Frequently Asked Questions
How do I perform a UPC Search?
How do I perform a Manufacturer Search?
How do I perform a Brand Search?
How do I perform a Category Search?
How do I perform a Logo Search?
What are the View Specifications?
What are the Background Specifications?
What does it mean when there is an Alternate
Image?
What are the File Format Specifications?
How do I Troubleshoot Searches?
How do I Download an Image?
How do I perform a Brand/Manufacturer/Category Search?
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Select Brand/Manufacturer/Category from the Search By drop-down menu.
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Select the desired Brand/Manufacturer/Category from the Search Criteria
drop-down menu.
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Click Search. There will be an alphabetical listing by product name of all
images available for that manufacturer. (The date is when the image was added
to FreeAdImages.com.)
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Click on the UPC directly to the left of the desired product’s name. All of the
images with the available formats for that product will be shown.
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Download image(s). See instructions in Download Image Section
below.
How do I perform a UPC Search?
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Select UPC from the Search By drop-down menu.
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Enter the 12 digit or 14 digit UPC in the Search Criteria box. If you enter a
12 digit UPC it will be automatically converted to a 14 digit UPC.
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Click Search. All of the images with the available formats for that product
will be shown.
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Download image(s). See instructions in Download Image Section
below.
How do I perform a Logo Search?
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Select Logo from the Search By drop-down menu.
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Click Search. There will be an alphabetical listing by name of all company
logos available.
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Click on the desired Logo name. All of the available formats for that logo will
be displayed.
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Download image(s). See instructions in Download Image Section
below.
What does it mean when there is an Alternate Image?
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An "Alternate Image" message appears when we have an image in our database but
it does not meet all the specifications of a FreeAdImages.com image.
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Most "Alternate Images" are high-quality 72 DPI Jpeg.
How do I Troubleshoot Searches?
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Try entering the old UPC if product has recently had a UPC change.
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UPCs must contain 12 or 14 digits.
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If the manufacturer has not placed an order for the product to be imaged, it
will not be in the FreeAdImages.com database.
What are the View Specifications?
Front: Shot at a 10°-camera tilt angle, 0°-product angle
Left Angle: Shot at a 10°-camera tilt angle, product angled 30° to the
left
Right Angle: Shot at a 10°-camera tilt angle, product angled 30° to the
right
Side: Shot at 0° camera tilt angle, 90°-product angle (Vendor determines
which side to shoot)
Back: Shot at 0°-camera tilt angle, 180°-product angle
Top: Shot at 0°-camera tilt angle, 0°-product angle
Glamour: Variable
Alternate Packaging: When two different packaging formats use the same
UPC, Gladson Interactive will define the main packaging and the alternate
packaging. (i.e. 24 case of soda (Main) and a fridge pack of soda (Alternate).
The front, side, top, back, left and right angle specifications define the
camera and product angles.
What are the Background (Backdrop) Specifications?
White: 100% Bright white
Grey: 50% Black
Black: 100% Black
Blue: Pantone 660c<
Specialty: Wood, cork, marble, etc…
GreyScale: The image is greyscale, not color (RGB).
What are the File Format Specifications?
TIFF: 300 dpi, RGB, Depth-24 bit, Image Compression-None, Byte
Order-Macintosh. Max. 48mb
PhotoShop EPS: 300 dpi, RGB, Depth-24 bit, Preview-Macintosh (JPEG)
Encoding-Binary Include Halftone Include transfer function, Max. 48mb
(Optional: Clipping Path - Flatness of device pixels left blank for printer
specifications)
Illustrator EPS (For Logos Only): RGB or CMYK, No Max. file size
Jpeg: 300 dpi, RGB, Depth-24 bit, Quality-12 (Maximum), Format
Options-Baseline("Standard"), Max. 6mb (Optional: Clipping Path - Flatness of
device pixels left blank for printer specifications)
BMP: 300 dpi, RGB, File Format - Windows, Depth-24 bit, Max. 48mb
PCX: 300 dpi, RGB, Depth-24 bit, Max. 36mb
GIF: 300 dpi, Colors-256 Index, Palette-Local (Selective) Forced,
Palette-None, Dither-Diffusion Amount-75%, Max. 7mb (Optional: Transparency set
to Background color)
Pict: 300 dpi, RGB, Resolution-32 bits/pixel, Compression-None, Max. 38mb
Png: 300 dpi, RGB, Depth-24 bit Non-interlaced, Max. 10mb
How do I Download an Image?
Windows Users:
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Right click on the desired format under the image wanted, and select Save Target
As . . .
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Follow instructions to download FreeAdImages.com image.
Macintosh Users:
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Hold the mouse button down on the desired format under the image wanted for
about one second until a pop-up menu appears. Select Download link to disk.
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Follow instructions to download FreeAdImages.com image.
The program is designed to download only one image at a time. Due to the size of
image files, this process could take several minutes.
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