Author Topic: Adobe Stock Contributor Bonus 2025 (Read 3504 times)

JustAnImage · « **Reply #1 on:** January 15, 2025, 10:32 »

Hello Raul,

Thank you for the information about the 2025 bonus program - it's great that it's taking place again!

In my case it was close this year with 7,175 countable downloads (6,497 images / 226 videos*3) - lucky me

Thanks, Michael

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #2 on:** January 15, 2025, 12:02 »

I'm really disappointed - I no longer qualify for anything free from Adobe Stock.

I had fewer downloads in 2024 than 2023, so I was aware I'd probably slip back to the single app plan, which wasn't a big deal.

However, I never imagined there'd be such a big leap in the number of approved assets required to qualify - the last two years 20+ was enough to qualify as an active contributor.

I've never been a high volume contributor but only had 117 approved assets in 2024 which isn't enough.

I had 5739 downloads - that's where Adobe Stock makes 70% of what they llicense my content for, but that doesn't count for anything?

Right now I'm angry and thinking of closing my account, but I'll go away and try and calm down to think about what's in my best interests.

The flood of new content Adobe Stock has been accepting suggests they aren't short of new material. But some newbie who had 350 downloads the whole year gets the free software and I don't? And when you announce the program after the year is over, there's no chance to do anything to add some uploads?

It's just utterly disrespectful of contributors who make sales, IMO.

mike123 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 15, 2025, 12:37 »

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on January 15, 2025, 12:02

I'm really disappointed - I no longer qualify for anything free from Adobe Stock.

Same here, with over 6000 downloads and around 30 added files in 2024 I don't qualify for anything free from Adobe Stock. I only upload stuff that I think will sell - thus I never upload a lot of content and I think with a portfolio of < 1k assets and > 6k downloads I wasn't that wrong in the past.

The new bonus rules really prefer AI spammers. So this year I might simply upload a ton of ugly LCV cr*p from my phone, just to qualify for the 2026 bonus - if this is what Adobe wants us to do. $:-\$

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #4 on:** January 15, 2025, 12:41 »

Quote from: mike123 on January 15, 2025, 12:37

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on January 15, 2025, 12:02
I'm really disappointed - I no longer qualify for anything free from Adobe Stock.

Same here, with over 6000 downloads and around 30 added files in 2024 I don't qualify for anything free from Adobe Stock. I only upload stuff that I think will sell - thus I never upload a lot of content and I think with a portfolio of < 1k assets and > 6k downloads I wasn't that wrong in the past.

The new bonus rules really prefer AI spammers. So for this year I might simply upload a ton of ugly LCV cr*p from my phone, just to qualify for the 2026 bonus - if this is what Adobe wants us to do. $:-\$

Oh nice how they make these up, without notice and drop the gift on us. It would have been nice to know the targets in advance.

Here are the details:

If you had between 350 and 6,999 downloads during the 2024 calendar year, you qualified to receive a complimentary code for a one-year plan for Creative Cloud Photography (20GB), Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, or After Effects.
If you had 7,000 or more downloads in 2024, you qualified to receive a complimentary code for a one-year plan for an Adobe Creative Cloud All Apps.
Only Contributors active in 2024 are eligible for the opportunity. To be considered active, you must have uploaded and had approved a minimum of 150 new assets.
Please note that video downloads are equal to 3 downloads in consideration of the qualification.
If you are eligible for the bonus opportunity you can expect to see the blue banner in the Contributor Portal with your redemption code on January 14, 2025.

Heck, I didn't keep count or try to make a quota. I can understand 350 DLs and being "active", but they changed the rules, without notice. Also they made it harder to get anything approved with the slow reviews and vague rejections for Quality Standards.

Downloads aren't a problem, but changing the new files requirement, blind is kind of a slap in the face.

Injustice for all · « **Reply #5 on:** January 15, 2025, 12:49 »

I was somewhat expecting it,because I had already noticed a change in the minimum requirements from last year,perhaps I wasn't expecting this kind of difference,especially in the minimum number of approved contents.

In any case,I far exceeded the minimum requirements,and I already have the blue bar in my dashboard,before redeeming I will wait for the last day of the expiring plan.

Thank you!

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #6 on:** January 15, 2025, 13:12 »

Quote from: mike123 on January 15, 2025, 12:37

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on January 15, 2025, 12:02
I'm really disappointed - I no longer qualify for anything free from Adobe Stock.

Same here, with over 6000 downloads and around 30 added files in 2024 I don't qualify for anything free from Adobe Stock. I only upload stuff that I think will sell - thus I never upload a lot of content and I think with a portfolio of < 1k assets and > 6k downloads I wasn't that wrong in the past.

The new bonus rules really prefer AI spammers. So this year I might simply upload a ton of ugly LCV cr*p from my phone, just to qualify for the 2026 bonus - if this is what Adobe wants us to do. $:-\$

Exactly my boat.

cobalt · « **Reply #7 on:** January 15, 2025, 14:26 »

It would be really helpful if the requirements could be posted at the beginning of the year, not as an afterthought.

Would also motivate a lot more people.

I qualify easily for the full suite this year, so thank you very much from me!!!

But please consider „playing“ more fairly next time.

Why not announce what is needed in Dec 2025 for 2026?

Many good people upload slow and steady, no need to punish them or prefer the ai spammers.

I will upload a lot and hopefully never be without cc until I retire. If I ever retire.

PinHead · « **Reply #8 on:** January 15, 2025, 14:50 »

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on January 15, 2025, 12:02

I'm really disappointed - I no longer qualify for anything free from Adobe Stock.

I had fewer downloads in 2024 than 2023, so I was aware I'd probably slip back to the single app plan, which wasn't a big deal.

However, I never imagined there'd be such a big leap in the number of approved assets required to qualify - the last two years 20+ was enough to qualify as an active contributor.

I've never been a high volume contributor but only had 117 approved assets in 2024 which isn't enough.

I had 5739 downloads - that's where Adobe Stock makes 70% of what they llicense my content for, but that doesn't count for anything?

Right now I'm angry and thinking of closing my account, but I'll go away and try and calm down to think about what's in my best interests.

The flood of new content Adobe Stock has been accepting suggests they aren't short of new material. But some newbie who had 350 downloads the whole year gets the free software and I don't? And when you announce the program after the year is over, there's no chance to do anything to add some uploads?

It's just utterly disrespectful of contributors who make sales, IMO.

Same as me, 120 clips approved for 2024...I am uploading only 3d animations (difficult to render, it takes a lot of time to make them)...1000 + downloads and NOT ELIGIBLE. Thank you Adobe for all the effort we put in

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wordplanet · « **Reply #9 on:** January 15, 2025, 15:41 »

Bummed as I had over 450 downloads, fewer than last year, but enough to qualify for the bonus ... except...

I have a relatively small portfolio with a little over 1,000 assets which I've built up slowly, adding 116 accepted assets this year. Wish I'd known in advance the change from 20 to 150 new assets as I would have concentrated my efforts on increasing my numbers to get another 34 online.

I've appreciated the free plan these past several years and the LR/PS combo is certainly worth paying for, but I'm really disappointed that the goalposts changed so drastically without any warning. Given the overwhelming number of new images on Adobe Stock and the crazy waiting times (I had some that took as much as 3 months to approve, and some that took a couple of days - never know what to expect) the change was really unexpected.

Please tell us in advance what we need to qualify for 2026. The bonus is a really nice perk.

gnirtS · « **Reply #10 on:** January 15, 2025, 16:16 »

Quote from: cobalt on January 15, 2025, 14:26

It would be really helpful if the requirements could be posted at the beginning of the year, not as an afterthought.

