Author Topic: uploading vectors to the different sites (Read 12752 times)

elvinstar · « **on:** February 03, 2010, 13:41 »

I found this link explaining how to upload vectors to each site. http://www.microstockgroup.com/knowledgebase/doku.php?id=vector I do not however understand dreamstime. It says to upload a jpg first, then an eps file. When do you upload the eps file? After the jpg gets approved or after the jpg shows up in the unfinnished section( I am using ftp to upload)?

Also fotolia it says svg file. What is that? I am only familiar with the eps file.

Finally I would like to say it has been very frustrating trying to learn how to upload vectors to the different sites. Some of them tell you exactly what to do and others there is no information! Thank goodness for the microstock group!!!!

LSD72 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 03, 2010, 13:45 »

Thats partly why I am only shooting them to SS right now. Learning one at a time. Build up then try to upload 5 to another.

elvinstar · « **Reply #2 on:** February 03, 2010, 13:59 »

I uploaded to just shutterstock first to see if they got approved because I wasn't sure I had saved everything correctly. They approved them so then I uploaded to istock because they had instructions of how to upload. The other sites have nothing, or if they do I couldn't find it. I like to always upload the same files to all the sites every week though. Otherwise it gets very confusing. So this process has been frustrating! It is hard enough to teach yourself a program!

CofkoCof · « **Reply #3 on:** February 03, 2010, 14:03 »

Let me copy my cheat sheet

123rf: jpg + eps (from the site only, ftp doesn't work for vectors)
BigStock: eps only
CS: jpg + zipped eps
FT: zip (jpg + eps) they don't need svg anymore. I upload jpg also in a zipp cos then itpc loads up on the site
DT: jpg attach eps. When you have a pending jpg file go to edit page and upload eps from there (I think it says upload additional formats).
IS: jpg + eps (additional zip possible)
MP: jpg (they dont accept vectors)
SS: jpg + eps
StockXpert: jpg + zipped eps (well you don't need this one anymore)

nicemonkey · « **Reply #4 on:** February 03, 2010, 14:03 »

Uploading Vectors can be a nightmare and it has taken me a while to work out a system that works.

Dreamstime, upload the jpeg then check in the "unfinished file" section, each file has a "file ID" copy and paste that to each of the relevant eps files then upload the files via ftp into the "additional folder"

Fotolia, Forget about SVG (they tried that then allowed eps upload) just compress each jpeg and eps together...with the same name (into one file) then upload via ftp as normal.

donding · « **Reply #5 on:** February 03, 2010, 14:07 »

Quote from: elvinstar on February 03, 2010, 13:41

I found this link explaining how to upload vectors to each site. http://www.microstockgroup.com/knowledgebase/doku.php?id=vector I do not however understand dreamstime. It says to upload a jpg first, then an eps file. When do you upload the eps file? After the jpg gets approved or after the jpg shows up in the unfinnished section( I am using ftp to upload)?

Also fotolia it says svg file. What is that? I am only familiar with the eps file.

Finally I would like to say it has been very frustrating trying to learn how to upload vectors to the different sites. Some of them tell you exactly what to do and others there is no information! Thank goodness for the microstock group!!!!

The SVG file was what that freeby program inkscape saves to so you can come back and make changes if you need to...when saved to EPS in this software, then I can open them up in Photoshop Elements and it doesn't recognize SVG files...which I might add inkscape always locks up when I try to save to EPS. I tryed uploaded some of the EPS files I saved to DepositPhotos and it came back as an error..so I just saved to jpg and uploaded them.

cthoman · « **Reply #6 on:** February 03, 2010, 14:54 »

Quote from: CofkoCof on February 03, 2010, 14:03

Let me copy my cheat sheet
123rf: jpg + eps (from the site only, ftp doesn't work for vectors)
BigStock: eps only
CS: jpg + zipped eps
FT: zip (jpg + eps) they don't need svg anymore. I upload jpg also in a zipp cos then itpc loads up on the site
DT: jpg attach eps. When you have a pending jpg file go to edit page and upload eps from there (I think it says upload additional formats).
IS: jpg + eps (additional zip possible)
MP: jpg (they dont accept vectors)
SS: jpg + eps
StockXpert: jpg + zipped eps (well you don't need this one anymore)

This looks like a pretty good cheat sheet. Photoshop and Illustrator action scripts are your friend. So are Automator scripts for the Mac (If you use a Mac. I'm sure the PC has something similar).

