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What is Digital Scrapbooking?

Basically, Digital Scrapbooking is just another form of capturing & preserving your memories.  You use a graphics  or photo editing program to design your pages.
The most commonly used programs are Adobe Photoshop (PS), Adobe Photoshop Elements (PSE), Jasc Paint Shop Pro (PSP), Microsoft Digital Image Pro (DIP) or Ulead Photo Impact (PI). It is also possible to use other programs such as FotoFusion, but does not have the same capabilities as the other programs. (see our other articles on each program)

We are surrounded by email, the internet, computers, digital cameras, iPods, etc.
Technology is all around us.  So, naturally, the next step in scrapbooking is digital scrapbooking!

Whether you want to incorporate 1% or 100% digital in your scrapbooking, 2PS digital experts are here to help.

What are some advantages of going digital?

Photo Enhancement:  Photos can be uploaded from your digital camera right into your computer. Or, you can scan your photos & edit them in your photo editing program.  Using your computer to digitally edit the photos is half the fun.  With the programs that are out these days, you can apply various techniques, filters, add text or even create collages with your photos.  You can change a color photo to black & white, leave it black & white but only have a spot of color for added interest, create a sepia photo, or add designs & artistic photo edges to your photos. And what about Photo Restoration?
Yes. You can do that as well & we are here to teach you.  How about enhancing your photos’ colors, or taking out a distracting backgournd. Yes, you can do it all, digitally!

Printing Options:  A huge plus for digital scrapbooking is the ability  to print out layouts multiple times to put in various albums.  No longer do we need to duplicate the entire page for each album, we can just print out multiples.  And the printing options are amazing.  Once you have the page complete, you can either upload it to an online picture printing source, such as 2Ps Pictures or you can print them at home.  If you want to print out 12x12 pages, you’d need a wide format printer.  A lot of digital scrapbookers have found that 8x8 pages are great, too, because you can print out on a regular format printer.
The inks, papers & possibilities are endless; from printing out on aritistic ink jet papers, to using the acid free long life inks for various printers, there’s something for everyone.
Another great idea, is to create a coffee table style book.  There are many online companies that will let you upload your completed layouts & print & bind them into a memorable keepsake.  I did one for my mom & then, decided to create the same book for each member of my family as Christmas gifts.  It was easy to do & everyone loved them.

Undo:  How many times have you made a scrapbooking mistake & either had to throw something out or tear it apart?  Well, in Digital Scrapbooking, if you ever make a mistake or place something you don’t like, there is the trusty ‘undo’ button.

Less Mess:  No more clutter. No more sticky papers on your shoes when you walk away from your scrapbook pages.  All of your digital scrapbook supplies are in your computer or on CD/DVDs.  The only organization & clean up you need to do is in your computer!

Mixing Digital with Paper:  This is a huge advantage.  How many times have you wanted to personalize your pages with names? Events? Special memories?  You can use your trusty Text Tool to add text to photos, journaling strips, etc.  The great thing a