This is fair, if its changing criteria, especially something users can do something about (ie number of uploads) it would be useful to know whats needed and how to get it.

The current setting means the mass text-prompt spam from Pakistan, Bangladesh etc where they submit 10,000 assets in a few months and just about scrape 350 sales will get it vs actual photo contributors who for whatever reason might have had a slow upload year BUT sold thousands of assets in the same calendar year.

Fairplay · « **Reply #11 on:** January 15, 2025, 16:21 »

I had more than 6200 downloads and more than 20 approved assets = Nothing

Downloads going down, requirements going up???

Zero Talent · « **Reply #12 on:** January 15, 2025, 18:59 »

About 190 assets uploaded and 14,277 downloads (excluding video downloads counted three times).

Glad to qualify for the full package, although besides Photoshop and Lightroom, I only use Adobe Encoder.

Nice!

f8 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 15, 2025, 20:11 »

Firstly, how can anyone get any content accepted with the extremely ridiculous long inspection times? It has become a joke.

Firstly (again) this totally stinks like a Getty/Istock manoeuvre of slowly upping the requirements to even get paid and slowly but surely nickel and diming us to death. Death by a thousand cuts.

Adobe is like any other corporation I suppose, sheer greed and solely for the benefit of its shareholders.

Don't forget kids, we are only a means to an end. Sooner than later we will for the most part be expendable to AI and ultimately this is the Adobe end game.

I got my bonus but I can see the writing on the wall.

Pacesetter · « **Reply #14 on:** January 15, 2025, 20:19 »

Most of my 2190 downloads were video but probably just missed the 7000 download requirement.

Still I am very happy to receive the code for a single free app as it gives me one year of Premiere Pro to continue editing video.

However I do agree with comments here about the upload requirements as I currently have 100 contents sitting and waiting review with a couple over 2 to 3 months in queue.

Contributors of commercial photos / images and video do not have control over the lengthy review process times and we have expressed our concerns about this during the 2024 year, including (at least in my case) in response to the AS Contributor Survey in December.

Please consider the review process for contributors of non-AI content.

Pacesetter · « **Reply #15 on:** January 15, 2025, 20:20 »

Apologies, inadvertent double post.

Injustice for all · « **Reply #16 on:** January 16, 2025, 02:12 »

my guess is that they don't know it in advance either,here's why they can't say it in advance.

I obviously can't know,but it's plausible to think that the minimum requirements for bonus contributors are calculated at the beginning of the new year,based on total uploads and total sales.

there will probably be a threshold of maximum number of software codes that can be given away for free,and this year the minimum requirements have increased quite a bit because in the last year more has been sold and much more has been uploaded than in previous years.

in fact,I suppose that they also tried to keep the minimum requirements as low as possible,but I don't see any reason why they don't communicate the minimum requirements in advance,so in my opinion the only explanation is the simplest:

Adobe can calculate and know the minimum requirements for the contributor bonus only at the beginning of the new year.

cobalt · « **Reply #17 on:** January 16, 2025, 02:27 »

I doubt that they cannot make a simple prediction or at least an assumption of what requirements they have?

What would the worst case be, a few hundred too many people having a free licence for a year?

People who will be happy and motiivated…how horrible…

Injustice for all · « **Reply #18 on:** January 16, 2025, 03:04 »

Cobalt,you know you have all my respect,but what are your doubts based on,or how do you know they can't make a simple prediction?

What do you think are the reasons why they don't communicate the minimum requirements in advance?

If they really wanted to,they wouldn't give free software to anyone.

In your opinion,if Adobe could,wouldn't communicate the minimum requirements in advance,at the beginning of the year?

for what obscure reason should they do so?

it is much more plausible to think that they don't know until the new year begins.

I'm also sorry that many long-time contributors have not received free software,but I just can't see the reason why Adobe can't communicate the minimum requirements in advance at the beginning of the year,so it's very,very likely that they simply can't,they don't know either until the beginning of the new year.

indeed,knowing Adobe,I believe that they will probably also look for a solution to this issue,to try to communicate these minimum requirements in advance if possible,but if it is possible to do it of course!

kuriouskat · « **Reply #19 on:** January 16, 2025, 03:32 »

Well I qualify for the single app again, but the constant moving goalposts for all apps are really frustrating.

Every year I've fallen just below the threshold, as it moves higher and just beyond reach each time.

I've never been able to use the Adobe free offer, because I need more than one program. I pay monthly, year after year, and feel resentful that my near 1k uploads and 6k downloads in 2024, are not enough to get me anything I can use.

I guess we are getting used to the stock sites pulling the rug from under us.

angelacat · « **Reply #20 on:** January 16, 2025, 03:37 »

If anyone does video or animation you can download Davinci Resolve. There is a *free* version that has plenty of functionality, the paid license for life is around $300.

Her Ugliness · « **Reply #21 on:** January 16, 2025, 03:52 »

I think Adobe only wants to give out a fixed number of free licenses each year and that's why they do not tell us the requirements in advance.

Adobe softwear is still their main business, not stock images, they still want to sell licenses and earn money with it.

So let's say they want to give out 200.000 free licenses (I have absolutely no idea if that number is acurate, maybe it's just 10.000, maybe it's a million, I am just making up a random number), but if they determine the requirements from the start, like 'upload 30 new assets and have 5000 downloads" and suddenly, at the end of the year, it turnes out that 5 million people met the requirements, they will have to give out 5 million free licenses.

So they can only look at the numbers at the end of the year, see where the minimum lies so that they would only need to give out 200.000 free licenses and set the requirements there.

Of course that sucks for contributors who don't submit much, but have quality content that is in demand. From a "quality over quantity" point of view it doesn't even seem logical to tweak the upload requirement that much instead of the download requirement.

But the direction Adobe is going into with the mass of AI images is clearly "quantity over quality".

mike123 · « **Reply #22 on:** January 16, 2025, 04:02 »

Quote from: angelacat on January 16, 2025, 03:37

If anyone does video or animation you can download Davinci Resolve. There is a *free* version that has plenty of functionality, the paid license for life is around $300.

Second that.
I am planning on doing a lot of video work this year, which is new for me, and I was waiting to see if I'll get the free full Creative Suite plan to decide whether to learn Premiere Pro or Davinci Resolve (I would have qualified for the full plan with my current numbers and the goals from a year ago - now not getting anything with my 30 uploads in 2024

). So at least now it's clear - I will teach myself Davinci Resolve and not use any Adobe products for video production.

kuriouskat · « **Reply #23 on:** January 16, 2025, 04:43 »

Quote from: Her Ugliness on January 16, 2025, 03:52

But the direction Adobe is going into with the mass of AI images is clearly "quantity over quality".

I think that's exactly the problem. They will be giving free software to those who have uploaded 100s of images, and they only have to average a sale a day. Many won't even claim it, because they will produce via Midjourney or similar, then upscale with any number of free/paid tools, and never go near an Adobe product.

What looks generous from that end of the scale will probably not cost Adobe anything.

Quote from: mike123 on January 16, 2025, 04:02

Quote from: angelacat on January 16, 2025, 03:37
If anyone does video or animation you can download Davinci Resolve. There is a *free* version that has plenty of functionality, the paid license for life is around $300.
Second that.
I am planning on doing a lot of video work this year, which is new for me, and I was waiting to see if I'll get the free full Creative Suite plan to decide whether to learn Premiere Pro or Davinci Resolve (I would have qualified for the full plan with my current numbers and the goals from a year ago - now not getting anything with my 30 uploads in 2024 ). So at least now it's clear - I will teach myself Davinci Resolve and not use any Adobe products for video production.

