the color picker window and then move the magnifying glass around the screen and click over the color you wish to capture. 12. To change the background image for your card, click on the More... button next to the background color well and the card settings window will be displayed. 13. With the card settings window open, you can change both the background color and backgound image for the card. To choose a background image either use the Choose... button or drag and drop an image file right into the background image view. Our card already has an background image named 05bgc.gif which is 100 pixels wide by 100 pixels high. Use the background image mode popup to change how the background image is displayed. To remove a background image click on the clear button. In this case we did not alter the background image. Click the Done button to close the card settings window. Click here for more info on Backgrounds and Textures. (content/view/115/67/) 14. To change the Text Area, click on the Text Area in the Card Preview to select it. The Text Area and Text Properties controls will become visible on the left side of the window. 15. Use the Text Area controls to set a background color for just the Text Area. Here we have turned off the Fill Background text box so that the Text Area does not have a background color. 16. Edit the actual text that is displayed on your card by editing the text in the text view. Here we have selected just the name of the baby and changed it to "Baby Jane Doe". Use this text view to edit text much like you would a text editor. 17. To change the font of some of your text, select the text in the text view, then click on the Fonts button below the text area. This will bring up the standard Mac OS X Font panel where you can change the font, font size, and other font characteristics. Here you can see that selected text is displayed using the Marker Felt font with a size of 20 and a typeface of Wide. Changing the font characteristics in the Font panel will change the appearance of the selected text. 18. To change the font color of some of your text, select the text in the text view, then click on the Colors button below the text area. This will bring up the standard Mac OS X color picker panel. Changing the color in the color picker will change the color of the selected text. 19. Use the other Text Properties controls to change the text, rotate the text in 90-degree increments, choose the desired alignment, and access and special characters. The Shrink To Fit mode will take care of sizing the text to fit in the text portion of the photo card. 20. Save your photo card using the menu File -> Save. All formatting changes will be saved. Here we saved the document as "Baby Jane Doe" in our documents folder. 21. The first option for printing your photo card is to export the photo card as a 300dpi JPEG file suitable for printing at any digital photo center. The JPEG file that HappyHolidays! creates is almost identical to JPEG files which your digital camera creates when you take digital photos. Printing your photo card at a digital photo center is just as easy as printing any photo from your digital camera. Click on 'Export to JPEG' and choose the file name for the JPEG file. Then upload via your photo center's web site, or save it on a storage media that your photo center supports to carry it into the photo center (CDR, Compact Flash Card, SD Card, USB Flash drive, etc...). Here we are exporting the card to a file named "Baby Jane Doe Export" in our Pictures folder. 22. The second option for printing your photo card is by printing it yourself on your own color printer by clicking on the Print button. You may select options to print a single card or multiple cards per page, and also control the printing of cutting guide lines. Choose HappyHolidays! -> Preferences... to view and change the printing options (not shown here). View a Preview before sending the page to your printer by selecting the Preview button in the Print dialog. If the Preview looks okay, then print the card. Previewing before printing can save you money by making sure the photo card looks the way you want before using up your costly photo paper and printer ink. HappyHolidays! will fit as many cards as it can on a single sheet of photo paper. Click here for more info on Envelopes for 4"x6" photos. (content/view/135/81/) 23. If you use Apple's Mail application to send email, you can email a copy of the photo card to friends and family. When you hit the 'Export to Mail' button, HappyHolidays! will convert your photo card into a 72dpi JPEG file and automatically add the JPEG file as an attachment to a new Mail message. Just fill in the recipients and hit Send. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:41:28 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=91&Itemid=77 Here's a tutorial on how to create a HappyNewYear! calendar, how to customize it, and how to display it.1. Launch HappyNewYear! and the Template Picker will appear. This is where you choose what calendar format you wish to start with. It is important to choose the format based on how you want to display your calendar. Click once on the template you want to start with to select it, then hit the Choose button. Click here (content/view/87/66) for more information on how to choose a calendar format. 