Quote from: Pacesetter on October 06, 2024, 01:45
Videos are now taking longer to review with a batch of my most recent ones 12 days in the queue and 2 others for one month.

Ai videos are approved in a days time now, regular videos are in a pending limbo.
They prioritize Ai, again.....

My video reviews now take longer than before. I'm used to 2-3 months review times on Artlist, so it doesn't really bother me (yet).

I have noticed in last 2 weeks I have received emails every day or every other day confirmed files being reviewed, maybe things have sped up a bit

Quote from: Shuttershock on October 08, 2024, 11:33
I have noticed in last 2 weeks I have received emails every day or every other day confirmed files being reviewed, maybe things have sped up a bit

That states that you are either beginner level or you submitting AI "video".

Quote from: Madede on October 08, 2024, 17:54

Quote from: Shuttershock on October 08, 2024, 11:33
I have noticed in last 2 weeks I have received emails every day or every other day confirmed files being reviewed, maybe things have sped up a bit

That states that you are either beginner level or you submitting AI "video".

I don't submit video of any sort or AI of any sort. I am a beginner in the grand scheme of things but have submit 25 images every week without fail for the last 8 years. End of 2023 review time slowed down for me then sped up feb 2024 for around a month then slowed down again and now sped up again start of Oct 2024 but last 7 years or so review times were decent.

I'm wondering - does Adobestock still want photos? Should I just stop submitting? Be nice if they communicated why they've suddenly stopped accepting my work, after many years of working together.   

Quote from: Shuttershock on October 08, 2024, 18:34

Quote from: Madede on October 08, 2024, 17:54

Quote from: Shuttershock on October 08, 2024, 11:33
I have noticed in last 2 weeks I have received emails every day or every other day confirmed files being reviewed, maybe things have sped up a bit

That states that you are either beginner level or you submitting AI "video".

I don't submit video of any sort or AI of any sort. I am a beginner in the grand scheme of things but have submit 25 images every week without fail for the last 8 years. End of 2023 review time slowed down for me then sped up feb 2024 for around a month then slowed down again and now sped up again start of Oct 2024 but last 7 years or so review times were decent.

Sorry, I jumped in a conclusion that you're speaking bout getting confirmation emails for a video submits. 

Quote from: stocky on October 08, 2024, 23:55
I'm wondering - does Adobestock still want photos? Should I just stop submitting? Be nice if they communicated why they've suddenly stopped accepting my work, after many years of working together.

It's like they tossed aside long-term contributors of photos (commercial) and now very recently video to go all in on ai. Not good at all and cynical. 

Quote from: DanielVisuals on October 08, 2024, 10:41
My video reviews now take longer than before. I'm used to 2-3 months review times on Artlist, so it doesn't really bother me (yet).

Hi Daniel, can I ask you how you feel about Artlist? How do you get paid for the files? That is, if a user downloads 50 clips, when and how do you get paid?
I use Artlist for music, and I usually download 50 songs and then use one in particular, but without telling them.

for this blocked review issue, has anyone been able to contact Adobe?
Is there no way to know what is going on?
This is really frustrating, and a real shame for any lost earnings.

Quote from: stocky on October 08, 2024, 23:55
I'm wondering - does Adobestock still want photos? Should I just stop submitting? Be nice if they communicated why they've suddenly stopped accepting my work, after many years of working together.

I was thinking the exact same thing this morning, wondering if it is still worth my while to upload any photo that is not editorial or model released, even though my commercial ones still sell on Adobe. Seems illogical.

Quote from: stocky on October 08, 2024, 23:55
I'm wondering - does Adobestock still want photos? Should I just stop submitting? Be nice if they communicated why they've suddenly stopped accepting my work, after many years of working together.

I've stopped submitting to Adobe.

I've got a whole load of photos already accepted and earning on Shutterstock that I could submit. But why bother when it's going to take a couple of months to go through the process and they'll probably get rejected anyway?

Went out for a walk on Sunday. Took three shots of things that caught my eye, submitted to Shutterstock, already reviewed and approved. That's how it should be done.

I've lost confidence in the Adobe process.

Quote from: Pacesetter on October 09, 2024, 07:42

Quote from: stocky on October 08, 2024, 23:55
I'm wondering - does Adobestock still want photos? Should I just stop submitting? Be nice if they communicated why they've suddenly stopped accepting my work, after many years of working together.

