Back to Prior Page

This page supplies inforrmation on the papers used and other information relevant to our various products.

• Matte Paper - our Matte paper is heavy 40lb paper (7 mil/182 ? thick.) This paper is used when we print our map products. This is a white paper.

Digital Photochrom Images

• In addition to offering of Photochroms as prints, we also offer them as digital images delivered to you on CD. Each digital Photochrom is delivered in TIF format and the resolution of each image is 300 dpi.
  
  Photochrom images are supplied on a royalty free basis meaning that you can use the images in any application you wish from personal prints to publishing in a magazine or newspaper to selling prints from the original digital image. However, you do not have the right to resell the digital image itself as that is protected by copyright. (Please see CD products below to read about formatting/compatibility issues.)

CD Products

To obtain the newest viewer plug-in go here: Download ExpressView
When clicking this link you should be presented with a pop-up dialog box asking if you'd like to save the file or run it. We suggest you save it to a known location on your computer (I.E. Your Desktop) and running it from there.

You can also read about the plug-in here: ExpressView Browser Plug-in

• Our CDs are created in PC format using an HTML menu to navigate. To use one of our CDs, you must either be using a PC or a Macintosh in PC emulation mode. If you wish to work with the images in native Macintosh mode, you will need to copy the images/movies from the CD to your Macintosh while in PC emulation mode and then you will be able to use your native Macintosh tools to work with the images as they will then reside on your hard disk.
  
  Viewing the maps CDs also requires installing a software program called MrSID which is included on the Map CD disks. This is a PC based program and will run on a Macintosh in PC emulation mode.
  
  Images and movies on the CDs are supplied on a royalty free basis meaning that you can use the images/movies in any application you wish from personal prints to publishing in a magazine or newspaper to selling prints from the original digital image. However, you do not have the right to resell the digital image itself or the CD as that is protected by copyright.

Back to Prior Page