MicrostockGroup

It remind me of 'Myst' and the challenge of figuring out what things mean, and how they connect :-)

I uploaded a few a couple days ago and now they have short orange bars too.  So I guess I can quit wondering if I actually successfully submitted them and assume orange means 'in reivew queue'.

The color bars are like some sort of Mensa puzzle. :-)

I think the site wasn't designed for microstock, it's just a spinoff variation of the site they created for other content.   That's why, for example, we get a page titled "Upload An Photo File".   

Doesn't matter, I guess.  I submitted a few that are already selling on the big 3 - if they're approved, I'll keep going.  If they're rejected, I'll probably pass on PD.  If a new site doesn't want what I have, that's ok but it's not worth trying to figure out why.

I'd add that their "hidden" files directory needs what I would call simple, common sense fixes.  Let's look at a soft rejection that needs a model release.  I go to the edit file tool within the hidden folder and when I do that it requires me to attach a brand new full resolution file and then create a zip file for a single model release.  That is crazy.  The site should retain the original image and allow you to select from a pool of already uploaded model releases (within their own directory) and let you simply click on a drop down to select the model release, holding the CTL button add multiple releases.  To have to create a zip file for every combination of models within an image is so time consuming and cumbersome to manage that it isn't worth doing, especially if you have lots of combinations to create.

I read the thread in that link, but beyond saying that it looked funky and that files were assigned to individual reviewers, I didn't see anything that explained what are those bars supposed to mean? I have a few files now at 7 days with short bars - all the newer ones with long bars are gone from the queue. What is that bar supposed to be telling me?

the general upload process is easy once you imbibe the terminology used [eg, having to click 'upload' after uploading in order to 'process', then hacving to find 'hidden' to see soft rejects]

the concept of soft rejects is something all agencies should have- saves everyone a lot of time.  but it needs to be streamlined - vthe system response is slow, so just calling up each image to see what the reason is, takes time.  if you actually edit , it then takes you back to the dashboard ratherthan returning to the 'hidden' list

it would much easier if a brief desc of rejection reason was included on the hidden list - eg: lighting, model release, composition, etc, while retaining the existing full desc if an item is click3ed on

for many of my images, i can't change the composition or lighting, so i could just delete them immediately; others - like asking for a release when the image has no recognizable person can be resubmitted

also, when resubmitted there doesnt appear tot be any response [either by resubmitting OR when sent to support]- i've submitted several sets of images, eg human torsos, taken from old anatomy books - the reject said to submit separately, but tthese are already at max size, so i'd just have to add white space to meet filesize req

 re the progress bar, i'd suggest eliminating it entirely, since it doesnt really tell us anything - what's the actual time difference between a 30% and a 90% bar?  in an RPG bar graphs give me an instant visual reading on my characters, here they just add more time.  given the way reviewers are assigned, order in line didnt tell us much either.  the current review process has a reasonable processing time, so more detail doesnt add much, and may detract in time spent creating the page. tighter, cleaner, faster rather than funky  or cute - plus more images can appear on a single screen

Never pay any attention to a "progress bar".   

How many times does Windows tell you - while you're installing it - that it's almost done...  just a couple more details...