My odd how-to question….

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John Smith
Jul 2, 2006
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I want to present a jpg and/or gif image to a client after "fixing" it with Photoshop.

They will pay me for the image AFTER approval so it may take more than one attempt to please the client.

Does anyone have any good ideas for how to present the image in a degraded way so the client cannot save it without paying for it?

The only idea I have so far is to crop it in half and present them with a partial image or ask them to pay upfront.

Your thoughts and ideas are welcome.

Thanks!
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Roy G
Jul 2, 2006
"John Smith" wrote in message
I want to present a jpg and/or gif image to a client after "fixing" it with Photoshop.

They will pay me for the image AFTER approval so it may take more than one attempt to please the client.

Does anyone have any good ideas for how to present the image in a degraded way so the client cannot save it without paying for it?

The only idea I have so far is to crop it in half and present them with a partial image or ask them to pay upfront.

Your thoughts and ideas are welcome.

Thanks!
Hi.

It is probably not much consolation.

If you cannot trust the Client not to steal the Image, how can you be sure you will ever get paid.

Are you going to withold the finished image until after his cheque clears?

Or are you going to insist on a cash payment with the handovers being done in a very public place, just like in some spy movie.

Get yourself a better class of client.

Roy G
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Steve Bosell
Jul 2, 2006
Here, try this:
http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshop/ht/apswatermark.h tm
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John Smith
Jul 3, 2006
Ooops. I should have mentioned I’m using Photoshop Elements. But you’ve given me a great idea. Thanks!

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Here, try this:
http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/photoshop/ht/apswatermark.h tm
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Steve Bosell
Jul 3, 2006
There’s probably a way to do the same thing using Elements!
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Tacit
Jul 3, 2006
In article <TGYpg.1899$>,
"John Smith" wrote:

I want to present a jpg and/or gif image to a client after "fixing" it with Photoshop.

They will pay me for the image AFTER approval so it may take more than one attempt to please the client.

Does anyone have any good ideas for how to present the image in a degraded way so the client cannot save it without paying for it?

Well, a JPEG is always degraded.

What is the goal of this image? What will your client use it for? If your client will use it for print, you should present them with a TIFF when you’re done, not a JPEG or GIF. In that case, you can present the client with a low-resolution image for approval, then present the high-resolution only when you’re paid.

If the image is for Web use, then you should probably present both an uncompressed image and a compressed image as the final, so that the client can make the choice about what level of JPEG degradation is acceptable. In such a case, you can present a printout, or a watermarked image, for approval.

However, the way to beat this problem before it occurs in the first place is not to do work for clients you don’t trust.

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Kingdom
Jul 4, 2006
"John Smith" wrote in
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I want to present a jpg and/or gif image to a client after "fixing" it with Photoshop.

They will pay me for the image AFTER approval so it may take more than one attempt to please the client.

Does anyone have any good ideas for how to present the image in a degraded way so the client cannot save it without paying for it?
The only idea I have so far is to crop it in half and present them with a partial image or ask them to pay upfront.

Your thoughts and ideas are welcome.

Thanks!

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KatWoman
Jul 4, 2006
"tacit" wrote in message
In article <TGYpg.1899$>,
"John Smith" wrote:

I want to present a jpg and/or gif image to a client after "fixing" it with
Photoshop.

They will pay me for the image AFTER approval so it may take more than one
attempt to please the client.

Does anyone have any good ideas for how to present the image in a degraded
way so the client cannot save it without paying for it?

Well, a JPEG is always degraded.

What is the goal of this image? What will your client use it for? If your client will use it for print, you should present them with a TIFF when you’re done, not a JPEG or GIF. In that case, you can present the client with a low-resolution image for approval, then present the high-resolution only when you’re paid.

If the image is for Web use, then you should probably present both an uncompressed image and a compressed image as the final, so that the client can make the choice about what level of JPEG degradation is acceptable. In such a case, you can present a printout, or a watermarked image, for approval.

However, the way to beat this problem before it occurs in the first place is not to do work for clients you don’t trust.

I say always get a deposit that covers at least your actual costs. Any client that won’t pay a deposit won’t pay the final
get a sign a contract
or at least an estimate approved by a person with authority to pay (large companies will require a purchase order and your tax ID) You use Elements for professional output??
I think it cannot output CMYK?? seps?

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