WillCAD
04-29-2011, 01:00 PM
I got pretty busy last year and didn't do a share, but I'm getting back on the ball this year. Sign in here and I'll add your name to the list.
Who's In:
Group 1
1. WillCAD (coordinator)
2. Bookwood
3. sjh801
4. wdwr & Meghan
5. ddindy
6. Topaz
7. BetsyAnn
8. jeffdet7
What is a PhotoPass share?
For those who don't know - A PhotoPass CD share is when a group of friends and family combine all of their PhotoPass cards into a single account, then split the cost of the CD equally.
How much does it cost?
A PhotoPass CD costs $99 if you pre-order it (which we will), and about $6-$8 shipping, for a total of $105-$107. If we have 10 people, that's under $11 each. Throw in an extra $3 per person to cover the cost of the blank CD and shipping from the coordinator to each person, and the total cost for each member of a 10-person share is under $14 - way better than the $105 that it would cost you if you got the CD yourself. This is especially important for those of us who come home with only a few PhotoPass pics.
How does it work?
The share coordinator (in this case, me) is the one who orders the CD, copies it, and sends the copies to everyone in the group. This will be the 5th year for the Tagrel share group.
Will I get just my pics, or everybody's?
PhotoPass CDs mix pics up by date, not by PhotoPass card, so everyone's pics are mixed together. Splitting them up would be extremely time-consuming for the coordinators of the groups
Since our group is more like an extended family than a group of strangers, it was agreed that first year that everybody wanted to see everybody else's pics. This is only dangerous when certain Photoshop-savvy persons (who shall remain nameless at this juncture) join the group.
How many people will be in the group?
As with last year, I am limiting each group to 10-12 participants (each participant can be an individual, couple, or family). In 2007 we had 16, and with that many pics, the PhotoPass web site became impossibly slow to load when we logged on to add borders and graphics to our pics.
If we get more than 10 or 12 people signed up, I will split them into two or more equal groups, each with their own separate PhotoPass account. For instance, if we have 16 people, they will be split into two groups of 8 each, making the cost per person $16. When more than one group is needed, I will ask for volunteers to act as coordinators for each group.
New feature: Online pics at WillCAD.org
I have unlimited (or so the provider says) storage capacity on my personal web page. Because of this, I will get copies of the CDs from all the groups (if there is only one group, I'll already have them), and I will upload all of the pics from all of the groups to my personal site and share the link with everybody.
Once the pics are on my site, you will be able to view them and download them. If you would prefer, you can simply download them all in bulk rather than have a CD sent to you; this will save you the cost of shipping from the coordinator to you, but the download may take a while. If you have a slow-speed internet connection, the CD is a better option.
Okay, I'm in - what do I do?
1) Everybody gets their own PhotoPass cards and has pics taken normally
HINT: Write down or take a digital pic of your PhotoPass card numbers when you get them in case you lose the card.
2) I will create a PhotoPass account for the group and send the user name and password info to all members in advance. If more than one group is needed, I will ask for volunteers to act as coordinators for each group; each coordinator will create an account for their group and share the user name and password with their group.
3) Everybody in the share enters their PP card numbers in the group account(s) and reviews or modifies their pics.
NOTE: PhotoPass cards can only be entered in ONE account, so your pics must be entered only in the share's account. If they are entered in your own account, then they cannot be entered in the share account, and they will NOT be on the CD!
4) Everybody shares the cost by sending some money to the share coordinator. In my case, you can either send me the money via PayPal, or you can give it to me in cash when we meet at WDW.
5) After Tag-o-Mania is over, we all enter our PhotoPass cards into the share account(s), and add borders and graphics and crop our pics as much as we wish.
6) Once everybody has entered their numbers, reviewed and modified their pics, and sent in their share of the cost, the share coordinator orders the CD.
7) When the CD arrives, the share coordinator makes copies for each member of the share and sends them out. Since our pics generally fill up more than one CD, I consolidate them onto a single DVD when I copy them; this makes it a lot easier to copy them, cheaper to mail them, and easier to browse the pics.
8) NEW THIS YEAR: When the coordinators of the groups send out the CDs, they will also send a copy to me. I will then post the pics from all of the groups on my personal web site and post a link to the pics here. Everyone will then be able to view the pics, download them individually, or download them in bulk in zip files.
Tagomania 2011 PhotoPass Share Schedule:
Deadline for signing up - October 12, 2011 (one week prior to Tagomania)
Day to enter your PhotoPass cards - October 24, 2011
If you enter your cards any earlier than October 24, your pics will expire before we order the CD!
Deadline for modifying your pics - November 22, 2011 (the CDs will be ordered from PhotoPass on November 23)
NOTE: In my original post I had this date wrong. Nov 23 is the ordering date, 30 days from the date we enter our cards into the account.
Approximate date the coordinators will get the CDs - around December 3.
Approximate date the coordinators will send the CDs to the group - around December 10.
