A computer program product for processing digital images for eventual transmission to a remote photofinisher, the computer program product comprises a computer readable storage medium having a program stored thereon for performing the steps of: receiving a computer-readable data file having a digital representation of an image; receiving at least two coordinates that define a portion of the image which is to be included when a hardcopy is printed by the photofinisher; concatenating the coordinates onto the data file for integrally attaching the coordinates thereto for forming a revised, computer-readable data file; and storing the revised data file.