Hi everyone,

I'm pleased to inform you that we have updated the learn and support page with details on the 2023 bonus program for Adobe Stock contributors. You can view the information here: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/royalty-details.html

Be sure to check your Adobe Stock contributor portal this coming week to learn if you qualified!

Stay creative,

Mat Hayward

Hi Everyone,

Adobe Stock�s 4K video clips will now be offered alongside HD clips for licensing as part of Adobe Stock subscriptions. This change will simplify the offering for Stock customers, allowing them to license HD and 4K video content as well as standard images, templates, 3D, and audio tracks using their subscriptions.
 
There is no change to the current royalty rate. For information about compensation, please visit our Royalties page.

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/royalty-details.html

Thank you,

Mat Hayward

Today at 12pm PT I am hosting a livestream with Brenda Milis to reveal the 2024 Adobe Stock creative trends. Join live to ask questions in real time, or catch the replay here - https://www.behance.net/adobestock/livestreams

I hope to see you there!

Mat Hayward

Hi Everyone,

For those of you who opted video content into the Free collection, I want to give you a heads up that the approved clips are in the process of being transferred to the Free collection at this time and that $8 per approved video will be added to your contributor balance. This process should be complete by the end of the day today. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Mat Hayward

Hi Everyone,

When we announced Adobe Firefly, we made it clear that we are developing generative AI responsibly, with creators at the center.

Although the use of Adobe Stock images for training Firefly is covered by our contributor agreement, we recognize that Firefly would only exist with the community that made it possible. As a result, today we are announcing the bonus payment details for contributors whose content was used to train our first commercial Firefly model, which is now available.

All eligible Adobe Stock contributors with photos, vectors or illustrations, whose content was used to train the first commercial Firefly model, received a Firefly bonus payment today, September 13, 2023. The bonus payment is not guaranteed, it varies for each contributor, and is paid at Adobe�s discretion.

The initial bonus is based on the all-time total number of approved images you submitted to Adobe Stock and the number of licenses that those images generated in the 12-month period between June 3rd, 2022, to June 2nd, 2023. The bonus is weighted towards licenses. A banner on the Insights>My Statistics tab in the Contributor portal provides the specific amount that was added to your account.

We plan to base potential subsequent bonuses on new approved images and licenses they generate annually.

We have put together an FAQ here: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/firefly-faq-for-adobe-stock-contributors.html 

Let me know if you have any questions not covered there.


Kind regards,

Mat Hayward

Hi Everyone,

I would like to share two updates regarding the submission of generative AI images to Adobe Stock. We have updated the contributor portal and added an additional checkbox that eliminates the need for you to attach a property release for generative AI images featuring people or property that are fictional.

In addition, you can now submit photo-realistic generative AI images as asset type photos, i.e., content that looks as though it could have been created by a camera, as long as you check the box that it was created with generative AI tools. All other generative AI content should continue to be submitted as asset type illustrations.

You can read the details on all the updates in our learn and support page here:
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/generative-ai-content.html

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Mat Hayward

Hi everyone,

I'm announcing a big update in the workflow for those of you submitting generative AI images to Adobe Stock. With the successful launch of the search filter and generative AI display in the customer facing site, we are no longer requiring you add "generative AI" to your title or keywords. Effective immediately, you can stop adding "generative AI" to your title and keywords if you prefer.

It is VERY important you continue to select the "created using generative AI tools" checkbox and that you submit your generative AI content as an illustration. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Mat Hayward

Hi Everyone,
 
This morning Pacific Daylight Time, we emailed our contributors the following message.
 
�We wanted you to be the first to know that today Adobe introduced Adobe Firefly, a new family of creative generative AI models. Firefly�s initial focus on images and test effects is now available in beta at firefly.adobe.com. The first model of Firefly is trained on Adobe Stock images, openly licensed content, and public domain content, where copyright has expired and is designed to generate images safe for commercial use. During the beta phase, the Firefly-generated assets cannot be used for commercial purposes.
 
We are investing in generative AI to help creators transform the way they imagine and explore possibilities. We are committed to developing generative AI responsibly, with creators at the center. Through efforts like the Content Authenticity Initiative, we�re standing up for accountability, responsibility, and transparency in generative AI. We are developing a compensation model for Stock contributors, and we will share the details of this model when Firefly exits beta.�
 
You can read more about our announcement here: https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2023/03/21/bringing-gen-ai-to-creative-cloud-adobe-firefly
 
Please see our FAQ for more information about the beta release of Firefly here: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/firefly-faq-for-adobe-stock-contributors.html
 
Learn more about the Content Authenticity Initiative here: https://contentauthenticity.org/         
 
Please let me know if you have any questions,

Mat Hayward

Hi Everyone,

Today we activated the Adobe Stock Model Tagger. This feature will help us gather data from your model releases.  We will use this data in search filters to improve our buyers user experience, and help surface diverse content.  The ethnicity, gender, and age metadata in titles and keywords will continue to be used for search relevance and remains unaffected by the Model Tagger information.
 
Here�s how to locate the Model Tagger: in the Releases section of the Contributor portal, you�ll notice a + sign next to a release.  Click on it, selecting whether it�s a model or property release.  For model releases, select the gender, age, and ethnicity at the time of the shoot.
 
We have scanned the model releases of all assets licensed at least once in the past two years.  As a result, you�ll see that many of your releases already have information about ethnicity and gender added.  We suggest clicking on the plus icon to add information about the model�s age.  In the future, we will scan all model releases upon upload for the ethnicity and gender information, which will be added automatically.
 
Please see our FAQ for more information: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/model-tagger-faq.html

Let me know if you have any questions.

Mat Hayward

Hi Everyone,

In case you are not opted in to receive marketing emails from Adobe and didn't see the email announcement yesterday, I wanted to let you know that I'll be chatting live with Yuri Arcurs this afternoon at 12pm PT on Behance Live. We'll be talking about creating evergreen content that lasts beyond the immediate trends.

The link to our Behance Live page is here: https://www.behance.net/adobestock/livestreams

I hope to see you there, it should be a great session!

-Mat Hayward

Hi Everyone,

Heads up! Videos will be eligible for nomination into the Adobe Stock Free collection starting tomorrow (Tuesday, October 11). An email with detailed information will be sent to those of you with eligible content, tomorrow morning (PDT). Check your inbox then, and let me know if you have any questions after you read it.

Thank you,

Mat Hayward

Hi Everyone,

I am very pleased to announce an upgrade to the Adobe Stock Contributor Portal. We have changed the indexing interface from auto keywords on assets with no embedded metadata, to auto-keyword suggestions powered by Adobe Sensei for all uploads.

Sensei will recommend up to 25 keywords for all content, including assets with embedded keywords which you can review and select to add.

I gave it a test run before we went live with some content I had already embedded and found good success with words I hadn't thought to add. For you veteran contributors, it will be a nice supplement, for those of you new to stock, this will likely result in great improvement in the quality of your keywording overall.

Check it out and let us know what you think,

Mat Hayward