Posts by felt_tips

InlifePope

Hi Lance,

I’ve read the articles and I’d just like to clarify a couple of specifics – as a Videohive author.

First example. If I have an After Effects project file that’s selling well that uses an Audio Jungle track, I could boost the value of that file by buying an extended licence for the music track and selling it bundled with the After Effects project. The project is suddenly $10 better value, it would only take 4 extra sales to make back the cost of the Extended Licence. That’s a no-brainer. (from a practical point of view).
A sound effect is used exactly like this in one of the specific examples mentioned in the articles, so I guess it’s allowed. The music is not technically “incorporated” into the project, however. It is simply a linked asset and needs to be included “as is” as part of the download – a standalone if you like. It doesn’t need to be extracted or anything clever like that. It’s more like a bundle.
If this is all allowed and if I do this (I’m not sure I necessarily want to, but hypothetically) do I have to credit the author or could I sell it as my own work? (I always would credit the author, but I’m interested to learn how far this can go)
For myself, I like the idea of buying an Extended Licence for an AJ track and bundling it with my project download. It’s beneficial to me. But I have a nagging doubt at the back of my mind about whether this is morally right.

Second example. Someone buys a Videohive project from me… It’s a logo sting After Effects project. They import this project into another “bigger” After Effects project and sell it on Videohive. How about that? And let’s even take this example further: Let’s say I have a project that I made that has placeholders / text etc. and I have another, aesthetically similar logo sting project… in fact, just for the sake of argument, let’s assume I’m also an Audio Jungle author and that I have a completely separate item on AJ, which is a music track. Can someone buy an extended licence for my placeholder project, my logo project, my audio track, bolt them together in 10 minutes and sell it as a bigger project? Or is the crucial point that the format has to change… an After Effects project cannot be used in another After Effects project. If someone does do the above, then if I later choose to bolt my own items together into the same bigger project, do I run the risk of having it rejected, because it’s too similar to an already existent item?

My problem is that I often work out quite complex code for automating procedures in my projects. This is hard work. I want to be able to sell extended, so my work can be used on DVD releases etc. but I’d rather people didn’t just buy my projects, change the music track, colors, typeface and feel that they can legitimately sell it as their own. I would also object to projects being dismantled and asset (whether code, animations, designs) being broken out and used in other template projects. Once again, it feels that there are a lot of grey areas and that the licence is potentially legitimising something that doesn’t feel right. It’s open to abuse.

-felt.

ivezicm said
I apologize for being dumb.

Summer’s coming. Dumb is good!

ivezicm said
But just thinking that maybe Farley_Design could have this thing in mind when he typed “Cs4 is your best bet” – In order to have files from AE bundle work properly CS4 is best bet for opening all the files within bundle.

Why? Ae CS4 will only open files in the bundle that were created with Ae CS4 and below. Ae CS6 will open all After Effects files. It will render them faster too. I just don’t understand why a version of a program that’s four years out of date would ever be considered the better bet.

On top of which, if you don’t already have it, CS4 is no longer publicly available. CS6 is.

EFEKT_Studio said

butlerm said
Heres a question that has been bugging me for the past year. Why does videohive not have the roll over video previews like basically every other stock video and stock after effects site? And is there any news of this getting implemented anytime soon?

Same question

I know the devs have apparently got a mountain of behind the scenes stuff, but I agree this should really be top priority stuff.

Farley_Design said
CS4 is your best bet

Why would CS4 be a better bet than CS5 , CS5.5 or CS6 ? There’s arguably some truth in the idea that for an author CS4 is better, but for a buyer, the newer the better (unless they don’t have a 64bit capable computer, then they’d need to settle for CS4 )

Ae 6.5 is getting on for 10 years old.

EFEKT_Studio said

felt_tips said

EFEKT_Studio said

felt_tips said

EFEKT_Studio said
Sales?

Yes please.

Would you like a rating with that, sir?

Oh yes, certainly. I think I’ll take the “five star”. Thank you.

I am sorry to tell you, but we’re out of “five stars”. We have a fresh “three stars” on the menu. Would you like to try?

Ok. I’ll take the “three stars” with a side order of “extended licence”.

Poor man’s stop-frame.

Drop two thirds of the frames out of your digitally shot footage, drop a grungy layer on top. Track / comp it onto some blue-cards held by some people – Hey presto!

EFEKT_Studio said

felt_tips said

EFEKT_Studio said
Sales?

Yes please.

Would you like a rating with that, sir?

Oh yes, certainly. I think I’ll take the “five star”. Thank you.