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« Reply #50 on: January 25, 2017, 10:07 »
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25 days into this month and my balance at Deepmeta is showing 11$.


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« Reply #51 on: January 25, 2017, 10:22 »
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I can confirm that the iStock Stats app is still updating account balance information. I managed to eke out a sale yesterday and the balance was updated.

ETA: Am I correct that there's no way now to find out which image was sold?

I see nothing but the blue bars. No other sales reporting since last month. That's all that shows in deepmeta too. No I haven't figured out a way to see what sold, maybe sombody else has? I looked everywhere I could think of. I figure we'll find out in Fab maybe.

« Reply #52 on: January 25, 2017, 11:54 »
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You can still use:

https://secure.istockphoto.com/my_uploads?order=LastDownload&page=1

for a few days more I think.

« Reply #53 on: January 25, 2017, 12:40 »
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You can still use:

https://secure.istockphoto.com/my_uploads?order=LastDownload&page=1

for a few days more I think.

Thanks for this link. Are the images shown this way actually in the last download order? Since they've removed the column heading that you used to be able to click to re-order the images this way, it's hard to tell. I'm not sure from looking at my list; with sales so sparse, I can't remember what sold the last few times.

ShadySue

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« Reply #54 on: January 25, 2017, 14:41 »
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You can still use:

https://secure.istockphoto.com/my_uploads?order=LastDownload&page=1

for a few days more I think.

Thanks for this link. Are the images shown this way actually in the last download order? Since they've removed the column heading that you used to be able to click to re-order the images this way, it's hard to tell. I'm not sure from looking at my list; with sales so sparse, I can't remember what sold the last few times.
Yes, credit sales only.

« Reply #55 on: January 25, 2017, 23:34 »
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You can still use:

https://secure.istockphoto.com/my_uploads?order=LastDownload&page=1

for a few days more I think.

Thanks for this link. Are the images shown this way actually in the last download order? Since they've removed the column heading that you used to be able to click to re-order the images this way, it's hard to tell. I'm not sure from looking at my list; with sales so sparse, I can't remember what sold the last few times.
Yes, credit sales only.

Winner Sue, Credit sales only.  :)

https://secure.istockphoto.com/stats_download.php?esource=2017_1_25_ALL_IS_HistRecords_em_SEG&type=monthly&offset=0&userID=000000&elqTrackId=F12464C4D28184C7EAF95621835431E6&elq=054a423a106041be8a6900057b5f1d1d&elqaid=10207&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=4924

You must download it by Jan 31st if you want to retain the detail!

« Reply #56 on: January 25, 2017, 23:42 »
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You can still use:

https://secure.istockphoto.com/my_uploads?order=LastDownload&page=1

for a few days more I think.


Thanks for this link. Are the images shown this way actually in the last download order? Since they've removed the column heading that you used to be able to click to re-order the images this way, it's hard to tell. I'm not sure from looking at my list; with sales so sparse, I can't remember what sold the last few times.
Yes, credit sales only.

Okay, thanks.

I'll be curious to see if the balance keeps showing up on this iOS app even after the official switch to ESP.

« Reply #57 on: January 26, 2017, 00:17 »
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You can still use:

https://secure.istockphoto.com/my_uploads?order=LastDownload&page=1

for a few days more I think.


Thanks for this link. Are the images shown this way actually in the last download order? Since they've removed the column heading that you used to be able to click to re-order the images this way, it's hard to tell. I'm not sure from looking at my list; with sales so sparse, I can't remember what sold the last few times.
Yes, credit sales only.

Okay, thanks.

I'll be curious to see if the balance keeps showing up on this iOS app even after the official switch to ESP.

You did understand the January 31st part right? It's potentially going to all gone from IS any day after that, without notice. If you want the data and the past, download it now.

« Reply #58 on: January 28, 2017, 04:08 »
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You can still use:

https://secure.istockphoto.com/my_uploads?order=LastDownload&page=1

for a few days more I think.


