What is BitPass?BitPass is a system for making anonymous Internet purchases for small amounts of money. For example, some Olive-Drab photo downloads have a fee of only ten cents, far too small to use a credit card or even PayPal. BitPass easily handles such transactions. Downloads from Olive-DrabOlive-Drab has a huge collection of military photos and documents, some rare, some still available nowhere else. While many of these are provided as part of the free Olive-Drab web site, others can be obtained for a small download charge. For example, some photographs are shown in regular size on one of the Olive-Drab web pages, and can also be downloaded in a much larger size for a small fee. The Hawk Missile photo at the top of this page is available in a larger size for a download fee of ten cents. Just click the BUY button. What if I don't like it after I download it?Satisfaction is guaranteed and I will trust your word on it. You can choose another download or, if you prefer, a refund will be issued via PayPal for the BitPass download fee. How do I get started?If you have a BitPass account, just click the BUY button, enter your account ID/password, and the download starts automatically. You can save the file like any other download and use it for any private purpose. If you don't already have BitPass, click here to set up a BitPass account in less than three minutes. Or just click the BUY button for the item you want and you can set up an account using the page that comes up next. You can use PayPal or a credit card to fund the BitPass account ($3.00 minimum). All you need is an email address. Once you have the account, you can access any of the photos or other downloads on Olive-Drab as well as downloads of music, comic books, photos and a host of other neat things from a fast-growing list of BitPass powered Internet sites. Remember, you have to set up a BitPass account first, a one-time process that takes 2-3 minutes. The BitPass account is like a pre-paid phone card -- you fund it with an amount as small as $3.00 then use it to pay Olive-Drab or some of the hundreds of other BitPass websites. You can use a credit card or PayPal to put money into your BitPass account. The BitPass website gives you a complete record of your deposits and purchases in an easy format. It is completely confidential. Olive-Drab does not see your credit card or any other information you give to BitPass. More helpful BitPass information is on their Buyer FAQ Page. Why do I have to pay for downloads?Downloads are completely optional, your choice. The larger size photos are great to print on your own photo paper or take to a shop like Kinkos to get large posters made, or print on T-shirts or any other use. Print one out and put it in a frame as a great gift for a military-minded person. The downloaded photos are compatible with virtually all software so you can crop, adjust and modify all you want. Downloading is by far the most economical way to obtain historical photos for any purpose. You can control the printing cost and pay nothing for shipping and handling. When you download you use computer resources that add up to a lot of expense for Olive-Drab. The small download fees are a way to help cover those costs. You are not paying for the photo or document. Most are in the public domain since they originated with the U.S. military or other government agency. You are paying for the convenience of having them organized and available in a good format for easy download at a low cost. What if there is a problem with the download?When you pay the fee to download something from Olive-Drab you can make as many as five attempts for the one fee. Usually it works fine the first time, and almost certainly will work the second time if you had a computer crash or other problem with the first. BitPass keeps track of your download attempts and lets you go back and retry up to the max of five times (within 24 hours). If you still have a problem, contact Olive-Drab. Since BitPass is anonymous, please provide the exact time of your attempts and identify the item you paid for with BitPass. What size are these photos?The size is easily adjustable, using your photo manipulation software package (like Photoshop, for example). In the description, the size is given in pixels, the number of dots in the photo. More dots gives a higher quality image when printed. On the web site, the photos are reduced in size and shown at a resolution of 72 dpi (see next question). At that resolution, a photo that is 2400 pixels wide would be 33 inches wide (2400 divided by 72). You can make it anything you want with your own software. Or if you go to a print shop, just bring in the file and they will adjust it to print the size you want. What does 72 dpi mean?All digital photo images are made up of dots. When referring to images, 72 dpi stands for 72 dots per inch, also called the resolution of the image. A resolution of 72 dots per inch is common for images shown on a computer monitor, like the photo at the top of the page. For printing, higher resolutions will look better, perhaps 200-300 dpi. Most photo manipulation software packages (like Photoshop, for example) provide the ability to adjust the resolution and size of the image. For example, you can increase the resolution to get a better looking print by making the photo smaller, packing the available dots of the image into fewer inches. High resolution photo files (hi-res) have lots of dots so you can get print-quality resolution even in an 8x10 or larger print. Why are some photos lighter or darker than what I see on the computer screen?The image file delivered as the download is the original scan as received by Olive-Drab. You can use your photo manipulation software (e.g. Photoshop) to make the image lighter or darker, to adjust color, or anything you like to get the appearance you find most pleasing. What rights do I have to the download?Items offered for download from Olive-Drab.com are in the public domain and may be freely used for any lawful purpose. The fee you pay is for the convenience of the download, not for the item itself. |
