Making a Photo DVD

Overview
Selecting Photos for Your Album DVD
Ordering a Photo DVD from Your Cart
Common Question about Making a Photo DVD

Overview

There are two ways to order your prints on DVD. You can create a Photo DVD with the photos stored in your Costco Photo Center account or you can add all the prints in your cart to a photo DVD. In both cases, your photos will be stored on a high-quality photo DVD.

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Selecting Photos for Your Album DVD

Your photos will be stored on the DVD in folders with the same name as the folders that you selected.

Tip: During the DVD ordering process, you can choose albums, but not individual photos. To handpick the pictures for your Photo DVD, organize your photos before starting to make the DVD. Just copy or move the photos you want into new or existing albums.

  1. Click the 'store' tab or click 'create' on the right side of the page. Then click 'photo DVD' in the 'photo products' list on the left.
  2. On the 'make a photo DVD' page you'll see your own albums and shared albums. Click the albums you want to add.
  3. When you've selected all of the albums you'd like to include, click the 'add DVD to cart' button to add this DVD to your cart and continue.

  4. Your DVD will appear in your cart where you can make more DVDs or remove the DVD if you change your mind.

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Ordering a Photo DVD from Your Cart

Your cart holds your orders for prints, photo gifts and DVDs. Any prints, photo gifts or DVDs you add to your cart are saved there until you check out or remove these items from your cart.

If you would like to order a DVD of the photos in your cart, simply enter the number of DVD copies you would like in the 'quantity' box. The photos will be arranged on your DVD in the same order they appear in your cart.

Note: you might require more than one DVD to accommodate all of the photos in your cart. You will see the total number of DVDs required to fit all of your photos in the 'DVDs Required' column. The number you enter into the quantity box is the total for the order regardless of how many DVDs are required to contain your photos. For example, if your images require 4 DVDs to fit them all, and you enter 10 into the 'quantity' box, then you will receive 10 sets of the 4 discs required to fit your photos or 40 discs in total at $2.99 per disc.

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Common Questions about Making a Photo DVD

How much does a Costco Photo DVD cost?

Please refer to the Shipping and Pricing information in the help topics for more information. Click here to go to the pricing page.

Can I pick individual photos from different albums to put on the DVD?

Yes. Before starting to make a Photo DVD, you'll need to copy or move the photos you want into new or existing albums. Then, add the new albums as described above.

What is the resolution of the pictures on a Photo DVD?

The resolution of photos taken with a digital camera and uploaded to the Costco Photo Center website depends on the resolution settings of the camera when the photo was taken. The pictures on your DVD will be the exact same resolution that they were when you uploaded them. However, if you have made use of the editing tools on any of the photos, they could look slightly different than the originals and the resolution might have changed.

Can I save a partial Photo DVD order and return to complete it later?

Yes. Photo DVDs you've assembled are saved in your cart until you place the order or remove them.

Can I create more than one Photo DVD in a single order?

Yes. Once one photo DVD is in your cart, just click on the 'make more DVDs' link to start another one. Please note that multiple photos DVDs in one mailing order must be shipped to a single address.

Can I order prints and Photo DVDs together?

Yes. You can add both prints and Photo DVDs to your cart, view the combined order, and then check out. More info on ordering prints.

I use a Macintosh. Will a Costco Photo DVD work on my computer?

Yes. You'll have access to all the photo files on the DVD. However, you need to use your own software to view them. The software on the DVD is Windows compatible only. The photo files are stored as JPGs, so you can view them with your Web browser or with any image-editing software on your Macintosh.

What software is included?

The Costco Photo Organizer windows-compatible software allows you to store and view your photos which makes transferring them to the Costco Photo Center even easier.

How will my pictures be organized?

There are two ways to order your photos on DVD. Your photos will be arranged differently depending on which method you choose.

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