Guys, for those who also frustrated about videohive pending time and unreasonable rejects, please write here https://forums.envato.com/t/stockfootage-time-review/66305

I think together we can do something..

It's really fantastic, what is going on there.. From my 1000 last submitted videos, I think only 40-50 got approved. Btw, I am one of the top authors on VH with 700-800 sales per month.. I've put much more money and effort in producing those new clips, and really all of them get rejected.

Who are those inspectors (mostly form Hungary) with their date of registration in 2015-2016. Do they really have skill to understand what is video footage? What are the criteria of rejecting footage?

I know that it's not only my problem: I talked with the authors - with a lot of them - and all of them have the same situation. One year ago, when my footages were worse, than they are now, I had about 85% of my clips being accepted, and now, when I start to invest much more in production (and I see, that sales become higher and higher on the major competitors sites) I have about 4-5% acceptance rate on Videohive.

Earlier there were experienced inspectors (like Motion Revolver) who is the author also. And it was possible to talk with him, to describe something, to find a solution. And now the inspectors are workers with the registration date on the early 2016, and I (and all other authors) see this unbelievable rejection rates.

Of course the inspectors team can say that now they are more restricted with acceptance of the items, because of growing quality of the collection, but it's not true. Many contributors (and me) have noticed, that all of their nature shots submitted were accepted, and all of the lifestyle shootings were rejected.

It's very strange.

There are no real reasons of rejection. When the shot was made from the tripod, they say: add a motion to it. When it was shot from the slider or steadicam, they don't like this movement and ask to use tripod.

All this is very strange, and the question is, do the reviewers have enough skill in video-world, or they make their decisions without having this skill? Do they know, what modern advertisement (Cannes Lions for example) made of? There are no tripod shots with 100% pixeled focus - video is not a photo and it has another laws... if they know it, I don't understand this 4-5% acceptance rates and rejection a lot of well-actioned clips, especially after my 85-100% acceptance rate in 2013-2015..

For example this clip https://videohive.net/item/photographers-trying-to-make-the-best-shot/15727770?s_rank=1 , which has earned more than 4000$ on other marketplaces was rejected on Videohive for 7 (!) times. After it was approved it starts to sell on Videohive also. And there are dozens of another examples.

Here are rejected clips from my recent batch:

one http://www.shutterstock.com/ru/video/clip-19393000-stock-footage-timelapse-shot-of-night-bangkok-the-capital-of-thailand-transport-traffic-in-illuminated-streets.html?src=gallery/WzTyDJ4HKVJ9VZfLsHPxAg:4:98/3p

two: http://www.shutterstock.com/ru/video/clip-19476715-stock-footage-back-shot-of-doctor-and-little-boy-walking-in-hospital-corridor-holding-hands-child-wearing-the.html?src=gallery/WzTyDJ4HKVJ9VZfLsHPxAg:4:26/3p

three: http://www.shutterstock.com/ru/video/clip-19393006-stock-footage-timelapse-shot-of-people-traffic-in-airport-hall-and-modern-glass-lifts-moving-up-and-down.html?src=gallery/WzTyDJ4HKVJ9VZfLsHPxAg:4:96/3p

four: http://www.shutterstock.com/ru/video/clip-19392808-stock-footage-on-the-coast-of-city-perea-greece-on-evening-streets-walking-people-then-seen-how-young-girl-sits.html?src=gallery/WzTyDJ4HKVJ9VZfLsHPxAg:5:52/3p

five: http://www.shutterstock.com/ru/video/clip-19478008-stock-footage-in-pool-on-roof-of-a-hotel-in-kuala-lumpur-malaysia-couple-in-love-looking-to-night-city-with.html?src=gallery/WzTyDJ4HKVJ9VZfLsHPxAg:2:84/3p

six: http://www.shutterstock.com/ru/video/clip-19477951-stock-footage-view-from-a-boat-sailing-to-the-dark-cave-of-green-isle-in-trang-an-vietnam-tour-to-explore-the.html?src=gallery/WzTyDJ4HKVJ9VZfLsHPxAg:2:97/3p

this is infinity list, I can post thousands of links of clips that are: "too far off the standards we require"

As I see situation on main stocks from the authors side, there are times, when market decides to be very restricted with acceptance. Too very I mean of course we don't talk about any kind of amateur and not proffecionally made clips-of course not about it) for many years it was Getty, and than they have changed their policy, then it become Pond5, and they also changed their view, rejecting only clips that are totally out of the market: with no sense, no idea, not in focus on main subject parts of the footage). But not rejecting without any reason..

And those - 40 days of pending time.. There are no markets with such a long review time.. It's not very important - because anyway all the batches will be rejected.

Anyway - I hope for the best, and hope that we could find a solution. Envato was  the first stock I started thinking about this work as about business (because, when you are sure that most of your clips will be quickly downloaded - you can calculate the pre-pro-and postproduction sides..

If you are in the same situation as me, please write it to Envato: https://forums.envato.com/t/stockfootage-time-review/66305