Author Topic: Additional Format (Read 8037 times)

maco0708 · « **on:** April 23, 2008, 11:35 »

Here is a dilemma:

I got an e-mail from Dreamstime and some buyer requested a RAW of one of my images.

What do you guys do? Is it worth it? Or you never should let go of the Raws? I remember that some person uploaded the raw and then she got 30c for a subscription download.

Another problem is that the image is a picture of a city buildings with some logos on them (they were removed from the Jpeg but I can't remove them from the RAW).

Opinions? Comments?

leaf · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2008, 11:40 »

I generally don't think it is worth the effort.

Jack Schiffer · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2008, 11:47 »

After my jpg file is approved, I upload the raw file as Additional Format
Yes I did have some .30 cent sales but 4.00 sales out weight my sub sales.

ichiro17 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 23, 2008, 11:48 »

For the dollar they want to pay, I can tell them where to go.

Pay 50 bucks or something for an extended license, and you can have that raw file -

I'm not in a very good mood today lol

Jack Schiffer · « **Reply #4 on:** April 23, 2008, 11:50 »

ichiro17 cheerup it's not that bad

ichiro17 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2008, 11:51 »

thanks, i think i'll just go outside and enjoy the weather before smog ruins that :p

PenelopeB · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2008, 12:20 »

I'm the one who got the .30 for the raw file. I will never do it again, unless they guarantee a larger sum.

Pixart · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2008, 13:23 »

Yeah, I had one of those requests this week and remembered Pen's comments a while back so I just ignored it. Isn't DT wise to keep the buyer's identity secret so you can't negotiate with them.

SHOW ME THE MONEY.

jcphoto · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2008, 13:31 »

i have to agree, ignore them.

grp_photo · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2008, 13:50 »

IGNORE!

lisafx · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2008, 13:53 »

I ignore them too. Not only because of the money, but because my RAWs are the best way to prove ownership of the photo.

Freedom · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2008, 14:28 »

I uploaded a few of RAW files as a result of the requests. But at least in one occasion, the buyer didn't purchase the additional format.

I will not upload RAW again because I realize that DT actually does not allow us to delete files, you can only disable the files. I had emailed the support regarding the deletion of certain files and never hear anything back from them.

Jack Schiffer · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2008, 14:32 »

Great I can make all the big raw bucks

CofkoCof · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2008, 14:39 »

I got a request for additional format (eps on a vector). It was already pending, got approved in a few hours, then the buyer didn't come back for it

Jack Schiffer · « **Reply #14 on:** April 23, 2008, 14:42 »

You can't wait for a request buyers want it now

helix7 · « **Reply #15 on:** April 23, 2008, 15:51 »

Quote from: CofkoCof on April 23, 2008, 14:39

I got a request for additional format (eps on a vector). It was already pending, got approved in a few hours, then the buyer didn't come back for it

Same thing happened to me last week. The EPS was already pending, and then, nothing happened.

I upload the EPS files for all of my images, but I wouldn't go out of my way to do it otherwise. Like if someone asked for SVG instead of EPS, I wouldn't bother.

RT · « **Reply #16 on:** April 23, 2008, 16:43 »

I've been asked for RAW before, I contacted DT to make sure I wasn't seeing things and offered a TIFF but aparently they only want RAW, so naturally I ignored it, I'd initially presumed a RAW would attract a much larger sale fee and I was gobsmacked when I saw what people actually get is the same as a normal sale, so why would anybody supply a RAW file, what a stupid system.

hospitalera · « **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2008, 17:02 »

Quote from: lisafx on April 23, 2008, 13:53

I ignore them too. Not only because of the money, but because my RAWs are the best way to prove ownership of the photo.

Agreed 100%, I don't give away my "digital negative" SY

madelaide · « **Reply #18 on:** April 23, 2008, 18:01 »

I recently had that and in my case the image had just been bought for credits, so I guess the request had come from this buyer. I didn't have the RAW (it was shot in JPEG), and the closest I would be able to offer would be the original (unedited) saved as TIFF.

Indeed selling the RAW has some issues mentioned here, I wouldn't have thought of it (but such files should never be sold in subs).

I wished however there was some way to reply to the buyer. It sounds rude not to say anything.

Regards,
Adelaide

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