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1001
The subscription price is high. Make it $16 a month and unlimited downloads. There will be more buyers and authors will receive more profits.

1002
Adobe Stock / Re: Unfairly Blocked - My Story
« on: January 25, 2024, 06:40 »
my gut told me to report to them what happend to check if that's okay and normal, then they will thank you for the good work and for increasing their profits!
::) ::) ::)

I never write to Adobe, there are a lot of inadequate people there who, instead of solving the problem, start looking for some problems or violations in your account, portfolio. And there are a lot of Russians working in Adobe.
Have you been unblocked?


1003
Shutterstock.com / Re: SS just screwed up the site again
« on: January 23, 2024, 04:14 »
And Getty doesn't take editorial video.
As far as I know it accepts. You need to apply for an editorial author.

1004
It all started when then CEO of Shutterstock Stan Pavlovsky, the embodiment of corporate greed, started screwing contributors with the new royalty schedule and levels and yearly resets.
Then he left the sinking ship. I'm still angry when I think of how he introduced that whole fiasco. And look at where we (they) are now. Surpassed by Adobe.
He did something else, because in my opinion the number of buyers has decreased.

1005
Where is the representative from shutterstock here on the forum? Maybe we should invite them. Let them tell you why video sales and video income began to decrease.

How is the video sales on Shutterstock these days compared to pre-video sub 2019?
Income decreased by 5 times.

1006
Where is the representative from shutterstock here on the forum? Maybe we should invite them. Let them tell you why video sales and video income began to decrease.

1007
Well for the first time since 2011 looks like I'll not reach the minimum $35 payout for January.  Even subscription sales have died to zero for days just the occasional "single and other" sale.

In Jan 2018 I made over $318 and in 2019 $212 this Jan maybe $20. :'(

Glad I don't rely on them anymore  :)
There is still time until the end of the month; there is a high probability that you will have sales.  ;D

1008
Have you uploaded the video?

1009
New Sites - General / Imago-images
« on: January 19, 2024, 06:38 »
https://www.imago-images.de

How are sales of videos and photos on this site? Where is he in terms of income?

1010
Ok, just tested it with following ChatGPT Promt:
Please give me 40 keywords without numbering and comma separated for the following content "triple cheeseburger with lettuce tomato catsup mustard sesame seed bun on a natural background".

Results: triple cheeseburger, lettuce, tomato, catsup, mustard, sesame seed bun, natural background, food, burger, fast food, delicious, savory, indulgence, meal, culinary, gourmet, appetizing, homemade, juicy, tasty, fresh, condiments, sesame seeds, culinary delight, mouth-watering, comfort food, classic, American cuisine, fast-casual, stacked, layered, culinary photography, gastronomy, temptation, flavor, bun texture, food styling, culinary art, beef, cheese, pickles, onions, condiments, grill, sesame seeds, bun, culinary creation, foodie, deliciousness, hamburger, mealtime, epicurean, condiment harmony, culinary satisfaction, appetite, gastronomic pleasure, culinary masterpiece, food indulgence

Yeah it's a little bit tricky. One probably have to explicitly request a mix of adjectives to describe the burger, but also the taste, etc.
Will perhaps sometime try to define some prompts for creating keywords for various contents.

I hope that you understand that it's based on nothing, no sorting no real data, just words,
I've tested AI keywording, results are not consistent and inaccurate, waste of submissions no matter how tricky or complex your prompts are.
Why do you need tag sorting? This probably only works on Adobe. In other stock agencies, it doesnt matter in what order the tags are sorted. This does not affect the search.
As for the quality of the tags, it is also normal.

1011
Everyone has a Payoneer card, you dont have to withdraw money and pay in stores with this card.
You can also withdraw money from your card at a local ATM in local currency.

Are you in the US? If so, have you tried withdrawing through an ATM in another country with it?

This method has its own drawbacks.

Bad conversion rate + Payoneer $3 fee per transaction + ATM access fee (around $5-$6 per transaction) + international transfer fee.
The withdrawal limit of ATM (maximum cash per time) in each country determines the number of transactions you have to make.
I don't live in the USA. But many of the commissions you write about do not exist, or they exist, but not in all countries. Yes, every bank in every country has its own limits on issuing banknotes through an ATM. But, all these questions can be clarified, for example, by withdrawing money from an ATM.
If you pay by card, there are very few (if any) fees.

1012
Everyone has a Payoneer card, you dont have to withdraw money and pay in stores with this card.
You can also withdraw money from your card at a local ATM in local currency.

