I'd submitted an image that was 7500 x 7500 and represented a lot of work.  Dreamstime just sold it at 'maximum' size via subscription and paid me 35 cents.

I think 'free' can't be far behind, and we can finally all just give up and go home.  It will be a relief.

A little tip for you that I learnt early on at DT...

Don't submit sizes that large.  Maximum size should be about 12MP.  Any larger and you're doing yourself out of TIFF sales that sell for extra credits. 

Cheers!

Quote from: stockastic on May 04, 2011, 11:28

I'd submitted an image that was 7500 x 7500 and represented a lot of work.  Dreamstime just sold it at 'maximum' size via subscription and paid me 35 cents.

I think 'free' can't be far behind, and we can finally all just give up and go home.  It will be a relief.

A little tip for you that I learnt early on at Dreamstime...

Don't submit sizes that large.  Maximum size should be about 12MP.  Any larger and you're doing yourself out of TIFF sales that sell for extra credits.  

Cheers!

Are you saying I should have submitted this to Dreamstime as a TIFF and not a JPG?

The problem is, if you don't submit it at full size initially, it won't climb the price tiers and eventually bring some money at full size. 

I was thinking about this today. You notice the level 0 sales, but it's hard to tell whether the other level sales are at the new or old prices. I guess the proof will be in the final tally at the end of the month.

Quote from: stockastic on May 04, 2011, 11:28

I'd submitted an image that was 7500 x 7500 and represented a lot of work.  Dreamstime just sold it at 'maximum' size via subscription and paid me 35 cents.

I think 'free' can't be far behind, and we can finally all just give up and go home.  It will be a relief.

Please explain to me why then are you so happy with Shutterstock which sell your photos for even less ??

I don't recall posting anything recently about Shutterstock.  I regard their subscription model as the main reason this business is folding up.

Quote from: pseudonymous on May 04, 2011, 12:12

No no, what I'm saying is that if you submit a really large file to Dreamstime as you have, Dreamstime will not convert it and offer it as a TIFF file, which usually gives us more credits than the maximum.  They don't do it if your maximum is already as large as a TIFF.  When I uplodaded my first 60 files or so, I was submitting large files like you.  Then I realised my files couldn't be bought as TIFFs and I questioned Dreamstime.  Carmen then told me that they don't convert large files to TIFFs.  I asked her what the maximum should be and she said about 12MPs. 

If you're with Stockfresh however, upload the file at 7500x7500 because there you get 20 credits for files up to 20MP (I think from memory).

Thanks for the tip.  I have to laugh though at how little sense that policy makes from the buyer's point of view.  I could give Dreamstime a high quality full size TIFF, but they'd rather upsize a much smaller JPG and sell that instead. 

No worries and yes!  I had a chuckle and a cringe over it last year as well.  It made no sense to me that I was being punished for uploading the larger file.  You would think it would work the other way around but oh well, live and learn lol.

To each his own. 

Personally I never 'ignore' anyone, I like getting all points of view.  Some people like to read things that they agree with, or that reinforce what they already believe.   It's up to you.



 

No site is perfect. Full stop. But Dreamstime is one of the best, hands down. (My most favourite).

On a list of favorite places I sell, I'd rank them 9th (just below iStock). That said, they are still one of my top earners. I just like other sites' pricing and royalty structures better.

Just got my first level 0 sale today for a whole .75! drinks on me! 

Yeah, my 24MP illustrations are also upconverted to roughly 48MP for TIFF download.

CThoman,
sorry, we're not seeing things in the same way
We're looking at different sets of values.
Dreamstime below Istock? On a list of favourites?
Everything about IStock (from my point of view) is worse, or a lot worse than Dreamstime.
This is what I'm looking for in a site.
Uploading.
Reviewing.
Commission.
Customer service.
Search engine.
Site stability.
Buyer friendly.
Accessability, open policy, contact with HQ.
A happy, friendly community is a bonus.

Generosiy is also much appreciated (remember the 100% day? and 110 for exclusives? They paid their exclusives from their own pockets. And they paid us, indies too. That's generous in my view, and I'm grateful).

On every single one of those points IStock fails.

Regarding sales, mine are much higher at Dreamstime - has always been the case.
But I know that in your case things are a lot different and I understand that you might be feeling differently.

As Stockastic put it - to each his own

I don't see the purspose of ignoring either.  It's usually the posts with complaints that are the ones that are going to make me think about something.

I don't mind reading posts that disagree with mine, and I am fine with some back and forth, even if it gets heated. 

I will ignore someone if they are just plain crazy or an obvious troll, though.  The one guy awhile back who had multiple identities and was posting rants and arguing with himself accounts for the majority of the "people" I have on ignore. 

Quote from: pseudonymous on May 04, 2011, 17:37

I don't see the purspose of ignoring either.  It's usually the posts with complaints that are the ones that are going to make me think about something.

I don't mind reading posts that disagree with mine, and I am fine with some back and forth, even if it gets heated. 

I will ignore someone if they are just plain crazy or an obvious troll, though.  The one guy awhile back who had multiple identities and was posting rants and arguing with himself accounts for the majority of the "people" I have on ignore. 

LOL I saw leaf mentioning on another thread that sort of thing happens a lot here.  I haven't seen it yet but I'd probably find it entertaining to watch at first.