The Official Guide for how to upload Digital Download files that are TOO LARGE FOR ETSY
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Hi Everyone,
Today I'll be showing you how to upload your digital download files that are too large for etsy. Maybe you're trying to sell a large photograph or a large scanned painting and it's larger than the 20MB size limit for Etsy Digital Files.. what do you do? I'll show you in this video.
I'll be showing you 2 options for how to sell large digital files on etsy. The first is to play with the Quality Slider on GIMP when you export your final JPG and the second is utilize Google Drive to sell your digital download files on Etsy.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:09 Shout out to the latest Channel Donators
1:30 Showing you the Error on Etsy when you try to upload a file that's too large
2:47 what is GIMP
3:15 Explaining why I try to opt for digital wall art that is simple
4:37 Demonstrating Option 1
7:11 Demonstrating Option 2
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@@astoldbybrittany4342 Where’s the best source or sources to find line clip art for digital prints?
Thank you SO much. I had no idea how to overcome this hurdle when I first encountered it last night. This morning I found your tutorial and within a short span of time I had my creation uploaded to Etsy!
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thanks a lot I really needed to learn this skill for my wall art A great way of presenting, Brittany. Simple and straightforward
Wow! Thanks for such a clear explanation. You must have been a teacher in another life. This has helped me. Appreciate it.
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You really helped me with this video. It was because of you that I was able to understand how to add my large files in my shop. I make large graphic bundles of up to 60 images so I always have large files. I am even running out of GDrive space because of this so it's time to upgrade.
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I had no idea about this issue yet, thank you so much! I been preparing my own shop
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Thanks for taking your time to make this video I was giving up on my store because of this part 😊
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This tut just saved my life lol. After spending two days creating a new alphabet only to come up against the 5 file limit and also, then maximum 20meg zip file I was starting to panic. Thank you
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The jpeg quality slider is about the file's compression. At higher values (low compression) you will barely see any difference. But compressing at lower values (high compression) you should notice artifacts showing when doing a side by side look. Though the latter is more noticable when comparing on a monitor when you are up close. Once printed out and looking from afar you probably still won't notice a difference at all. The image also matters a lot. Some might suffer more than others despite having the same quality value.
This aside I would, as you said, use an external upload service just to have high quality files for the clients. The few minutes of extra work is in my eyes worth it to deliver more professional files.
Thanks for the explanation Raij!
Awesome, very clear instructions, wants listing photo sizes proper guide lines, thanks
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Good video, thank you
Glad you liked it!
Hi Brittany, this video is so valuable - thank you - would the process be the same with PNGs? I see a lot of videos recommending PNGs but then when you see the listings it's a PDF file.
This is great! I make a thank you card in Canva and add that link as a hyperlink. Then I upload the 'thank you card' into the Etsy listing. Also, by doing it this way, they don't have the actual link to share. I have the hyperlink in the word "here" in my "download here" note. I'm sure there's a way to share the Thank you card but I bet most people won't even think about it.
Glad to hear you've got a custom system that works for you!
I'd love to know how to do this! That sounds exactly like what I've been trying to do.
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@@beatniksvintageThanks so much!
Excellent! You upload the files as JEPG in Google Docs but how in the world do the customers on Etsy will download them as PDFs, at all?
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Hello Brittany, your tutorials are amazingly helpful. One question I'm having a problem with is when I have downloaded one of my own zip files that I plan on using for Etsy - it says it cannot scan for viruses, do you want to open it anyway (Google Drive). I know I wouldn't want to open. Is this normal? Or is there a work-around? Thanks Much!
Great video ! So the link only shows whats in that file and no access to our drive history?
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In order to not having trouble with multiple downloads, is it ok to upload 1 zip file (about 160 mb) containing, for example 10 cliparts or all 10 need to be uploaded separately (so buyers would not need to download 10 times but just 1 time)? I am new to the whole Google Drive so your answer would mean me a lot. Thank you for your awesome video. :)
Thanks for this! Some questions:
Do you have to use Google Docs?
Can it be more than 5 files, since it's just a link?
When someone opens your Google Drive can't they access everything in there, even if they didn't pay for them?
You can also compress folder from your computer and upload zip file
Yes this is an option as well :)
Hey Brittany, love your videos.
Quick questions: Say I scan an artwork and would like to upload it to a large product such as on a devut cover on a POD website, do you recommend changing the dpi to a larger number than 300 to make sure the print on the product is done properly?
Also, if I wanna merge different artwork to put on one product, which software or App do you recommend before updating the details in Gimp?
I'm not too sure on this so don't quote me - but I would guess that you'd need to scan at a larger DPI, say 900 or something that way it'll be larger from the start and you can scale down. However I think I remember seeing some research that suggested you don't need the final product of large prints (say a duvet) to be at 300 DPI because at that size the human eye can't detect a better resolution?? Like billboards for instance if you were to look up close would look pixelated but because they are such a large "print" and are meant to be seen from far away it's ok and still looks fine. There's a lot of nuance here, sorry to have an unclear answer
@@astoldbybrittany4342 Okay, thanks so much for your response. :-)
Do you know if gimp has a feature as well where you can combine multiple artworks together to make it one?