2. A new document with the format you choose will be created. The document will be in "year view" mode where you can see all the months of your calendar.3. Drag and drop photos from the Finder or from iPhoto into the Image Area for each month.4. Once you have added photos for your months, switch the document window into "month view" mode to view a single month in more detail. To switch to "month view", select a month and then choose View > Month (you can also double click on a month).5. In month view you can view a single month in greater detail. Notice the controls on the left side of the window. Click on any of the help buttons (?) to view help about how these controls work.Use the navigation controls to change which month you are viewing.Use the Calendar Layout controls to change the margin and background of the calendar.Use the Month Layout controls to change the number of images for the current month.Below we have changed the background color of the whole calendar by clicking on the Background color well, and then selecting a blue color from the color palette.6. Click on the Calendar Settings button in the tool bar or choose Edit > Calendar Settings... to see more calendar settings you can change. Click on the help button in this panel for more information about any of these controls. Some of these controls may be disabled if you are not a registered user, including changing the starting date for your calendar.7. To alter an image for a month, click on the Image Area in the right preview area to select it. The Image Properties controls will become visible on the left side of the window. Use the Image Properties controls to rotate and scale the photo. It's easy to flip images 90-degrees, or use the rotation knob for free-form rotation. You can also type in your desired rotation and scaling factors. In this case we zoomed the image in to fill up the whole image area.8. To move a photo around within the image area, first click on the image area to select it. Then move the mouse over the image area photo to enable the hand-grabber. Use the hand-grabber to move the photo around inside of the Image Area of the Card Preview. Here we moved the image slightly to the left.9. To alter the appearance of the month and year, click on the month and year in the right preview area to select it. The Month/Year Properties controls will become visible on the left side of the window. Note: these changes apply to all the months of your calendar. In this case we changed the font, size and color of the month and year.10. To alter the appearance of the days grid, click on the days of the month in the right preview area to select it. The Days Properties controls will become visible on the left side of the window. Note: these changes apply to all the months of your calendar. In this case we changed the color and font of the days.11. Save your calendar often using the menu File > Save.12. Print your calendar on your own color printer by clicking on the Print button. Choose HappyNewYear! > Preferences... to view and change the printing options (not shown here) before printing. Always view a print preview before actually printing your calendar by clicking on the Preview button in the Print dialog. If the Preview looks okay, then print the card. Previewing before printing can save you money by making sure the calendar looks the way you want before using up your costly photo paper and printer ink.13. If you have created a 4"x6" calendar, another option for printing your calendar is to export the calendar as 300dpi JPEG image files suitable for printing at any digital photo center. This option is only useful for 4"x6" calendars because most photo centers do not support printing the other calendar sizes. The JPEG image files that HappyNewYear! creates are almost identical to the JPEG image files which your digital camera creates when you take digital photos. Printing your calendar at a digital photo center is just as easy as printing any photo from your digital camera. Click on 'Export to JPEG' and choose the name of your export. A folder will be created using the name you enter, and each month of your calendar will be saved as a separate JPEG image file within that folder. Upload the image files to your photo center's web site, or save them on a storage media that your photo center supports to carry it into the photo center (CDR, Compact Flash Card, SD Card, USB Flash drive, etc...)14. You are now ready to display your HappyNewYear! calendar. How you display your calendar will depend on the calendar format you chose for your calendar. Click here (content/view/87/66) for more information on different HappyNewYear! calendar formats.Standard CD jewel case calendarsClick here (content/view/31/70/) to see how to use a standard CD jewel case as a calendar stand Calendar Case calendarsJust cut out your calendar months, open the calendar case and put them in. To make your calendar case stand up, open the Calendar case up all the way until you cannot open it any more, so that the lid becomes the base of the display. Click here (content/view/89/66/) to see some places to order calendar cases. 4x6 calendarsDisplay your 4x6 calendar in any 4x6 picture frame that you like. Click here (content/view/90/66/) to see some 4x6 picture frames that we found for displaying calendars. