Purikura: How to Keep Purikura

How to Keep Purikura 

There are 3 different ways

 Download Purikura via Puripix.

 Scan and crop Purikura.
 Take a photo and Edit it.

PuriPix

PuriPix is an app which allows you to download your Purikura directly to your smartphone.

.App links for
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.puripix​

   http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puripix/id542086164

Go to PuriPix' Site HERE for Q & As and support center's contact.

Scans of PuriPix' brochures 

Screenshot of the app photos

Screenshots of the app on Google Play

Description of the app on Google Play and iTunes

"PuriPix" allows you to download a photo which is taken at a photo sticker booth (Japanese Photo Sticker Machine). 
Take photos and select your best shot at our Photo Sticker Machine, and you can save/view it in "PuriPix" with your smart phone!
*You can select a download photo while playing at Photo Sticker Machine.

Photos that are taken from machines in Japan, cannot be downloaded with this PuriPix application

◆ How to download the photo
1. Start the app.
2. Enter 16 digits Sticker ID which is printed on the photo sticker that you get from the Photo Sticker Machine
3. The photo displayed
4. Save it to your smart phone by tapping "save" button

◆ Viewing/downloading photos
You can view and download 1 photo per play in "PuriPix".
The photo can be viewed and downloaded within 7 days after the photo is taken.

◆ PLEASE NOTE
We provide you the photos by using wireless communication system.
If the network connection has some problem, it may take some time to receive the data or it is possible that data cannot be received at all.

Screenshots of PuriPix App

Step  Enter the 16 digit code 

Step  Select on the FREE photo or Buy to download all photos

Step  Select Save

 PROS 

The photos appear vivid and clear.

It saves up time for scanning, editing and taking photos of your Purikura over and over again because you want to find the focus point.

 CONS 

The size of it's photos are small. ( 640 X 640 )

You have to buy them if you want them all.

Available Photos
You may choose a single photo or all the photos collaged together, but it would be a much smaller size.

Single Photo and Collaged Photo

Scan

This is just scanning your photos into you computer with a scanner or printer.

I can't tell you how to do so because every machine is different.

Here are all my Purikura scanned and uploaded on my FaceBook profile.

 PROS 

The size of the photos are much larger than PuriPix' shots.

It saves on taking a photo of your Purikura over and over again because you want to find the focus point.

 CONS 

It picks up dust from the Purikura and shows obviously when zoomed in.

Requires a lot of patience to edit and crop to look like the original.

       

I use this for all my photos now instead of taking countless photos of the same shot with my phone. 

Before and After Removing the dust on Purikura with Photoshop

Take Photos

You can do this if you don't have a smart phone nor a scanner. 

Any device with a camera will do for this trick.

 PROS 

Instantly get the photos on your phone.

The higher the megapixel, the bigger the photo size.

 CONS 

It tkaes up a lot of time to take a clear shot.

The photos will turned out curved as the Purikura isn't a flat piece when it's printed out.

Requires cropping and editing to get it to look like the original.

       

I use this for all my photos now instead of taking countless photos of the same shot with my phone. 

Off Focus  Normal Brightness  Brightened  Cropped and Edited ( Photo that's brightened )

Comparison

First photos are from PuriPix, second photo from scanning, third photo is taken by phone camera.

CUBE 003

CUBE 003

CUBE 003

CUBE 003

Sweet Kitty and Cool Panther 3

Purikura: How to Choose a Purikura Booth

How to Choose a Purikura Booth 

Choosing a Purikura booth depends on you priorities. Here are a few things you should consider

 The number of people who will shoot at the same time.

        Some Purikura booths provide more ( but smaller sized ) Purikura for larger groups.
        Sweet Kitty and Cool Panther prints out it's Purikura for groups up to 6 people. CUBE
        003 only prints out Purikura for 2. As for Akogare Baby 3 and Bijou Cosme 3, I
        remembered one of them has Purikura for groups but I don't remember which, Sorry!

       

Black dotted lines with pink outlines = The place where you can tear it into half
Black straight lines with pink outlines = To show that it is another piece of Purikura.
The pictures used here were from Sweet Kitty in Cool Panther in Cool Panther.

1 to 2 Users
When this is printed out, it comes out as 1 whole piece. This piece has a fragile line at the center to allow users to tear it into half perfectly.

3 to 4 Users
When this is printed out, it comes out as 2 whole piece. When the 2 pieces are put together, they make up the size of one whole piece as shown in the earlier picture. This piece has a fragile line at the center to allow users to tear it into half perfectly.

5 to 6 Users
When this is printed out, it comes out as 1 whole piece. The photos are printed out in 6 sets. This piece has a fragile line at the center to allow users to tear it into half perfectly. However, you have to cut it ( horizontal ) manually in order to separate them.

 Lighting and Effect

        The lights on each Purikura booths are different. I can't tell the brightness, but there's
        gotta be something about it that's effecting the pictures right? When the Purikura are
        printed out, you can tell that it's different by comparing your skin tone.

CUBE 003  Sweet Kitty and Cool Panther  3 Bijou Cosme 3  Akogare Baby 3

 Stamps

        Different machines have different stamps. If you choose the cute settings in the
        beginning, you'll have a set of cute templates to choose form. If you choose the
        cool settings, the templates with be cooler. It depends on which you prefer. As
        for myself, I choose Purikura machines based on my look of the day; With no
        makeup at all, I'll just choose at random

       

For CUBE 003  Preferably Sharp Mode
For Sweet Kitty and Cool Panther  Preferably Neko Mode
I have only used Bijou Cosme 3 and Akogare Baby 3 once, so I have an opinion on them