Glossary Address Book: In your
address book you can specify as many shipping addresses as you would
like. A single order can be shipped to multiple recipients from your
shopping cart, but they must be added in your address book first. Apply To All:
When 'apply to all' is set to ON or checked on an order form, the selection you are making (i.e. if you are ordering a 4x6 print) will be applied to all the images in your cart.
Using the 'apply to all' option is an easy way to order products and prints for your entire shopping cart.
Aspect Ratio: The aspect ratio is
simply the longer side of your image (in pixels) divided by the shorter
side of your image. For example, a 1024 x 768 image would have an
aspect ratio of 1.33. ( 1024 ÷ 768 = 1.33 )
Aspect ratio is important when determining the outcome of the prints you
choose when using your digital images. Since all of Panoramic Network
photographs are printed at 300 dots per inch (dpi), you can
determine the resolution of the print by multiplying the width and height
each by 300. For example, an 11 x 14 print would equate to 3300 x
4200 pixels. Our handy and accurate resolution
guide has taken much of the guess work out of determining which
images will produce good results with our various prints. Refer to
it often, and watch out for the red light!.
Auto-Enhance:
Auto-Enhance will sharpen and color balance your image and will add some image saturation.
Checkout Counter:
The Checkout Counter will total the cost your order and display the break
down of which prints and products you've ordered and where they are being
shipping if it is a multiple recipient order. You can also select shipping options
here for your full order, or for each recipient.
Customer Information:
This is where you can update
your mailing address, phone number, email address, password or add or
remove your Share Code for your private photo album.
Crop: The crop
option automatically sizes your image to fill the entire print. This
option shows the most detail in the center of your photo, but may chop off
the outer edges. When using the crop option, remember that part of
the original image will be cut off at the edges as your image subject is
enlarged to fill the entire print space.
When the Crop All button is pressed on the Actions menu, all the images in your cart will be set to Crop.
Coupon: Periodically,
Panoramic Network will send out email "coupons" that will enable you to
score big deals on great products. In your customer information,
there is a box which says "Send Email?" and then asks if you
prefer "Plain Text or HTML" format. (If you aren't sure,
select "Plain Text") Having these boxes checked will ensure that
you receive these periodic email coupons. Of course, you are in
control of your email and can turn off these features too.
Customer Information:
This is where you can update
your mailing address, phone number, email address, password or add or
remove your Share Code for your private photo album.
Fit: The Fit option will
force "Fit" your original image to the size of the print or
product you are ordering. For example, if your original image was a
960 x 1280 Portrait format image (tall) and you were ordering
a 5x7 print, the print you received back after processing would have a
white border along the top and bottom of the picture, because the 960
pixel width would fill to the edges of the 5x7 print faster than the 1280
pixel height, thus leaving the extra white space. To put it another
way, in this example, the original image is a 1: 1.33 aspect ratio
(1280÷960=1.33)
and the 5x7 print (at 300 dpi resolution) is 1500 x 2100, which is a 1:1.4
aspect ratio. Since the original image is shorter than the print
size, we are left with the white spaces.
When the Fit All button is pressed on the Actions menu, all the images in your cart will be set to Fit.
Main Menu: The Main
Menu is the blue menu you see at the top of every page on the Panoramic Network
web site. Under each category (and sometime the category name itself)
you can click through to quickly get around the site, between your album,
address book, customer information or product information
pages. Occasionally, features will appear only when they are
relevant, such as "Logout" after you've logged into your
account. Navigation Bar:
The navigation bar is the menu with the icons found at the top and the
bottom of your shopping cart page. We've added two in case your
order is long so you can quickly get around from your shopping cart.
This menu will help you navigate to your address book, photo album,
customer information, our resolution guide, these help pages, or even
allow you to empty the contents of your shopping cart and start
over. It is here too that you find the "Checkout Counter"
icon that allows you to proceed with your order. Remove Photos: Photos you
decide not to order prints or products from may be removed individually
from your shopping cart by clicking on "Remove This Image" link
beneath each Image.
Resolution Guide: The
resolution guide will help you determine which prints or products will
look the best when ordered from your digital images. We have
incorporated a simple "stoplight" icon which will alert you to
possible problems with the outcome of your pictures if your original
images' resolution is too low.
Secured Server: The Panoramic Network credit card
processing takes place in our secured server, which will encrypt your data
with 128 bit encryption, the highest form of consumer encryption available
on the internet. You won't have to worry about your credit card or
other personal information ending up anywhere other than between you and
our billing department, making this transaction even more secure than most
shopping mall or restaurant purchases. We use the
renowned services of Verisign
in all of our secured transactions.
NOTE:
If your browser does not support 128 bit encryption, you may not be able to use our shopping cart without
upgrading. Check here to see if you have the latest version of
either Netscape
or Microsoft
Internet Explorer. Ship To: The Ship To
column in your shopping cart allows you to select whom you would like to
ship each particular print or product to. You can have your entire
order shipped to someone other than yourself, or you can split your order
and have it shipped to several people in different places at once.
It's all up to you. See the "Ship To" help above for
instructions on how this works. Shipping Options:
At Panoramic Network, we offer everything from next day air to standard USPS
ground shipping. Your order's shipping total will be calculated
based on the number of products you order (some are odd shapes and or odd
sizes) as well as your location away from our print house. Shopping Cart:The Panoramic Network shopping cart
system is filled with features to help you select multiple products from
your images while still allowing you to modify each image individually or
even split up your order to be shipped to multiple addresses.
Show Images:
By alternating between the 'Show Images' and 'Hide Images' buttons, you can choose whether or not to display your image
thumbnails in your shopping cart and photo album. The purpose of this feature is to allow you to cut down
on loading time if you prefer, which can be a useful tool if you tend to have a great deal of images in your album or cart.
When the 'Hide Images' feature is enabled, a small icon will replace your images and will load that specific image if you click on it. Otherwise, simply
click the 'Show Images' button or link and your thumbnails will once again be loaded for viewing.
ToolBar Size:
There is a button to toggle between the toolbar icons with text-labels in your shopping cart and a slimmed down version, if you prefer, which displays only icons.
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