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:59:55 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Itemid=66 Adorama.com Dennis Daniels Clear Acrylic Bent-Back Horizontal Frame for 4" x 6" Photographs. (http://www.adorama.com/FRDDBBH46.html?searchinfo=FRDDBBH46 item_no=1) As of 12/22/2006 this frame was $1.55 (see their website for current price).This frame displays horizontal 4x6 calendars. Dennis Daniels Clear Acrylic Bent-Back Vertical Frame for 4" x 6" Photographs. (http://www.adorama.com/FRDDBBV46.html?searchinfo=FRDDBBV46 item_no=1) As of 12/22/2006 this frame was $1.55 (see their website for current price).This frame displays vertical 4x6 calendars.The image on the left is shown on their website and it is incorrect (it shows the horizontal frame). Pioneer Magnetic Photo Holder For 4x6 (2 Pack). (http://www.adorama.com/FRFAF462.html?searchinfo=FRFAF462 item_no=1) As of 12/22/2006 these magnetic holders were $3.99 (for 2) (see their website for current price).This frame is great for displaying vertical or horizontal 4x6 calendars on a refrigerator. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:23:44 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=89&Itemid=66 These calendar cases work well with the HappyHolidays! calendar case format. Calendar-Case.com (http://www.calendar-case.com/)As of 12/22/2006 these cases start at $0.95 each with volume discounts when ordering 100 or more (see their website for current pricing).The angle of display for this calendar case is about a 65 degree angle. Effectuality Inc. (https://www.effectuality.com/store/item.php/name/Calendar_Case/product/view/itemid/79/catid/9/store/us/lng/en)As of 12/22/2006 these cases start at $0.24 each with volume discounts when ordering 200 or more (see their website for current pricing).The angle of display for this calendar case is about a 50 degree angle. If you know of a site that sells calendar cases which is not listed here, please let us know by sending an email to support@24x7digital.com (mailto:support@24x7digital.com) . Click here (content/view/87/66/) to learn more about HappyNewYear!'s different calendar formats. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:13:39 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=87&Itemid=66 HappyNewYear! calendar formats HappyNewYear! currently has three different calendar formats which you can choose from for displaying your calendar in either a calendar case, a standard 4x6 frame, or a standard CD jewel case (left to right in above photo). Below is some information about the differences between these calendar formats and what you can do with each of them. Standard CD Jewel Case This format is designed to be displayed in a standard CD jewel case. If you have a lot of standard CD jewel cases sitting around, this format is ideal because you can recycle them by using them to display your HappyNewYear! calendars. When storing extra months of your calendar behind the current month, there may not be room for putting a full 12 months in this case. The number of months you can store varies depending on the thickness of the photo paper you use to print your calendars on. The dimensions for this format are 4 3/4 inches by 4 3/4 inches (4.75"x4.75").Click here to find out how to use a standard CD jewel case as a frame for your HappyNewYear! calendar. (content/view/31/70/) Calendar Case This format is designed to be used with calendar cases which are specifically designed to display calendars. These calendar cases are designed to easily flip open to display the calendar, so you don't have to remove and flip over the cover like when using a standard CD jewel case. Because of the way these Calendar Cases are designed, they usually have more than enough room to store a full 12 months. Because the calendar is displayed on the bottom half of this calendar case, the actual calendar is not displayed behind plastic like when using a standard CD jewel case to display your calendars. Only a small sliver at the bottom of the calendar is covered by plastic. The dimensions for this format are 5 7/16 inches by 4 11/16 inches (5.4375"x4.6875"). Click here to see some places to order calendar cases. (content/view/89/66/) 4x6" landscape and portrait This format is designed to be displayed in any 4x6 picture frame. When using this format you can print your calendar out on your own color printer, or you can print it out at any photo center by exporting the calendar as JPEG files and printing them just like any other 4x6 digital photo. The dimensions for this format are 4 inches by 6 inches (4"x6"). Click here to see some 4x6 picture frames that we found for displaying calendars. (/content/view/90/66/) 10x15cm landscape and portrait This format is designed to be displayed in any 10x15cm picture frame. When using this format you can print your calendar out on your own color printer, or you can print it out at any photo center by exporting the calendar as JPEG files and printing them just like any other 10x15cm digital photo. The dimensions for this format are 10cm x 15cm. Other Sizes We currently do not support formats other than those listed above but some users have reported good results by using our Export to JPEG feature in conjunction with Apple's Preview program to print to other sizes. