General Phoenix
May 31st, 2003, 06:02 PM
A very cool feature of our Cafepress online store is our ability to produce high-quality full-color posters in various sizes. It has been my intention since the store first came online to invite all of our members to use our site to create posters of their own images in order to promote 3DG and our artists at the same time.
As with the other items in our store, Cafepress has a base price which we then raise to make a profit on our items. For each item in our store, that profit is no more than $1.00. In the case of posters, however, we will be dealing with work created by YOU, or members, and as such, I feel I should share some information with you.
Here are the base prices for posters:
Non-framed 11 x 17 = 3.99
Non-framed 16 x 20 = 11.99
Non-framed 23 x 35 = 15.99
FRAMED 6 X 14 = 29.99
FRAMED 9 X 12 = 34.99
FRAMED 10 X 14 = 34.99
My suggestion is that I simply don't mark up these items, thus removing the need for us to track profits. After all, I have no desire to make money off of someone else's work - the store is mainly a way to make 3DG more visible to the off-line world. Any profits made from it will come from the apparrel and other 3DG-branded items.
Another option would be for me to set the prices on each item according to the artist's wishes, and then pass the profits on to the artist. I would be happy to do this, and it would be relatively easy to do, since Cafepress allows me to track the sales of each specific item. I would leave the choice to the individual artist on how they want to handle this.
NOTE - Artists who want to purchase posters of their own work would still have to pay the base price - this is the amount charged by Cafepress to produce each item, and cannot be discounted.
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There would have to be a few requirements for those of you who want to have posters created from your images:
1 - Poster images cannot contain ANY canon designs or trademarked logos, be they Trek, Star Wars, Galactica, or otherwise. Only original designs can be used in the posters, for obvious copyright reasons. In addition, written permission would have to be obtained from any third-parties whose images or meshes are used in the image. This information should be provided along with the image at the time of submission.
2 - Poster images must be saved at 150 dpi minimum for proper printing. Here are the minimum image sizes to completely fill the posters: (Note - images that are not quite large enough, or do not have the proper aspect ratio can be "matted" to an appropriate background to fill the printing area.)
11 x 17 = 1650 x 2550
16 x 20 = 2400 x 3000
23 x 35 = 3450 x 5250
6 x 14 = 900 x 2100
9 x 12 = 1350 x 1800
10 x 14 = 1500 x 2100
Keep this in mind when you save your scene files, so you can re-render in a larger size if needed.
3 - It is the submitting artist's responsibility to provide proper credit for any meshes or objects used in the scene. These credits MUST be placed ON THE IMAGE. We will take no responsibility for any disputes over the source of an image's meshes or background - we will simply remove the item from the store and refer the offended party to the submitting artist.
4 - Finally, all members should be aware that the 3DG logo will appear somewhere on each item, outside of the space occupied by the submitted image (e.g. in the black "matte" area underneath or above the image itself.) If you want us to include a link to your website, we will be happy to - just send me an e-mail or PM along with your submission.
Okay, that's all I can think of for now. I know I just dropped a lot of information on you, so please reply with any questions or suggestions.
Thanks!
As with the other items in our store, Cafepress has a base price which we then raise to make a profit on our items. For each item in our store, that profit is no more than $1.00. In the case of posters, however, we will be dealing with work created by YOU, or members, and as such, I feel I should share some information with you.
Here are the base prices for posters:
Non-framed 11 x 17 = 3.99
Non-framed 16 x 20 = 11.99
Non-framed 23 x 35 = 15.99
FRAMED 6 X 14 = 29.99
FRAMED 9 X 12 = 34.99
FRAMED 10 X 14 = 34.99
My suggestion is that I simply don't mark up these items, thus removing the need for us to track profits. After all, I have no desire to make money off of someone else's work - the store is mainly a way to make 3DG more visible to the off-line world. Any profits made from it will come from the apparrel and other 3DG-branded items.
Another option would be for me to set the prices on each item according to the artist's wishes, and then pass the profits on to the artist. I would be happy to do this, and it would be relatively easy to do, since Cafepress allows me to track the sales of each specific item. I would leave the choice to the individual artist on how they want to handle this.
NOTE - Artists who want to purchase posters of their own work would still have to pay the base price - this is the amount charged by Cafepress to produce each item, and cannot be discounted.
================================
There would have to be a few requirements for those of you who want to have posters created from your images:
1 - Poster images cannot contain ANY canon designs or trademarked logos, be they Trek, Star Wars, Galactica, or otherwise. Only original designs can be used in the posters, for obvious copyright reasons. In addition, written permission would have to be obtained from any third-parties whose images or meshes are used in the image. This information should be provided along with the image at the time of submission.
2 - Poster images must be saved at 150 dpi minimum for proper printing. Here are the minimum image sizes to completely fill the posters: (Note - images that are not quite large enough, or do not have the proper aspect ratio can be "matted" to an appropriate background to fill the printing area.)
11 x 17 = 1650 x 2550
16 x 20 = 2400 x 3000
23 x 35 = 3450 x 5250
6 x 14 = 900 x 2100
9 x 12 = 1350 x 1800
10 x 14 = 1500 x 2100
Keep this in mind when you save your scene files, so you can re-render in a larger size if needed.
3 - It is the submitting artist's responsibility to provide proper credit for any meshes or objects used in the scene. These credits MUST be placed ON THE IMAGE. We will take no responsibility for any disputes over the source of an image's meshes or background - we will simply remove the item from the store and refer the offended party to the submitting artist.
4 - Finally, all members should be aware that the 3DG logo will appear somewhere on each item, outside of the space occupied by the submitted image (e.g. in the black "matte" area underneath or above the image itself.) If you want us to include a link to your website, we will be happy to - just send me an e-mail or PM along with your submission.
Okay, that's all I can think of for now. I know I just dropped a lot of information on you, so please reply with any questions or suggestions.
Thanks!