I think I will also try Da Vinci for video, as I don't do much, and can't justify continued costs for the full Adobe suite, particularly after the recent price hikes. I'll take the free PS/LR combo, pay for Illustrator as one app, as I use it regularly, and switch to Da Vinci for footage processing.

cobalt · « **Reply #24 on:** January 16, 2025, 05:22 »

The fixed budget/number of licenses thing could be part of the reason why they announce retroactive.

But it only rewards the ai spammers and longtime experienced producers who have a good sales/port size ratio look like they are being left out.

The most important factor is the number of downloads.

If they give that number out in advance a lot more people will try to reach more downloads and have more sales.

Wouldn't that be a positive thing?

i.e. wouldn't any higher license number to give out be compensated by the sales?

mike123 · « **Reply #25 on:** January 16, 2025, 05:32 »

Quote from: kuriouskat on January 16, 2025, 04:43

I think that's exactly the problem. They will be giving free software to those who have uploaded 100s of images, and they only have to average a sale a day. Many won't even claim it, because they will produce via Midjourney or similar, then upscale with any number of free/paid tools, and never go near an Adobe product.

What looks generous from that end of the scale will probably not cost Adobe anything.

I think a lot of these folks also use pirated versions of Adobe software. So by giving them a free plan, Adobe is not actually losing any (potentially) paying customers.

synthetick · « **Reply #26 on:** January 16, 2025, 06:02 »

Although personally I am not negatively affected, it concerns me that year after year Adobe significantly devalues video downloads in their bonus plan calculations. I know the RPD on videos has dropped massively, but it's nowhere near the bonus plan calculation of 1 video = 3 images.

afs · « **Reply #27 on:** January 16, 2025, 08:20 »

I too fell short by just 14 photos of the upload requirement. If I didn't edit so tightly, I'd easily have had enough uploads.

Another big issue for me, is that I did not purchase the Creative Cloud Photography Plan during Black Friday when it was on offer for £63. So now I'll have to pay full price: £120. I feel like Adobe has conned me.

Zero Talent · « **Reply #28 on:** January 16, 2025, 09:17 »

Quote from: angelacat on January 16, 2025, 03:37

If anyone does video or animation you can download Davinci Resolve. There is a *free* version that has plenty of functionality, the paid license for life is around $300.

I have the full Adobe package, but for video, I use DaVinci Resolve (Studio version).
The only drawback is that ProRes codecs are not available on PCs, and ProRes is the only 10-bit codec universally accepted by agencies.

In my case, after editing my clip, I export it uncompressed, then use Adobe Media Encoder to create a ProRes version and preserve its original 10-bit structure.
This is why Adobe Media Encoder is the only reason I am happy to have the full Adobe Suite, instead of only LR and PS.

Obviously, I would never pay for the full suite only for Adobe Encoder.

wds · « **Reply #29 on:** January 16, 2025, 11:30 »

What is the recommended time that we take advantage of the offer? Last year I waited till my current subscription was close to running out and I ran into a bunch of issues (which were resolved after a lot of back and forth with Adobe support....I don't want to go through that again).

So specifically, if we still have many months before our current subscription expires, is it okay if we take advantage of the offer immediately (assuming the new plan would begin when our current plan expires, not earlier), or should we wait till we near the expiration of our current plan?

Thanks.

gnirtS · « **Reply #30 on:** January 16, 2025, 11:45 »

Quote from: Zero Talent on January 16, 2025, 09:17

The only drawback is that ProRes codecs are not available on PCs, and ProRes is the only 10-bit codec universally accepted by agencies.

In my case, after editing my clip, I export it uncompressed, then use Adobe Media Encoder to create a ProRes version and preserve its original 10-bit structure.
This is why Adobe Media Encoder is the only reason I am happy to have the full Adobe Suite, instead of only LR and PS.

Just use Voukoder. https://www.voukoder.org/forum/thread/1009-voukoder-11-3/

Free ProRes output direct from Resolve then. Works just fine.

SimonSays · « **Reply #31 on:** January 16, 2025, 11:58 »

Funny that some people here are fantasizing about excuses for Adobe.
Bottom line is that after years of a minimum upload limit for this bonus they put the bar suddenly a lot higher. And that seems really a business decision to cut costs as much as possible.
It would have been more fair to raise the download limit if in effect they would have had more downloads that year in relation to the previous year. But now it seems they can just cut out a large group that are in effect making money for them and had earned the bonus fair and square.
So yes, not a nice move from Adobe.

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #32 on:** January 16, 2025, 13:08 »

Quote from: SimonSays on January 16, 2025, 11:58

Funny that some people here are fantasizing about excuses for Adobe.
Bottom line is that after years of a minimum upload limit for this bonus they put the bar suddenly a lot higher. And that seems really a business decision to cut costs as much as possible.
It would have been more fair to raise the download limit if in effect they would have had more downloads that year in relation to the previous year. But now it seems they can just cut out a large group that are in effect making money for them and had earned the bonus fair and square.
So yes, not a nice move from Adobe.

I'm not paying for CC in the future. If this plan was to get more of us, who have a free photo editing subscription, to pay, it's not going to change anything for many of us.

I appreciated the thought and the free subscription, but Adobe CC photo editing wasn't a necessity.

SimonSays · « **Reply #33 on:** January 16, 2025, 13:30 »

Quote from: Uncle Pete on January 16, 2025, 13:08

Quote from: SimonSays on January 16, 2025, 11:58
Funny that some people here are fantasizing about excuses for Adobe.
Bottom line is that after years of a minimum upload limit for this bonus they put the bar suddenly a lot higher. And that seems really a business decision to cut costs as much as possible.
It would have been more fair to raise the download limit if in effect they would have had more downloads that year in relation to the previous year. But now it seems they can just cut out a large group that are in effect making money for them and had earned the bonus fair and square.
So yes, not a nice move from Adobe.

I'm not paying for CC in the future. If this plan was to get more of us, who have a free photo editing subscription, to pay, it's not going to change anything for many of us.

I appreciated the thought and the free subscription, but Adobe CC photo editing wasn't a necessity.

Me too, I get the full all apps plan (discounted that is) because it's cheaper then a LR+PS plan and a seperate PR subscription. I need exactly those three apps, don't care about the other apps.

Injustice for all · « **Reply #34 on:** January 16, 2025, 14:19 »

Quote from: SimonSays on January 16, 2025, 11:58

Funny that some people here are fantasizing about excuses for Adobe.
Bottom line is that after years of a minimum upload limit for this bonus they put the bar suddenly a lot higher. And that seems really a business decision to cut costs as much as possible.
It would have been more fair to raise the download limit if in effect they would have had more downloads that year in relation to the previous year. But now it seems they can just cut out a large group that are in effect making money for them and had earned the bonus fair and square.
So yes, not a nice move from Adobe.

strange,I would rather say that it is very funny that you think you know everything but you really know nothing for sure on this matter.

You don't know how it works,and what the conditions decided by Adobe are for setting the contributor bonus,you don't even know if it's possible to do it at the beginning of the year or not.

You don't know anything about this problem,so don't be such a know-it-all!

and then come on...come on guys,150 contents approved in a year are really nothing,and I really think we just have to thank Adobe who gives us free software every year,don't be greedy!

of course if it is possible to know the minimum requirements before it is better,but if it is not possible it is not even correct to expect!

Zero Talent · « **Reply #35 on:** January 16, 2025, 14:19 »

Quote from: gnirtS on January 16, 2025, 11:45

Quote from: Zero Talent on January 16, 2025, 09:17
The only drawback is that ProRes codecs are not available on PCs, and ProRes is the only 10-bit codec universally accepted by agencies.