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 08:46:25 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=85&Itemid=65 Here's a general overview (with screenshots) of how to purchase HappyNewYear! The same process can be followed for HappyHolidays! First, please download the latest version of our software from our website. The download should be a Disk Image .dmg file which you can double-click to mount. A Finder window should appear showing you the Installer Package. Double-click the Installer Package file to run the Installer. Agree to the license agreement, and install it to your hard drive. The program will be installed inside of your Applications folder. Find the icon for the program in your Applications folder and double-click it to run it. The Registration Info window will appear if you have not yet registered the software. Click the Register button. Read the text and press the Purchase Now button. Be sure you are connected to the Internet, and temporarily disable your firewall or bypass your proxy server if necessary. We use eSellerate's purchasing and registration engine, so our software will need to make a connection the eSellerate servers for registration. If you receive an error during purchasing, you may need to check your Internet settings and make sure you have an active connection capable of connecting to eSellerates servers. You may need to turn off your firewall or bypass your proxy server. Once connected to eSellerate's Servers, you should see our shopping cart screen. Verify the currency, product, and quantities, and enter your purchase information. Once you have filled out the form, you will see the Order Confirmation screen. And when you are done with the order, you will also see a confirmation from within our program: If you need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@24x7digital.com. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:21:03 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=53&Itemid=66 Registered users of HappyNewYear! may turn off the watermark which appears on the calendar. Use the Calendar Settings button in the toolbar or choose the Edit->Calendar Settings menu command. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:08:15 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=65 Our software products are officially licensed for a single user on a single computer. As a courtesy, we allow installation on two computers for people who have a desktop computer and laptop computer, or a home computer and office computer. If you have reached the activation limit, you will need to contact us at support@24x7digital.com to request a license transfer. We will be able to turn off the activations on your current computer and you will be able to re-register the program on a different computer. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:37:51 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=66 We do not currently have metric unit support in our software. Please refer to the following information for conversion to metric units.CD Jewel Case size is 4.75" x 4.75" which corresponds to 12.065cm x 12.065cm.Calendar Case size is 4.75" x 5.5" which corresponds to 12.065cm x 13.97cm.Paper size of 4"x6" corresponds to 10.16cm x 15.24cm. Our margins correspond to approximately the following:1/8" = .3175cm1/4" = .635cm3/8" = .9525cmWe may consider adding better metric support in a future release.We currently do not support printing to any paper sizes other than 4"x6" or paper that is larger than the desired output size.An interesting article about metric paper sizes can be found here:http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html (http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/%7Emgk25/iso-paper.html) Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:34:51 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=67 We do not currently have metric unit support in our software. Please refer to the following information for conversion to metric units.Paper size of 4"x6" corresponds to 10.16cm x 15.24cm. Our margins correspond to approximately the following:1/8" = .3175cm1/4" = .635cm3/8" = .9525cmWe may consider adding better metric support in a future release.We currently do not support printing to any paper sizes other than 4"x6" or paper that is larger than the desired output size.An interesting article about metric paper sizes can be found here:http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html (http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/%7Emgk25/iso-paper.html) Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:34:51 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48&Itemid=66 HappyNewYear! is designed to print the following sizes ONLY: 4"x6", CD Jewel Case, and Calendar Case. If you would like to print to a different size paper, you may be able to try the following work-around. The basic principle is to export the image to JPEG format and then use Apple's Preview program to print to paper sizes of your choosing. Apple's Preview software includes options to Center Image and Scale to Fit when printing. Apple's iPhoto software may also be used to print to a different paper size. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:08:32 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=47&Itemid=67 HappyHolidays! is designed to print 4"x6" format photo cards ONLY. If you would like to print to a different size paper, you may be able to try the following work-around. The basic principle is to export the image to JPEG format and then use Apple's Preview program to print to paper sizes of your choosing. Apple's Preview software includes options to Center Image and Scale to Fit when printing. Apple's iPhoto software may also be used to print to a different paper size. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:08:32 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=46&Itemid=65 Here is a list of some error codes that you may encounter while registering our products:-3001: General connection failure. Be sure you are connected to the Internet when registering. You may need to disable firewalls and bypass proxy servers as the program must connect to our registration servers during registration.-3002: Registration server connection failure. Be sure you are connected to the Internet when registering. You may need to disable firewalls and bypass proxy servers as the program must connect to our registration servers during registration.-3003: Problem updating registration engine. Be sure you are connected to the Internet when registering. You may need to disable firewalls and bypass proxy servers as the program must connect to our registration servers during registration.-25000: Unknown activation ID. Try entering your name and serial number EXACTLY as provided. We recommend using copy-and-paste.-25001: Unknown serial number. Try entering your name and serial number EXACTLY as provided. We recommend using copy-and-paste.-25002: Serial number mismatch. Try entering your name and serial number EXACTLY as provided. We recommend using copy-and-paste.-25003: Blacklisted serial number. Perhaps your serial numbers is being used by software pirates? Contact us if you get this error code.-25004: Invalid order status. Perhaps a problem with your payment, or the order has been voided. Contact us if you get this error code.-25005: Activation limit. Our software is officially licensed for use on only one computer, though we have relaxed the activation limit to allow use on two computers (e.g. work and home, or desktop and laptop). Please do not abuse this "feature".-25006: Unknown activation key. Try entering your name and serial number EXACTLY as provided. We recommend using copy-and-paste.-25007: Hardware mismatch. The software has already been registered on another computer. Contact us if you need to remove a registration from an old computer.-25008: Invalid activation key. Try entering your name and serial number EXACTLY as provided. We recommend using copy-and-paste.-25009: Non-unique serial number. The software has already been registered on another computer. Contact us if you need to remove a registration from an old computer. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:59:14 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=45&Itemid=66 HappyNewYear! is designed to print calendar pages to fit inside the cover portion of a CD Jewel Case. Please take a look at our Do-It-Yourself guide (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=31 Itemid=70) on creating photo frames from a CD Jewel Case. NOTE: you need to choose the standard CD jewel case calendar format for your calendar to be able to display it in a standard CD jewel case. Click here for more information about different HappyNewYear! calendar formats. (/content/view/87/66/) Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:44:55 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=67 HappyHolidays! is designed to print cards onto paper which is the same size or larger than the intended card size. To print 4"x6" cards onto 4"x6" photo paper, your printer must support full borderless printing so that the paper size reported back to the program from the print driver specifies that the size is large enough to accept a full 4"x6" image. Be sure to use Page Setup to pick the correct 4x6 borderless page size.When printing to paper which is the exact size as the desired output, please be sure to disable the printing of cutting guides by visiting the HappyHolidays! Preferences and turning off the "Print cutting guide lines" option. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=66 HappyNewYear! allows customization of calendars up to 2 years into the future, and one year in the past. Thus, if the current year is 2006, then the Calendar Settings Year popup menu will show years from 2005 through 2008. If the current year is 2007, the popup menu will show 2006 through 2009. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:42:42 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=66 Calendar Cases for HappyNewYear! can be purchased online at:http://www.Calendar-Case.com (http://www.Calendar-Case.com)CD Jewel Cases may be used as a calendar frame as well. Please read the DIY Guide on our blog (/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=31 Itemid=70) . Regular 4"x6" photo frames may also be used. