Yes, I agree.  A month and still nothing is excessive.

This is an official question? 

I just signed up to Pond5 and can't figure anything out. Links to articles that explain their file requirements, vector uploading process, etc., are all dead links.

Anyone know how to upload vectors there? File types, versions, with or without JPG, etc...

Edit: Nevermind, found out in another thread that they aren't taking direct vector uploads yet.

I tried following links to help files and they were all dead.  Multiple button clicks to do this and that.  Video terminology mixed in everywhere.  UI box didn't tell me what to do when uploads done uploading.  Just very clunky.  And my experimental image from Monday is still pending.

POND5,

You know that Your review times are unreasonable long.
Compared to some TOP and MIDDLE Tiers unlogically long.

Your support is ok and fast but review times are a big problem.

Beside merging with other agencies are You doing on this problem too ?

Thank You in advance for Your reply.

Renember when 123rf cut down review times they also cut our commissions

I tried following links to help files and they were all dead.  Multiple button clicks to do this and that.  Video terminology mixed in everywhere.  UI box didn't tell me what to do when uploads done uploading.

I agree with all of those. However, I was able to figure out things, and when I did it was really the easiest way to submit a large number of images at once. I like that I can easily change description or keywords directly from the upload page, I also like that I can make the upload page show a large number (up to 800) images at once. And the batch tools (select the images on the right, then go to the bottom) to change prices and send the image to the "curator" are very helpful.

All not intuitive or easy to understand but in my opinion one of the best mass upload systems when you figured out how to use it.

Will be waiting for the review now which I am prepared will take quite a while compared to other agencies from what I've read from others...

Guys, guys, my question was for POND5 about unreasonable long review times.
Now You talk about user interface, batch process, ...
Some other threads are already active with this subjects.

But, as I see, nobody from POND5 want to reply.

 

I had files sitting there for 2 weeks then 2 days ago uploaded new images and suddenly everything was accepted in 24 hours.

Maybe upload something new, just to see how it goes. They have speed up their inspection process, maybe they are working backwards (newest first). The good thing is they always clear everything in your queue once they look at your files.

I find their upload page visually confusing as well, but I am slowly getting used to it and it is usable, especially if you have all your iptc data added. But I do wonder who on earth designed this interface. It can�t be a Mac user...

So far they take everything I throw at them, so with your kind of quality, there won�t be a problem.

Wow.  I'll work on this later today.  With all my models and various combinations, I'm not looking forward to it.

Review time works for me on a parallel with sales volume. Theless the volume the less I care about review time, as the less influence it has on my total income. It also makes economical sense, as the smaller the site (slower sales) the less reviewers they can afford. 

I am quite happy where Pond5 find themselves at present and have great hopes for their future, as they pay a proper commission.

I checked every day to see if they had been approved and as soon as I saw that they were approved they were also in the search, so a day at the most.

Tom, I've got thousands of images, with varying numbers and combinations of models and releases, and it took me five minutes to figure out how to do one image to submit.  I hesitate to get started on this project.

Hi all.  Improving the upload process and speeding up review times are two top priorities for us.  We've made some good progress on both fronts in the past few weeks and expect to make a lot more in the near future.   

Note that we do have the ability to batch tag content using our templates for video and audio (photo templates are coming very soon), as well as automatically with a CSV spreadsheet. 

If you run into any problems or have suggestions for improvements, please shoot us a note at [email protected].

What really pisses me off is that you told me that 6 months ago as well. I dont like it when they take customers for idiots and feed them Bullcrap. Sorry, but its just not on.

Sent: 25 October 2012 22:11
To: info
Subject: Re: [Pond5][Contact] Cant batch edit photos with template

Dear Ronald,

Thank you very much for sending the description of error that occurs for you on the site. At the moment the templates do not work for imagery and we are working on correcting this issue. I am forwarding your e-mail to our IT to make sure this gets addressed. We appreciate your patience while we are working on improving of pond5.com.

All the best,
Byba
Pond5 Crew

Tom, thnx.
Have a nice day.

My excitement was premature. The image template is not working. Its not saving the data I enter. It only remembers the pricing but then ticks all kinds of boxes I dont tick. Also when doing a batch edit, it wont find the template. And data entered on the template disappears upon saving.

So, its not working.

You need to set the copyright on the photos, and it loads mine with my full name, but it needs to be name I shoot under, which is different, so I do need a template and a fix

Only thing I ever have to do on Pond is use the pull-down to set the price and use it again to send to curator. About 4-5 clicks and 2 characters to type no matter how large the batch. One of the easiest sites to submit to.

Thats all fanatastic, but if something is broken, it needs a fix. I will consider your workarounds tho.

My excitement was premature. The image template is not working. Its not saving the data I enter. It only remembers the pricing but then ticks all kinds of boxes I dont tick. Also when doing a batch edit, it wont find the template. And data entered on the template disappears upon saving.

So, its not working.

Still not fixed. Very poor.

Is there some link somewhere to view your portfolio?  I can't for the life of me find one. 

eta:  Never mind.  Had to go to an image to find it.  What a terrible, cluttered interface.

If you click on your username in the top right corner (right after the "Hi") on any page on the site, it will take you right to your portfolio page.

Is there some link somewhere to view your portfolio?  I can't for the life of me find one.

eta:  Never mind.  Had to go to an image to find it.  What a terrible, cluttered interface.

I don't agree at all, Pond 5 is a very easy site to use, I've never encountered a single problem in 5 years.

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Is there some link somewhere to view your portfolio?  I can't for the life of me find one.

eta:  Never mind.  Had to go to an image to find it.  What a terrible, cluttered interface.

I don't agree at all, Pond 5 is a very easy site to use, I've never encountered a single problem in 5 years.

I was also referring to the buyer side of things.  The search results show tiny thumbs, all sorts of GUI stuff cluttered about.  The whole place seems like everything was added on and on to.

My "illustrations" at P5 are classified as "vector illustrations".  Is this how it works there?

https://www.pond5.com/illustrations/1/artist%3Asjlocke.html#1

When is P5 start accepting vector eps file???
They offer vector illustration, but most of the time the search end up with photos instead which is very bad for vector contributors. If that the case, maybe vector contributor can list their files in the photo category since everyone is messing with the search.