123RF Corporate+ User s Guide
Table of Contents Welcome Message Moving In Corporate+ Users Site Signing In User s Dashboard Searching for Content Viewing Search Results Advanced Search Bar Lightbox Downloading Content Image Detail Page Browse for Similar Content User Download History Image Keyword Tags Editing Tags Download Info Faved Photographers Download This Guide Contact Information Changing Passwords Language Settings Logging out Forgot Password Send Feedback
Welcome Message from our CEO Congratulations! Millions of Royalty-Free stock photos, illustrations and video footage are now at your fingertips. Your Corporate+ account will be updated with thousands of new and fresh content on a daily basis. We at 123RF.com believe that digital content should always be accessible, never overpriced and licensing great stock content should be made easy! 123RF.com s Corporate+ media licensing platform was developed to meet the needs of those in the creative industry. Did you know that up to 80% of the features you will use in your Corporate+ account were requested by your peers and developed by our IT team? It gives me great pleasure to welcome you and your colleagues on board and we hope you ll have a great time using Corporate+. Stephanie Sitt CEO 123RF.com
Moving In You should receive the following information from your Corporate+ Administrator: Corporate+ URL for Users Corporate+ Username Corporate+ Password Please click on the Corporate+ URL for users to access your Corporate+ Account.
Corporate+ Users Site To gain access to your Corporate+ account, click on the Sign In link here. Tip You may want to add this page to your web browser s bookmark so that you can easily return to it later.
Corporate+ Sign In The sign in box will appear asking for your Username and Password.
Corporate+ Sign In Enter your username and password as provided to you by your Administrator and click on the Login button.
User s Dashboard Overview A B Through regular use your Corporate+ Account will eventually look like this. C This is what a fresh Corporate+ account looks like when you first log into your account. Most sections will be quite empty.
A User s Dashboard Tour This panel shows your personal download credit balance as well as any sharing of lightboxes notifications. This shows the latest group based activity and the amount of credits remaining for the groups in which you are a member.
B User s Dashboard Tour This section shows the history of recently searched keywords. This allows you to quickly click any keyword and conveniently resume your last search activity. This panel shows your latest viewed images. Just in case you need to refer to them again. The Recent Downloads panel shows what you have recently downloaded. Switch between Personal and Group downloads by clicking on the appropriate tabs.
C User s Dashboard Tour The Latest Images tab shows some the latest images to be added into your Corporate+ account. Check here daily for fresh content! Click on More Latest Images link to show you even more fresh content!
User s Dashboard Tour Clicking your username on the top right hand corner will reveal a navigation menu.
Searching for Content Searching for content on the Corporate+ platform is simple and can be done from ALL sections.
Searching for Content 1. Key in your desired search item. Separate keywords with a comma or space. A drop down list will also appear giving you some suggestions for popular searches. 3. Click on the Search button to view the results. 2. Select the content type that you wish to search for. All images will include Photos and Illustrations. Footage and Audio will limit results to video and audio respectively.
Viewing Search Results Advanced Search Allows you to refine your searches depending on additional criteria. Search results are shown directly here. Mini Lightbox Quickly switch and manage your lightboxes without moving away from the results page.
The Advanced Search Bar Click on << to hide the Advanced Search bar. Shows you the most recent additions. Narrow down the content that you expect to find. My Faves will only search through the portfolios of the contributors you have Faved You may also narrow down your search results by the model s ethnicity.
The Advanced Search Bar Or by the number of models you desire. And by the models gender If you require your models to be of a certain age group, make your selection here. Want a particular image orientation? Make your choice here.
The Advanced Search Bar Make your color preference from this color swatch. Your results will return images that consist predominantly of this color. Random returns results by keyword relevancy. Most downloaded will return our best selling images, while Latest will sort the results using a recency order, from latest to the oldest. If you prefer to receive images which are isolated on white, choose Cut Out, and if you do not wish to receive any images with nude models, please check the Without Nudity option. With all these powerful filtering and sorting options, finding the right content for your projects will be a breeze!
Lightbox = Content Bookmark The mini lightbox is a powerful tool for image researchers. Use the lightbox to bookmark any content of interest that meets your project s criteria.
