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shmokes:
The marquee link on your site isn't activated yet.  How much are you going to charge for marquees featuring custom artwork?
RandyT:

--- Quote from: shmokes on January 26, 2004, 09:24:25 am ---The marquee link on your site isn't activated yet.  How much are you going to charge for marquees featuring custom artwork?

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If it's original and the author wants to share it with the community by making it available on our site, not much :).  But it will vary on a case by case basis (based on quality).

Otherwise, if it's a straight forward print and the size is as I mentioned, $25 +shipping.  Larger prints and things that require lots of cleanup will be a little higher.

RandyT
Karman:

--- Quote from: RandyT on January 26, 2004, 02:45:48 am ---We will not accept images for print containing any trademarks or copyrighted images.  Too many have had serious complications for their businesses (read: shut down, equipment seizures, etc.) by doing such things.  We won't do it, so please don't ask.

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Umm.. you might as well not even set up shop then.   I'm not trying to be a smart --I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules-- or anything, its just that 99% of the artwork that mame cabinet builders produce has copyrighted material in it.
allroy1975:

--- Quote from: Karman on January 26, 2004, 10:22:51 am ---
Umm.. you might as well not even set up shop then.   I'm not trying to be a smart --I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules-- or anything, its just that 99% of the artwork that mame cabinet builders produce has copyrighted material in it.

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can't say I totally disagree with this.  I have TONS of things on my marquee...  Just screen shots out of MAME, but still..not original artwork.  I took it up to Kinko's at Midnight on a Saturday and got to talking to the guy and going over my options he showed me that backlit paper..I told him I didn't want to spend THAT much on it and he gave me the "saturday night discount" because they're so slow at that time.  I think I got my marquee printed for like $17.

That's just my luck though

Allroy
RandyT:

--- Quote from: allroy1975 on January 26, 2004, 10:54:05 am ---
--- Quote from: Karman on January 26, 2004, 10:22:51 am ---
Umm.. you might as well not even set up shop then.   I'm not trying to be a smart --I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules-- or anything, its just that 99% of the artwork that mame cabinet builders produce has copyrighted material in it.

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can't say I totally disagree with this.  I have TONS of things on my marquee...  Just screen shots out of MAME, but still..not original artwork.  I took it up to Kinko's at Midnight on a Saturday and got to talking to the guy and going over my options he showed me that backlit paper..I told him I didn't want to spend THAT much on it and he gave me the "saturday night discount" because they're so slow at that time.  I think I got my marquee printed for like $17.

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That may be, but obviously neither of you would be included in the group of customers we are targeting.  And I think the 99% figure might be a little high ;).

As for "setting up shop", it's not like I just went out dropped 12 large so I could print MAME marquees ;).  I have enough experience with these things, including sources for some really nice media, that I thought I would offer another service to the community that won't disappear one day.  Some of these other services operate outside the US where their laws and/or enforcement methods may differ.

BTW, it's doubtful that what you got at Kinko's compares to this.  There are many different brands and varieties of this material.  If it was done in reverse and/or it's a paper material, it's not the same.

We have some VERY artistic folks in this group who have made some incredible original art for their cabinets.  They aren't satisfied with a collage of videogame clip art and view their machines as showpieces. Often times they also don't mind sharing what they create with others.  These are the types of folks we wish to cater to and will give them a very good deal on getting their work printed if they are willing to allow us to share it with the rest who might not be as talented.

How can that be a bad thing?

RandyT


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