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Agency Based Discussion => Adobe Stock => Topic started by: DanP68 on August 22, 2008, 00:11

Title: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: DanP68 on August 22, 2008, 00:11

I haven't been able to upload at all this afternoon nor tonight.  After the images are uploaded, I get an "unable to upload" message for each image.  Tried FTP, same problem.

Strange because there is no mention of it on their message boards.  The only other mention I found of this was Lisa bringing it up on another board. 

Even when uploads were working, the IPTC processing was messed up again.  The last few weeks it keeps importing the description into the title field.  They really need to get themselves some better techies.  It seems between uploading snafus, and search problems, they have way too much down time.

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: RolMat on August 22, 2008, 01:32

Thank God it's not only me! uff...
I even open a ticket to support as no one was complaining anywhere.
I hope they fix it soon!
Best regards

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: Peter on August 22, 2008, 02:32

entire site is slow. I hope they are tweaking search engine, for the better this time! (it cant get worse, so any change is for better, LOL!)

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: grp_photo on August 22, 2008, 04:24

Any News on that?

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: RolMat on August 22, 2008, 04:39

No, I guess they're still messing around...  >:(
(again)

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: Aetherial on August 22, 2008, 04:41

I didn't have the single sale for a month and a half, and yesterday I got 3. I think that they have started messing with the search and hope they'll leave it a present state :) (I keep imagining two tech guys, one with the "search engine antenna" on the roof moving it around, and the other downstairs looking at a screen and yelling "keep it still, now! the sales are starting to pour in!" :) :)

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: stokfoto on August 22, 2008, 05:00

oddly enough the site seems to be a lot faster than usual but the search still works in the same way as it has been lately favoring images with more downloads and I have to admit my sales seems to have been effected by it too I mean a bad way but anyway august has been my worst month so far I hope I will recover in sept.

PS:I didn't try to upload may be that where they have the trouble,which you mention I don't know.

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: keo on August 22, 2008, 05:06

I just  try upload SVG file, but still Can't!

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: grp_photo on August 22, 2008, 05:11

Are their even aware of the problem? I can't check their forum because i'm banned from their forums ;D

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: Peter on August 22, 2008, 08:31

Quote from: grp_photo on August 22, 2008, 05:11

i'm banned from their forums ;D

welcome to the club! :D I was 2 times! hhh. now I am not anymore. Why did you?

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: stokfoto on August 22, 2008, 08:57

now it's indeed  down for maintenance.

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: Peter on August 22, 2008, 09:06

yep. site is down now.

Gosh I hate this message:

(http://i36.tinypic.com/hthate.png)


And they always put a link to a blog, and there is no word about it on the blog. lol

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: leaf on August 22, 2008, 10:15

i concur....

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: Mellimage on August 22, 2008, 10:30

I can't even reach the blog... .

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: lisafx on August 22, 2008, 11:30

Sorry this seems to have deteriorated since I noticed the upload problem yesterday.  I can't access the blog either.

Guess its Fotolia's turn to have a system meltdown. 

Wouldn't it get boring around here if all the sites worked perfectly all the time? ;)

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: stokfoto on August 22, 2008, 13:55

it's back now.

Title: Re: Fotolia Upload appears to be down
Post by: lobby on August 22, 2008, 19:41

better to be down....

less stupid

rejections

(the moon trick doesn't work - wery well)

ha ha