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Article ID: 161629 - Last Review: August 17, 2005 - Revision: 2.1

How to Import Pictures From Seattle Filmworks Photo Disk

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SUMMARY

When you send a roll of film to Seattle FilmWorks, you can have it processed as digital images that are stored on 3.5" floppy diskettes. These images are stored in a proprietary graphic format that uses the .sfw file extension and requires special software to open them. This article explains how to use the MS-DOS program that comes with your Photo Disk to bring these images into Microsoft Publisher or another graphics-capable Windows application.
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This article applies to versions of Seattle FilmWorks Photo Disk that use the MS-DOS executable file Ezsfw.exe that is dated 12/23/94 7:39AM and has a file size of 113,236 bytes.
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To View and Capture Your Pictures

  1. Launch Microsoft Publisher or another graphics-capable Windows application.
  2. Insert "Seattle FilmWorks Picture Disk" into your disk drive.
  3. With Windows 95, click the Start Button and then click Run. For Windows 3.1x, click Run on the Program Manager File Menu.
  4. Type "A:\Ezsfw.exe" in the Run text box and press Enter
  5. Press ENTER again to start the Photo program.
  6. Your pictures are displayed "full screen" by a picture cycling program. Wait for the photograph you want.
  7. To copy a photo, press the Print Screen button on your keyboard.
  8. Press ALT+TAB to switch back to application you wish to paste the image.
  9. On the Edit menu, click Paste.
Your Seattle FilmWorks Photo Disk comes with an MS-DOS program that enables you to view the .sfw images in full-screen mode. For an additional cost, a Windows-based application can be obtained from Seattle FilmWorks for viewing the SFW images.

The products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Publisher 97 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Publisher 3.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Publisher 2.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Publisher 2.0a
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0a
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0c
  • Microsoft Picture It! 1.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Image Composer 1.0
  • Microsoft Image Composer 1.0a
  • Microsoft Image Composer 1.5
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Anonymous User
Written: 10/30/2004 8:12 PM
I tried your suggestion to "screen print" photos from Seattle Fim Works *.SWF format to another program. I tried MS PowerPoint, WordPerfect, Corel PhotoShop, MSPaint. None of them could receive from the clipboard. I therefore wonder if there was a failure to save to the clipboard. For this, I tried PrintScreen, Alt Printscreen, Cntl PrintScreen and Shift Printscreen. In other words, I failed! Sorry not to have been more positive. I certainly do appreciate your forum.

Anonymous User
Written: 1/21/2005 3:36 PM
Try Ctrl+PrtSc ( Control + print Screen ) or Shift+PrtSc. :)

Mary Dunagan - n1mom4oru2 NOSPAM-AT-NOSPAM wmconnect.com Reported as Irrelevant  
Written: 8/30/2005 2:20 PM
I have used your film long ago and had no problems with it, of course I had 35mm film. I found a roll of this film when I went through some of my things I had stored for years, so could you let me know where to send this to be developed. Thank You Mary Dunagan

kathy schaben - kschaben2 NOSPAM-AT-NOSPAM cox.net Reported as Irrelevant  
Written: 2/20/2006 11:07 AM
I have found two rolls of film that are several years old. I believe you sent an envelope with them but I no longer have the envelopes to send them back to get them delvelped. Can you send an envelope or instructions on how and where to send them. I also have two rolls of unused film, do you want them back. We now use a digital camera and have no use for the 35mm film. Thank Kathy

Anonymous User Report As Irrelevant  
Written: 11/13/2006 6:21 AM
TFNSUB@hotmail.com Why would an honest question be reported as Irrelevant? The two emails asking about old undeveloped film is my problem too. It would have been very helpful to have had an answer.

Anonymous User - lbgobble NOSPAM-AT-NOSPAM gobble.us Report As Irrelevant  
Written: 3/17/2008 11:59 AM
I have several rolls of undeveloped film(sfw).They are 5yrs. old. Would like to have them developed and information as to cost per roll. Can you answer this?



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