What is a PhotoSho?

An AirSho exclusive, PhotoSho is an exciting new way to get the most out of your PC, digital camera, and AirSho powered web site -- all three working together, user-friendly, as a time and money saving team.  Unlike www.Ipix.com or www.VisualTour.com which offer a single format, PhotoSho can be a 1) virtual tour or 2) a slide show or 3) a 'stitched' panorama that YOU create with drag and drop simplicity. Slide shows can contain an unlimited number of photos, text, audio, links, layouts and more. 

Why do I need it?

PhotoSho allows you to incorporate many different, exciting and fast loading images in your web site, and reduce or eliminate the money you're paying for www.Ipix.com, www.VisualTour.com or other 3rd party virtual tours.

Pictures are worth a thousand words (slide show ideas): "Our Founders Day Parade", "Tour our new office", "Scenes from our beautiful golf courses", "Our historic area..." 

How much does it cost?

Some variations of PhotoSho are free -- included with your AirSho powered web site -- one of 35+ exclusive features. Unlike www.Ipix.com or www.VisualTour.com who charge up to $99 each for virtual tours, there is no charge for slide shows or virtual tours which YOU create.

For hosting a FREE PhotoSho you have two options:

1)  FREE!  To make slide shows or virtual tours available on the Internet you need a place to store them, a separate web server.  A growing number of Internet Service Providers offer their customers a "free web site".  (If you have the right ISP) this is where you can store and manage your PhotoSho files. Be careful, a few ISPs add banner ads in exchange for free web space.

2)  Or, if you prefer a secure domain with no banner advertising, and unlimited FTP accounts on a guaranteed fast server, there will be a separately billed annual fee of $65. This account includes your own unique domain name. It allows you to have as many slide shows, virtual tours, flash movies or custom web pages you may need, now or later, and over which you have complete design control.

$35 PhotoSho (automatic slide show) New for 2002

WebSho is a Java based automatic slide show ideally suited for your special listings or AirSho photo tours. Add an unlimited number of (correctly sized) photos....click here for an example...one-button, drag and drop uploads.  Specially priced to AirSho customers $35 for setup

Managing photos is the first order of business

Before you can add images to your web site, or Email them, they must be down-sized to assure fast online viewing.  Improving the color, brightness, sharpness and resolution are just a few of the things you can easily and quickly using our Irfan viewer. Contact Tom Dean at 810-632-7240 for the latest free software.

Suggested for slide shows:

Resolution:   72 dpi (dots or pixels per inch)
Width:  320 pixels +/-  A panorama would be wider, but no more than 625 pixels (to avoid side-to-side scrolling).
File size:  Images should be under 20 KB whenever possible -- the larger the file the longer it takes to download to a PC hooked to a phone line -- people will not wait to see BIG pictures.

Java Virtual Tours (similar to www.ipix.com)

FREE to AirSho customers -- our selected software lets your viewer tilt up, down, left, right, zoom in, zoom out.  It's the latest, and faster than Ipix...click here for an example. Contact Tom Dean at 810-632-7240 for the free Pana-viewer software.

Contact Tom Dean at 810-632-7240 for information or to order your first WebSho.

Panoramas: stitched images

Some virtual tours, like www.visualtour.com, 360 degree or simple wide angle images can easily be achieved by placing any camera on a tripod, taking a photo, rotating the camera, taking a photo, rotating the camera...and so on. The panorama below required 8 shots, which were automatically pieced together with a "stitching" program. Contact Tom Dean at 810-632-7240 for the latest free software.

Designing and managing slide shows

Special software allows you to easily select photos and customize each slide show automatically -- layout, background, colors, fonts, photo descriptions, thumbnail sizes, navigation icons, logos, your voice, logos, links. Preview it, then "publish" the slide show to your server using easy to understand buttons. Modify slide shows whenever you want, with a single button. Contact Tom Dean at 810-632-7240 for the latest free software.

Add the code to your web site

Just as you would with Ipix or any multi-media feature, simply copy and paste the URL address code of your PhotoSho slide show or virtual tour in box #3 of your AirSho Listing modification form.

Use your slide shows or Virtual Tours anywhere

As long as you're an AirSho customer you can use your slide shows or virtual tours in any web site, like: Realtor.com (whenever they remove their restrictive policy), HomeAdvisor, etc.  PhotoSho slide show or virtual tour links can be easily emailed. Simply copy and paste the URL in your message.

Tech support

PhotoSho help is as near as your phone. Contact Tom Dean whenever you need assistance creating or managing files or folders, downloading software, or getting started making a virtual tour or slide show. Of course, for anyone interested in having someone esle manage their slide shows or virtual tours our professional support services are available. We can scan, manipulate, add text or logos, or otherwise enhance any image you give us (or we can even take the photos). Call 810-632-7240

Free Software

The software needed to create and manage slide shows or virtual tours is FREE to AirSho customers.  Contact Tom Dean at 810-632-7240 for the latest free software, or to order your new money-saving AirSho powered web site. 

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