1013
Adobe Stock / Re: Illustrative Editorial Requirements Question
« on: January 13, 2024, 12:48 »
I don't think it will be a problem to remove people from photos. How does Adobe even know this?
And faces can be blurred.
 ;D

1014
Off Topic / Re: Fencing with foil, the pe, and the sabre.
« on: January 11, 2024, 12:52 »
Katana vs sports pe.  ;D
What's cooler? Who inflicted more injections (blows) on whom?  :)

https://youtu.be/GAPwMrDGAfE

1015
Hello,

I recently uploaded some wildlife footage with sound to SS, AS, and Pond5. However, after my uploads were approved, I noticed that all the footage had lost their sound. The sound was relevant and of high quality.

I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue before and if there's any solution to it.

Thank you,

Daniel
It can not be so. I've never even heard of this.

1016
It would nice to have a payment by cheque, or by 'e-cheque' (i.e., take a picture of a cheque and/or print off an e-mailed .pdf, and then deposit in your bank) option added... I.e., while I don't believe I personally used this company (I have used echeques in the past, don't recall which companies they were though), here is an example of one I found via google: https://checkbook.io/en-ca/product/payments/printable-cheques/
+100

1017
I also think those choices are have become way to expensive. Much more than the old bank transfer system that was already expensive.

With great option nowadays like Revolut or WISE I wonder why stock sites are staying with this expensive option for us that really hack our hard earned money.

Really hope Adobe can take a look into more favorable options for their contributors.
These Revolut or WISE will also increase their commissions as soon as stock agencies start working with them. This has already happened with Skrill and Payoneer.

1018
Off Topic / Re: Fencing
« on: January 11, 2024, 03:40 »
Stoker "fencing" is also the process of building fences, as well as being the material to build fences, not just the sport of waving sharp sticks.
OK, thank you.
To avoid feeding the trolls, I changed the topic title.

1019
Off Topic / Re: Fencing
« on: January 10, 2024, 12:00 »
Good technique.

https://youtu.be/FCib2KlHpIM

Minobe JPN Vs Mildelton FRA Vancouver 2023 Men's Epee

1020
Off Topic / Re: Fencing
« on: January 10, 2024, 09:30 »
.

1021
Off Topic / Re: Fencing
« on: January 09, 2024, 13:48 »
.

1022
Dreamstime.com / Re: DT is a Nightmarestime
« on: January 08, 2024, 16:35 »
Wilm, I asked a question to all the authors.  ;D

1023
Dreamstime.com / Re: DT is a Nightmarestime
« on: January 08, 2024, 15:17 »
How does this site sell videos?

1024
Microstock News / Re: Beware of NFT scammers
« on: January 08, 2024, 15:16 »
1. I don't know what images Zero Talent sells on this site. He didn't provide any links to them. These may not be stock images.

I already told you that ALL my FAA photos are also sold on ALL my stock sites.
Cascoly told you the same.

But you are stubborn and unwilling to change your prejudices, even when confronted with evidence screaming in your face. We already established that.

You can easily do a reverse search on many FAA photos and discover them on stock sites, but you are not willing to listen.

See below another example from a different contributor, selling his stock photos on FAA.
1. I was having a discussion with Cascoly, not with you.
2. I wrote to him about the time when you had not yet written what you were selling and explained the meaning of my posts.
3. Your opinion may be subjective regarding the artistic value of your photos.
 :)

1025
Microstock News / Re: Beware of NFT scammers
« on: January 08, 2024, 03:51 »
....
As for the NFT market, it is near $100 billion. You wont believe it, but besides scammers, there is a real market, deals, money.  :)
irrelevant - no one claimed there was no profit in NFT

successful NFT come from those with means to advertise & promote. 

i know it's useless to ask you this, but please show ONE successful NFT from a stock image.

legitimate NFT are comparable to self-hosted sites - they wither without substantial SEO investment & other marketing
The Fine Art America website is not only a stock image. I dont even know if there is a stock image on this site.  :)

more obfuscation & ignorance (why am i not surprised?)

first, i asked you to show any stock image that had been successful as NFT as you implied, which you avoided by answering with a non sequitur

second, there are many, many hundreds of stock images on FAA - all of mine are (about 1500) and there are many others on both FAA &FB groups who do both
1. I don't know what images Zero Talent sells on this site. He didn't provide any links to them. These may not be stock images.
2. This site has a lot of artwork that can be sold as an NFT.
3. This is not a stock site.
4. You are asking a question to which you yourself do not know the answer.
 :)

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