And here you thought it was going to be all fun and games drawing pictures.

gubh83 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 03, 2010, 15:46 »

I've posted two quick tutorials on my blog about this, one for Dreamstime and another for all agencies in general, if you wanna take a look: Dreamstime: http://stockillustrator.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-upload-your-eps-to-dreamstime.html

All agencies: http://stockillustrator.blogspot.com/2009/06/uploading-vectors.html

donding · « **Reply #8 on:** February 03, 2010, 15:56 »

Quote from: gubh83 on February 03, 2010, 15:46

I've posted two quick tutorials on my blog about this, one for Dreamstime and another for all agencies in general, if you wanna take a look: Dreamstime: http://stockillustrator.blogspot.com/2010/01/how-to-upload-your-eps-to-dreamstime.html

All agencies: http://stockillustrator.blogspot.com/2009/06/uploading-vectors.html

Thanks for the info...I saved to my "favorites" so I can referance it in the future

gubh83 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 03, 2010, 17:05 »

Glad it helped!

elvinstar · « **Reply #10 on:** February 03, 2010, 17:14 »

Thank you all so much for the valuable info! It's nice to know that there are still people out there that are willing to help out someone other than just themselves!

orson · « **Reply #11 on:** February 04, 2010, 03:52 »

Quote from: elvinstar on February 03, 2010, 13:41

Finally I would like to say it has been very frustrating trying to learn how to upload vectors to the different sites. Some of them tell you exactly what to do and others there is no information! Thank goodness for the microstock group!!!!

Well I found some easier way how to upload vectors - I'm using Isyndica - that's a tool for uploading to various microstock agencies, it will generate smaller previews, zip your eps or whatever is required on each microstock agency.

My review on my blog - iSyndica - easy multiple upload on several microstock sites

Link to iSyndica service

donding · « **Reply #12 on:** February 04, 2010, 10:44 »

That would be a nice alternative but what is the cost of this service? Especially for those of us that are considering branching out into stock vectors? Right know with my photos they all go FTP

orson · « **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2010, 11:46 »

Quote from: donding on February 04, 2010, 10:44

That would be a nice alternative but what is the cost of this service? Especially for those of us that are considering branching out into stock vectors? Right know with my photos they all go FTP

Well the price is quite small - 1 cent per upload of one vector image (eps + jpg) to one agency. I know, that you can upload it for free, but MY TIME is much more expensive

You can try it for free - they have a starter version for free.

donding · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2010, 11:53 »

This may be a stupid question but would you be required to upload everything through them or just what you can't because of time contrants. DO they also have a limit of required uploads a month to do it at the pennies per upload? I assume they charge a membership fee or something to that effect.

orson · « **Reply #15 on:** February 04, 2010, 13:54 »

Quote from: donding on February 04, 2010, 11:53

This may be a stupid question but would you be required to upload everything through them or just what you can't because of time contrants. DO they also have a limit of required uploads a month to do it at the pennies per upload? I assume they charge a membership fee or something to that effect.

Hi,
everything is described under the "pricing" link on the iSyndica website. You can either use free subscription (limited functionality) - it is for free and you will get 100 credits / month + buy other credits for 0.01$ per one credit. Or you can buy some better subscription + buy additional credits (again per 1 cent).

donding · « **Reply #16 on:** February 04, 2010, 14:41 »

I'll have to go check it out...Thanks orson

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