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Beware: Fake Vector Images on iStock!

I was just on iStock (where I get most of the icons for Phorom) and downloaded this:

https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/yellow-mail-envelope-icon-set-with-new-message-marker-email-letter-notification-gm1976900332-558775545?clarity=false

which cost me 1 credit (about $11).

I open the file in VSCode to edit the colors... and find... what's this... what the hell? This ain't a real vector image!

Yep that's right, this "vector" image is just a bunch of embedded bitmaps (raster). The file is 860 kilobytes. And it's mostly raster images. What the heck...

And worst of all iStock doesn't even have a refund system... :facepalm:

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Administrator Ruler of the Forum Super Administrator Joined: 2022 Location: Gaia Pronouns: he/him Age: 36 Gold: 763	Beware: Fake Vector Images on iStock! I was just on iStock (where I get most of the icons for Phorom) and downloaded this: https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/yellow-mail-envelope-icon-set-with-new-message-marker-email-letter-notification-gm1976900332-558775545?clarity=false which cost me 1 credit (about $11). I open the file in VSCode to edit the colors... and find... what's this... what the hell? This ain't a real vector image! Yep that's right, this "vector" image is just a bunch of embedded bitmaps (raster). The file is 860 kilobytes. And it's mostly raster images. What the heck... And worst of all iStock doesn't even have a refund system... :facepalm: __________________ The Administrator hath spoken Edited by Administrator, at