Thanks for this link. Are the images shown this way actually in the last download order? Since they've removed the column heading that you used to be able to click to re-order the images this way, it's hard to tell. I'm not sure from looking at my list; with sales so sparse, I can't remember what sold the last few times.
Yes, credit sales only.

Okay, thanks.

I'll be curious to see if the balance keeps showing up on this iOS app even after the official switch to ESP.

You did understand the January 31st part right? It's potentially going to all gone from IS any day after that, without notice. If you want the data and the past, download it now.

Yes, I understood what IS told us would happen. What makes you think that has any bearing on what actually will happen?

« Reply #59 on: January 28, 2017, 09:23 »
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You can still use:

https://secure.istockphoto.com/my_uploads?order=LastDownload&page=1

for a few days more I think.


Thanks for this link. Are the images shown this way actually in the last download order? Since they've removed the column heading that you used to be able to click to re-order the images this way, it's hard to tell. I'm not sure from looking at my list; with sales so sparse, I can't remember what sold the last few times.
Yes, credit sales only.

Okay, thanks.

I'll be curious to see if the balance keeps showing up on this iOS app even after the official switch to ESP.

You did understand the January 31st part right? It's potentially going to all gone from IS any day after that, without notice. If you want the data and the past, download it now.

Yes, I understood what IS told us would happen. What makes you think that has any bearing on what actually will happen?

Oh I understand now. You got me there.  :)

Difference between what Getty man with forked tongue says and what he actually does. Whatever it is, should come with a new set of letters for some mystical acronym from above.  ;D

« Reply #60 on: January 29, 2017, 00:44 »
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So when is this coming live

« Reply #61 on: January 29, 2017, 13:54 »
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So when is this coming live

Surprise, sometime soon but according to Getty forum reporting is not until the 20th of Feb? No one knows and when it does, we don't know what will be showing.

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #62 on: January 29, 2017, 14:19 »
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So when is this coming live

Surprise, sometime soon but according to Getty forum reporting is not until the 20th of Feb?

That's the date they gave us in the email of 23rd November, so no surprise.

« Reply #63 on: January 29, 2017, 21:53 »
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So when is this coming live


Surprise, sometime soon but according to Getty forum reporting is not until the 20th of Feb?


That's the date they gave us in the email of 23rd November, so no surprise.


Did I get a different email? Mine said this,

"Scheduled for January 3, 2017

    iStock.com contributor tools will be retired on www.istockphoto.com/xnet
    Login details for the ESP Platform sent to iStockers
    iStock contributor tools become available via the ESP Platform."

"For Exclusive contributors, the retirement of the current Redeemed Credits system on December 31, 2016 and replacement with the new Download Targets system on January 1, 2017 is still on schedule."

"Your download stats will no longer be available on iStock.com come the February 1 cutover."

"The move to ESP is a significant change so we would like to take some time to prepare you for the official transition on February 1, 2017"

That's not Feb. 20th on any calendar. It's January, then February. Now it's later and I don't believe what they are telling us today will be the same tomorrow. Please don't say we were warned, because we were lied to from the start.

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #64 on: January 30, 2017, 05:04 »
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So when is this coming live


Surprise, sometime soon but according to Getty forum reporting is not until the 20th of Feb?


That's the date they gave us in the email of 23rd November, so no surprise.


Did I get a different email? Mine said this,

"Scheduled for January 3, 2017

    iStock.com contributor tools will be retired on www.istockphoto.com/xnet
    Login details for the ESP Platform sent to iStockers
    iStock contributor tools become available via the ESP Platform."

"For Exclusive contributors, the retirement of the current Redeemed Credits system on December 31, 2016 and replacement with the new Download Targets system on January 1, 2017 is still on schedule."

"Your download stats will no longer be available on iStock.com come the February 1 cutover."

"The move to ESP is a significant change so we would like to take some time to prepare you for the official transition on February 1, 2017"

That's not Feb. 20th on any calendar. It's January, then February. Now it's later and I don't believe what they are telling us today will be the same tomorrow. Please don't say we were warned, because we were lied to from the start.


