A virtual mat is a double mat 
			created using colors that blend well with your chosen photo and 
			printed as an integral part of your enlargement. 
			They look so 
			real, that the customers who pick up their photos here, want to 
			feel them to believe they are not actual mats sitting on top of 
			their photos! 
			Your matted photo is bigger.  For example, 
			if you order a 16x20 enlargement with a mat, the frame size would be 
			20x24.
			
			
		
		
			
			 
			     The "virtual mats" won't fade and discolor 
			over time as paper mats will.  If you ever decide that you wish 
			to cover your photo with glass, which, by the way, is not necessary 
			unless you are concerned with it possibly getting scratched, you can 
			use non-glare glass.  The glass 
			will sit directly on the photo keeping the image totally sharp 
			rather than the diffused look that happens with a regular mat 
			causing a space between the photo and the non-glare glass.