In my case, after editing my clip, I export it uncompressed, then use Adobe Media Encoder to create a ProRes version and preserve its original 10-bit structure.
This is why Adobe Media Encoder is the only reason I am happy to have the full Adobe Suite, instead of only LR and PS.

Just use Voukoder. https://www.voukoder.org/forum/thread/1009-voukoder-11-3/

Free ProRes output direct from Resolve then. Works just fine.

This is good information. It's $74, but I like the smooth integration with DaVinci Resolve. Do you know if it has the proper licenses from Apple for commercial use?

Anyway, since I will have Adobe Encoder for another year, I will postpone the purchase.

SimonSays · « **Reply #36 on:** January 16, 2025, 15:24 »

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 16, 2025, 14:19

You don't know anything about this problem,so don't be such a know-it-all!

Ne ache tu lo sai la verita. But in reality it's you that pretends to know it all, with your excuses for Adobe. Can't say I heard anything saying by them that this is the reason but you just make it up as if this is why they did it.

But please tell me what do you think is fair and real? Upload or download numbers for getting the bonus? Spammers or people bringing in the money for Adobe?

gnirtS · « **Reply #37 on:** January 16, 2025, 18:09 »

Quote from: Zero Talent on January 16, 2025, 14:19

Quote from: gnirtS on January 16, 2025, 11:45
Quote from: Zero Talent on January 16, 2025, 09:17
The only drawback is that ProRes codecs are not available on PCs, and ProRes is the only 10-bit codec universally accepted by agencies.

In my case, after editing my clip, I export it uncompressed, then use Adobe Media Encoder to create a ProRes version and preserve its original 10-bit structure.
This is why Adobe Media Encoder is the only reason I am happy to have the full Adobe Suite, instead of only LR and PS.

Just use Voukoder. https://www.voukoder.org/forum/thread/1009-voukoder-11-3/

Free ProRes output direct from Resolve then. Works just fine.

This is good information. It's $74, but I like the smooth integration with DaVinci Resolve. Do you know if it has the proper licenses from Apple for commercial use?

Anyway, since I will have Adobe Encoder for another year, I will postpone the purchase.

Actually that sucks, until last month there was a non-pro free version which integrated and works perfectly with Resolve. You can still download that and use it (legally) for free. https://github.com/Vouk/voukoder/releases
You need the "connector" too.

I dont think its Apple commercial as it uses FFMPeg like pretty much everything else. That said, it works just fine. Its better than Media Encoder which i used to use or Shutter Encoder etc.

gnirtS · « **Reply #38 on:** January 16, 2025, 18:11 »

Quote from: Zero Talent on January 16, 2025, 09:17

If anyone does video or animation you can download Davinci Resolve. There is a *free* version that has plenty of functionality, the paid license for life is around $300.

I used Premier and AE when i had the free "All Apps". when i missed out on it the first time by 1 download i went to Resolve. Initially free but then i decided i wanted the OFX, bought it and never looked back.
There's a learning curve BUT some excellent free training videos and books on the BlackMagic site that go through everything you need to know. I find the colour grading much more powerful and the overall software better suited to my needs so no regrets. A lifetime license as well.

I cant see me moving from Lightroom though - there still isnt anything else on the market with the integrated catalogue support and plugin support so i couldnt really manage without it.

SuperPhoto · « **Reply #39 on:** January 16, 2025, 18:24 »

While I do understand some people being upset they didn't meet the requirements (and yes, it would be nice to know in 'advance' - but on the flip side - also makes sense that Adobe would not know until the end of the year)...

IT IS A BONUS! Why are you crying that you didn't get a BONUS??? They could have very well said 'meh, we don't feel like doing it'. But it's nice because it is a BONUS!
So the people who qualified - congrats! For people who didn't - be aware that yes, obviously there are a lot more (pakistani/east indian/etc) 'contributors' - and you've known the requirements seemed to have increased yearly to qualify... So - make sure you submit more/get more approved/etc... And remember - it is a BONUS! It is a NICE thing to get if you happen to qualify! Kind of like winning a mini lottery. So that is good!

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #40 on:** January 16, 2025, 19:29 »

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 16, 2025, 14:19

...and then come on...come on guys,150 contents approved in a year are really nothing,and I really think we just have to thank Adobe who gives us free software every year,don't be greedy!

It's the huge change that's the issue. The previous two years the requirement was 20 and this year 7.5 times as much (150).

It also seems entirely pointless. If rewarding uploads were the only goal - and I have no idea what goal that would achieve as uploads cost Adobe money; it's only when licenses sell that there's any point in any uploads - then setting the numbers to get the upload volume desired would make sense.

Quote from: SuperPhoto on January 16, 2025, 18:24

While I do understand some people being upset they didn't meet the requirements...IT IS A BONUS! Why are you crying that you didn't get a BONUS???...

No one is crying

When a bonus is part of someone's overall compensation package and one year they don't get the bonus, they are often unhappy.

For a number of years - since 2018, and then you only needed one approved upload - contributors who sell a reasonable volume of licenses get the additional compensation of an Adobe Subscription. And the low end of the sales required is still extremely small compared to prior years.

It's not words that count when a company describes what's important, it's actions. And IMO this change is effectively saying that contributors who sell lots of licenses aren't important to them any more. They were before, but not now.

I don't like being treated this way and can only blame myself if I stick around, essentially telling Adobe Stock that it's fine with me. They send their messages to contributors with changes in compensation. We get to respond as we see fit.

wordplanet · « **Reply #41 on:** January 16, 2025, 20:58 »

I agree with Jo Ann's assessment, having qualified since 2018, I think of it as part of my compensation at this point too.

Yes, it's a bonus and they can change the requirements or even discontinue it, but it would have been nice to know ahead of time since uploads are something we have more control over.

That's all. No "crying," just expressing my disappointment. I'd rather upload 100 good images than 1,000s of junky ones. But adding another few dozen to make the requirement would have been simple enough if I'd known. Come April, I'll buy the one-year plan, since if you pay monthly the price will go up this year.

Pacesetter · « **Reply #42 on:** January 16, 2025, 21:10 »

I thought Superphoto was just using a dash of sarcasm in his post.

cg3dphoto · « **Reply #43 on:** January 17, 2025, 01:29 »

I have 7000+ downloads but only uploaded 119 videos, do I still qualify?

Her Ugliness · « **Reply #44 on:** January 17, 2025, 02:18 »

Quote from: cg3dphoto on January 17, 2025, 01:29

I have 7000+ downloads but only uploaded 119 videos, do I still qualify?

Unfortunately no. You need to have uploaded a minimum of 150 new assets, so 119 is not enough.
And while one video download counts as 3 downloads, there is no such equation for uploads.

Jens G · « **Reply #45 on:** January 17, 2025, 02:51 »

It would have been nice to know beforehand that the requirements for new approved assets was changed to 150. I could have made it, if I had known.

The first year it was announced several months before. And at that time I think the requirement was 300 or 350 new assets.

PeteStock · « **Reply #46 on:** January 17, 2025, 02:56 »

I am happy, now I pay $240 per year for Premiere, at least that is saved this year

I am really surprised with the amount of people uploading so little numbers. Some of you must be more active on this forum than on the actual production of content

Injustice for all · « **Reply #47 on:** January 17, 2025, 05:30 »

Quote from: SimonSays on January 16, 2025, 15:24

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 16, 2025, 14:19
You don't know anything about this problem,so don't be such a know-it-all!
Ne ache tu lo sai la verita. But in reality it's you that pretends to know it all, with your excuses for Adobe. Can't say I heard anything saying by them that this is the reason but you just make it up as if this is why they did it.

But please tell me what do you think is fair and real? Upload or download numbers for getting the bonus? Spammers or people bringing in the money for Adobe?

please repeat after me:"i don't know nothing at all!"

