seems right now the solution by some reviewers at shutterstock is to reject 100% of items. total laziness.

the reasons have no bearing on the video footage. its actually a complete waste of time right now to even bother submitting.

I'd recommend everyone else here for the time being don't submit to shutterstock, unless you want to re-do your work later.

This just came out from SS. It makes no sense as reviewers work in their homes on computers and no computer has ever given anyone a virus.     "PLEASE NOTE: Our review teams are taking the necessary steps to continue operating safely and at full capacity. However, you may experience longer than usual wait times for review due to the global impact of COVID-19."

Quote from: mj007 on March 31, 2020, 04:43
This just came out from SS. It makes no sense as reviewers work in their homes on computers and no computer has ever given anyone a virus. 

Unless they have in fact outsourced a large chunk of reviews offshore to somewhere like India which is on 100% lockdown nationwide.

That's not my experience. Yes you still get weird and seemingly unfair rejections for focus noise or pixelation, but apart from that, most of my images are accepted just fine. It only takes a bit more time nowadays.

Quote from: mj007 on March 31, 2020, 04:43
This just came out from SS. It makes no sense as reviewers work in their homes on computers and no computer has ever given anyone a virus.     "PLEASE NOTE: Our review teams are taking the necessary steps to continue operating safely and at full capacity. However, you may experience longer than usual wait times for review due to the global impact of COVID-19."

I think that's garbage. It may be just for video - but I suspect:

a) It is outsourced in India/Phillipines
b) By SOME reviewers (not all) - A combination of laziness, probably reviewing on their cellphone while watching t.v. (so don't feel like using data) - so just go through the 'motions' of reviewing so they get paid when in fact they are doing nothing at all. (I've actually hired/outsourced workers from those area - and it's been my experience unless you really watch what is being done - that is precisely what happens. Had some data entry/review jobs outsourced where I could "see" what they were doing - and it varied from doing it 100% incorrect to simply waiting 10 seconds per item, then clicking 'reviewed & accepted' without actually doing any work).

It's just *really* annoying. But it seems to be some (not all) reviewers are just automatically rejecting 100% of items.

Quote from: mj007 on March 31, 2020, 04:43
This just came out from SS. It makes no sense as reviewers work in their homes on computers and no computer has ever given anyone a virus.     "PLEASE NOTE: Our review teams are taking the necessary steps to continue operating safely and at full capacity. However, you may experience longer than usual wait times for review due to the global impact of COVID-19."

There's enough people getting sick now reviewers could just bee too ill to work.

Quote from: SuperPhoto on March 31, 2020, 10:38

Quote from: mj007 on March 31, 2020, 04:43
This just came out from SS. It makes no sense as reviewers work in their homes on computers and no computer has ever given anyone a virus.     "PLEASE NOTE: Our review teams are taking the necessary steps to continue operating safely and at full capacity. However, you may experience longer than usual wait times for review due to the global impact of COVID-19."

I think that's garbage. It may be just for video - but I suspect:

a) It is outsourced in India/Phillipines
b) By SOME reviewers (not all) - A combination of laziness, probably reviewing on their cellphone while watching t.v. (so don't feel like using data) - so just go through the 'motions' of reviewing so they get paid when in fact they are doing nothing at all. (I've actually hired/outsourced workers from those area - and it's been my experience unless you really watch what is being done - that is precisely what happens. Had some data entry/review jobs outsourced where I could "see" what they were doing - and it varied from doing it 100% incorrect to simply waiting 10 seconds per item, then clicking 'reviewed & accepted' without actually doing any work).

It's just *really* annoying. But it seems to be some (not all) reviewers are just automatically rejecting 100% of items.

I'm holding off for now too. Ive gone from a 99.999% approval to 50% at the most. All for noise artifacts where there is 0 noise or artifacts. Shooting in 4K RAW on a professional Sony cam. Editing them in Pro Res. I've even tried submitting the 4K as HD - still get rejected. If I re-upload them I might get 50% through but it's wasting my time too much. Sales have tanked since COVID-19 so putting my time into other creative digital areas.

The only thing keeping me afloat at the moment is template making on membership sites (only upload templates) Without these sales I'd be finding it difficult. I'm a full time stock producer.

I wish shutterstock could make it easier for us in these troubling times....

Quote from: Cider Apple on March 31, 2020, 11:53

Quote from: SuperPhoto on March 31, 2020, 10:38

Quote from: mj007 on March 31, 2020, 04:43
This just came out from SS. It makes no sense as reviewers work in their homes on computers and no computer has ever given anyone a virus.     "PLEASE NOTE: Our review teams are taking the necessary steps to continue operating safely and at full capacity. However, you may experience longer than usual wait times for review due to the global impact of COVID-19."

I think that's garbage. It may be just for video - but I suspect:

a) It is outsourced in India/Phillipines
b) By SOME reviewers (not all) - A combination of laziness, probably reviewing on their cellphone while watching t.v. (so don't feel like using data) - so just go through the 'motions' of reviewing so they get paid when in fact they are doing nothing at all. (I've actually hired/outsourced workers from those area - and it's been my experience unless you really watch what is being done - that is precisely what happens. Had some data entry/review jobs outsourced where I could "see" what they were doing - and it varied from doing it 100% incorrect to simply waiting 10 seconds per item, then clicking 'reviewed & accepted' without actually doing any work).

It's just *really* annoying. But it seems to be some (not all) reviewers are just automatically rejecting 100% of items.

