More opaque watermark?
kelmedia
11 Sep 2008 13:17
I just uploaded and tagged a clip that, when looking at the preview, the P5 logo is barely visible.
http://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/202149&pf_fullscreen=1
(I don't know if anyone will be able to open the link until/if the clip is approved, but I'm putting up the link in case you can)
The thing that worries me with this particular clip is that someone could download the low res comp, enlarge and throw some blur on it, and just go with that rather than buying.
Sure it wouldn't be as good as the original, but with some blur on it and used at web sizes it would probably get by.
I'm hoping that P5 can make the watermarks a little more opaque, OR give the seller the option of having a low res version be available or not.
What do you all think?
http://www.pond5.com/stock-footage/202149&pf_fullscreen=1
(I don't know if anyone will be able to open the link until/if the clip is approved, but I'm putting up the link in case you can)
The thing that worries me with this particular clip is that someone could download the low res comp, enlarge and throw some blur on it, and just go with that rather than buying.
Sure it wouldn't be as good as the original, but with some blur on it and used at web sizes it would probably get by.
I'm hoping that P5 can make the watermarks a little more opaque, OR give the seller the option of having a low res version be available or not.
What do you all think?
Normstock
11 Sep 2008 13:21
I think a low res price version would be good from a sales volume point of view. Do you think that might cut into existing sales?
kelmedia
11 Sep 2008 13:32
I think I read a discussion about that on one of the forums here the other day.
To be honest, I'm not really sure how I feel about that. Maybe offering a web only size of 360x202 for 16:9 footage and 320x240 for 4:3 footage for half price would bring in some extra sales. Some sort of limited beta test where users try it with 3 or 4 of their own clips might give some answers.
To be honest, I'm not really sure how I feel about that. Maybe offering a web only size of 360x202 for 16:9 footage and 320x240 for 4:3 footage for half price would bring in some extra sales. Some sort of limited beta test where users try it with 3 or 4 of their own clips might give some answers.