Gannet77 · « **Reply #48 on:** January 17, 2025, 05:40 »

Quote from: wds on January 16, 2025, 11:30

What is the recommended time that we take advantage of the offer? Last year I waited till my current subscription was close to running out and I ran into a bunch of issues (which were resolved after a lot of back and forth with Adobe support....I don't want to go through that again).

So specifically, if we still have many months before our current subscription expires, is it okay if we take advantage of the offer immediately (assuming the new plan would begin when our current plan expires, not earlier), or should we wait till we near the expiration of our current plan?

Thanks.

Yes - it will just add 12 months onto your current subscription, whenever it ends. I'm currently paid up until July 2026.

Injustice for all · « **Reply #49 on:** January 17, 2025, 05:58 »

@Jo Ann,but obviously there has to be a minimum requirement too,also for uploads,because in any case you have to be an active contributor to receive the bonus contributor,it seems logical to me.

of course they have increased a lot this year,in fact as I have already said I certainly didn't expect the transition from 20 to 150 minimum contents,the first year of the contributor bonus there were only 2 necessary contents if I remember correctly.

so next year we can easily expect 300 minimum contents to be uploaded.

as I said previously,I don't know why,just as no one knows,but I can assume that there is a maximum number of free codes that can be given.

so this year the minimum uploads have increased because clearly the total uploads,due to AI,have increased a lot,and therefore it is not possible for Adobe to calculate these minimum requirements before the end of the year,I don't know but it's plausible to think this.

in any case,it is a gift,so I can understand you,and the other people here who are simply saying:"I didn't expect it",of course! I didn't expect it either!

but (referring to other people,certainly not you) let's not forget that it is a gift,so if someone rings my doorbell and I go to open it and there is a man with a new car with a ribbon that is a gift for me,I I don't start insulting this person because the car he wants to give me is not my favorite color!

it is simply a gift,and we simply have to thank.

of course,if it is possible to know in advance what the minimum requirements are,I agree with this,but without pretensions.

During the Christmas holidays,I was talking to a friend,and he asked me what I thought the minimum requirements were this year for the contributor bonus,I had said 50 minimum uploads and 300 sales,so as you can see I didn't expect it either!

it is very likely that next year there will be at least 200 minimum uploads,if they still decide to give us this gift!

mike123 · « **Reply #50 on:** January 17, 2025, 06:10 »

Completely agree with Jo Ann!

I was also qualified for the free plan from the beginning on (2018?) and this year will be the first time I'm not.

If this is how Adobe thanks me for 6-figure revenue they got from my assets, so be it. I will pay for the plan from now on, I don't think I will ever upload more than 30-40 assets yearly, since now I am even less motivated to upload anything. I sell my best quality work for 10 to 50 times the price at Adobe, so probably loosing the Adobe free plan will just accelerate me leaving microstock completely.

For video work I will use Davinci Resolve and not touch any Adobe products. Thank you Adobe for making that choice easy

ravens · « **Reply #51 on:** January 17, 2025, 06:43 »

150 uploaded assets (photos) per year is not a lot. It's 3 images per week.

Thank you Adobe!

Jaggy · « **Reply #52 on:** January 17, 2025, 07:07 »

How many stopped uploading to Adobe because of ridiculously long waiting times for moderation and large numbers of seemingly random rejections?

DiscreetDuck · « **Reply #53 on:** January 17, 2025, 07:38 »

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 05:58

it is simply a gift,and we simply have to thank.

This sounds quite immature. For example, if you go to the supermarket, where they sell you 3 products for the price of 2, that's just business (generating motivation to make contributors accept certain other unfavorable orientations can be part of the business).
You can consider it's a gift, or consider they get some interest in doing this....

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 05:58

"next year we can easily expect 300 minimum contents to be uploaded" ... "next year there will be at least 200 minimum uploads"

So funny how you are confused in your statements...
Or maybe you used ChatGPT...

Obviously, and no one can attest to the contrary: this indirectly benefits contributors who upload AI-generated images. These people were able to reach this quota in a single day, or a few days.
This does not encourage talented contributors who bring their skills and want to make a much longer production time profitable. (I am not talking about me specifically, I will be able to benefit from this bonus again this year).

gnirtS · « **Reply #54 on:** January 17, 2025, 07:40 »

Quote from: Jaggy on January 17, 2025, 07:07

How many stopped uploading to Adobe because of ridiculously long waiting times for moderation and large numbers of seemingly random rejections?

Once i saw a queue of 150 or so with me slip past 4 months waiting(then often rejected in bulk) i paused uploading for several months as there was no point at all with it in that state.

Injustice for all · « **Reply #55 on:** January 17, 2025, 10:15 »

Quote from: DiscreetDuck on January 17, 2025, 07:38

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 05:58
it is simply a gift,and we simply have to thank.
This sounds quite immature. For example, if you go to the supermarket, where they sell you 3 products for the price of 2, that's just business (generating motivation to make contributors accept certain other unfavorable orientations can be part of the business).
You can consider it's a gift, or consider they get some interest in doing this....

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 05:58
"next year we can easily expect 300 minimum contents to be uploaded" ... "next year there will be at least 200 minimum uploads"
So funny how you are confused in your statements...
Or maybe you used ChatGPT...

Obviously, and no one can attest to the contrary: this indirectly benefits contributors who upload AI-generated images. These people were able to reach this quota in a single day, or a few days.
This does not encourage talented contributors who bring their skills and want to make a much longer production time profitable. (I am not talking about me specifically, I will be able to benefit from this bonus again this year).

look....in my opinion what you wrote doesn't make much sense.

Now,it's not like that for you,and it's not like that for others?Well,I'm for freedom,as long as you don't insult other people or other people's opinions,like you did here now and like someone else did too.

so in this case,please repeat after me:"i don't know nothing at all!"

Jens G · « **Reply #56 on:** January 17, 2025, 10:38 »

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on January 16, 2025, 19:29

...
For a number of years - since 2018, and then you only needed one approved upload - contributors who sell a reasonable volume of licenses get the additional compensation of an Adobe Subscription. And the low end of the sales required is still extremely small compared to prior years.
...

In the beginning the bonus was based only on numbers of approved assets, and the first time it was 300. I don't remember if it was in 2018 or 2019, but that info can probably be found by looking back in this forum.

wds · « **Reply #57 on:** January 17, 2025, 10:56 »

Quote from: wds on January 16, 2025, 11:30

What is the recommended time that we take advantage of the offer? Last year I waited till my current subscription was close to running out and I ran into a bunch of issues (which were resolved after a lot of back and forth with Adobe support....I don't want to go through that again).

So specifically, if we still have many months before our current subscription expires, is it okay if we take advantage of the offer immediately (assuming the new plan would begin when our current plan expires, not earlier), or should we wait till we near the expiration of our current plan?

Thanks.

I still have this question: My current plan extends until October 2025. If I redeem my code immediately, will it automatically extend until October 2026?...or is it better I wait till the October deadline approaches? (I waited last year and had all kinds of problems....specifically, instead of extending the plan, it started a second new plan subscription.)

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #58 on:** January 17, 2025, 11:01 »

Quote from: Jens G on January 17, 2025, 10:38

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on January 16, 2025, 19:29
...
For a number of years - since 2018, and then you only needed one approved upload - contributors who sell a reasonable volume of licenses get the additional compensation of an Adobe Subscription. And the low end of the sales required is still extremely small compared to prior years.
...
In the beginning the bonus was based only on numbers of approved assets, and the first time it was 300. I don't remember if it was in 2018 or 2019, but that info can probably be found by looking back in this forum.

