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Today, we are introducing Customize, an Adobe Stock feature that enables customers to search and discover unique, high-quality content and then refine it quickly using generative AI.

We are excited about the ways that Customize will help customers quickly and effectively get the right asset for their project. But we also want to make sure that Customize helps Adobe Stock contributors as well. Contributors are compensated anytime their Stock asset is used as a generative reference or in an edit in Customize and then the result is downloaded, creating the potential to increase contributors' earnings.

Start exploring Customize today on Adobe Stock.

Does this announcement only apply to photos or videos too?

Thanks for the update Raul. Just one question, could you clarify the following

"Contributors are compensated anytime their Stock asset is used "

As in, it follows the existing pay structure when one of our images are used... min $0.38 and upward depending on image use etc.

Thanks

That is the most important question for the contributors.
Will the license revenue stay the same or will it decline?

Thanks in advance for the clarification.

Raul,

Can you please clarify what does "Contributors are compensated anytime their Stock asset is used" mean? What is the payment structure?

Also, what exactly does "refine" mean? In which ways customers are allowed to "refine" contributor images (either RF or illustrative editorial)?

Thanks

Thanks for the update Raul. Just one question, could you clarify the following

"Contributors are compensated anytime their Stock asset is used "

As in, it follows the existing pay structure when one of our images are used... min $0.38 and upward depending on image use etc.

Thanks

Still not answered

This is definitely a good thing,because it makes our content more versatile for customers and we earn a custom royalty if the reference/edited result is downloaded.

It's a good thing for both us and the customers.

the problem is that unfortunately the number of customers has decreased,at least this is my clear impression,or maybe we have become too many contributors,whatever the reason,sales are evidently decreasing.

I have been a contributor for 7 years,I have a portfolio of about 7000 contents,including videos,illustrative editorials,vectors,and real photos,and with about 1500 AI contents.

In January of this year,as you know,I had the same number of sales as January 2024,despite having 2000 more contents than last year,and even if 2000 contents in a year are few in my opinion,this does not explain how it is possible that I have the same number of sales after a year,and this was the first clear sign that something was wrong.

but it doesn't end here,in February I had a 40% loss in the number of sales,number of sales,no profit,which is much worse in my opinion,because we know that earnings can vary,but having a 40% loss on the number of sales is serious,compared to February 2024,and this month so far is even worse!

In the week between February 24th and March 2nd I made only 3 sales,last week 8 sales,this week 5 sales so far.

Now,even assuming that my portfolio is complete crap,or to put it more appropriately,even assuming that my portfolio does not meet customer requirements,that still doesn't explain how such a dramatic decline from last year is possible.

It is clear that there are very specific reasons for this evident decline and it is not a coincidence,it is most likely that the customers have decreased,or that the number of contributors has increased too much.

In any case,I fully agree with the decision to clean the library from duplicates,and not only that,I also suggest making a selection among the contents that have never been sold in 5 years,and delete all the contents that,according to the experts of the Adobe Stock team,have never sold in 5 years and probably never will,or feature or highlight only the top 10% of each portfolio.

I believe that given the situation,a radical change is needed here,and as far as I'm concerned,Adobe can delete from my portfolio all the content that has never sold in 5 years and that probably will never sell,if this can in any way help resolve the situation.

My advice to those who are still doing well or stable in sales is not to get too excited,because in my opinion I am only among the first to fall down,while if you have an older or more interesting and concrete portfolio than mine,it will perhaps take a little longer to begin the decline,but even if I wish you all the best,unfortunately I believe it will be a bad year for almost everyone,and if there are no radical changes,this is only the beginning of the end.

I,after a month-long break,have started uploading again,not much but I'm still sending something,so the reason for this decline cannot be attributed to the fact that I'm not uploading.

too bad,I thought that this year would be the year in which I would finally start earning something more concrete,up until now for 6 years I have earned more each year,not much more,but more,and now I thought that this would continue but instead this will most likely be the first year in which I will earn less.

anyway this is my story and it doesn't necessarily have to be the story of all of you,and I'm pretty sure that if you have better investment and general possibilities than me,that you will recover the investment made and probably you will also be able to have a profit over time.

but things have become very hard,complicated and difficult in microstock,this is ineluctable.

I still thank Adobe for the opportunity that was given to us,and all the efforts made as much as possible,and I hope they can find a solution that works for all of us,because I'm more than sure that they would want it too,I am more than sure that Adobe would like all of us to be successful in our business/hobby/job.

I wish everyone the best,good luck!