Online Slide Show Comparison |
| Software Features |
Others |
3cim |
Benefit |
| A. Image Publishing |
|
View examples |
Typical
publishing interface |
3cim
publishing interface |
|
| 1. |
Uploading files - image sizes |
1MB per upload |
30 MB per upload |
Images can be uploaded without resizing or compressing first, saves time (less
software tools needed) |
| 2. |
Uploading time |
too much data-slow |
70% faster (e.g. 2MB+) |
Efficiency, time saving for photographers or
sellers (uploading takes 3 minutes or less, even with uploads as large as 30MB) |
| 3. |
Selecting/Uploading images |
Single image |
Multiple images |
Able to preview first, speeds production process |
| 4. |
Basic Editing tools (arrangement, mag, brightness & contrast,
crop) |
No |
Yes |
Convenience for photographer, seller (less
software tools needed) |
| 5. |
Compression rate |
10-20% |
70-80% |
Retains image quality while providing quick presentation download |
| B. Image Display |
|
View examples |
Typical
item page display |
3cim SlideTour display |
|
| 1. |
Ease of use, viewing |
Multiple clicks and scrolling, waiting for images to load |
Single window display |
Faster image review, better fit to web page, no scrolling (no missed images) |
| 2. |
Faster image displaying technology |
No |
Yes |
No waiting for images/presentation to load |
| 3. |
Magnifier |
No |
Yes (4X) (example) |
Enables viewing of fine image details (display 4X details using 1X displaying
window) |
| 4. |
Audio enabled |
No |
Yes, via phone or upload |
Supplement text description, provides better
product understanding |
| C. Business Benefits |
| 1. |
Faster response time to customer
| - |
Faster image publishing online - from days to 5 minutes |
|
| 2. |
Internal Cost Savings
| - |
Saves photographer and production staff time |
| - |
Customers providing photos - less reliance on staff photographer |
| - |
Streamlines work flow - less production (image editing/publishing), staffing necessary |
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| 3. |
Increase Revenues (FSBO-For sale by owner)
| A. Existing customers: |
| - |
Encourages customers to photograph and upload their own images and to provide multiple images |
| - |
More listings with multiple photos = more revenue per listing |
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| B. New customers: |
| - |
SlideTour system attracts more new customers(ease of use, SlideTour presentations get faster, better results) |
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