Not quite. It was either 300 assets or $500 in sales

https://www.microstockgroup.com/fotolia-com/creative-cloud-giveway-for-adobe-stock-contributors

If you met the $500 test you still had to be an "active" contributor. At that time, active meant have one approved asset added since Jan 1 2018

Injustice for all · « **Reply #59 on:** January 17, 2025, 11:06 »

Quote from: wds on January 17, 2025, 10:56

Quote from: wds on January 16, 2025, 11:30
What is the recommended time that we take advantage of the offer? Last year I waited till my current subscription was close to running out and I ran into a bunch of issues (which were resolved after a lot of back and forth with Adobe support....I don't want to go through that again).

So specifically, if we still have many months before our current subscription expires, is it okay if we take advantage of the offer immediately (assuming the new plan would begin when our current plan expires, not earlier), or should we wait till we near the expiration of our current plan?

Thanks.

I still have this question: My current plan extends until October 2025. If I redeem my code immediately, will it automatically extend until October 2026?...or is it better I wait till the October deadline approaches? (I waited last year and had all kinds of problems....specifically, instead of extending the plan, it started a second new plan subscription.)

the plan begins the moment you request the code,a different plan.

my old plan will expire in February and I will redeem the new code one day earlier,of course October is far away,it's possible that the blue bar is still there,probably yes,but I can't say for sure.

DiscreetDuck · « **Reply #60 on:** January 17, 2025, 13:31 »

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 10:15

Quote from: DiscreetDuck on January 17, 2025, 07:38
Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 05:58
it is simply a gift,and we simply have to thank.
This sounds quite immature. For example, if you go to the supermarket, where they sell you 3 products for the price of 2, that's just business (generating motivation to make contributors accept certain other unfavorable orientations can be part of the business).
You can consider it's a gift, or consider they get some interest in doing this....

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 05:58
"next year we can easily expect 300 minimum contents to be uploaded" ... "next year there will be at least 200 minimum uploads"
So funny how you are confused in your statements...
Or maybe you used ChatGPT...

Obviously, and no one can attest to the contrary: this indirectly benefits contributors who upload AI-generated images. These people were able to reach this quota in a single day, or a few days.
This does not encourage talented contributors who bring their skills and want to make a much longer production time profitable. (I am not talking about me specifically, I will be able to benefit from this bonus again this year).

look....in my opinion what you wrote doesn't make much sense.

Now,it's not like that for you,and it's not like that for others?Well,I'm for freedom,as long as you don't insult other people or other people's opinions,like you did here now and like someone else did too.

so in this case,please repeat after me:"i don't know nothing at all!"

Maybe you wanted to say: so in this case,please repeat after me:"I don't know anything at all!"

because the meaning of : "I don't know nothing at all!" simply is a statement that the person knows something.
When I make mistakes, I seek to correct myself, not to correct others.

Do you know what insults really are? For the second time, I am simply pointing out your shortcomings.

I am fiercely opposed to anyone who generates AI images. This has nothing to do with a difference of opinion, since it refers to an action on their part, which has a destructive impact on the activity of others who do not engage in it, based on a generalized spoliation. The conditions for granting this bonus shows here one more consequence...

wds · « **Reply #61 on:** January 17, 2025, 13:57 »

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 11:06

Quote from: wds on January 17, 2025, 10:56
Quote from: wds on January 16, 2025, 11:30
What is the recommended time that we take advantage of the offer? Last year I waited till my current subscription was close to running out and I ran into a bunch of issues (which were resolved after a lot of back and forth with Adobe support....I don't want to go through that again).

So specifically, if we still have many months before our current subscription expires, is it okay if we take advantage of the offer immediately (assuming the new plan would begin when our current plan expires, not earlier), or should we wait till we near the expiration of our current plan?

Thanks.

I still have this question: My current plan extends until October 2025. If I redeem my code immediately, will it automatically extend until October 2026?...or is it better I wait till the October deadline approaches? (I waited last year and had all kinds of problems....specifically, instead of extending the plan, it started a second new plan subscription.)

the plan begins the moment you request the code,a different plan.

my old plan will expire in February and I will redeem the new code one day earlier,of course October is far away,it's possible that the blue bar is still there,probably yes,but I can't say for sure.

Are you sure? I don't think it used to (2+ years ago) work that way. The system was smart enough to tack on the new time at the end of your current plan.

mike123 · « **Reply #62 on:** January 17, 2025, 14:14 »

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 11:06

the plan begins the moment you request the code,a different plan.

my old plan will expire in February and I will redeem the new code one day earlier,of course October is far away,it's possible that the blue bar is still there,probably yes,but I can't say for sure.

No, the plan gets extended for another 12 months. My plan ran until 31.12.2024 and I extended it in November or so with a new code and now the plan ends on 31.12.2025.
Only if you chose a different plan as you had before when redeeming a new code, will it start immediately and replace your previous plan.

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #63 on:** January 17, 2025, 14:40 »

Quote from: Jaggy on January 17, 2025, 07:07

How many stopped uploading to Adobe because of ridiculously long waiting times for moderation and large numbers of seemingly random rejections?

I was saving up images, so I could upload in January and have the quota for next year, after it takes 8-12 weeks for reviews, plus the mysterious "Quality Issues".

I don't mind too much. I appreciated the gifts, but I think changing the quota without notice is a crappy way to communicate and show some respect for the artists. Will it be 500 next year? Doesn't matter how many downloads or how reliable any of us are, now we're getting into the making numbers, just to make some numbers. So spam up your collections everyone, lots of duplicates and similar.

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #64 on:** January 17, 2025, 14:43 »

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on January 17, 2025, 11:01

Quote from: Jens G on January 17, 2025, 10:38
Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on January 16, 2025, 19:29
...
For a number of years - since 2018, and then you only needed one approved upload - contributors who sell a reasonable volume of licenses get the additional compensation of an Adobe Subscription. And the low end of the sales required is still extremely small compared to prior years.
...
In the beginning the bonus was based only on numbers of approved assets, and the first time it was 300. I don't remember if it was in 2018 or 2019, but that info can probably be found by looking back in this forum.

Not quite. It was either 300 assets or $500 in sales

https://www.microstockgroup.com/fotolia-com/creative-cloud-giveway-for-adobe-stock-contributors

If you met the $500 test you still had to be an "active" contributor. At that time, active meant have one approved asset added since Jan 1 2018

"The first 2,000 video contributors to have 300 videos approved or with $500 in earnings on video sales with a 50% or higher approval ratio will receive a one year full Creative Cloud membership."

mike123 · « **Reply #65 on:** January 17, 2025, 14:54 »

Adobe clearly changed the rules drastically to cut their costs.

Next year they could kill the free plan bonus completely or increase the amount of uploads to a ridiculous number. Thus mostly AI spammers from low-income countries will be eligible for the free plan - these people use pirated software and would have never paid for Adobe's software anyway. So, on paper Adobe looks generous and caring about contributors, but in reality hardly has any losses from giving away free plans.

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #66 on:** January 17, 2025, 15:01 »

Quote from: mike123 on January 17, 2025, 14:54

Adobe clearly changed the rules drastically to cut their costs.

Next year they could kill the free plan bonus completely or increase the amount of uploads to a ridiculous number. Thus mostly AI spammers from low-income countries will be eligible for the free plan - these people use pirated software anyway and would have never paid for Adobe's software anyway. So, on paper Adobe look generous and caring about contributors, but in really hardly has any losses from giving away free plans.

True, there's no guarantee that they will or must offer the free bonus next year.

Really? There's a way to pirate Creative Cloud? I never imagined that. I thought that was the whole idea of nothing without the CC access and an account. No more stand alone anything?

