Not all digital photo books are created equal

Not all digital photo books are created equal!

First some terminology. Digital photo book, digital photobook, digital album, digital printed album, photobook, fotobook these are all the same terms for a product which consists of printing your photos and text on high quality digital presses and then binding those pages into a book. It is the modern day digital equivalent of the photo album. It is a physical product which you can hold in your hands, place on your coffee table, browse with your family and friends.

We started Fotocodex because we wanted to provide you with artisan quality digital photo books. We sought an option that was not mass produced and that stood out amongst all the others on the market.

Just how are we different?

There are two main factors which determine your photo book's quality: print quality and the binding quality.

Photographic Print Quality
(Not all digital presses are created equal)

Most photo book providers are using one of three types of digital presses: HP Indigo, Xerox iGen or the Kodak Nexpress. All are capable of delivering good photographic prints but at Fotocodex we believe that the HP Indigo 5000/5500 consistently delivers excellent quality. We further enhance your photos' quality by printing them on a carefully chosen high quality matte finish paper.

The quality coming off the Indigo digital press is excellent as is. We don't have to run your pages through a varnishing process with non environment friendly chemicals nor do we have to laminate your pages with a micro-thin plastic coating (more non environment friendly stuff).

We do not run nor do we believe in using automated photo enhancing software. Personally we find that their results are hit and miss. The programmed enhancements are subject to personal tastes. They are a one size fits all solution. Some photos perhaps look better some suffer.

At Fotocodex we just focus on ensuring that our Indigo digital press delivers the highest quality output it possibly can w/o relying on these automatic software photo enhancers.

Creating the hard back
(not all bindings are created equal)

Casing your book's pages into a hard bound book is perhaps where Fotocodex distinguishes itself from everyone else. Every one of our books is built by hand and is built to last. We rely on the techniques of old world craftsmanship to make you the best possible digital photo book for your money.

Our hard backs are offered in cloth or suedette. They can be plain covers or can have a personalized title stamped on to them.

We have two new offerings which are being trialed to a selected group of professional clients: natural leather hard backs and printed cover hard backs.

The leather is soft and supple. Available in red, midnight blue, dark green or brown. You can have your title stamped as well.

Printed covers are our newest item. We use a textured material resembling art canvas which has been specially designed for covering books. We print your design onto this material using a high resolution flatbed printer. The quality is truly stunning!

So not all photo books are created equal. Fotocodex focuses on delivering you artisan quality heirloom photo books.

Our New Photobook Products

Fotocodex has introduced to a limited list of professional clients the following new photobook products:

• leather bound photobooks (midnight blue, dark green, dark brown, red)
  
• printed cover photobooks where you design the front/back covers!
  
• extra large photobook with pages measuring 16.5" x 11.0" (419 mm x 281 mm)

These products will make their way shortly into our standard offering once we have proofed out our production and quality control lines for them.

Professional Photobooks with Fotocodex

Fotocodex offers a distinct workflow for professionals who wish to use their own album design software such as: Indesign CS, QuarkExpress, Album DS, DG Foto Art, Apple's Aperture and others.

The process is simple. Setup your page dimensions according to the type of photo book you'd like to create. Design your pages and then export them either as a single PDF file or individual JPG files. Upload the file(s) and place your order.

Account signups happen here.

More information

View our wedding albums and/or purchase wedding book packs from one of our affiliates

Some things are hard to show over the Internet namely print and binding quality. A photo is worth a 1000 words but nothing beats being able to pick up one of our book samples and browse through it to really appreciate the fine workmanship that goes into everyone of our wedding albums.

You can know see samples and/or purchase our fantastic wedding book packs to give as a gift from the following locations:

Debenhams Wedding Services:

• Oxford Street, London
• Sheffield
  
• Lakeside Mall
• Birmingham
• Nottingham

Intercanvas in Essex.

Wedding Gifts

Choosing a really great wedding gift can be a tricky decision. The trouble is, even with a good gift list, they’re often not very original and how many toasters or photo frames does one couple need?

If you really want to show the happy couple how you feel about them, nothing says it better than a truly unique wedding present. But unique gifts usually mean uniquely expensive prices! However, there is a way to get a completely original wedding gift at a price you’ll like.

At Fotocodex, we’ve got a wedding gift that’s one of a kind, at a price that won’t break the bank. We specialize in beautifully handmade photo books, a personal record of the special day that’s entirely original. What’s more, we offer an amazing wedding pack that allows you to give this truly unique wedding present to the happy couple on the day.

How do you find out more about this inimitable gift? Simply pop online and visit http://www.fotocodex.co.uk/store, when you purchase this special wedding gift online, we’ll send a wedding book pack directly to you. You can wrap it up and give it as a gift on the special day. When the newlyweds want to create their wonderful wedding photo book, they just go online, upload their best wedding pictures and create their fantastic printed photo album. Once it’s been printed and hand-sewn, it’s delivered directly to the happy couple.

With Fotocodex Wedding Packs, you give the gift of a lasting reminder of their wedding day that they’ll want to keep forever. They’ll be forever grateful for this gift like no other!

And it’s a lot better than toaster!

Wedding Anniversaries

A wedding anniversary is more than just a milestone to mark the number of years since originally tying the knot. A wedding anniversary is a celebration of a lifelong commitment and a remembrance of the moment when two became one.

If you’re looking for a unique way to celebrate a wedding anniversary, then Fotocodex have a beautiful wedding anniversary gift that your spouse will treasure forever. Imagine a gift that captures the special memories of your life together and shapes them into stunningly original gift.

Well, that special gift is just a few clicks away. With an exclusive printed photo book from Fotocodex, you can easily design and create an anniversary gift that really shows your spouse how much you mean to them.

Imagine the moment your partner opens this totally unique gift, flicking through the printed pages of photographs that show your life together, now that’s a special anniversary gift!

Simply upload your favourite photos from all your special memories over the years. Adding photographs from your wedding, holidays, children, retirement or other special moments couldn’t be easier! Next, add witty or poignant text, create a special inscription on the cover and decide on the texture and colour of the album cover. That’s it! You’ve created a printed photo album of memories that’s utterly unique to you and your husband or wife.

Just a short time later, when your beautiful and unique anniversary gift arrives in the post, your spouse will be delighted by this really thoughtful gift. Don’t settle for flowers, chocolates or other clichéd presents! Don’t delay; create an exclusive printed photo book today!

It's the present your guests want to give you!

Absolutely Stunning Wedding Albums Using Your Guests' Digital Photos!

Give or be given a Fotocodex Wedding Book! Fotocodex Wedding Book Packs are gift vouchers for a 50 page, hand bound heirloom quality hard back wedding book. They can be purchased on line in our store.

Our 'do it together' Internet service makes it easy for you and your guests to gather together all those wonderful digital photos taken around your wedding in one place. Everyone uploads their best photos from their own computer on their own time.

You decide which photos you want to use and who you would like to have help you edit your wedding book. For example you can invite close friends and family to create their own pages in your wedding book!

A Fotocodex wedding book may be given to you as a gift! Your guests purchase a Fotocodex Wedding Book Pack from our on line store. We ship them the pack and they then give it to you as a wedding gift. You along with whomever you choose may then build your wedding book. Place our store's URL on your wedding list! You may choose between the Majestic wedding book which is our traditional wedding book or the newlywed which is a smaller size.

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Use of our service is free. Payment is only made when orders are placed for our stunning wedding albums!

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