Mine said also:
"Unification Timeline Royalty statements and payments
Now Scheduled for February 20, 2017
Royalty statement for January transactions available via Account Management in ESP.

Now Scheduled for February 25, 2017
Payments for January transactions will be reflected on the February 20 statement."


As extending dates has been perfectly standard with iS changes for several years, I had put it down to general technical incompetence rather than the deliberate malice of a lie, but who knows?

Some on msg were absolutely certain that we would not be paid for Dec this month, as they said we would be. And we were, at least I was.


« Reply #65 on: January 30, 2017, 16:34 »
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So when is this coming live


Surprise, sometime soon but according to Getty forum reporting is not until the 20th of Feb?


That's the date they gave us in the email of 23rd November, so no surprise.


Did I get a different email? Mine said this,

"Scheduled for January 3, 2017

    iStock.com contributor tools will be retired on www.istockphoto.com/xnet
    Login details for the ESP Platform sent to iStockers
    iStock contributor tools become available via the ESP Platform."

"For Exclusive contributors, the retirement of the current Redeemed Credits system on December 31, 2016 and replacement with the new Download Targets system on January 1, 2017 is still on schedule."

"Your download stats will no longer be available on iStock.com come the February 1 cutover."

"The move to ESP is a significant change so we would like to take some time to prepare you for the official transition on February 1, 2017"

That's not Feb. 20th on any calendar. It's January, then February. Now it's later and I don't believe what they are telling us today will be the same tomorrow. Please don't say we were warned, because we were lied to from the start.


Mine said also:
"Unification Timeline Royalty statements and payments
Now Scheduled for February 20, 2017
Royalty statement for January transactions available via Account Management in ESP.

Now Scheduled for February 25, 2017
Payments for January transactions will be reflected on the February 20 statement."


As extending dates has been perfectly standard with iS changes for several years, I had put it down to general technical incompetence rather than the deliberate malice of a lie, but who knows?

Some on msg were absolutely certain that we would not be paid for Dec this month, as they said we would be. And we were, at least I was.


Right, people were paid as always this month. Sums disappeared as they were transferred to the new system, nothing was taken. Reporting may or may not happen Feb. 20th and payments the 25th. We can agree with that and the latest updates to the promised dates.

What I was quoting was what they originally told us would happen, January 1st in the emails. Which changed to Feb. 1st in later emails. Including one that came in January saying we would be notified of the latest changes in December!  :)

I have no concerns that I won't get what I'm due, or what I am owed, when they finally get the system working. It might be better working, hopefully better detailed reporting, and it doesn't change what has sold.

Won't be long.

« Reply #66 on: February 01, 2017, 13:39 »
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https://esp.gettyimages.com/

just opened...
just amateurish, just buggy, just empty...

just Getty??

what is happening with that company?

« Reply #67 on: February 01, 2017, 14:59 »
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https://esp.gettyimages.com/

just opened...
just amateurish, just buggy, just empty...

just Getty??

what is happening with that company?

I can't sign in with my IS log-in info, just as with the Getty forum. Nor have I received an email from iStock telling me how to do so.

Have others started getting the keys to the kingdom yet?

« Reply #68 on: February 01, 2017, 15:33 »
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https://esp.gettyimages.com/

just opened...
just amateurish, just buggy, just empty...

just Getty??

what is happening with that company?

I can't sign in with my IS log-in info, just as with the Getty forum. Nor have I received an email from iStock telling me how to do so.

Have others started getting the keys to the kingdom yet?


First Sign In

Between February 1st and 3rd, you will receive an email from us with your ESP username.

There are 3 critical steps that will ensure your sign in is successful:

Follow your unique link.
Enter ONLY the ESP username we supply to you.
Create a new password.

Just waiting for email. 2 days left :)

« Reply #69 on: February 01, 2017, 15:53 »
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I was able to connect using the direct link : http://www.istockphoto.com/my_uploads.php

And I saw the new site, but it was not finished...

I believed the site was officially opened. btw, I can't connect anymore.