So I just lowered my expectations and I won't count on free software after this year. Darn I'll have to keep using Elements 2020 and DaVinci. Or CS3 and CS5.

Zero Talent · « **Reply #67 on:** January 17, 2025, 15:09 »

Quote from: mike123 on January 17, 2025, 14:14

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 11:06
the plan begins the moment you request the code,a different plan.

my old plan will expire in February and I will redeem the new code one day earlier,of course October is far away,it's possible that the blue bar is still there,probably yes,but I can't say for sure.

No, the plan gets extended for another 12 months. My plan ran until 31.12.2024 and I extended it in November or so with a new code and now the plan ends on 31.12.2025.
Only if you chose a different plan as you had before when redeeming a new code, will it start immediately and replace your previous plan.

Correct. My plan was expiring on March 3rd, 2025 and after redeeming the new code (for the same type of plan), it got extended until March 3rd, 2026

Pacesetter · « **Reply #68 on:** January 17, 2025, 15:16 »

Quote from: wds on January 17, 2025, 13:57

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 11:06
Quote from: wds on January 17, 2025, 10:56
Quote from: wds on January 16, 2025, 11:30
What is the recommended time that we take advantage of the offer? Last year I waited till my current subscription was close to running out and I ran into a bunch of issues (which were resolved after a lot of back and forth with Adobe support....I don't want to go through that again).

So specifically, if we still have many months before our current subscription expires, is it okay if we take advantage of the offer immediately (assuming the new plan would begin when our current plan expires, not earlier), or should we wait till we near the expiration of our current plan?

Thanks.

I still have this question: My current plan extends until October 2025. If I redeem my code immediately, will it automatically extend until October 2026?...or is it better I wait till the October deadline approaches? (I waited last year and had all kinds of problems....specifically, instead of extending the plan, it started a second new plan subscription.)

the plan begins the moment you request the code,a different plan.

my old plan will expire in February and I will redeem the new code one day earlier,of course October is far away,it's possible that the blue bar is still there,probably yes,but I can't say for sure.

Are you sure? I don't think it used to (2+ years ago) work that way. The system was smart enough to tack on the new time at the end of your current plan.

I wait all the way up to November until claiming my code and it begins a new 12 month plan, no problems. Just be sure to keep an eye on the upcoming date, and I'd suggest claim the code at least a week earlier. For some reason last November I left it to the last minute and the banner disappeared before I could claim it. Fortunately when I contacted Adobe support they brought the banner back but it left me a little nervous so claimed it there and then. All worked out well though. This offer saves me over 300 AUD each year so I am pleased to have the opportunity to claim this.

mike123 · « **Reply #69 on:** January 17, 2025, 15:22 »

Quote from: Uncle Pete on January 17, 2025, 15:01

Really? There's a way to pirate Creative Cloud? I never imagined that. I thought that was the whole idea of nothing without the CC access and an account. No more stand alone anything?

It's possible, I've seen pirated versions of the newest Photoshop around. Only cloud-based features like generative fill won't work.

mike123 · « **Reply #70 on:** January 17, 2025, 15:26 »

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digipro · « **Reply #71 on:** January 17, 2025, 15:27 »

Question: now that the new minimum number of accepted assets is 150, where on my account can I see how many were accepted this year?

Injustice for all · « **Reply #72 on:** January 17, 2025, 15:49 »

my current plan expires February 19th.

the year before,my plan expired in April,I requested the code in advance in 2024 in February,and for 2 months I had 2 identical plans that were going on their own,with even double the generative credits available because they were running 2 identical plans at the same time,the old one which expired in April 2024 and the new one which expired in February 2025.

so no,from my experience it is possible that 2 identical plans with different deadlines are running at the same time.

now I don't know if they updated this or what,everything is possible,also because now each plan has a set number of generative credits.

However,I wait until the last day of the current plan that is still valid before requesting the new one.

If your plan expires in October,it's probably best to redeem the new one a couple of months before at least.

Of course,it would be useful to know if these free codes have an expiration date and what it is,because for example I could also think about taking a break and maybe starting again in a few months and requesting the new plan when I need it,but it is not known whether they must be requested in 6 months or a year or when.

Zero Talent · « **Reply #73 on:** January 17, 2025, 15:57 »

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 15:49

my current plan expires February 19th.

the year before,my plan expired in April,I requested the code in advance in 2024 in February,and for 2 months I had 2 identical plans that were going on their own,with even double the generative credits available because they were running 2 identical plans at the same time,the old one which expired in April 2024 and the new one which expired in February 2025.

so no,from my experience it is possible that 2 identical plans with different deadlines are running at the same time.

now I don't know if they updated this or what,everything is possible,also because now each plan has a set number of generative credits.

However,I wait until the last day of the current plan that is still valid before requesting the new one.

If your plan expires in October,it's probably best to redeem the new one a couple of months before at least.

Of course,it would be useful to know if these free codes have an expiration date and what it is,because for example I could also think about taking a break and maybe starting again in a few months and requesting the new plan when I need it,but it is not known whether they must be requested in 6 months or a year or when.

This is very clear, and this is exactly what I experienced. And so did mike123.

cobalt · « **Reply #74 on:** January 17, 2025, 15:57 »

Quote from: digipro on January 17, 2025, 15:27

Question: now that the new minimum number of accepted assets is 150, where on my account can I see how many were accepted this year?

You take a pen and write down how many files you have now, then check back in 3 months how many more files were accepted...

maybe strive to upload at least 500...just in case...

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #75 on:** January 17, 2025, 16:14 »

Quote from: digipro on January 17, 2025, 15:27

Question: now that the new minimum number of accepted assets is 150, where on my account can I see how many were accepted this year?

150 was the 2024 number. But if you look at your portfolio in the contributor Dashboard and sort it by Date instead of Downloads (dropdown on the far right), you can then count based on the upload date.

Click on a thumbnail and the file details are displayed, including upload date. There are 100 items per page, so you'll only have to count once you get to the transition from 2025 to 2024 (later in the year).

It isn't clear if the upload date or the approval date is the one that matters - once upon a time those would only have been a day or two apart - but don't cut it close.

Injustice for all · « **Reply #76 on:** January 17, 2025, 16:24 »

Quote from: Zero Talent on January 17, 2025, 15:57

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 15:49
my current plan expires February 19th.

the year before,my plan expired in April,I requested the code in advance in 2024 in February,and for 2 months I had 2 identical plans that were going on their own,with even double the generative credits available because they were running 2 identical plans at the same time,the old one which expired in April 2024 and the new one which expired in February 2025.

so no,from my experience it is possible that 2 identical plans with different deadlines are running at the same time.

now I don't know if they updated this or what,everything is possible,also because now each plan has a set number of generative credits.

However,I wait until the last day of the current plan that is still valid before requesting the new one.

If your plan expires in October,it's probably best to redeem the new one a couple of months before at least.

Of course,it would be useful to know if these free codes have an expiration date and what it is,because for example I could also think about taking a break and maybe starting again in a few months and requesting the new plan when I need it,but it is not known whether they must be requested in 6 months or a year or when.

This is very clear, and this is exactly what I experienced. And so did mike123.

It is possible that the plans has been updated to avoid adding the generative credits with two identical plans that run at the same time with 2 different deadlines.

In any case,I'm waiting for February,maybe even a week before,and I'll see what happens.

wds · « **Reply #77 on:** January 17, 2025, 16:43 »

Quote from: Zero Talent on January 17, 2025, 15:57

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 15:49
my current plan expires February 19th.

the year before,my plan expired in April,I requested the code in advance in 2024 in February,and for 2 months I had 2 identical plans that were going on their own,with even double the generative credits available because they were running 2 identical plans at the same time,the old one which expired in April 2024 and the new one which expired in February 2025.

so no,from my experience it is possible that 2 identical plans with different deadlines are running at the same time.

now I don't know if they updated this or what,everything is possible,also because now each plan has a set number of generative credits.