Approximate date the pics will be available on WillCAD.org - around December 12-14.
Who's In:
Group 1
1. WillCAD (coordinator)
2. Bookwood
3. sjh801
4. wdwr & Meghan
5. ddindy
6. Topaz
7. BetsyAnn
8. jeffdet7
What is a PhotoPass share?
For those who don't know - A PhotoPass CD share is when a group of friends and family combine all of their PhotoPass cards into a single account, then split the cost of the CD equally.
How much does it cost?
A PhotoPass CD costs $99 if you pre-order it (which we will), and about $6-$8 shipping, for a total of $105-$107. If we have 10 people, that's under $11 each. Throw in an extra $3 per person to cover the cost of the blank CD and shipping from the coordinator to each person, and the total cost for each member of a 10-person share is under $14 - way better than the $105 that it would cost you if you got the CD yourself. This is especially important for those of us who come home with only a few PhotoPass pics.
How does it work?
The share coordinator (in this case, me) is the one who orders the CD, copies it, and sends the copies to everyone in the group. This will be the 5th year for the Tagrel share group.
Will I get just my pics, or everybody's?
PhotoPass CDs mix pics up by date, not by PhotoPass card, so everyone's pics are mixed together. Splitting them up would be extremely time-consuming for the coordinators of the groups
Since our group is more like an extended family than a group of strangers, it was agreed that first year that everybody wanted to see everybody else's pics. This is only dangerous when certain Photoshop-savvy persons (who shall remain nameless at this juncture) join the group.
How many people will be in the group?
As with last year, I am limiting each group to 10-12 participants (each participant can be an individual, couple, or family). In 2007 we had 16, and with that many pics, the PhotoPass web site became impossibly slow to load when we logged on to add borders and graphics to our pics.
If we get more than 10 or 12 people signed up, I will split them into two or more equal groups, each with their own separate PhotoPass account. For instance, if we have 16 people, they will be split into two groups of 8 each, making the cost per person $16. When more than one group is needed, I will ask for volunteers to act as coordinators for each group.
New feature: Online pics at WillCAD.org
I have unlimited (or so the provider says) storage capacity on my personal web page. Because of this, I will get copies of the CDs from all the groups (if there is only one group, I'll already have them), and I will upload all of the pics from all of the groups to my personal site and share the link with everybody.
Once the pics are on my site, you will be able to view them and download them. If you would prefer, you can simply download them all in bulk rather than have a CD sent to you; this will save you the cost of shipping from the coordinator to you, but the download may take a while. If you have a slow-speed internet connection, the CD is a better option.
Okay, I'm in - what do I do?
1) Everybody gets their own PhotoPass cards and has pics taken normally
HINT: Write down or take a digital pic of your PhotoPass card numbers when you get them in case you lose the card.
2) I will create a PhotoPass account for the group and send the user name and password info to all members in advance. If more than one group is needed, I will ask for volunteers to act as coordinators for each group; each coordinator will create an account for their group and share the user name and password with their group.
3) Everybody in the share enters their PP card numbers in the group account(s) and reviews or modifies their pics.
NOTE: PhotoPass cards can only be entered in ONE account, so your pics must be entered only in the share's account. If they are entered in your own account, then they cannot be entered in the share account, and they will NOT be on the CD!
4) Everybody shares the cost by sending some money to the share coordinator. In my case, you can either send me the money via PayPal, or you can give it to me in cash when we meet at WDW.
5) After Tag-o-Mania is over, we all enter our PhotoPass cards into the share account(s), and add borders and graphics and crop our pics as much as we wish.
6) Once everybody has entered their numbers, reviewed and modified their pics, and sent in their share of the cost, the share coordinator orders the CD.
7) When the CD arrives, the share coordinator makes copies for each member of the share and sends them out. Since our pics generally fill up more than one CD, I consolidate them onto a single DVD when I copy them; this makes it a lot easier to copy them, cheaper to mail them, and easier to browse the pics.
8) NEW THIS YEAR: When the coordinators of the groups send out the CDs, they will also send a copy to me. I will then post the pics from all of the groups on my personal web site and post a link to the pics here. Everyone will then be able to view the pics, download them individually, or download them in bulk in zip files.
Tagomania 2011 PhotoPass Share Schedule:
Deadline for signing up - October 12, 2011 (one week prior to Tagomania)
Day to enter your PhotoPass cards - October 24, 2011
If you enter your cards any earlier than October 24, your pics will expire before we order the CD!
Deadline for modifying your pics - November 22, 2011 (the CDs will be ordered from PhotoPass on November 23)
NOTE: In my original post I had this date wrong. Nov 23 is the ordering date, 30 days from the date we enter our cards into the account.
Approximate date the coordinators will get the CDs - around December 3.
Approximate date the coordinators will send the CDs to the group - around December 10.
Approximate date the pics will be available on WillCAD.org - around December 12-14.