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=66 HappyNewYear! v2.0 had a problem saving the Internationalization information for the days-of-the-week which would cause all calendars to display the normal English days-of-the-week (S M T W T F S). Version 2.0 users can work-around the problem by switching the calendar to another language, and switching it back to your native language settings. This problem has been fixed in v2.0.2 and later. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=65 A few users have reported an Invalid Credit Card error message during registration. Occasionally our back-end fulfillment site may be unable to communicate with their upstream credit card validation servers. Be sure you are connected to the Internet, and please disable any firewalls or bypass proxy servers while registering.Please try registration again, and note the exact error message or error number that may appear. You must use Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, JCB or PayPal. If you choose anything but PayPal you must enter the Credit Card Number, Card Security Code and Expiration Date exactly. If all credit cards fail to work, you may try PayPal.Please feel free to contact us at support@24x7digital.com if you continue to have problems registering or purchasing. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:30:24 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=40&Itemid=65 Firewalls and Proxy Servers may interfere with our product's registration functions which uses technology from eSellerate. Please temporarily disable your firewall and bypass your proxy server if you have problems registering our products. Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=65 We do not currently offer Windows versions of our software packages. Our programs are designed to run on Mac OS X only. Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=66 HappyNewYear! does not have the ability to print a title page for your calendar. May we suggest using our HappyHolidays! program if you are using 4"x6" format. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=67 We have had a report of a problem running HappyHolidays! on a computer which also has an old version of iPhoto Library Manager installed. You may see warning messages such as the following in your Console output:2006-09-25 20:16:16.173 HappyHolidays![1107] *** -[NSBundle load]: Error loading code /Users/username/Library/InputManagers/iPLM/iPLM.bundle/Contents/MacOS/iPLM for bundle /Users/username/Library/InputManagers/iPLM/iPLM.bundle, error code 2 (link edit error code 0, error number 0 ())To correct this issue, please upgrade to the latest version of both HappyHolidays! and iPhoto Library Manager. If a re-install does not help, try removing the Library/InpuManagers/iPLM folder in your Home Directory, and Log Out and Log In again. We have tested HappyHolidays! here along with iPhoto Library Manager and have not had any problems.For more information, please visit: http://www.iphotolibrarymanager.com/Documentation/iPLM/pgs/install.html (http://www.iphotolibrarymanager.com/Documentation/iPLM/pgs/install.html) Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=44&Itemid=65 Current registered users of our software can upgrade to the latest 2.x versions for FREE. Simply download the latest version from our website and use the Register command. Use the exact registered name and serial number from your original purchase. Be sure to enter your name and serial number exactly -- we recommend using copy-and-paste. Also, be sure you are connected to the Internet while registering. Thanks to all of our registered customers for your continuing support of our products! Download HappyNewYear! here. (/happynewyear/download) Download HappyHolidays! here. (/happyholidays/download) Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=61&Itemid=67 HappyHolidays! includes many templates to get you started with your photo card. If you would like to start with a blank card, please choose the Blank Category from the Template Picker window. Sat, 03 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=62&Itemid=66 We have only seen this problem once, but if you get a HappyNewYear! error message that says "Unexpected error when getting shipping information. 25129:12,2560", please try updating the eSellerate registration libraries by following these steps:Quit all programs.Go to http://www.esellerate.net/esellerate_update.asp (http://www.esellerate.net/esellerate_update.asp) Click on "Updater for Mac OS X"Once you have downloaded updater_OSX.dmg, please mount the dmg Disk Image file and double click on the updater. Please try to register HappyNewYear! again. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=64&Itemid=66 We are pleased to announce that all versions of HappyNewYear! for PowerPC processors seem to work fine under Rosetta emulation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_%28software%29) for Intel Macs. New versions will be built as Universal Binaries to natively support both PPC and Intel processors. