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Agency Based Discussion => Alamy.com => Topic started by: rosta on August 23, 2007, 12:45

Title: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: rosta on August 23, 2007, 12:45
I've finally been set uo to upload files.  ;D Did some todya, I'm using a DSL connection and it took about five minutes per image to upload.
Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: Freezingpictures on August 24, 2007, 02:41
Me too finally. Yesterday I applied with 4 images. Lets see if they accept me..
Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: PecoFoto on October 06, 2007, 17:50
Same here, I uploaded my 4 this evening.  Do they really take 25 days to QC them?

Fingers crossed anyway  :)
Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: jorgeinthewater on October 06, 2007, 18:15
Did I read right that they want a file size of 55 mb?
Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: PecoFoto on October 06, 2007, 19:01
An uncompressed file size of between 48MB and 200MB.  If you use Photoshop the uncompressed file size can be found in the bottom left of the window or on the ‘image size’ dialog box.  Don’t forget if you’re using 16bit RAW files to change them to 8 bit before you upsize them.

My interpolated 49MB images when saved as a compressed jpeg have a file size of just over 6MB.
Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: PecoFoto on October 10, 2007, 07:26
Just had my submission approved only took 3 working days.  ;D
Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: dbvirago on October 10, 2007, 08:49
Yeah, my first was approved in 3 days. 2nd has been sitting there for 3 weeks
Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: stokfoto on November 28, 2007, 06:18
I just got accepted too and took just 2 days to  receive the QC results . seems like thing are getting fast there I hope sales will be the same way too. ;D
Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: vphoto on November 28, 2007, 06:30
I have waited for fist QC for 4 weeks; after that i submitted in one week 12 batches (3-7 files each); they all we passed QC in 3 days after the last batch. Now again I am waiting for 10 batches to pass QC already 3 weeks.
Does not look that they do it fast, rather sporadically ...

vphoto

Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: PecoFoto on November 28, 2007, 08:26
It took four weeks to approve my second batch of images.  There is a poll somewhere in the forum at Alamy that suggests this is the norm.  I'll try a larger batch next time as at this rate it will take ages to build up my portfolio.
Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: mwp1969 on December 09, 2007, 15:03
Does the 48meg to 200 meg requirement at Alamy that you were speaking of above allow for "upsizing" in a photo editor or do they expect it to come off of a high end camera that way?

I am learning here so please forgive my ignorance ...


Mark
Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: zorki on December 09, 2007, 22:11
You need to upsize your photos. If you do a little digging, you should easily find out how it's done.
Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: jorgeinthewater on December 10, 2007, 21:06
An uncompressed file size of between 48MB and 200MB.  If you use Photoshop the uncompressed file size can be found in the bottom left of the window or on the ‘image size’ dialog box.  Don’t forget if you’re using 16bit RAW files to change them to 8 bit before you upsize them.

My interpolated 49MB images when saved as a compressed jpeg have a file size of just over 6MB.


Excuse my ignorance on this subject but can this be done with images that were shot as jpg. Will there be poor quality on the file produced.
Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: ptlee on December 11, 2007, 07:44
For what it's worth, I have a few pictures that were taken in jpeg (highest quality, superfine, no in-camera sharpening), upsized, and approved.

Cheers.
Title: Re: uploading files to Alamy
Post by: jorgeinthewater on December 12, 2007, 09:48
Uploaded my inital 4 and got accepted ;D in less than 3 days.