If they really pay us 40% for video sales:
---> they are selling 1 direct 4k video for $180, 40% of it is $72
---> they pay us in JPY after conversion, $72= 9510 JPY ( at present conversion rate) which is 40% of the selling price
What they really do is:
---> Instead of dollars, they add 72 credits to our account
---> and they do conversion as 1 credit = 100 JPY, 72 credits = 7200 JPY, which is 30% of the selling price
Note : they always use same conversion, as the JPY value reduces, % of royalties we get decreases
I found that they mentioned it in their FAQs later, but if they say the currency used in Pixta is "credits", why they not selling in credits instead of dollars?
Technically it might be, I personally did never have any after a year with a portfolio of 1 thousand, image and footage included.
Are they really paying 22% royalties for Photos/Illustrations & 40% royalties for videos ??
are you aware that they are paying less than mentioned, by cheating when converting credits to JPY ?
you knows it when you get some sales and request your first payment