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=66 Our software does not have the color handling capabilities of Photoshop but here are some other things to try:1. You may be able to apply the Color Profile of your printer to your image by using the Image->Mode->Apply Profile command in Photoshop. Then when saving as JPEG, you can choose to embed the profile. This technique may allow you to proof your work on your display inside of Photoshop, and hopefully the embedded profile will be honored when HappyNewYear sends output to your printer. By the way, HappyNewYear should also be able to use native Photoshop file format (and be sure to embed your printer color profile when saving).2. You may be able to apply additional ColorSync Quartz Filters by using the ColorSync options in the Print dialog. After selecting Print from HappyNewYear, choose ColorSync from the popup menu under the Printer and Presets popup menus. Once ColorSync is selected, you can apply a pre-canned Quartz Filter (which can be created using ColorSync Utility), or choose Add Filters to have your calendar printed to PDF and then subsequently opened in ColorSync Utility where you may create and apply additional filters before printing. This technique may allow you to apply your printer profile as well as choose a Rendering Intent. See screen shots below. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66&Itemid=65 Q. When I click the register button I get the message "Patched by iMac Daddy" and I cannot continue. How can I fix this?A. This is due to a corrupt eSellerate engine. Navigate to your hard drive, Library>>Application Support and throw the MindVision folder in the trash. Then navigate to Library/Preferences and throw the file "com.esellerate.owc80211g.plist" in the trash. Connect to the internet and go to http://www.esellerate.net/esellerate_update.asp (http://www.esellerate.net/esellerate_update.asp), install the OS X update and try the register button again. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=67 Using Microsoft Word Clip Art: Open Microsoft Word and create a new document. Next, use the Insert->Picture->Clip Art command to open the MS Clip Art browser. Find the art you want, and insert it into your Word document. Right-click (or Control-click) the newly inserted clip art and use the Save As Picture command to save it to your Desktop. You may want to try PNG format to preserve the transparency. You should then be able to drag-and-drop the saved clipart from the Desktop to HappyHolidays! Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70&Itemid=65 We use SSL connections to transmit credit card info over the internet. Also your full credit card number is not stored in the database after the transaction.If you are still concerned, please click on the link "eSellerate Security" in the lower left corner of the first screen of the Software Delivery Wizard, for more info about our security.The full product will allow you to remove the watermark which is displayed over the image. Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=67 For most printers, only 2 copies of a 4x6 card can be printed on an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper. To do this depends on the orientation of your card:If your card has an orientation (in the Card Layout section) of Portrait:-Choose File -> Page Setup…-Choose the landscape orientation in the Page setup window (usually the middle button).-Hit OK to close the Page setup window-Choose File -> Print…-Click on the preview button to see if two photo cards will be printed on a sheetIf your card has an orientation (in the Card Layout section) of Landscape:-Choose File -> Page Setup…-Choose the portrait orientation in the Page setup window (usually the left most button).-Hit OK to close the Page setup window-Choose File -> Print…-Click on the preview button to see if two photo cards will be printed on a sheetAlso for either case, in the preferences you can turn off "Print cutting guide lines" to make more space for the cards.Future versions of HappyHolidays! may include a quarter page size page layout to allow printing of 4 cards per page. Currently we only support the 4x6 layout size. Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.24x7digital.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88&Itemid=66 Here are step by step instructions on how to use a standard CD Jewel case as a stand for a HappyNewYear! calendar. Note: you need to choose the standard CD jewel case calendar format for your calendar to be able to display it in a standard CD jewel case. Click here for more information about different HappyNewYear! calendar formats. (http://www.24x7digital.com/happynewyear/formats) Print the calendar pages with HappyNewYear! Use your color printer to print the calendar pagesThe print area for a month is 4.75" x 4.75", which is the size of a standard CD jewel caseFor best results, use high-quality photo paper compatible with your printer Cut out the calendar pages Use a paper cutter, razor and cutting mat, or scissors to trim the calendar pages Take apart a CD jewel case Use a case with a clear, clean coverBe careful not to break the plastic tabs from the cover Reattach the CD jewel case cover Turn the cover around and put it back onto the bottom part of the CD jewel case backwardsBe careful not to break the plastic tabs from the coverFlip the cover over to create the calendar stand Slide the calendar pages into the CD jewel case cover You can store future and past months behind the current monthEnjoy the calendar!Print more copies for family and friends, or create a new one! Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0100