| Key Chain Folios™ FAQ |
What is it?The Key Chain Folio™ is a visual system for carrying, displaying and sharing information. It is made of high quality craftsmanship that is fashionable, and simple to use. Most people have some kind of images that they would like to keep handy. This system is small, smart and compact enough to keep them as close as your keys. You have the images most important to you at the moments when you need them. It is a tool, a reference, and a fashion item all in one. Go Back To Top What does it do?It enables you to share information efficiently. Instead of saying “check my web site” you’ll say “check this out”. And the conversation continues into a deeper level of detail. It keeps you engaged with your networking opportunities, publicity and brand image. On a personal level it provides a reference to important people, places, and practices in your life. Go Back To Top What are the Benefits?If you believe that picture speaks a thousand words then this little item packs a library of information –all of it yours. If you boil it down to what is most important to you in your daily personal or professional life, then this package can hold them. Think of it. This is a way to carry important texts and images that you prize and covet because they support your goals, or that you want to share to extend your opportunities. The Key Chain Folio™ holds your images that are most important to your personal, professional or commercial ambitions thus offering an opportunity to focus and advance your agenda. Go Back To Top How big is it?Big as business cards, thin as a deck of cards. Go Back To Top How many Images Does it hold?It holds 20 images. Plenty to show off your portfolio and keep the conversation going! Can You Print on Both Sides?Yes we can for orders larger than 12. Special setup fees apply. Contact
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What are its suggested uses?Professional
Commercial
Personal
What are my options?On the outside, you can choose the text, images, or cover skins, the connecting snap hooks and lanyards, and on the inside you can choose photos or diagram images. Go Back To Top What is a lanyard?A lanyard, also spelled lanyard, is a rope or cord often worn around the neck or wrist to carry something. Lanyards have started to appear on consumer electronics devices. With increasing miniaturization, many digital cameras, MP3 players, and USB memory sticks include lanyards, providing easy portability and insurance against loss or dropping. And now you can carry your Key Chain Folios™ with a lanyard. Do You offer Different Snap Hooks?Yes three styles are available to choose from. Short brass style, nickel long neck, and a carabineer with a nylon webbing link. How do I get one?There are 2 easy ways to order.
How long does it take?Usually from the time of submittal to the time of shipping it will take five business days. A rush fee on $20.00 can turn it from receipt to mailing in 24 hours. Go Back To Top Who owns Key Chain Folios™Key Chain Folios™ is a Trade Mark and brand owned by ECI Resources Corporation. ECI Resources is in the business of promoting art and artistic work. We have other products under the Touchpoint Folios™ brand name which is also owned by ECI Resources Corp™. All sales are conducted through the online shop of Touchpoit Folios™ Online Shop. If you purchase anything with a credit card you will see ECIRESOURC on your statement. ECI Resources Corporation is an Ohio based company created in 1997. Go Back To Top
I want my signature on the cover, how do I get it to you?If you want to make it simple order a signature kit that has the paper and pen and a self adressed return envelop. We wll mail it out today! If you want to create your own scan or hard copy signature for the cover here are some guidelines for doing so. We do all the work of putting it n the Key Chain Folio™, you just need to capture the signaure and send it to us. All you need to remember is that we will do all the image editing and resizing just provided us with a black and white representation of it. You should get a standard size piece of paper (8.5 by 11 inches). Try to use a thick black Sharpie® marker pen to create the signature with thick black lines. Create about 4 signatures. Each signature should take about a ¼ of the page. Put a check mark by the signature you want us to use. Be sure to use white paper, a good quality paper such as gloss gives the best results because the Sharpie® marker smoothly passes over the surface for good clean contrast. If you do not have a scanner, you can go to FedEx Kinkos® and ask them to scan it. Please remember to tell them to set their scanner for 300 dpi and save the file as a jpeg. They can then give you the image on a CD. Like above, please email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . All hard copy should be mailed to (sorry no faxes right now due to quality issues): Image Receiving
