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11/09/2009 07:37:43 AM · #26 |
| Actually, if it is the case that two passed and two failed do people think it is worth sending the passed ones again along with 2 new? Or maybe just 4 new images just to be on the safe side. |
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11/09/2009 09:06:17 AM · #27 |
I think most people send the two that passed in again, if that is the case. Good luck! I trust the first two were the ones they didn't pass? The second two look like they have plenty of detail, but it's hard to tell at DPC sizes.
I still haven't heard. 9 days for me now. I think they're ignoring me. I even sent an email, and they basically replied that "sometimes submissions overtake each other" - they confirmed that the usual turn around time is 37 hours. So apparently my submissions have been overtaken.
Edit - got an answer!! ALL failed QC - three are "Soft", the other has "interpolation artifacts" or something. So I'm good to not go. I won't try again. The ones I submitted were the ones I thought the sharpest I have without actually applying any sharpening.
Heh. Fun while it lasted.
Message edited by author 2009-11-09 09:10:48. |
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11/09/2009 09:19:41 AM · #28 |
Originally posted by clive_patric_nolan:
Actually, if it is the case that two passed and two failed do people think it is worth sending the passed ones again along with 2 new? Or maybe just 4 new images just to be on the safe side. |
Just because two of the images don't have a reason, doesn't mean they passed...it usually means that Alamy quit looking after the first two failed. It would probably be best to send in completely different images. |
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11/09/2009 09:21:23 AM · #29 |
Originally posted by RKT:
Just because two of the images don't have a reason, doesn't mean they passed...it usually means that Alamy quit looking after the first two failed. It would probably be best to send in completely different images. |
Ah, that makes sense. I'll put together another four then. Thanks for the advice. |
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11/09/2009 10:57:35 AM · #30 |
Question - I set Bridge to open my file with 5120 pixels on the long side, resulting in a 50M file size. On two of the pictures, I literally did nothing except to save as a jpeg at 12 in quality. These both were marked as "soft" and the reasons in the QC listing say that's because the camera is not suitable for the image size (these were from RAW on the 30D) or overuse of "softening" software. To me, anything from a RAW file begs a bit of sharpening, but they say not to do any at all. How do the rest of you get the right file size without the "too soft" issue? Am I screwing something up when I open the file in Bridge, or am I just hopeless? (The latter is a definite possibility!)
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11/09/2009 11:14:39 AM · #31 |
| Melethia, I might be wrong but I would suggest: shooting in highest quality RAW > convert to 16bit TIFF > edits as need be > upsize if need be by selecting image size and resampling using bicubic method (or better if there is such in CS4 - I am using PS6.0) > save > convert to 8bit > save as JPEG12. |
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11/09/2009 11:51:20 AM · #32 |
| I think that is essentially what I do now. I always shoot in RAW - the Bridge software "opens" the file in a 16 bit TIFF. What I don't know is what the "native" resolution is since I have "set" it to open at 5120 pixels on the long side. The resampling I use to resize is the bicubic one that is best for enlargement. I save as a TIFF for further editing, then go back a step and convert to 8 bit, save at jpeg 12. I did not edit one picture at all - it still was graded as "too soft". |
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11/09/2009 12:07:29 PM · #33 |
| Bridge is something I am not familiar with. I prefer going from RAW > RAW converter > Photoshop. That way I know what is happening and what processes are occurring. Then the only resizing option is taken inside Photoshop, not an open file as option. I'm a control freak, I suppose :) |
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11/09/2009 12:21:34 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by pineapple:
Bridge is something I am not familiar with. I prefer going from RAW > RAW converter > Photoshop. That way I know what is happening and what processes are occurring. Then the only resizing option is taken inside Photoshop, not an open file as option. I'm a control freak, I suppose :) |
I think Bridge is a RAW converter - it's just Adobe's RAW converter. I can try one of the files using the Canon RAW converter, though. I'll see if that makes any difference. But really, when I go through my files, I can find very little that isn't somehow "soft" due to one thing or another, and really can't find much that I think would interest a stock agency. I shall look a bit futher though. Very much appreciate you taking the time to offer advice! |
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11/09/2009 12:37:33 PM · #35 |
| Hum, i submitted another four images about 30 mins ago. Unfortunately, after three images had uploaded i accidently navigated to another web page thus cancelling the upload. So the last image i uploaded separately. Now that has come back, within 30mins, as failed and the other three are still awaiting QC. That was so quick i'm not sure if it was an automated thing or not. I suspect i may be choosing another four this time next week! |
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11/14/2009 08:50:51 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
I think that is essentially what I do now. I always shoot in RAW - the Bridge software "opens" the file in a 16 bit TIFF. What I don't know is what the "native" resolution is since I have "set" it to open at 5120 pixels on the long side. The resampling I use to resize is the bicubic one that is best for enlargement. I save as a TIFF for further editing, then go back a step and convert to 8 bit, save at jpeg 12. I did not edit one picture at all - it still was graded as "too soft". |
Bicubic smoother, maybe that is causing the softness. |
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11/14/2009 09:35:30 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
Hmmmm - perhaps now is the time to put the camera you have to work for you. :-) And I'm still waiting. I'm one of those people that gets overlooked a lot. Automatic doors don't see me, I kid you not! I have almost walked into a door, assuming it would open, a number of times. I have learned to walk slowly, and wave my hands if necessary to get them to open. So having things get lost, fall through the cracks, be completely ignored - not uncommon at all. I cannot complain too much, though - this does allow me to stand in the middle of a busy walkway and shoot people and have very few of them even look at me. :-) |
LOL Deb...in a nice way though! You're small and unobtrusive. I stand out like a frickin sore thumb so yeah, automatic doors and stuff open in good time...but sometimes...well for example, standing in a lineup of about 50 people waiting to get into Henry's for a gift certificate (first 50 in line get a gift certificate valued anywhere between $10-$500, Ryan got $10, I got $25 CAN, woohoo! can you say 'lens cleaning cloth' and '8G SD for $15?!)...I got asked by two separate bunches of passerby asking only me what the lineup was for...so the first one, I explained we're all camera geeks and waiting for the annual big sale...for the second batch, I told them they were giving away free cameras to the first 50 people...OMG the look on their face!! ;-) |
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