It would be hacked and we'd see all the premium dreams on piratebay before we have the time to spell "copyright".

Sad but true.

Shortening the length of the video wouldn't work for dynamic dreams.

I wurz going to say, isn't there a way to record video from your pc?  What's to stop someone from doing that.  I mean, maybe they could put a giant watermark over it.  That'd stop em.

Far more bandwidth being used, dream pricing would have to increase to justify that and really it probably boils down to ..if the preview isn't good enough for someone.. no one is forcing them to buy it.

There are risks in purchasing many things in life. If the risk is too much.. don't jump. 

Its a good idea...but I think its a bandwidth issue for winc and makes the process more complicated...the flash preview for mine was 59 seconds(the dream is 4:09) and 9 mb just for that little window...a full rez at half length would still be 75 mb.

I did consider linking to a short version on sendspace but I dont know how many times it could be viewed before they cut off access.

I could edit that out in a few minutes

The author can already do that in the flash preview.

I suggest making the flash preview larger for Master Dreams. Currently the max size is 300x300. They should increase it to 600x600 for Master dreams if the creator wishes to do so. That would give a better prospective to customers and keep the dream from being ripped

How can showing a preview would put a premium dream at risk of being hacked? If you insist, wouldn't selling it would put it at risk as well?

Go on with the thread

Most dreams are nothing but a video. If you display it at full resolution, it *will* be ripped.

Ofcourse, selling a dream puts it at risk too, but I have yet to find a single pirate who actually BUY something to be able to redistribute it (they would need to buy ALL premium dreams to make a complete pack).

I would like an entirely different .dream created for the preview.  After these interruptions, the dream should not resume exactly where it left off.  Parts of the dream could have half of the dream washed out in color, or an annoying solid yellow.  Add an obtrusive watermark.  Just be sure that at times the true quality of the Master Skin is available.

Overall, I would like a dream to be created that at times accurately demonstrates the quality but overall will be a garbage/annoying version one would not want to use.

I really think the current previews are enough for most people who are willing to buy a dream. I can't see how a big effort like a distorted full screen preview would result in better sales. If you're not convinced by the small preview, I don't believe higher resolution will make any difference.

With Camtasia Studio (<- this is not spam! ->) you are able to record a video from any part of your monitor, when you start the editing you are able to add a full screen watermark (there is an option to change the watermark with what ever you want).

You are damn right! when i buy my t-shirt from (my always loved site ) deviantart.com i start reading the comments from people saying that their tshirt were too big or too small.., thankx God mine was just the correct size

what about this:

i started a video tutorial for my next cursor theme MT-FX and uploaded the links to my journal at deviantart, the videos are able to show without the problem that they (the videos) will get errased by the site where i post them.., take a look: MT-FX

Good for you.. Goldilocks !

Too jerky and too compressed might convince people not to buy.

If thats a cursor your making you have ambition mister...wow.

no worries! it is much more easier than EvolveFX...., but right now i have to stop it becouse of my job and that my free time is less than the old days at school

...oh! btw., when i finish it, it wont be for free., i'll wait till i get into Master level (like in one or two years., lol) and it will be my first, not the last Master Skin...., it is time to get some money!

for the dreams stuff, Camtasia has the option to select an especific area to record anything on your screen, so, as you say, making a full screen video record wont be an option....

I'll agree , even though as a cursor it may not showcase all the work you are doing as well as it could, the modelling by itself is very impressive Imo.

Great job mate.

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i didn't took the time to see the new preview option for Dreams.., how come you want more than that???!?! It's the first time that i see an really smooth animated preview on this site, it makes my own animated preview (the ones that i created for my own cursor themes at deviantart) to look like crap!

To be honest, what you are asking for is help for you to rip this themes!

Take a look at this one and tell me if i'm wrong: Video Option to preview the skin is awsome....

If I wanted to rip the dreams I would host up the .wmv of the premium dreams I already purchased.  The only thing I really want is a Full Resolution preview.  That small preview is not necessarily representative of the quality on a 1920x1200 monitor. How about a 10 second clip.

When you purchase a DVD of a movie do you get a full screen preview of what it will look like on your TV? A good movie costs a lot more than a cheeseburger,the store should let you watch it first on your TV at home to try it out.

When I had satellite TV they gave me no such option,nor did they when I had cable connected.

Both of these services cost far more than a cheesburger......with fries and a shake.