Patent ID: 7218776

Claim:
A photofinishing method comprising the steps of: a) offering a plurality of predetermined available image looks to a customer in a manner which permits the customer to select at least one image look for association with at least one image captured by the customer on scan-only photographic material; b) converting the at least one image to an image-bearing electronic signal representative of the at least one image; c) applying the selected look to the image-bearing electronic signal representative of the at least one image; d) processing the image-bearing electronic signal to provide a processed image that incorporates properties of the selected image look; and e) transferring the processed image to at least one of a customer or an intended recipient, wherein the step of offering a plurality of image looks comprises displaying the image looks to a customer in a color brochure, to permit the customer to select a desired image look from the displayed image looks prior to viewing the processed image.