October 2004 Issue
Page 6

Dear MLS Update:

Can you please tell me what the photo process is? I have heard so many different ways.

Photo Inquiry

Dear Photo Inquiry:

Here is the process for photos. Feel free to call Kathy or Nancy at the Board Office at 875-3283 if you have any questions.

PHOTO PROCESS

New Listing Photos

1. All original photos for new listings within Elkhart County (areas 1-16), except Vacant Land, will be taken by the MLS Photographer. There is no charge for the original photo.

2. The listing office is responsible for providing all vacant land sketches and all photos outside Elkhart County within 72 hours of inputing the listing. Photos/sketches not received within this time frame will be treated as a “no photo/sketch”. The listing office will be billed a $25 late fee per listing per month until the photo/sketch is turned in to the MLS office. Photos/sketches may be emailed to photos@ecbor.com in jpeg format with the MLS number in the subject line and the MLS number as the name of the file attachment. Please indicate in the email this is the original photo.

3. What if the Listing Office/Agent wants to provide the photo?
If the listing office/agent would like to provide the original photo for the listing, it must be noted in the Photographer Instruction Line that the photo is being emailed. This must be done at the time the listing is originally input in the MLS. If it is noted, there is no charge. When the photo is emailed to the MLS, you must indicate the photo is the original photo.

If the listing office/agent does not note that the original photo is being emailed in the Photographer Instruction Line, the photo being sent by the listing office/agent becomes a “replacement” photo. The listing office will be charged $3.65.

Replacement Photos

1. What if the listing office/agent wants the MLS Photographer to take the replacement photo?
If the listing office/agent wants the MLS Photographer to take the replacement photo, the staff person should go into the “change listing” section of Listing Maintenance in the MLS. The staff person would bring up the listing, find the field PHO, remove the letter “G”, enter the letter “C” for replacement or update photo, and save the listing. There will be a $6 charge per photo replacement.

2. What if the listing office/agent wants to provide their own photo for the replacement?
The listing office/agent should email their replacement photo to photos@ecbor.com in jpeg format with the MLS number in the subject line and the MLS number as the name of the file attachment. It should also be noted in the email that this is a replacement photo. There will be a $3.65 charge per photo replacement.

Supplement Photos – (Photos with text)

1. What if the listing office/agent wants the MLS Photographer to take the supplement photo?
If the supplement photo is requested at the time of input, the staff person should enter the letter “A” in the PHO field when entering the listing. If the agent wants two supplements taken, the staff person should enter the letters “AB” in the PHO filed. Supplement photos taken by the photographer are $6.00 per supplement photo.

If the supplement photo is requested after the listing has been in the MLS, the staff person should go into the “change listing” section of Listing Maintenance in the MLS. The staff person would bring up the listing, find the field PHO, remove the letter “G”, enter the letter “A or AB” for supplement, and save the listing. Supplement photos taken by the photographer are $6.00 per supplement photo.

2. What if the listing office/agent wants to provide their own photo for the supplement?
The listing office/agent should email their supplement photo to photos@ecbor.com in jpeg format with the MLS number in the subject line and the MLS number plus supplement number as the name of the file attachment. The supplement number should be in the order you want them to appear. It should also be noted in the email that this is a supplement photo. There will be a $3.65 charge per supplement photo.

Supplement photos may be displayed in View under the Supplement with Multi-Photo format.

Additional Photos - (Photos without text, maximum 8 per listing)

1. How much does it cost if the listing office/agent wants to provide additional photos to the listing?
The listing office/agent should email their additional photos to photos@ecbor.com in jpeg format with the MLS number in the subject line and the MLS number plus additional photo number as the name of the file attachment. The supplement number should be in the order you want them to appear. It should also be noted in the email that this is an additional photo. There will be a $3.65 charge per additional photo.

Additional photos may be displayed in View under the Multi-Photo form

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