How much does it cost?The cost range from the basic black at $29.95 to the designer models one of a kind for $55.00 plus taxes and applicable taxes Go Back To Top Can you do volume orders?Yes. We price volume orders based upon the requirements of the customer. Call 513.807.6604 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for a quote. Do you give discounts for volume orders?Yes. Call for a quote. Be prepared to provide the specific of image count and type setting requirements order volumes and projected scheduling, We will help with all sized orders. Go Back To Top Do you provide Graphic Design Services For This Product?Yes, we provide graphic design services on volume orders. Quoted on a case by case basis, we will try our best to make sure the end product turns out to be the best solution for your intended goals. Go Back To Top What kind of paper is it printed on?Cardstock 80lb ultra bright white. What kind of printer technology are you using?Our printers are high speed Xerox 4 color laser printers for high quality color and finish. What happens after I submit an order?We will reformat the images, print them and assemble them into a folio skin of your choice. Each step of the process is observed and checked for quality control. You will be notified via email of the ship out date. Go Back To Top What resolution do you print at?300 dpi What kind of image file can you take?Most digital cameras record images in jpeg, jpg, ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jpg ) or tif (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIF) file formats. The 3 or 4 letter extension to the right of the dot in file name signifies their respective type. We will take either image type. Just be aware that our image upload size is limited to 8 Mega Bytes MB. Most “tif” file formats can easily pass this value and prevent you from uploading them. To lower the resolution you will need to use an image editor that you are familiar with. If you do not know how to do this, or you do no know how to do this you have to send us the images on a CD. You can copy the large files on a CD if you choose and mail them to us with a order form; click here to download a PDF copy of the order form . This is also available in Excel Format. Go Back To Top How do get the images from my camera to you?Download them to your computer per the owner instructions on your computer, and then upload them to our website via your internet connection. If you do not have a computer or and internet connection you can go to your local super market’s photography department and see if they offer services to download the images to a compact disk. If you do this then you can mail the compact disk to us and we will create your order. You can download a mail in order form by clicking here. Go Back To Top Do I have to provide you the images via the web?No. You can copy the large files on a CD if you choose and mail them to us with a order form. click here to download a PDF copy of the order form . This is also available in Excel Format. Go Back To Top What if I am using regular film and have paper photos. Can I send them to you?Yes. If you do this then you can mail the photos and we will scan them to create your order. Your original photos will be returned with the order. Click here to download a PDF copy of the order form . This is also available in Excel Format. There are special scanning fees of $1.55 per image. Go Back To Top Can I provide slides?No. Slides have proven themselves difficult to reproduce the color. Given the problems and difficulties and the low demand, we are sorry to say that we can not take slides. You can take them to a local photographic retail location and enquire if they can do this for you. Once you have converted them to digital format you can send the via CD, (you can download a mail in order form Click here to download a PDF copy of the order form). This is also available in Excel Format or you can upload via the internet. Go Back To Top Can you use pictures from my web site?No. Most images on web pages have low resolution and do not convert well to high resolution images required for printing. Go Back To Top What resolution should I use?Resolution is talked about more in Wikapedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_resolution) ; Basically computer monitors is generally resolve to 72 to 100 lines per inch while printing resolutions are better above 300 lines per inch. (or dpi - dots per inch) When you convert to lower resolution to a higher resolution the result is often blurred and unsatisfactory. Therefore one should stay away from web images for printing. Go Back To Top Do you offer proofs?We offer proofs for large volume runs. But typically do not offer it on single item orders since they are images and not type written content. If we suspect that color correction reference is required you may be contacted. Can I include written words?At this time we do not offer proofs on low volume (less than 12) orders, putting text in your folios can introduce unwanted errors and thus requires proofing. This service may be available in the future. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you want text at this time and are putting a small order together, we suggest adding text to your images through your own image editing software and provide those images for us to use for printing. Go Back To Top How do I check on an order?You can always log onto the online catalog and check the account status. We will notify you when we receive your order by land mail. And we will notify you by email when the order is complete and we have mailed it out. Go Back To Top Do you print an identification page in the folio book?In general we will print a page with your name on it. If you do not want it you can simply remove it from the stack once you get it. Go Back To Top How long to you keep images on file?Unless otherwise instructed, we will keep the files online for up