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I don't know how long it takes for you to create a synth, but it may be worth making a time lapsed video of your process for two reasons: 1. It should satisfy

I don't know how long it takes for you to create a synth, but it may be worth making a time lapsed video of your process for two reasons: 1. It should satisfy etsy's requirements of displaying how it is handmade 2. You and your customers may appreciate the video (a little advertising) I understand that etsy's request is unreasonable and the conversation with them, unpleasant, but I think this would be a solution. If the video is done well, you hopefully won't be giving away any secret sauce to your manufacturing process. If all else fails, I suppose it would be time to find another community of craftsmen.

film42 13y ago
Although he did say he doesn't feel comfortable recording his own manufacturing process as he feels it's an intellectual property violation. A time-lapse wouldn't be as revealing, but there's a chance etsy might reject it, I guess.
xiwi_brendan 13y ago
Depends. These took me about 8 hours a piece. Not including the design process which was a bit more. Needless to say I'm not the faster solder or wire guy on the planet. Appropriately and by sheer coincidence, I just got into time lapse photography. Here's my first vid. It's terrible! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMPEb1GEva8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMPEb1GEva8 Did I make this video to satisy Etsy's ridiculous expectations (that aren't documented anywhere)? NO! Did I make it because it's fun? YES! The problem here is that Etsy isn't my boss or my manager. That's the whole reason I sell through them. I want to avoid someone looking over my shoulder to make sure I'm working all the time or working within their absurd guidelines. This is the question I really want to discuss about Etsy. Obviously, I'm against the radical approach to just closing stores based solely on suspicion!

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I don't know how long it takes for you to create a synth, but it may be worth making a time lapsed video of your process for two reasons: 1. It should satisfy

by joyeuse6701 13y ago

film42 13y ago
Although he did say he doesn't feel comfortable recording his own manufacturing process as he feels it's an intellectual property violation. A time-lapse wouldn't be as revealing, but there's a chance etsy might reject it, I guess.
xiwi_brendan 13y ago
Depends. These took me about 8 hours a piece. Not including the design process which was a bit more. Needless to say I'm not the faster solder or wire guy on the planet. Appropriately and by sheer coincidence, I just got into time lapse photography. Here's my first vid. It's terrible! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMPEb1GEva8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMPEb1GEva8 Did I make this video to satisy Etsy's ridiculous expectations (that aren't documented anywhere)? NO! Did I make it because it's fun? YES! The problem here is that Etsy isn't my boss or my manager. That's the whole reason I sell through them. I want to avoid someone looking over my shoulder to make sure I'm working all the time or working within their absurd guidelines. This is the question I really want to discuss about Etsy. Obviously, I'm against the radical approach to just closing stores based solely on suspicion!