http://www.mvpix.com/help/ Copyright MVPix.com - All Rights Reserved Frequently Asked Questions Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:39:32 -0500 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:39:32 -0500 en-us webmaster@mvpix.com Jean-Sebastien Morisset weekly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.mvpix.com/help/ http://www.mvpix.com/images/logo4xml.gif MVPix Help http://www.mvpix.com/help/archives/website/what-are-the-different-search-options.html Website Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:39:32 -0500 Advanced Search Help Tailor your search criteria, and how the results are presented. "Search for" Type in your keywords here. "Match" By default, all the words you specify must be present in the documents returned. You can change this to match any of the words you enter, by selecting "Match: Any Keyword" from the dropdown menu below. "Limit Search to" and "Sort Results by" Extend your search to other types of documents by changing the "Limit Search to" drop-down box. The most relevant documents are returned first, but the newest documents can be displayed first by changing your selection in the "Sort Results by" drop-down menu. "Display Results" To change the grid of thumbnails displayed, select either "Thumbnails Only" or... 198@http://www.mvpix.com/help/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=198 Jean-Sebastien Morisset MVPix Help http://www.mvpix.com/help/archives/website/what-is-an-rss-feed.html Website Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:20:47 -0500 RSS is a format for syndicating news and the content of news-like sites, including major news sites like Wired, news-oriented community sites like Slashdot, and personal weblogs. But it's not just for news. Pretty much anything that can be broken down into discrete items can be syndicated via RSS: the "recent changes" page of a wiki, a changelog of CVS checkins, even the revision history of a book. Once information about each item is in RSS format, an RSS-aware program can check the feed for changes and react to the changes in an appropriate way. RSS-aware programs called news aggregators are popular in the weblogging community. Many weblogs make content available in RSS. A news aggregator can help you keep... 197@http://www.mvpix.com/help/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=197 Jean-Sebastien Morisset MVPix Help http://www.mvpix.com/help/archives/website/what-are-the-available-rss-xml-feeds.html Website Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:49:35 -0500 195@http://www.mvpix.com/help/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=195 Jean-Sebastien Morisset MVPix Help http://www.mvpix.com/help/archives/website/how-do-i-contact-the-mvpixcom-staff.html Website Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:43:46 -0500 E-mail Address document.write(unescape("%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%22%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%73%74%61%66%66%40%6d%76%70%69%78%2e%63%6f%6d%22%3e%73%74%61%66%66%40%6d%76%70%69%78%2e%63%6f%6d%3c%2f%61%3e")) Postal Address MVPix.com 895 De La Gauchetiere West P.O. Box 96503 Montreal QC, H3B 5J8 Canada... 194@http://www.mvpix.com/help/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=194 Jean-Sebastien Morisset MVPix Help http://www.mvpix.com/help/archives/policies/what-is-your-refund-policy-and-satisfaction-guarantee.html Policies Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:47:49 -0500 MVPix.com guarantees the quality of all photos in it's portfolio. If you are not satisfied with a photo you purchased from us, document.write(unescape("%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%22%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6f%72%64%65%72%73%40%6d%76%70%69%78%2e%63%6f%6d%22%3e%63%6f%6e%74%61%63%74%20%75%73%20%77%69%74%68%20%79%6f%75%72%20%63%6f%6e%63%65%72%6e%73%3c%2f%61%3e")) within 10 business days of the invoice date. We will do everything in our power to provide you with a photo that meets or exceeds your expectations. If we are unable meet your requirements, we will gladly refund the price of the purchased photo. Please note that we cannot refund your purchase after 10 business days, but we will still attempt to meet your expectations to the best of our abilities.... 188@http://www.mvpix.com/help/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=188 Jean-Sebastien Morisset MVPix Help http://www.mvpix.com/help/archives/rights/what-is-a-model-release.html Rights Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:23:21 -0500 When we take a picture of another person, two fundamental but competing rights come into play: the right of the photographer or artist to free expression, and the right of the subject to privacy. Over the years, a variety of model releases have been developed to contractually spell out an agreement between these two opposing parties. When a release status has been entered by the photographer, you will find one of two possible model release messages on the photo pages: Model Release: Yes A model release form has been signed by the model and a copy has been archived by MVPix. Model Release: No A model release form is not available for this photograph. If the photograph depicts a... 187@http://www.mvpix.com/help/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=187 Jean-Sebastien Morisset MVPix Help http://www.mvpix.com/help/archives/website/how-do-i-find-the-latest-photos.html Website Sat, 18 Oct 2003 13:06:13 -0500 The FIND PHOTOS | Search photos menu item (in the orange menu bar at the top of each page) expands with some quick-search sub-menus. These sub-menu items allow you to quickly locate all the latest photos, or only those taken in bonaire, montreal, etc. The search sub-menus are arranged thus: FIND PHOTOS Search photos Show all the latest photos Show photos in Bonaire Underwater only Show photos in Montreal... 22@http://www.mvpix.com/help/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=22 Jean-Sebastien Morisset MVPix Help http://www.mvpix.com/help/archives/website/why-do-photos-appear-so-dark-on-my-monitor.html Website Fri, 08 Aug 2003 15:51:41 -0500 The contrast and brightness settings of your monitor may be maladjusted. If you've set your contrast and brightness levels for office related applications (ms-word, etc.), these levels may show photographs as too dark. In most cases, the contrast level should be set to maximum, and the brightness level raised (starting from it's lowest setting) until all seventeen tones in the following reference bar can be distinguished clearly. [Gray reference for brightness and contrast adjustment] The brightness setting can be lowered to return the monitor to levels appropriate for word processing, etc. An alternative might be to configure your your applications to use a light gray background. This will be easier on your eyes, and the higher brightness level will... 16@http://www.mvpix.com/help/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=16 Jean-Sebastien Morisset MVPix Help http://www.mvpix.com/help/archives/prints/how-do-i-calculate-dots-per-square-inch-dpi.html Prints Tue, 05 Aug 2003 16:31:29 -0500 There are several ways to calculate print resolution, depending on the answer you want. Let's say you wanted to know the print size at 212 DPI for a digital image measuring 2048 x 1536 (3.1MP). You can simply divide the image's resolution by the print resolution (DPI) to give a final printed size in inches: 2048 pixels / 212 DPI = 9.66" and 1536 pixels / 212 DPI = 7.25". This means that if you print a digital image measuring 2048 x 1536 onto a paper measuring 7.5" x 10" (rounded), you will have a 212 DPI print. If you need to know the size of a digital image for a specific print size and resolution, you can run... 11@http://www.mvpix.com/help/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=11 Jean-Sebastien Morisset MVPix Help http://www.mvpix.com/help/archives/prints/what-is-an-aspect-ratio-and-how-does-it-affect-my-prints.html Prints Tue, 05 Aug 2003 16:30:58 -0500 The aspect ratio of a picture becomes important when you want to print it. Different size prints, like a 4" x 6" or 8" x 10" print, have different aspect ratios. The size of the print may, or may not, correspond to the aspect ratio of the original picture. If it doesn't, some parts of the picture may have to be sacrificed, or the paper trimmed to the picture's size. An aspect ratio represents the relationship between the width and height. For example, you have a 4" x 6" print, it's aspect ratio would be 1.5:1 (6" / 4" = 1.5), or 1.5" of width for every 1" of height. An aspect ratio of 1:1 is a perfect square.... 10@http://www.mvpix.com/help/ http://www.mvpix.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-post.cgi?entry_id=10 Jean-Sebastien Morisset