to 6 months. Since you control your own gallery account you can go in and delete the files if you wish. We suggest that you consider the value of have the images available for reorder or ordering additional folio books. You can go into your gallery at any time and edit the images on record. This would mean you can come back and add, edit or delete images then reorder anew book with the new composition. Go Back To Top Do you offer reseller programs?Yes. There are two aspects to this reseller program. Small volume reproduction of small quantity: We will trademark your work with your trademark. This re-labeling of your work with your for small quantity purchases. You logo, your work for resale to your customers. Ideal for photographers that want to sell Large volume reproduction single items: You can create a Key Chain Folio and we will keep it in a Virtual Inventory for un demand ordering. You will need to have copyrights to this printing and sign off that you authorize us to reprint in quantity. Special pricing will be provided. A public viewing Gallery will be created and given a category on our site’s online shop. Go Back To Top Do other people see my upload gallery space?No. You work is password word protected and only revealed to those that have password. Can I order more at a latter date without uploading again?Yes. Your gallery will be maintained for up to one year. You are free to modify the image mix to your changing preference when and if you want to reorder. Go Back To Top What color space do you use?Printing Color space is complicated. But generally we use your default space. If no color space is specified, we will choose Adobe1998 Go Back To Top What shipping service do you use?All orders are according to your requirements. We offer shipping through FedEx if you need it quick or want a tracking number. Otherwise goods are shipped by USPS. Go Back To Top Do you gift wrapYes. Check the catalog Do you provide gift boxes?Yes. Check the catalog Can you glue my art to the cover?Yes. If you are uploading the image to the gallery you will do this by selecting the image you want on the cover and making in a highlight. Do you provide a gift message?Yes. You enter it when you create the order Do you provide a gift certificate?Yes. Check the catalog How do you maintain copyright protections?You must have the legal right to copy and display each image that you upload, share or print using the Key Chain Folios™ site. Professional images that are provided to you by professional photographers or made available through Web sites, magazines, books or other resources, are protected by copyright and should not be uploaded, shared or copied using the Service. To ensure that the Key Chain Folios™ does not print images without the copyright owner's permission, we may stop processing any order that appears to be taken professionally or show signs of a copyright. In order to obtain a print of an image that appears to have been created by a professional photographer, we require that the owner of the copyright fill out a print consent form. Go Back To Top Do I need to have copyright ownership of the images I send to the Key Chain Folios™?Yes. It is illegal to reproduce or distribute copyrighted material without the permission of the copyright owner. Accessing images or text provided on Web sites does not give you any rights to use. Only the copyright owner, or the owner's legal agent, can grant permission to copy, distribute, or publicly display protected material. The copyright owner in most cases is the creator of the image? Go Back To Top What is the Key Chain Folios™ Copyright Policy?If a picture displays any of the following characteristics, it may be cancelled for copyright infringement.
Go Back To Top What is the definition of copyright?The U.S. Constitution and the Federal Copyright Act give "copyright" protection to "authors" for their "original works," such as photographs. Among the protections that copyright owners have are the exclusive rights to:
Go Back To Top How do I know if I own the copyright for a picture?The law says the "author" is the owner of the copyright. The author of a photo or image is usually the person who took the picture or created the image. If you took the photo for personal use and not for the use of an employer, you own the copyright. If a professional photographer took the photo for you, then he or she owns the copyright. If that photographer is an employee of a studio or other person in the business of making photos, then his or her employer is considered the author.
Go Back To Top I bought the prints from the photographer/studio, so do I own the rights?The original photographer/studio owns the copyright in any photograph, unless the images were licensed or the rights sold. The copyright owner of a photograph is entitled to control the production of any copies of the applicable image. However, sometimes a photographer or studio may give you permission to make copies. If that is the case, have your photographer fill out our Consent Form and we will fulfill your order. Go Back To Top I am the creator of the photos and I did not copyright them. Do I need to?The moment you create an image, it is protected by copyright. You don't have to register the work with the Copyright Office or display a copyright symbol or statement in order to maintain a copyright on the work. Go Back To Top Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites  |