Super helpful, thank you. Would you ever use a compressed Zip file as an etsy upload?
sorry, I see you've answered that already in the comments. I'd be curious to know if you've had any success in your research or testing on this?
How much storage do you have in your Google Drive? I’ve noticed mine only has 20 GB and thought that this might be used up super quick at the rate I’m going. I am just trying to navigate where it is best to store all of my files as I am creating them. I have an external hard drive with 1 TB storage, Google Drive with 20 GB and there is 20 GB with Photoshop which I’ve just started a trial with. I feel like these will be full very soon with tiff files saved.
Thanks
LOVE your strategies!! For etsy digital art prints, if you create art that looks great at all ratios without cropping out anything significant, can you technically, just upload one large file (like 12000x12000) instead of providing so many different sized files? Could the customer (or the customer's print-service) just get this one file and scale down to any size they need ? Or is there a downside to that?
Yes, you could absolutely do this!! the 5 ratios I mentioned are not absolute rules - it's just the most common set of ratios / sizing I've seen on Etsy! The ratio / size offerings are your oyster!
yes, that's what you do but you still need to give them the correct ratio sizes. For example , the ratio 2:3 has many different sizes like 4"x6" to 24'"x36" and more. So you give them the biggest size u have for that ratio. in our example i would give 24"x36" and that will be good to print on all the smaller sizes. BUT you still have to give them another file for another Ratios like 3:4 , 4:5 etc. This is because changing ratio sizes is editing and cropping the image . If you don't do this , the client has to and maybe they don't know or don't have the software or if they print directly it will have white borders and not look good. So basically if you were to provide them with 5 Ratio sizes , you would give them 5 different Ratio files with the biggest size which they can print in many many sizes. hope this helps. your image is 12000x 12000 meaning is a square 1:1 Ratio. think about putting that in 2:3 ration, a square into a rectangle. you can for sure do this if the only thing you are selling is big square canvases of prints. but normally people like variety.
@@NM-nv5ib Thanks for this detailed reply
Hi great video, thank you for the information. It was been really helpful. But can i ask, could you not compress the designs in a zip file?
I haven't researched it fully enough but I worry about compressing and losing quality. I've done it with a few of my listings and have gotten no complaints but I want to do more research before I recommend this method.
@@astoldbybrittany4342 fair enough thank you
hi very informative video thank you, but I have one question, should I mention this in the description of the listing on Etsy? like telling the buyers you'll get a pdf with a link to access to google drive so you can download the files, is it necessary?
Couldn't hurt! Always best to overcommunicate with the customer
can you change the access to Restricted once the client has downloaded the file?
Do you know if the instant download of the word document in place of the artwork is Etsy approved since they charge VAT charge for customer’s oversee? I’ve read other comments regarding that linking Google drive/Dropbox is considered an external link & not an instant download therefore Etsy would illegally be collecting the VAT charge. Also by using the external link the your product should be listed as physical & not a digital download. I’m so confused & would greatly appreciate any clarification. Thank you for this helpful video!
I don't know the answer to this honestly but I can't imagine it wouldn't be? I've seen so many people use this method. I've seen people selling things like website design services which you obviously can't attach as a digital document so they'll just attach a pdf with instructions on getting the services started. I know that's a terrible argument: "everyone's doing it so it's fine". I truly don't know the answer, just thinking out loud.
@@astoldbybrittany4342 Thanks for your response! Apparently everyone under the sun has been allowed to sell ©️ Disney & Sports products. To the point where I don't trust their regulation to be in place to stop & prevent a seller from posting products and getting into legal troubles. Guess it's a seller due diligence & seller beware platform with no penalties to the platform itself even though have collect fees from every product listed.
It works for digital stickers as well correct?
Regarding people sharing the link with others: isn't that the case with any file regardless of the way we give access to it? I mean, people can share the files with others if the files were attached directly to the listing, can't they? So, yeah.
I also sell digital images on Etsy, when sharing files via google drive, if we say everyone who has a connection instead of restricted, will the person who bought our file not share or sell it as he wants?
shouldn't it mean limited to prevent the person who bought our file from sharing it or to stop him from selling it to someone else
How do I prevent my images that we sell from being shared. is there a precaution or way to install google drive?
Hi sorry if I sound dumb but how do you create more than one Goole Drive account please?
Wait..so even if customers do not have google account, they can still access google files? Please clear that
Can I use Gimp to compress a digital planner and upload directly on Etsy. The digital planner is a pdf. Or Will that mess it up ?
I don't think you'd have to use GIMP to compress, you could probably create a zip file with your operating system
Hi ... Happy New Year. In GIMP the perspective tool is not working.
Try Shift + P
My Adobe PDF hyperlink feature doesn't seem to work with Google? Have you had issues like this?
I have not, sorry I'm not of help here.
Is that the ONLY thing they have access too? Not EVERYTHING in your drive right?
Can I sell Ebook and video course on Etsy.
I am not sure, I'd read their terms for digital products
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