Lightbox = Content Bookmark 2. Choose a suitable lightbox name. 1. Click on the Create button to create your first lightbox. 4. Click on the Submit button to save and create your first lightbox. 3. Determine if you want this lightbox to be private to you only or if you re collaborating on this project as a group, choose the group s name from the drop down list.
Lightbox = Content Bookmark 1. To change lightboxes, click on this drop down list to display the available lightboxes. 2. Select the desired lightbox you wish to make active. All images added to lightbox will be added to this one from now on.
Lightboxing Content 2. A smaller thumbnail representing the image will be shown in the mini lightbox. 1. To add an image to the current lightbox, click on the Add to Lightbox checkbox.
Lightboxing Content 1. Another method is to click the Add to Lightbox from an image s detailed view page. 2. A smaller thumbnail representing the image will be shown in the mini lightbox.
Exploring the Mini Lightbox Email : Click this to email the lightbox contents. Useful when securing approval from your Clients. Remove Lightbox: Click this delete the and its lightbox contents. Options : Use this link to rename the lightbox. Export Lightbox : Use this link to export the contents of the lightbox to a PDF file or CSV file.
Exploring the Mini Lightbox From left to right, these 3 buttons are used to: Left button - Expands the lightbox. Middle button - Goes to the normal lightbox view. Right button Minimizes the lightbox.
Downloading Content 1. Before you can download any content, you have to conduct a search and then click on the content you require. Large preview: When you float your mouse over any content thumbnail, a larger content preview will be shown to you.
Downloading Content Large preview: When you float your mouse over any content thumbnail, a larger content preview will be shown to you. 1. You may also access any image detail page by clicking on the small thumbnail in your mini lightbox.
Downloading Content 2. View through the resolution / image sizes that you require for your project. Click on the Download button of the appropriate size to begin the download process. 2a. Please note that there is a waiting period of about 1 working day or less when you order the larger image sizes (100MB / 200MB / 300MB TIFF) from our Image Enlargement Specialists. 2b. If you or your client will be using the content in a product for resale. Please select the Extended License tab to download the appropriate license for the required usage. Click here to switch between viewing the RAW Size info (in MB) or its equivalent Output Size (in pixels).
Downloading Content Print Only Extended License Aggregate 10,000 copies of printed products for resale. Content goes on mugs, print canvases, post cards, acrylic displays, print on demand objects. Electronic Only Extended License Choose this license if the content is going to be used as a core product offering for a mobile app, software application or design template for resale. Comprehensive Extended License Limitless print runs for both printed and electronic products for resale purposes. Note: Downloading ANY content under an Extended License will give you its TIFF (for stock photo) or EPS (for illustrations) version of the content.
Downloading Content 3. Choose to use your Personal credit allocation or your Group credit allocation. The summary of the size and its cost in download credits for this download is displayed. Note: If you choose to download using any Group download credit allocation, the image will be available to other group members.
Downloading Content 4a. Normal download will deduct the required credits if the image was never licensed before. 4b. Re-license download will deduct required credits even if the image was licensed in the past. Note: Under Normal download, previously licensed images can be downloaded for FREE if they have been licensed before. Note: Use Re-license, if another client is requesting commissioned work of a previously licensed image.
Downloading Content Image Tagging: You may wish to tag downloaded images with relevant information like invoice numbers, customer names or codes to make customer billing, image identification and retrieval easier. 5. Remember to select the tag before clicking the download button to apply the tag to the image.
Downloading Content 6. The image has now been tagged. Image tag(s) will only be saved when the image is downloaded. You may add multiple tags to any image. 7. Click on the Download button to start the download process. Check your downloads folder on your computer for the downloaded content.
Understanding the Image Detail Page The image detail shows a large preview thumbnail, allows you to add this image to your lightbox, search for visually similar looking images as well as download a watermarked comp image. The Photographer panel shows the photographer s name. You may also view the photographer s Portfolio or Add to Fave list if you like the contributor s style for easier search options later on. Extended License click this tab if you are using this image on a product for resale purposes. Size & Licenses shows the available image sizes and licenses that are available for download. The Of the same Model panel shows you other images that the same model(s) also appear in. Keywords panel shows the keywords this image is associated with. Click on any keyword to conduct a new search. Similar stock photos panel shows other noteworthy images that closely resembles this image.
