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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: welshsnapper on April 01, 2008, 04:23

Title: Automated assessment of submissions.
Post by: welshsnapper on April 01, 2008, 04:23
Just wondering if anyone knows if some libraries use some kind of automated assessment of submisions.

Title: Re: Automated assessment of submissions.
Post by: leaf on April 01, 2008, 04:30
i really don't think so, except for culling out the images which are too small or not proper image files.
Title: Re: Automated assessment of submissions.
Post by: welshsnapper on April 01, 2008, 07:48
The reason I ask is that one site I tried (shutterfarm) rejected almost an entire batch of images using exactly the same reason for each image: 'excessive noise or pixelation'.

The images concerned had neither and have been successfully submitted elsewhere.

This makes me very suspicious about the methods used to assess the pictures.
Title: Re: Automated assessment of submissions.
Post by: fotografer on April 01, 2008, 09:38
I think that what maybe happens is that if the find the same fault on the first few images they don't bother looking at the rest of the batch but just refuse them all.  Although I don't think you will find anybody admitting to doing this.
Title: Re: Automated assessment of submissions.
Post by: welshsnapper on April 01, 2008, 14:09
I think that what maybe happens is that if the find the same fault on the first few images they don't bother looking at the rest of the batch but just refuse them all.  Although I don't think you will find anybody admitting to doing this.

Yes but in the case I cite there was no noise or pixelation in any of the images concerned - the assessment was pure fiction.