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Topic: Beware of uploading RAW files

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PenelopeB

« on: April 11, 2007, 10:57 »

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I have contacted support for clarification but...

Over Easter I received an email from DT requesting that I upload my RAW file as an addition format due to a customer request. (I could have said no & will in the future)

I did this thinking that it would be an 8 credit sale. Lo and behold, 5 minutes after it is approved... the RAW file gets grabbed via subscription sale.

Credit to me? A lousy $0.25 cents.

SUCKS!!!

Never again.


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StockManiac

« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2007, 11:21 »

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(As you can see I'm speechless)


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red_moon_rise

« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2007, 12:10 »

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Ridiculous. No scruples. RAW should not be available for 25 lousy cents. It would be so easy to implement 40 Subscription DLs per RAW. I never even considered giving my RAWs to a microstock agency regardless of price.


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madelaide

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« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2007, 17:37 »

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Special file types should get a different treatment. I am an oponent of 25c JPEGs already, what to say about a RAW or a vector file... Thanks for warning us.

Regards,
Adelaide


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digiology

« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2007, 01:40 »

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I am interested to hear what support says. Please keep us updated and thanks for the heads-up.


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leaf

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« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2007, 01:46 »

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I was given a request for a raw files once - but couldn't be bothered to upload it. I am not sure what the original was downloaded at, but I think it would take at least $10.00 for me to go back and dig up the raw file and spend the time uploading it and then considering a fair price for it. I don't think that the raw files are SO valuable as many people feel, but i would still need a bit of encouragement to be bothered to upload it.


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CJPhoto

« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2007, 01:51 »

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Quote from: madelaide on April 11, 2007, 17:37

Special file types should get a different treatment. I am an oponent of 25c JPEGs already, what to say about a RAW or a vector file... Thanks for warning us.

Even SS charges more for a tiff and they are only generated from the jpeg. Raw should be an EL.


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leaf

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« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2007, 01:53 »

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well.. sorta off topic but. Why would shutterstock create a tiff from a jpg then sell it for more?? Doesn't that defeat the purpose - the two files are identical, why would one cost more?


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GeoPappas

« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2007, 05:25 »

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Quote from: leaf on April 12, 2007, 01:53

Why would shutterstock create a tiff from a jpg then sell it for more?? Doesn't that defeat the purpose - the two files are identical, why would one cost more?

According to SS (from a thread when this was first implemented), this was a feature that was requested from buyers.

Many buyers purchase an image and then work on it over time. As they open and close a JPG image, it degrades (because of the re-compression).

To avoid this, the first thing buyers will do when they download an image is convert it to a TIFF, so that opening and closing the image will not degrade it.

So this essentially saves them time from converting the image. You can think of SS providing buyers a service (converting JPG to TIFF) that they are now charging for.


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CJPhoto

« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2007, 06:11 »

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Quote from: leaf on April 12, 2007, 01:53

well.. sorta off topic but. Why would shutterstock create a tiff from a jpg then sell it for more?? Doesn't that defeat the purpose - the two files are identical, why would one cost more?

Geopappas explained it but lots weren't convinced. They made SS put a disclaimer that it was geneated from a JPEG as they thought it was misleading.

From a designers perspective, I guess the price is low compared to macro sites and most places pass costs onto clients anyway.


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GeoPappas

« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2007, 06:33 »

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Quote from: CJPhoto on April 12, 2007, 06:11

Quote from: leaf on April 12, 2007, 01:53

well.. sorta off topic but. Why would shutterstock create a tiff from a jpg then sell it for more?? Doesn't that defeat the purpose - the two files are identical, why would one cost more?

CJPhoto:

Thanks for adding that. I had forgotten about that crucial piece.

Although I love SS, I sometimes wonder why they uprez images 100% and why they create a TIFF from a JPG. They both seem pretty silly to me.

But if that is what the customer wants, then...


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madelaide

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« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2007, 16:45 »

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Quote from: GeoPappas on April 12, 2007, 05:25

So this essentially saves them time from converting the image. You can think of SS providing buyers a service (converting JPG to TIFF) that they are now charging for.

I could open a business to do this, and I'd probbaly charge much cheaper.

Regards,
Adelaide


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leaf

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« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2007, 18:01 »

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alamy upsizes their images too (they just have the submitter do it). I am still in the dark why they would do it.


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fintastique

« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2007, 16:38 »

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I had a request for a simplified version of one of my illustrations at featurepics I made a 12mp version set it $5 (no resizing) uploaded within an hour as they said they wanted it quickly and waited and waited. Cry

Finally after a week I had the sale and earned me $3.50 Grin


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madelaide

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« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2007, 16:49 »

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Fintastique,

I also received an email from FP admin about a buyer wanting a change in colors for one illustration, I did it, also waited for days, then it sold as an EL! Cheesy

Regards,
Adelaide


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