However,I wait until the last day of the current plan that is still valid before requesting the new one.

If your plan expires in October,it's probably best to redeem the new one a couple of months before at least.

Of course,it would be useful to know if these free codes have an expiration date and what it is,because for example I could also think about taking a break and maybe starting again in a few months and requesting the new plan when I need it,but it is not known whether they must be requested in 6 months or a year or when.

This is very clear, and this is exactly what I experienced. And so did mike123.

It can be confusing. Reading the post with the Adobe explanation insert may have jogged my memory a bit. I think what may have happened in my case last year is that the name/designation of the so called "Photography Plan" changed in some way which therefore triggered the Adobe plan management software to "think" that the new code was for a different style of "Photography" plan than my (at that time) current "Photography Plan" and that triggered it to set up a parallel plan (it thought the plans were different, even though they were both the "Photography Plan"). Very confusing. I think I will call up support before I redeem to get this years view.

SimonSays · « **Reply #78 on:** January 17, 2025, 17:02 »

So, forget all the Behance videos from Adobe or advice that Mat Hayward gave us about only submitting your best work. There is a new sherrif in town in Adobe city and they want all your crappy shootings because otherwise you will not meet the upload target next year.
It's like this 15 year old Italian guy said, it might be 200 (or 300 next year, couldn't follow exactly what he was saying) but count on a thousand.
And maybe even more because review times are so slow that even if you put in 2000, maybe only a 100 or so will be reviewed and accepted this year.
So no matter your sales and how much you earn for Adobe, get your upload numbers in order and send in all your crap, AI or not.
Maybe even make it 5000, just to be sure

Injustice for all · « **Reply #79 on:** January 17, 2025, 18:26 »

@DiscreetDuck

do you think I don't understand you?I know very well that letting a machine do a job that a person should do is a destructive thing.

I'm 49 years old and I too have seen many things that have changed for the worse,let's be clear,everything has really changed,I think that before true freedom really existed,today it is just a distant memory.

In my opinion your flaw is that you try too aggressively to fight something you can't fight,then the flaw that you can see in me or that I can see in you are just our points of view and nothing more.

"i don t know nothing at all" it's just a joking way of saying that you should never think you know everything because no one knows everything,this is the only certain thing,and having an "I know it all" attitude and then starting a conversation with an insult,you've already made a mistake,and even if you're right you end up being wrong only in the way you stand.

yes,the AI have also changed the contributor bonus and much more as you know,and in my opinion you continue to make the mistake of going against something that cannot be stopped.

if you don't want to use AI,it's your choice,but you can't simply attack those who use AI,you're angry,I understand.

Anyway,I think that's enough,let's not digress too much from the bonus contributor,let's try to stay on topic!

gnirtS · « **Reply #80 on:** January 17, 2025, 18:34 »

Quote from: Uncle Pete on January 17, 2025, 14:43

"The first 2,000 video contributors to have 300 videos approved or with $500 in earnings on video sales with a 50% or higher approval ratio will receive a one year full Creative Cloud membership."

If they did that now every single license would go to the mass text prompt AI spam from Pakistan/Bangladesh using their pirate versions of Topaz to upscale and stolen AI generator credentials.

beanstock · « **Reply #81 on:** January 17, 2025, 19:10 »

I also have never been a high volume contributor. I have been a long time contributor.

I have qualified in downloads but I broke my arm last fall so I could no longer edit photos waiting to be uploaded.
That resulted in me missing the new upload requirements by 31.

There needs to be an in-kind benefit offered for all contributors with the required sales who are active and have uploaded something but fall short of the new number.

To be fair and equitable Adobe should offer at least the one app bonus for higher sales but lower uploads, just as the low sales contributors are given for uploading 150 images.

DiscreetDuck · « **Reply #82 on:** January 18, 2025, 04:31 »

Quote from: Injustice for all on January 17, 2025, 18:26

@DiscreetDuck

do you think I don't understand you?I know very well that letting a machine do a job that a person should do is a destructive thing.

I'm 49 years old and I too have seen many things that have changed for the worse,let's be clear,everything has really changed,I think that before true freedom really existed,today it is just a distant memory.

In my opinion your flaw is that you try too aggressively to fight something you can't fight,then the flaw that you can see in me or that I can see in you are just our points of view and nothing more.

"i don t know nothing at all" it's just a joking way of saying that you should never think you know everything because no one knows everything,this is the only certain thing,and having an "I know it all" attitude and then starting a conversation with an insult,you've already made a mistake,and even if you're right you end up being wrong only in the way you stand.

yes,the AI have also changed the contributor bonus and much more as you know,and in my opinion you continue to make the mistake of going against something that cannot be stopped.

if you don't want to use AI,it's your choice,but you can't simply attack those who use AI,you're angry,I understand.

Anyway,I think that's enough,let's not digress too much from the bonus contributor,let's try to stay on topic!

So, you are still young

Yes we have entered the era of mass reprogramming. We want to make people believe that certain values were restrictive, when they were the safeguards that protected freedom.

I never thought I knew everything, since my steps have always progressed in doubt and conscious ignorance.

Apart from the insult, the tone of irony and sarcasm must still be perceptible, because I am not the type to insult. On the other hand, I have been given real insults twice on this forum.
Yes, I have a combative stance against AI, but it corresponds to the massive and majority support that I see here. No, an image generated by AI should not be called a photograph on the Adobe site which plays on ambiguity and does not distinguish the two enough, this is the heart of the problem of what reveals unfair competition.
We must (Adobe must) keep the nobility of real photography. I don't feel like I'm going against something that can't be stopped (I'm well aware of that), but it should be done with respect and preservation of the nature of something previous, original.

Injustice for all · « **Reply #83 on:** January 18, 2025, 06:10 »

true freedom,in my opinion,existed until the 80s and 90s

today we have become slaves to ourselves,the life we live today is completely different from the life we lived 30 years ago,and only less than 30 years have passed!

apart from the fact that today we live in a dystopian world... but that's a long story.

to stay on topic,in my opinion Adobe is doing as good a job as humanly possible.

It's easy to criticize,it only takes a second.

someone sees a word,an action,a fact,and criticizes that word,action,fact.

but then really understand the background and how we arrived at that word,fact,action,and a whole other story.

even the bonus contributor,it is easy to criticize that the minimum uploads have been raised to 150,or criticize Adobe for anything else,but then in reality you don't know the behind the scenes or the difficulties you may have in managing a difficult situation like AI,and all that entails.

However,I'm sure that Adobe appreciates criticism,because it also allows understand points of view and what they can improve.

Pacesetter · « **Reply #84 on:** January 18, 2025, 15:27 »

Quote from: SimonSays on January 17, 2025, 17:02

So, forget all the Behance videos from Adobe or advice that Mat Hayward gave us about only submitting your best work. There is a new sherrif in town in Adobe city and they want all your crappy shootings because otherwise you will not meet the upload target next year.
It's like this 15 year old Italian guy said, it might be 200 (or 300 next year, couldn't follow exactly what he was saying) but count on a thousand.
And maybe even more because review times are so slow that even if you put in 2000, maybe only a 100 or so will be reviewed and accepted this year.
So no matter your sales and how much you earn for Adobe, get your upload numbers in order and send in all your crap, AI or not.
Maybe even make it 5000, just to be sure

A better strategy, no longer bother ourselves with reviewing non-AI content. Therefore upload as many as you like, won't meet the target next year. By then, contributors of non-AI "need not apply".

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