It's like they tossed aside long-term contributors of photos (commercial) and now very recently video to go all in on ai. Not good at all and cynical.

Exactly! That's how it feels.

The lack of communication from Adobe regarding review time is the most annoying thing, nobody knows why normal photos takes now months to get reviewed.

Quote from: DaLiu on October 09, 2024, 23:12
The lack of communication from Adobe regarding review time is the most annoying thing, nobody knows why normal photos takes now months to get reviewed.

Well the last regular Adobe representative has now moved positions and Adobe have effectively stepped away from its relationship with contributors all in light of their meteoric change in priorities, signalling a wave goodbye and "see ya, wouldn't wanna be ya".       

Adobe probably have fewer staff now to save money because of the all the lawsuits they're getting? That's my suspicion.

Quote from: Pacesetter on October 09, 2024, 23:49

Quote from: DaLiu on October 09, 2024, 23:12
The lack of communication from Adobe regarding review time is the most annoying thing, nobody knows why normal photos takes now months to get reviewed.

Well the last regular Adobe representative has now moved positions and Adobe have effectively stepped away from its relationship with contributors all in light of their meteoric change in priorities, signalling a wave goodbye and "see ya, wouldn't wanna be ya".     

You can great support from admins on their discord channel. I had a question about my free image payments and Michelle looked into it immediately.

I have no complaints.

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I have started uploading/processing regular videos again.

Of the 6 files uploaded, 2 were accepted within 3 hours, the rest are still in the queue.

I hope video can bring more diversity and stability to the port.

File uploaded end of June, reviewed Oct 9,  Intelectual Property Refusal

https://stock.adobe.com/ca/images/salvador-gossens-allende-memorial-monument-in-front-of-la-moneda-presidential-government-palace-santiago-chile-city-center-on-march-24-2023/1022091185?prev_url=detail

Re-Uploaded on Oct 9 as Illustrative Editorial,  Reviewed and Accepted in 6 hrs.   

Quote from: zeljkok on October 11, 2024, 06:00
File uploaded end of June, reviewed Oct 9,  Intelectual Property Refusal

https://stock.adobe.com/ca/images/salvador-gossens-allende-memorial-monument-in-front-of-la-moneda-presidential-government-palace-santiago-chile-city-center-on-march-24-2023/1022091185?prev_url=detail

Re-Uploaded on Oct 9 as Illustrative Editorial,  Reviewed and Accepted in 6 hrs.   

Of course that your file was rejected. Salvador Allende died in 1973. By adobe standards person must be dead more than 75 years if you want material with that persons name or character to be accepted.

How it is possible that vectors submitted 2 days ago are approved and those uploaded 7 days are still pending ? 

Quote from: DanielVisuals on October 08, 2024, 10:41
My video reviews now take longer than before.

+100
Adobe probably fired the people who check the videos. I have hundreds of videos piling up, but Adobe doesn't check them.

Full time contributor for 15 years (first Fotolia and then Adobe Stock). I am in the top 2000 in the full time ranking with 5000 images (I usually upload only high quality images with a lot of post-production work, not snapshots). Acceptance rate close to 100%.

In the last 2 months I have uploaded 200 images (no AI) and only 8 have been reviewed (all accepted). The rest are in limbo ...

Then I read some users who upload AI that their portfolio grows by 100 images a week.

Of course I am losing important earnings for this reason.

This is highly disrespectful to those who made the fortune of these companies, especially because it benefits those who upload AI images (Where the trees are ugly digital bushes ) that were created thanks to our old images that trained the AIs, almost always without consent.

The conclusion is obvious. Adobe sent all its employees to check the works created by artificial intelligence. Adobe is no longer interested in photos and videos created without artificial intelligence.

Quote from: Bauman on October 15, 2024, 10:45
... thanks to our old images that trained the AIs, almost always without consent.

With mandatory consent, without the possibility of refusing payment. A trick, no doubt, to protect themselves from any legal proceedings against them.

My Aurora images just got accepted. Oh that's the ones I uploaded in August. So much for timely review so something in the news can be used. If the usual is true, I uploaded some from the most recent CME event and maybe they will be on sale in December?    Much to my surprise and with the new system at Getty, I had one accepted and it was downloaded the next day. Reminds me of the old days. 

I'm working on what I will be uploading in January, so I can get enough approved for the bonus. My six month old image, quietly passed last week. That was a news image about a bridge that was shut down for restoration. I know they aren't live news, but six months for an image review?