Glossary

Calibration

This refers to the process of setting a device to known colour conditions. Calibration must be performed externally for devices whose colour characteristics change frequently, e.g. monitors because phosphors lose brightness over time, and on printers because proofers and other digital printing devices can change output when colorant or paper stock is changed. Calibration is not required for most input devices (e.g., scanners and cameras) since these devices are generally self-calibrating .

CMYK

Stands for cyan, magenta, yellow and black, which are the four so-called process colours that are used in four-colour, printing. They represent the subtractive colour model, where a combination of 100% of each component yields black and 0% of each yield white. Cyan, magenta, and yellow are the subtractive complements of red, green, and blue respectively.

Characterization

This is the process of creating an ICC profile that describes the unique colour characteristics of a device used to process your stock pictures, such as a monitor, scanner, colour printer, and printing press.

Comping Pictures

A low-resolution stock photo used for non-final layouts.

Comp Usage

'Comp Usage' is defined as the creation of a temporary test use, rough layout or comprehensive rendering of a proposed work for client review, internal company review or testing. The pictures may not be used in any materials distributed or accessible to the public or in any final product or use, including, without limitation, any online or other electronic distribution system (except you may transmit comps digitally or electronically for their review) and may not be sold or sublicensed alone or as part of any product.

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Convergence

This occurs in an RGB monitor, where red, green and blue signals all "converge" in one pixel. At full brightness, the RGB pixel in convergence would be white.

Dimensions

Height and width of a stock pictures is measured in centimetres or inches.

Halftone

A stock pictures is looked at through a screen that converts the pictures into dots of various sizes. When printed, the dots merge to give an illusion of continuous tone to the naked eye.

Gamut

This means every colour combination that is possible to produce with a given set of colourants on a given device or system.

JPEG

Stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group and is the most common compressed standard for high-resolution stock photos.

Interpolation

The process of increasing the resolution of a stock pictures.

Low-res

This is a short form of low resolution. If you use a low-res stock pictures it will result in low-quality reproduction because of a small number of dots or lines per inch.

Model Release

This is a signed release from the person/s depicted in a stock pictures, giving consent for his or her likeness to be used for commercial purposes as described in the release. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have the correct model releases for your license use and that you comply with the relevant local laws.

LPI

This stands for lines per inch and is a measure of resolution for halftones.

Model Release

This is a signed release from the person/s depicted in a stock picture, giving consent for his or her likeness to be used for commercial purposes as described in the release. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have the correct model releases for your license use and that you comply with the relevant local laws.

Non-Exclusive Rights

Our pictures can be sold repeatedly to different clients. Non-Exclusive Rights means that other people can buy the pictures you have chosen.
Note: Nevertheless, you can't redistribute or resell pictures either after taking NON EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS AGREEMENT. Click Here to view the detailed explanation of Pictures procurement Rights agreement

Picture Sizes

All of the images on our site are available for purchase individually. ( Non-Exclusive Rights Price is determined by file size.) Small (1.5MB), Medium (10MB), and Large (39.6MB) image types are suitable for high-quality print reproduction.