About
Mpix Lab is an online division of Miller's Professional Imaging. Miller's was
founded in 1939, and is the largest professional photography lab in the United
States. The company has production facilities in Pittsburg, Kansas and Columbia,
Missouri.
Mpix is an online digital imaging lab for both the professional photographer and
the advanced amateur. This lab provides uncompromising quality of prints and
services and is the top choice for professional work and photos requiring the
absolute best in digital printing.
Mpix Lab offers print quality guarantee as well as protection against orders
arriving damaged or incomplete. If you have any problems with the order,
Contact Us within 30 days and we will
help you replace it free of charge.
Available Photo Papers
The Mpix Lab offers three types of professional papers to choose from:
Kodak Endura E-Surface Color paper
Kodak Professional Portra Endura E-Surface paper is the most popular premium
paper. Accurate color, realistic saturation, excellent neutral flesh tone
reproduction, and brighter colors are just a few of the attributes describing
this paper. You will see improved color saturation and excellent skin-tone
reproduction as well as brighter blues, cyan, purples, and reds. The standard
longevity is 100 years in home display and 200 years in dark storage.
Kodak Metallic paper
Kodak Professional Endura Metallic paper offers a unique pearlescent surface
that will make your images really pop. Flesh tones look natural, details are
crisp and colors are beautifully saturated. Endura Metallic paper offers natural
looking flesh tones, sharp details and beautifully saturated colors. Plus, it is
resistant to tearing and curling without any additional lamination. This paper
uses a patented combination of film and laminate layers resulting in striking
three-dimensional images on an ultra-bright background. You really have to see
this paper to appreciate it.
Ilford True Digital B&W paper
There is a difference between B&W and true digital B&W prints. The
Ilford True Digital Black and White panchromatic, resin-coated paper is
specifically designed for making continuous-tone B&W prints directly from
digital images in digital exposing systems.
This paper provides excellent tone reproduction from digital camera files.
Because the emulsion is silver-based rather than dye-based, the imaging
performance and characteristics of this paper are the same as traditional
B&W continuous-tone papers. Which translates in to neutral tonal
characteristics offering good sharpness, display, and archival quality. One
added benefit is that this resin paper is specially coated on the back to
accept ink, making it a good surface for crop lines or writing notes.
ICC Profiles
If you are familiar with color calibration and would like to soft-proof your images,
you can download and install paper specific profiles:
Mpix Metallic color profile and
Mpix E-Surface color profile.
All color matching needs to be performed in the sRGB color space.
Color Correction Service
The Mpix lab offers professional color correction at no charge for all products
except the Value prints. Unlike most consumer labs, Mpix color correction
service is performed by trained technicians with many years of experience.
Adjustments to density, color, contrast, and sharpness yield consistent
improvements.
Minimum and Recommended Image Resolution
Mpix uses photo imaging equipment with the minimum required image resolution of
100 pixels per inch (ppi). For the best results, however, make sure your
images are large enough to print at 250ppi or higher.
For example, to print an 8" x 10" print, the minimum image size required would
be 800 x 1000 pixels. However, for best results, it is recommended that the
image size be 2000 x 2500 pixels.
Shipping
Shipping fees from Mpix are flat and stay the same whether you are ordering one
small print or a number of large heavy items.
The following shipping options are available:
Shipping within the USA:
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USPS First Class is
$3.50
for orders with 50 prints or less in print sizes
equal to or smaller than 5" x 7" (delivered in 5-9 business days)
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USPS Priority Mail is
$6.45
(delivered in 3-4 business days)
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FedEx Next Business Day shipping is
$11.25
Shipping to Canada:
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USPS First Class is
$5.50
for orders with 50 prints or less in print sizes
equal to or smaller than 5" x 7" (delivered in 7-10 business days)
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FedEx Priority International shipping is
$16.45
(delivered in 1-2 business days)
Duty taxes might apply to some shipments.
Mpix is unable to ship outside of the USA and Canada.
Sales Tax
For all orders shipped in the State of California, USA, the applicable sales tax will be added.