« Reply #70 on: February 01, 2017, 16:19 »
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well, they successfully removed the info from istock, so I suppose that is one thing they did.

I followed the link to ESP, and eventually determined that my username is my e-mail address and the istock password got me in.

Then I saw a lot of errors and no information at all. I don't know if it is because I have no sales since whenever they started their data or if it is just messed up. As it stands right now it is pretty useless, so at least they haven't changed that feature. I suppose I should be thankful that IS/Getty has become such a small part of my income that I am not concerned about them anymore.

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« Reply #71 on: February 01, 2017, 16:43 »
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https://esp.gettyimages.com/

just opened...
just amateurish, just buggy, just empty...

just Getty??

what is happening with that company?

Thanks for the link. I've been using ESP for a couple years, as you have to when submitting video, but that's a whole new interface for me... if I hadn't have bothered clicking on your link, then I might have been staring at the old site for months, wondering why it was looking exactly the same!

Still, I go to the royalties page and just get an 'unexpected error' with no data, so hopefully they'll sort that at some point.

On a side note, I was flicking through the site and had a look at the royalties for photographers. It's saying Signature+ collection $0.10 per sale for non-exclusive, and $4.15 for exclusive. Firstly, I can see why the exclusive figure in the poll is so high for iStock Exclusive compared to non-exclusive, but secondly... (as I don't know what a subscription image costs) even in the highly unlikely event that iStock get $4.15 for that image and they give 100% to exclusive authors, that means that non-exclusive authors are getting about 2.5% commission. I'm assuming they don't give 100% to the exclusives, and they probably keep 50% or so for themselves... so that means the non-exclusive author gets about 1.25%?

I'm hoping I'm missing something, or I've messed up a calculation here or there... but is that right?! No wonder people keep moaning about iStock. I thought my 20% was bad. 

« Reply #72 on: February 01, 2017, 17:35 »
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https://esp.gettyimages.com/

just opened...
just amateurish, just buggy, just empty...

just Getty??

what is happening with that company?

Thanks for the link. I've been using ESP for a couple years, as you have to when submitting video, but that's a whole new interface for me... if I hadn't have bothered clicking on your link, then I might have been staring at the old site for months, wondering why it was looking exactly the same!

Still, I go to the royalties page and just get an 'unexpected error' with no data, so hopefully they'll sort that at some point.

On a side note, I was flicking through the site and had a look at the royalties for photographers. It's saying Signature+ collection $0.10 per sale for non-exclusive, and $4.15 for exclusive. Firstly, I can see why the exclusive figure in the poll is so high for iStock Exclusive compared to non-exclusive, but secondly... (as I don't know what a subscription image costs) even in the highly unlikely event that iStock get $4.15 for that image and they give 100% to exclusive authors, that means that non-exclusive authors are getting about 2.5% commission. I'm assuming they don't give 100% to the exclusives, and they probably keep 50% or so for themselves... so that means the non-exclusive author gets about 1.25%?

I'm hoping I'm missing something, or I've messed up a calculation here or there... but is that right?! No wonder people keep moaning about iStock. I thought my 20% was bad.

Don't know for sure yet, but it appears that for the independent folks, as low as .10 per download which got translated into 2c per download commission. Even with that 10 cents? That's not much different from 2 cents. An insult and force that will be clearing out more artists when those reports start coming in.

Not worth quibbling over 8c it's irrelevant and robbery either number.

Just waiting to see what happens in fact. I'm not optimistic.

« Reply #73 on: February 01, 2017, 19:31 »
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So, I got the email and was able to sign in. Great to see there's no financial information.  :(

Some of the links aren't working. One had a lot of computer-code gibberish on it. Another kicked up a "contact us" link to report the lack of access to the requested information which, on one browser, resulted in a message that the supposedly secure page is misconfigured and not secure. On a second browser, the message was that the certificate is invalid and the site is not secure.

Oh well...

jonbull

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« Reply #74 on: February 02, 2017, 09:05 »
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still not received my password


 

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