Similar Search Results The above shows a Browse Similar Images search. Notice that the color tone and content is visually similar to the previous image.
Download History OR by clicking on the Download History menu item here. You may view your Download History by clicking on the View Download History.
Download History Panels The main Download History panel behaves very much like the search results pages. Floating your mouse over any thumbnail will produce a larger preview of that particular content. Here are additional options that you can use to narrow image results by a particular date or by specific Tags. The download history may paginate especially when there have been many downloads in a mature Corporate+ account.
Filtering Download History Results A B C Info You can use various filters to view your Download History. [A] Show content downloaded during a certain month and year using these drop down options. [B] You may also choose to view content that were downloaded using Personal credits or Group credits or both [C] Content with certain tags associated with it can also be used to short list files in the Download History.
Viewing Image Tags Clicking on the Download Details link under any image detail will show more information related to the image itself. Clicking on the View Tags link under any image detail will show the tags that are linked to that image download. Click on any tag to Download Details shortlist the other images that are associated with the same tag.
Editing Existing Image Tags 1. Clicking on the Edit Tags link will allow you to manage the tags associated with this image. 2. A new window will appear displaying the existing tags of the image. You may add new tags or remove old ones. 3. Click on the Save Changes buttons to apply the new tag associations to the image.
Viewing Image Tags Clicking on the Image Thumbnail will also bring you the image detail page. Images that have been tagged will now display all tags associated with it just below the Photographer s info panel. [A] A
Other Download Info Clicking on the number of Total Downloads for an image will tell you the group under which the download was made.
Redownloading an Image The previously downloaded size of each image is visible towards the bottom of each thumbnail. Clicking on the Size will automatically start the download for that image again..
Faved Photographers If you find that a certain contributor s portfolio consistently has shots that meet your requirements often, you add the contributor into your favorite photographer s list. Adding a contributor to your list of faved contributors allows you to perform searches for content limited to these particular portfolios. Click on the Fave Photographers menu item to manage your list of favorite photographers. Click on the Add to Fave link from any image detail page to add this contributor to your list of Faved Photographers.
Managing Your Faved Photographers Click on the Remove button to remove a certain contributor from your list of Faved Photographers
Managing Your Faved Photographers Click on any Faved Photographer s thumbnail to view the Faved Photographer s portfolio.
Download User s Guide Clicking on the Download Guide menu item will allow you to download guides for this user s guide as well as other guides that will help you maximize the benefits from using your Corporate+ Account.
If you are experiencing any difficulty in using your Corporate+ account, click on the Contact item to view the various help options are available to you. Contact Information
Corporate+ Language Settings Searches can now be made in the selected language. The entire site s text will also be localized accordingly. Corporate+ currently supports 16 languages. Choose your preferred language option here.
Changing your Password Security Tip We recommend that you choose a password that: 1. Is at least 6 characters long 2. have a mixture of alphabets (a-z, A-Z) AND 3. contains numbers (0-9) as well. Once you receive your default password from your Corporate+ Administrator, we recommend that you change your password immediately to secure your Corporate+ Account. Click on the Change Password link to change your password. Please key in your old password and then your new password. Repeat your new password in the Confirm New Password textbox. Lastly, click on Change Password to save. Please note that passwords are CaSe SeNsiTiVe.
Logging out of Corporate+ When you re done working with your Corporate+ account or if you are going to leave your computer unattended, please log out of your Corporate+ account to prevent unauthorized access. If you leave your session idle for 10 minutes, you will be automatically logged out as well. You may log out at any time by clicking on the Logout link from the menu bar.
Corporate+ Forgot Password If you have forgotten your password you may click on the Forgot Password button.
Corporate+ Forgot Password Key in your username or email and then click on Get Password. Then check your email for a password reset link.
Feedback & Suggestions We hope that you will enjoy using 123RF s Corporate+ as much as we have enjoyed developing it for you. If you wish to share any feedback, suggestions or ideas on how to make your Corporate+ better, please send an email to our Product Manager, Alex whose email address is alex@123rf.com