Since their upload process is incredibly stupid if your files already have the IPTC info filled (you have to open the image again, add a MR and close it again and so on with all the files) I didn't assign the MRs to a bunch of files. An easy mistake, since there's no way for you to see to which files you've already attached the MRs. So now that 10 or so images got rejected I can see no way of adding them (like you can on IS) and getting them back in the queue.

I hope there's a way and that I didn't bother uploading all those files (almost 300) for nothing and manually adding MRs to 60 of those. It took at least half an hour just to upload and assign those releases (yes this process is equally time consuming, you even have to attach a photo to a release, now how stupid is that, the release already has the model's photo). I know that if you upload using FTP you usually can just send photos and releases and their staff takes care of it, but unfortunately I've started adding ITPC info just a couple of months ago, so it wouldn't work for the wast majority of my files.

I hope there's a way, or else I'll just delete everything, I've really had it with this site, it's incredibly time consuming to add the MRs and I've been there just for an hour. I'm not that fed up with IS, with their controlled vocabulary, ultra time consuming UL process and tons of bugs and I'm uploading there for over a year lol

I know that if you upload using FTP you usually can just send photos and releases and their staff takes care of it, but unfortunately I've started adding ITPC info just a couple of months ago, so it wouldn't work for the wast majority of my files.

Why don't you add IPTC to those files offline before sending them up? It's the same amount of work you have to do anyway, and then you'll have those files ready when you want to add them to another agency...

Tnx Duncan I'll take a look.

Quote from: dirkr on September 01, 2011, 02:25

Quote from: Slovenian on August 31, 2011, 17:57

I know that if you upload using FTP you usually can just send photos and releases and their staff takes care of it, but unfortunately I've started adding ITPC info just a couple of months ago, so it wouldn't work for the wast majority of my files.

Why don't you add IPTC to those files offline before sending them up? It's the same amount of work you have to do anyway, and then you'll have those files ready when you want to add them to another agency...

Don't you loose a fraction of IQ everytime you re-save a JPEG file? It's probably just a few percent, but still, that the reason I (and most ppl) always save files as TIFF as well. Well if it's just a few % than it is a good idea to do it...

You only lose image quality if you run the compression algorithm. If you just update IPTC data that should not be the case. I'm rather sure if you use tools like irfanview to write IPTC that will not re-save the file with a new compression, so I would not worry about that. Don't know how photoshop handles this. But even if it would do a new compression, if you save with the highest quality I am certain you can do multiple saves before you can notice anything.

FTP upload to multiple sites is easy. I use Filezilla, that let's you set up multiple queues and then sends all the files up. Very simple.
Can't help you with the MR question though, I don't have any images that need releases...

FTP upload to multiple sites is easy. I use Filezilla, that let's you set up multiple queues and then sends all the files up. Very simple.
Can't help you with the MR question though, I don't have any images that need releases...

Tnx a lot, I hope someone can, or else I'll search for a thread regarding FTP UL or just open a new one.

Quote from: Slovenian on September 01, 2011, 04:33

BTW current review time is supposed to be an hour, I have approximately 50 images waiting for review for over 24h (I just got those rejected for missing MRs yesterday).

New model releases first go through a review process with our legal staff, which can take a day or two. Once those releases are approved, then the subsequent images will be released for inspection.

You'll notice that any images w/o model releases should typically be inspected in about the same time as the front page shows.

Tnx for the info, but those account for less than 5% in my case and I believe there is none among those 50 waiting for inspection. I wish I knew that, because I wouldn't upload them on Wednesday in this case since they'll get online on Friday, which is usually a lot slower then Mon-Thu.

After half hour of waiting I got this for most of my images: File too small - minimum size is 3.0 megapixels (i.e. 1500x2000px). Please delete this image. LOL, all files are way larger than that and already uploaded to 7 other sites. And now I have to delete the files. Of course one by one, you can't mark all and delete it. The most pathetic site, design of the site, functionality etc, it's not worth the server space it's taking up!

Canstock is one of the more easy site for uploading pictures!!! No categories, model release manager very useful, please don't change!!

Quote from: Smithore on September 04, 2011, 06:18

Canstock is one of the more easy site for uploading pictures!!! No categories, model release manager very useful, please don't change!!

I agree, it's one of the easiest.

I agree, very well designed.

Quote from: fotografer on September 04, 2011, 06:47

Quote from: Smithore on September 04, 2011, 06:18

Canstock is one of the more easy site for uploading pictures!!! No categories, model release manager very useful, please don't change!!

I agree, it's one of the easiest.

I agree, very well designed.

WOW!

What do you have to say about:
-having to add photos to model releases? It must be the dumbest requirement ever. It's not really a problem with series with only 1 person in the shot (you can choose them from the uploaded images, but it still is a totally unnecessary and illogical hassle). I just had to crop 7 photos from the MRs just to please CS. Of course I deleted those that were taken only to be pasted on MRs (every photo takes over 20 MB of my disk space).
-You can't delete more than 1 photo at a time. Everybody makes a mistake sometimes and messes up something. Well I'll just leave them there it's their server space. Don't have time for this. Not to mention the last error, when I'd have to delete 30 photos one by one. Pathetic!
-waiting for 2 days for them to check MRs!??!?!?!?!? Are they 4 real?

They're a pathetic little site IMO, I didn't upload so many images in vain, so I'll just wait for the first payout and delete everything after that. BTW I haven't had a sale in almost a week since I've uploaded my first batch, while I had 4 in the same time frame on deposit photos - so it looks bad even from the earning side.

Just stop uploading to them and you heart and brain gonna be healthful.

Of course I stopped. It's the wisest course of action . I wanted to delete everything, but then decided to get at least that lousy 50$ from them (as much as I hate the fact that they'd earn a cent from me).

And Java uploader resets every single time you're using it...

I finished all the unfinished files that I uploaded last week and got this rejection again for a few photos: Photo contains non-suitable content. It seems you can't even imply anything related with sex, although there was no nudity in the shots, even no lingerie! In the second case a knife in the hands of a murderer was way too much. Where do these puritans come from? Down south I guess. I'll shoot an incest series, I bet it'll get approved asap, since it's their life story I'm going to be presenting . And what's worst, still no sales! That has never ever happened at any site, especially not in one of the best months that September is.

P.S. Don't you dare posting images of evolution, it's a myth!