Stock Photo CD
A Stock Photo CD is a collection of stock photography on CD-rom or DVD. These disc collections contain multiple images and are often focused on a theme or category of photos, such as holidays, business, technology, etc.
The benefit of stock photo discs is that they come with dozens or hundreds of photos, depending on the size and resolution of the photos, and you can access your collection at any time.
What is on a stock photography CD?
Images! 10 to 1000+ images to be more specific. The number of photos on a disc depends on their resolution and file size. Web resolution images are 72dpi and small in file size, while print resolution images are 300dpi and much larger.
Some photo CDs also come with viewing software to make browsing and managing the collection easier.
Image format
Images come in high-quality JPEG or TIFF format.
Licensing types
Stock photo CDs are usually licensed as royalty free. This makes sense because you are getting multiple images and tracking the use of these images under a Rights Managed license would be next to impossible.
Where can you find photo discs?
Most major agencies offer stock photo CD collections. Office supply retailers and online stores like Amazon.com also carry stock photo discs. As is often the case, you get what you pay for.
How much are stock photo CDs?
Stock photography CD's range in price from under $100 for on-sale or bargain photos all the way up to over $1,000 for high quality collections. Stock photo dics require a large up-front investment, but the savings can be significant compared to buying images one at a time.
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