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New dimension for EPS files (4 megapixels)

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franzi:
Starting on April 8, 2019, Shutterstock will require the dimensions of EPS files to be at least 4 megapixels.

I work entirely in Inkscape, and so far have kept the dimensions smaller than 500 pixels on the largest side, to avoid rejection (“Design is either too large or too small on the artboard”)

The new requirement is therefore highly worrying - does that mean in the future all files created in Inkscape will be rejected, because in order to make them fit the artboard, they have to be smaller than 4 megapixels?

Someone else having the same worries?  :(

U11:
It is not clear to me where I should put my keywords if the Jpeg is not required anymore

leremy:
I am using Adobe Illustrator all along, and this new requirements make me worry as well. The thing is all my previous artwork elements are created in lower resolution of about 1000x1000. Now with the new requirements, all my new artworks needed to be at least 2592x1520.

That means, whenever I have to use back my old elements for new artwork, I have to resize them. This will be a lot of hassle and will be very messy.

From a buyer point of view, it is totally bad as well because a buyer that usually buy from the same artists would have big problem and surprises that their new artworks are no longer the same size as those they brought previously. It will be a problem for them to resize the icons to a desirable state that matched their previously bought icons.

There is no advantage here for both side (artist and buyer). Can Shutterstock please reconsider not doing this 4megapixels thing?

franzi:
I just checked the Shutterstock forum, a lot of contributors are complaining. The increase in dimension also means an increase in file size, therefore complex illustrations will be much bigger than 50 MB when saved at 4 megapixels.

leremy:
Can all vector artists please chip in at https://forums.submit.shutterstock.com/topic/96928-shutterstock-has-made-uploading-vectors-easier-than-ever/ to oppose the idea. We need to stand united against this foolish idea.

Whenever I hear the word "exciting" from microstock agencies, it is never was.

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