imageCraft
Increase your sales, decrease your costs, and save time with our New! Event Galleries!
To view a live sample web gallery, enter test4 in the link below.
imageCraft's new event galleries are a turnkey order fulfillment solution for both film and digital photographers. How does it work? Simple. First, you send us your digital files, either from a digital camera, rolls of film to be developed and proofed, or scans of your images. Second, we upload an event gallery, complete with shopping cart capability provided by PayPal. Then, your customer places their orders online and we print and ship their orders. When the order(s) is completed we send you a check minus the cost of the printing and processing the transaction. Monthly gallery fees are billed to a credit card.
You pick one of the following plans that is right for you. (Printing costs are not included in monthly plans)
Occassional User - $.15 per image/month & 3% payment processing fee
Basic - up to 1,000 images/month - $35.00/month & 3% payment processing fee
Next Level - up to 3,000 images/month - $75.00/month & 3% payment processing fee
Ultimate - up to 10,000 images/month - $200.00/month & 3% payment processing fee (after 10,000 images you pay .015/image)
You can sign up for event galleries by calling 888-608-3456, or at our customer counter. To speed up the account setup process, you can print out our account set up form and bring it with you or fax it to 803-750-0301. Account Setup form
Once we receive your account set up form, we will enter your information, this usually takes 2 business days. After that, you are ready to go.
We provide you with HTML code to link galleries to your web site.
If you do not have a web site, we can provide you with a portal page that your customers can go to by using any internet explorer browser, and enter their event gallery.
Example:
HTML Code:
<form method="POST" action="http://www.sendtoprint.net/proofbook/login.asp">
<p>Event ID: <input type="text" name="UserID" size="20" value="Enter your Event ID here">
<input type="submit" value="Submit" name="B1"></p></form>
Images may be submitted on a cd, or sent via ftp. You will be given an ftp folder if you want one when you sign up for the service.
Sign up for this service by calling 888-608-3456. In addition to submitting your images you need to tell us what the name of their gallery is, and give us an event code. You can do this by using this printable form, or by saving this form as a text file and sending it with your ftp.
Images must be in Tiff or JPG format. PSD file formati is not accepted. Keep in mind, the images you submit to us will be the images used for printing when orders are placed on your gallery. If you are submitting files from your digital camera, provide us with the largest file size you would wish to print. We will crop the images for you when orders are placed for smaller sizes.
If we images are submitted to us in the wrong format we can convert the image, but you will be charged a conversion fee.
We can also upload your galleries from your proofing orders, but before we make your gallery live we must have the larger image sizes that will be used for printing on file.
If you are a film user, we will capture the information needed to print your online orders when we process your film.
I'm a film user, can I take advantage of the service...?
Yes, we encourage all of our customers to take advantage of the service. If you proof your rolls of film with us we can upload your images upon receiving your orders from the lab. If you do not proof your rolls of film with us we will scan your negatives and post your images to the web. In this scenario, you must pay for the scanning service.
You will receive an e-mail when an order has been fulfilled through your gallery. This e-mail will contain a summary of the order, price breakdown, shipping summary, and customer information.
Your upload fees will be billed to your credit card on file.
After your order is completed imageCraft will cut you a physical check for your order. The cost of printing your order, processing your payment, and shipping shortages incurred will be deducted from the check cut to you by imageCraft. You will be given a statement showing all of the order details.
How do viewers access my galleries...?
The preferred method is directly through your website. We encourage you to add a gallery page on your website where your customers can go, click on their event, and enter their galleries after submitting a gallery code. You use the html for the hot button above. If you do not have a website, your customers can type the URL of the portal page into their browser, and enter their event code in the window that pops up.
Can viewers right click on the images and save them to their desktop...?
No. The right click function is disabled. This is to protect you, by prohibiting unauthorized printing and distribution of your images. However, you can opt to allow viewers to e-mail images. These are low resolution files for viewing only.
Can you watermark my images...?
Yes. imageCraft can watermark your images with your studio name and a copy right message to help protect you against unauthorized reproduction of your work. There is no charge for this service, you simply indicate on your account set up form whether or not you want your images watermarked.
Will my customers have to create a PayPal account if they do not have one...?
No. Your customers can purchase from your galleries without creating a PayPal account. However, if they already have a PayPal account they will have the option to pay for their orders using their PayPal account.
How long are images available online...?
You determine how long your images are available online. You can set any range from one month to one year, in one month increments. Keep in mind, your event galleries are billed according to the number of images hosted per month, not uploaded.
Who sets the pricing for final prints...?
You set the pricing for your prints as well as your shipping charges. We will keep your default price list and shipping charges on file. However, you may submit a different price list and shipping charge with any order you choose. Keep in mind you will be billed for any shortage incurred when shipping orders to your customers.
We will ship everything UPS ground using our daily pickup account. We do a fairly large volume of shipping with UPS, so charges will be less than if you shipped the items yourself. Shipping costs are paid by your customer when they place their order. Any shortages in shipping costs will be deducted from your payment and shown on your order summary.