Quote from: uvox4 on March 07, 2013, 06:34

I have just registered with Pond. I am not on Pixmac. I want to start uploading some content on these sites. Out of the two which has the easiest/quickest upload method.

I've never uploaded to Pond5, so I can't speak to that, but the upload process at Pixmac is easy - no categories necessary, and a decent batch function to assign releases and submit.  Also, reviews have, so far, been within a few days.

I'm on both Pixmac and Pond5 but I don't remember being asked to sign the agreement (unless of course I signed it without even reading!). Is there a place to check if I'm opted in?

I have recently uploaded my portfolio to Pond5. So, I went and checked Pixmac, and my portfolio appears there also, and says that it was ported over from FeaturePics.

My problem is that FeaturePics was one of the first sites I ever uploaded to, (years ago) and was still learning. A lot of my images were uploaded in RBG mode, instead of sRBG, and as a result they appear quite dull. As near as I can see, there is no easy way to delete these photos from Featurepics, or Picmac, and substitute the brighter versions that appear on Pond5.

I hope Pond5 doesn't use the older versions, over the newer versions, I uploaded last week.

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Hi folks, here's a general response to some of the recurring questions. 

If you're an artist on Pond5, there's no need to upload to Pixmac -- we'll be mirroring opted-in Pond5 files on the Pixmac sites within the next month.  Pond5 artists will be getting an update via email about the opt-in process within the next week or so.

If you're an artist on Pixmac, there's no need to upload to Pond5 -- all you need to do is sign in to your Pixmac account and click through the new agreement.

If you're an artist on both sites, please click through the new agreement on Pixmac, but feel free to upload via either site.  Your earnings will go to the account at which the content was uploaded.  We will remove duplicates, with direct uploads to Pond5 taking priority.

If you're not yet an artist at either site, we'd love to have you!  You can upload photos at whichever one you prefer.  If you are uploading vectors, it should be through Pixmac for the time being as we have not yet enabled this functionality on Pond5.  If you have any media types other than images (video, audio, 3d, etc) you should upload via Pond5. 

Note that we also have distribution agreements with Yaymicro, Featurepics, and Depositphotos (currently at Pixmac only), so you may see your images from those suppliers on Pond5 or Pixmac.

If P5 doesnt change their editing process, especially the MR issue, I wont submit. I am not going to edit every single file separately to attach a MR, and all of their templates dont work for photos. How can a site that sells photos, not have a proper editing tool for photos, only focuses on audio and video.

Quote from: Poncke on March 08, 2013, 02:09

If P5 doesnt change their editing process, especially the MR issue, I wont submit. I am not going to edit every single file separately to attach a MR, and all of their templates dont work for photos. How can a site that sells photos, not have a proper editing tool for photos, only focuses on audio and video.

I'm not with either agency but am thinking about uploading.  Is pixmac easier to upload to as I looked at pond5 and the MR attatchment looked a bit complicated.

I've personally learned a lot thanks to this forum and I recommend it to every CEO to get here and try to swim in these wild waters. My English improved a lot by reading posts here over and over. Even the negative ones are good to see. They make the discussion a bit more real as "positive only" discussions seem a bit unbelievable. That's the crazy virtual world we live in.

Quote from: zager on March 07, 2013, 12:47

I've personally learned a lot thanks to this forum and I recommend it to every CEO to get here and try to swim in these wild waters. My English improved a lot by reading posts here over and over. Even the negative ones are good to see. They make the discussion a bit more real as "positive only" discussions seem a bit unbelievable. That's the crazy virtual world we live in.

I love msg. It is the perfect place to understand how social media and forum communication works. I believe anybody working on a site that sells on the internet should learn how to operate and communicate well on a site like this. And msg is a very friendly place, compared to all the other business forums I go to.

Companies where employees only work on their internal forums sometimes have no idea what the real world is like. Many come across as completly detached from the industry because they have isolated themselves in their own little "protected" bubble.

Companies whose CEO�s know how to communicate here, i have a lot of confidence that you guys understand how to do business on the internet. And that you also really care about your business.

So let us see what you can do together!