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This page contains all the instructions you
will need
to use your
Preview Gallery.
If you
take a few minutes to click through the different tabs, then run your
mouse over each icon, almost every question you have will be answered.
Before you upload your first
event, you need to set your prices for your prints. Then set your
shipping charges, sales tax %, and payment options for your events.
To make the start up process
easier for you, we suggest you choose the EZ Preview Gallery Template
for your Gallery. Later, you can upgrade to the full/Pro Version at no
additional charge whenever you like.
We also have our Preview
Gallery Upload Toolbox open in the "Basic" mode. Later you can switch
the Toolbox to the Pro Version. The professional version is Called
Presentation Gold. Look in the View Menu to switch programs, you can go
back to the basic version at any time.
While there are many other
options and features you can use, once you set your prices and
shipping/payment options, you are ready to display your images and sell
prints.
To learn more about the additional features in Presentation Gold, some
of which are, Album Designer, Cropping Tool, Renumbering Tool, Sorting
and organizing Tools, Color correction Tools and more.
Click Here
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Preparing
Images/Events and Uploading to your Gallery
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Set
Print Prices
Select a print size and give
it a price. By "Un-checking" the size from the list, that size will not
appear in your shopping cart.
You can create packages in
your shopping cart. There are 2 types of packages you can offer.
Package type A- One pose for
all prints ordered
Package type B- Different poses for every size ordered
You create the packages the
same way for each type you create. Select a Size (Component), Quantity,
and use the Arrow Button to move it to the box. Add as many Sizes as you
like. When you are finished, give the Package a "Name". Leave the
description alone, it will display the contents in your shopping cart.
Click the + button and the
Package will be added to your list. You can move it up to any position
in the list.
Now, if you want to use
Package type B- check the box next to the package, that says "Web
Package"
When you have your new Price
List as you like it, save and rename it. Give it a name that applies to the event
type you will be using this new price list with.
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Shipping/Payment Options Screen
Set you Shipping Charges and
other customer payment options for each event here. Our Shopping Cart is designed to
work with PayPal. We have used it for over 8 years. It is safe, reliable
and they have the best rates you can find for small business accounts.
If you already have a merchant account and you can accept payments,
simply enter your PayPal account information (email address) in the box
on the form. If you don't have an account, read about how to set one up.
It is very easy and in some cases it only takes a few minutes to do.
www.paypal.com
Choose the Pick Up and Payment Options
and you are ready to upload events
The information you enter, and
options you select, are saved in the Product Catalogue. You can
create Product Catalogues for each type of event you display on
your Gallery, such as Weddings, Portraits, Children, Sports, etc.
You can set different Shipping Charges, Payment
Arrangements, Print Prices, Hide Events (password protection),
eXpress Order, for each event type.
We don't collect any commissions or
other fees on your orders. You collect payment and shipping costs
from your clients, and you pay us for your prints and shipping. NO
OTHER COSTS OR FEES!!!
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Enhance Screen
There is no absolute, guaranteed way to protect images displayed on the
web. We have adapted every security measure available to protect your
images. If you feel you require more protection, we suggest you use our
"Watermark" tool to protect them. You can place your studio name, the
word Proof, or any other text across the entire image, or in a corner.
You can have 100% solid text, or reduced opacity.
You will also find the
Sharpening Tool, and the Album Cover text tool on the Enhance Screen.
You can display your Album Designs on your Preview Gallery. Save your
designed pages as full size JPG's. When you select the folder that
contains the pages, check the box at the bottom of the upload screen
that says "Upload as Album Pages". If you create "Panorama" pages, be
sure to have the word-"panorama" in the file name of the pages. Example:
Page1 panorama.jpg. It can appear anywhere in the file name. When the
program sees the word "panorama" it displays the page as a single print,
spread across two pages.
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Manage Event Options
You can set prices and options when
you upload an event. You can change settings at any time in the
Manage Screen.
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You are now ready to upload
your Event!!!
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1. Browse to a folder of
images, or a folder of images already sorted into categorized folders.
Do not use "Resized" images. Use original, full size images, we will
resize them for you when we upload them to your gallery.
2. Give your event a "Name"
as you would like it to appear on your Gallery. Use only "Letters and
Numbers". No other characters, no ()<>?!@#$%^&*{}[]. No- Jack
&Jill....Make it Jack and Jill.
3. Select a Price Catalogue (Price list you created)
4. Select an "Event Type".
When your Events appears on your Gallery, they appear in "Lists" under
Event Types.
5. Move your images, or
folders to the right side of the upload boxes. You can position the
folders in any order you would like them to appear on your Gallery. They
don't have to appear in alphabetical order. Simply move them across in
the order you want them to appear.
6. You can select additional
options:
Hide Event- This is
"Privatization or Password" type protection for your event. We don't use
Passwords to protect your events. When you upload your events, you give
your clients the URL (web address) to the event. The Hidden Events will
not appear in the Event List on your Gallery.
Tag for eXpress Order-
If you have read about our eXpress Order feature, you know it will
retrieve orders from your gallery, retrieve the images for the order,
and send the order directly to our lab for processing and shipping to
your clients.
Upload Images as Album
Pages- If you design albums in Photoshop or other programs, you can
display them on your Gallery in a "Side by Side", left and right side
album format. Place the album JPG's in a folder. We assume the pages are
named in numerical order. Select the Folder in Step 1, and the page
JPG's should appear in the left upload screen. Move them to the right
side. You can use our Album Cover options in the Enhance Screen. Make a
few test uploads to see how your pages look.
