Program Basics
Either by FTP or CD, schools send us the images they have taken of school activities, and we put them securely on-line in albums and galleries. We crop, color correct and remove red-eye if needed. The school’s constituents can view those images and order a print of one or more right on-line. The person ordering gets the prints in the mail, and the school gets 25% of the revenue generated through those purchases. At the end of the year, we archive all the images to CD and create a physical notebook of contact sheets with thumbnails that mirrors the CD’s.
The cost of the service is $200 per year. Schools also pay a one-time set-up fee of $50 in the first year.
Technology
An on-line secure, unique account where the school’s digital images will be uploaded and stored. When images are uploaded, we apply VividPic’s technology to analyze and make adjustments to the images (if needed) to improve the colors and exposure.
Storage Capacity
The storing and hosting of an unlimited number and size of the school’s digital images.
It’s a Snap
Seamless album-by-album slideshow functionality (so the images within the on-line albums can be viewed at the preferred pace), thumbnail creation for all images used in each album (to decrease the time required to open the albums and pages as well as to make it easier for the viewer to scan through the images quickly in order to locate the ones of most interest), and ordering functionality that is highly intuitive but is accompanied by step-by-step instructions nonetheless.
Transaction
Built-in e-commerce technology for the purchase of images within an album, including secure credit card processing. We use industry standard secure server software (SSL) for all photo ordering and account management transactions. It encrypts all of the purchaser’s personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that the information cannot be read as it travels over the Internet.
Processing
Complete and guaranteed high-quality image processing and picture printing services using Fujicolor Crystal Archive fade-resistant photographic paper from Fuji.
Delivery
Order processing and shipment within 24 hours (with the exception of weekends and some holidays). Shipment options include US Postal Service, UPS, and Federal Express to anywhere in the continental United States and Canada as well as international destinations.
Services
Value added services (e.g., conversion of .tif files to .jpg, archiving albums to CD annually, comprehensive upload services, reporting and accounting data, etc.) throughout the program that minimize the time and resource commitment from the school and maximize the program’s simplicity for the consumer.
Privacy
No solicitation of any kind to those individuals who order prints through the Snapshot Culture Program. In addition, email and mailing addresses will be used only when necessary to communicate with the consumer regarding the order placed.