I'm holding off for now too. Ive gone from a 99.999% approval to 50% at the most. All for noise artifacts where there is 0 noise or artifacts. Shooting in 4K RAW on a professional Sony cam. Editing them in Pro Res. I've even tried submitting the 4K as HD - still get rejected. If I re-upload them I might get 50% through but it's wasting my time too much. Sales have tanked since COVID-19 so putting my time into other creative digital areas.

The only thing keeping me afloat at the moment is template making on membership sites (only upload templates) Without these sales I'd be finding it difficult. I'm a full time stock producer.

I wish shutterstock could make it easier for us in these troubling times....

Yes - that seems to be the same message for me.

I have super high quality (very high end *cameras*), mechanical shutter (which most hobbyist photographers don't even know the difference), great lighting conditions - and get stupid inaccurate things like "noise" when there is 0 noise, etc, etc...

It's annoying that *some* of these reviewers without direct supervision abuse the work at home policy.

No point in submitting period and full stop! I'm sorry but I can't see any light in the end of the tunnel with SS. They are nursing the Eastern blocks and thats that. I know a couple of members from there with no more then 700 pictures in files and they are completely over the moon when earning four, five dollars a day. In London thats just about a Pint in the Pub!

100 % rejection today.

Submitted 27 pictures over the last three days, all different subjects, taken over a period of several weeks.
They were reviewed today- 100 % rejection for "noise". All of them.

Not one single pic made it through review..... ( iStock and Adobe had no problems with the same pics- all approved over there).

Edit: I just discovered that two og those pics are already online- I submitted them a few weeks ago already. In those days they were approved ok.
So they should have been rejected for beeing doublettes- but not for noise.

Shooting outside on a sunny spring day with ISO 200 and still getting noise rejection...what?

Quote from: Brasilnut on April 01, 2020, 14:19
Shooting outside on a sunny spring day with ISO 200 and still getting noise rejection...what?

I can see the grain....... sand grain 

(sorry it´s april first and SS is driving me mad)

Quote from: mj007 on March 31, 2020, 04:43
This just came out from SS. It makes no sense as reviewers work in their homes on computers and no computer has ever given anyone a virus.     "PLEASE NOTE: Our review teams are taking the necessary steps to continue operating safely and at full capacity. However, you may experience longer than usual wait times for review due to the global impact of COVID-19."

single, living on your own, no person stuck in isolation that you have to help ? 

Quote from: SuperPhoto on March 31, 2020, 04:40
seems right now the solution by some reviewers at shutterstock is to reject 100% of items. total laziness.

the reasons have no bearing on the video footage. its actually a complete waste of time right now to even bother submitting.

I'd recommend everyone else here for the time being don't submit to shutterstock, unless you want to re-do your work later.

yes please, stop submitting, and I also suggest to delete your portfolio! :-D I hate competition!

hello
Brasilnut, I had the same problem with the image of a sandy beach, noise noise noise !!!! their machine are badly adjusted! I also have refused images for example of old mosaics refused as street art! 

I must say, i've not experienced unusual rejections during all this. Had one rejected, in the last 2 months, and after looking at it closer, i agreed with them.

Also Mar 20 sales were above average for the year. Im expecting April to possibly take a hit, i will know by the 15th  April, as i record averages and totals every 2 weeks, for many years.

I had 166 clips pending for a few days now. Then they managed to review all of my files in less than 20 minutes and around 20 get accepted. So I immediately resubmitted all rejected files and I'll do that until they accept at least 50%. Or they can easily ban me and I would be happy with being just on Adobestock, since they are much better at selling my clips.

Also, I hope that Indian guy that is rejecting my clips on his phone chokes while watching tv.

I know somebody who submitted 20 pics of a stocbrokers dealing-room but they all came back with all sorts of excuses. He then gave these to an Rm agency ( not Getty) after a week or so somebody bought 12 of them with copyright and everything. I dont even dare to think what he got paid for this. Just goes to show doesnt it.

They're afraid of accepting images that might contain Covid

Over the last two weeks I tried submitting only one or two pics at a time, only the best, during daylight, full frame sensor, in my opinion no technical problems.

All rejected for noise.
I give up with shutterstock.
At least for the moment.

Quote from: Astrantia on April 09, 2020, 12:25
Over the last two weeks I tried submitting only one or two pics at a time, only the best, during daylight, full frame sensor, in my opinion no technical problems.

All rejected for noise.
I give up with shutterstock.
At least for the moment.

Does seem to be strange on SS lately. Now bar code and QR rejections are showing.

All right, it is getting ridiculous.  I just had a photo of the US Capitol rejected.  Not for noise or focus, but because I did not include a property release.  I have never needed a release for an exterior shot of the Capitol. 

And besides, who do I get to sign the release from?  I am a US taxpayer, therefore, I am technically an owner.  Can I sign the release?

I do not experience rejections is such an amount. In fact, it seems that they are less strict than they used to be few weeks ago. Nevertheless, there are still very strange rejections sometimes (the sharpest images from batch are rejected as not in focus).

i submitted a picture of a ufo i shot in new york couple of years ago.
i wanted to see  the outcome
REJECTION REASON
A MODEL PROPERTY RELEASE
a PROPERTY RELASE??
FROM A UFO???
where can i get it from???
ET?

Quote from: scribble on April 09, 2020, 22:15
All right, it is getting ridiculous.  I just had a photo of the US Capitol rejected.  Not for noise or focus, but because I did not include a property release.  I have never needed a release for an exterior shot of the Capitol. 

And besides, who do I get to sign the release from?  I am a US taxpayer, therefore, I am technically an owner.  Can I sign the release?

I'm a taxpayer, I own that building, I'll sign a release for you?