Making "Panorama" album pages-
If you design your own albums in Photoshop, or another program, you may
create them as double spread Pano's. When you upload a page to the
Gallery, it assumes it is either a left or right side album page. If you
upload a Pano, it will place it on the left or right side as it uploads.
BUT, if you enter the word "panorama" (without the quotes) into the name
of the image, it will display across both sides of the layout, and it
will look like a double page spread. Example- page1 panorama.jpg
Expiration Date- You can
"Remove" your event from public viewing, without removing the event from your
gallery. Set a date to remove "Expire the Viewing" of the event. When the
expiration date is reached, a
message will appear in place of the event when a customer goes to that
event. The message tells them to contact you for further details about
viewing the event.
You can change the status of any of
the options at anytime. Go to the "Manage" screen to change options and
event status.
Click "Upload"
We will resize your images,
rotate them (if you used a camera that contains the EXIF rotation data),
and upload them to your Gallery. You can minimize or even close the
Gallery Upload module and continue to use your computer for other
projects. The Uploader will work behind the scenes. If during the
process you should see a message that the upload has stopped, just open
the module and click the Upload button again. Upload connections can
have internal problems, and are subject to many factors, such as
firewalls, (shut them off), your service provider limiting uploads, and
other problems out of our control.
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Receiving Standard Orders From
Your Gallery
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1.. When a Standard Order (not an eXpress
Order) arrives in your computer you will see a message on your screen,
informing of your new order. Click the message and you will be brought
to your "Orders" folder. You will see a file called "Web_Order_(name of
customer_order number).dat" |
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Open Preview Gallery
Upload Module |
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Encrypted Image Viewer |
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Order Folders |
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Shipping Details/Lab
Notes |
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Print Order Invoice |
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Process Order |
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Send Order to Lab |
2. Click the file, and your order will open.
The program will retrieve the ordered images for you and your order will
be ready to go to the lab. Before sending the order to the lab, you can
open the Order Folder for that order and retouch your images in
Photoshop. If you are using the Presentation Gold Mode of our program
you can use our cropping tool to crop your images. Our cropping tool is
much faster and easier to use than Photoshop.
You can go back and open any orders you
have. Click the Open Orders icon.
View the Shipping Details, make notes to
the lab, print an invoice for your records.
3. When you are finished working on your
images, click the Process Order icon and your order is ready to go to
the lab.
4. Click the Green Arrow Button and you will
see your order in the list. Add it to the Que, and send your order(s) to
the lab.
You will see a Payment Screen. Your
credit card information is stored on YOUR computer in an Encrypted
Format. It is safe and secure. When you approve the Payment Amount, your
transaction will be processed through our Secure Online Banking System.
We don't charge any commissions or other fees on your orders. You simply
pay for the prints and shipping charges for your orders.
Encrypted Image CD Viewer
We place the link to our CD Viewer on the
Process Order Screen. This is a very unique tool for Photographers that
need an additional level of image protection not available when
displaying images on the web. We have incorporated the highest level of
security available to us on the web, but there are still "holes" in web
security.
The CD Encrypted Viewer has never been
compromised. We have never received a report of any of our Encrypted
Images ever being copied or printed in any lab or on any home printer.
You create a CD image Viewer in minutes. You
pay $.01 per image for each image on the viewer. Make as many CD Viewers
as you like for each event, and only pay once for each event. More
Details
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You can choose to have the lab do your color correction, or use
your own adjustments.There
are options that are not available. They become active based on
the version of the program you are using. |
The Prints ordered appear in the columns. The red Crop Squares
indicate that your images were not cropped in OUR Presentation
Gold Program. Our cropping program is very intuitive. It
automatically sets the crop range for the aspect ratio of the
print sizes ordered. It is easier and faster to use than Photoshop
or any other program. Go to the View menu in the Preview Gallery
Toolbox, uncheck the Preview Upload Toolbox option.
Open your order, and go to the Crop
Screen. Crop your images. Send your order to the lab. |
Receiving eXpress Orders From Your
Gallery
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eXpress Order is our "Total Automated
Order Fulfillment System". When you upload an event, and designate it as
an eXpress Order, your order will be retrieved from your Gallery, the
images will be found in your computer, and the order will go directly to
our lab, all behind the scenes without you having to do a thing.
You can change the status of your
Events Online at anytime from eXpress to Standard order at any time.
You will NOT see a Payment
Approval Screen. Your transaction will automatically be processed, and
your credit card account will be charged for your order.
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Basic and Advanced Operating Modes
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Gallery Order Utility for the first time, it will open in
"Basic" Mode. You are welcome to switch to Advanced mode
whenever you like. There is no additional programming or costs
involved. We don't want you to be overwhelmed with the
additional features we offer in the Advanced Mode.
You will have access to an Image
re-numbering toll that will allow you to re-number your images
in Time/Stamp Order.
An Album Design Program, Cropping
Tool, Print Ordering Tool, and other tools for editing and
organizing your images.
Go to "View"- uncheck the Preview
Gallery Interface.
You can change back at anytime.
You can read about all the
features in the Advanced Mode
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Please do not hesitate to contact us if you
have any questions or problems. We will either return a response by
email, or a phone call. Be sure to always include your phone number in
all correspondence.
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For inquiries about orders in
the lab
Please give us the Studio Name, Phone Number, Customer Name,
Date Sent to Lab, and Order ID Number
(if you have one)
info@dlspro.com
Please send emails first. Be
sure to include your phone number. We will call you if we can't solve your
problem with email. And you will hear from us within one business day or
sooner.
If you have to call, by all means please do.
877-966-4446
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