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E Try-on™ Guide

E Try-on™ is software we have developed for the web site that allows you to upload your own portrait photo and virtually try-on glasses by a simple mouse click. All you need is a digital portrait photo and your pupillary distance (PD). Our state of the art software will accurately size the glasses to your face so that you can visually see the image of yourself wearing the glasses as if you are trying on glasses in front of a mirror. It overcomes the problem with trying on glasses in an optical shop in front of a mirror where the glasses are not fitted with prescription lenses which makes it difficult to see the actual image of your face in the mirror.

Software Required.

You will need Internet Explorer 6.0 or later, or Firefox 2.0. You will also need Adobe Flash 9 or above. Please visit www.adobe.com web site to download the flash player if you dont have it.

Portrait Photo

Use the correct portrait photo is the key for E Try-on™. The portrait should be taken straight on eye level showing your full face and head with your eyes looking directly at the camera, without glasses. The photo should not show you looking over one shoulder or with head tilted.

Dont have a portrait photo? You can use a normal photo with the face occupying a large proportion of the photo.

File Formats
Your file should be in JPG, JPEG or PNG format. Please do not compress the file.

Image Size
The width and height should be at least 500 pixels but no more than 2800 pixels. The file size should not be more than 600KB.

Upload a Portrait Photo
To upload a photo, Click on the Portrait Photo on the E Try-on™ drop down menu on the top navigation bar. You will need to create an account to store your portrait photo and PD in order to utilize our E Try-on™ Facility. Please follow the prompt to upload a photo and you will then be brought to Adjust Face Photo page to configure your portrait photo.

Adjust Face Photo

Adjust Face Photo will allow you to configure your face photo to get ready for E Try-on™. Please follow the 3 steps on the page to adjust the face photo.

It's important that the PD has to be entered before you start adjusting the photo. You can use the magnifying glasses to zoom in or out, use the arrows to move the photo and use the restart button to start it over. If you have changed your PD since you last time adjusted your face photo , you will need to reconfigure your face photo before trying-on glasses again.

The adjusted photo should look somehow different from the original photo. The adjusted photo should be centered. In most cases it should be the magnified image of the original. If you need help in adjusting your face photo, please contact us with your login email address. Our staff memeber will be able to adjust your photo and upload it for you.

PD (Pupillary Distance)

PD is the distance between the centre of two pupils when your eyes are looking at a distance object in the front that are 60 centimetres away or beyond. It is measured in millimetres (mm). PD measurement is the important information we need in order to scale the glasses to your face during E Try-on™. PD is also used for cutting the lenses if you decide to fit prescription lenses with your glasses. Please be sure to enter the correct PD.

The average PD is 60mm for women and 64mm for men.

You can get your PD from your Optometrist. You can also have your PD measured with a ruler and the help of a friend by following this instruction:

Put the millimetre ruler on the bridge of your nose.
Ask someone to stand approximately 60 centimetres away from you and measure the distance between the centres of your pupils (the black circle in your eyes) with your eyes looking at a distance object in the front.

You can measure pupillary distance yourself by using a mirror. You will stand at least 30 centimetres away from the mirror and measure the distance between your pupils with your eyes looking at yourself in the mirror.

We recommend you always ask your optometrist to measure the PD for you. Only measure the PD yourself as a last resort. It is important to get your PD from your optometrist if your prescription has high power or if you are going to order progressive or bifocal lenses.

E Try-on™ List

Glasses with E try-on™ icon are available for E try-on™. You can add glasses to your try-on list while browsing through the pages by ticking the checkbox beside the E try-on™ icon. The glasses are added to your try-on list when you navigate to the next page or previous page by clicking on the "Next" or "Previous" Button or the page number at the bottom of the pages. The selected glasses can also be added to the E Try-on list when you click on the "E Try-on™" button on the page.

E Try-on™ glasses

On E Try-on™ page, you can now search on glasses and try on glasses by clicking on the small glasses image. You can add glasses to E Try-on™ list for later review or remove glasses from E Try-on™ list by clicking on the +/-Try-On List button. When you click on the small glasses image, the glasses will be sized correctly to your face.