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« on: March 24, 2019, 00:28 »
just accepting an exclusive uploading and distributing agreement
with the benefit to set my prices and some possible perks as an exclusive uploader.
I thought everybody could set their prices on Pond 5, exclusive and non exclusive. Just that exclusives have more flexibility with the prices they can set.
427
« on: March 23, 2019, 23:21 »
Also make sure that you're clicking the correct Editorial checkbox. The one in the top metadata editor (selected images), not the bottom (template/buffer).
Yep, Ive been selecting the top editorial checkbox.
428
« on: March 23, 2019, 20:49 »
Thanks for the help. When I started up Stocksubmitter again this morning, I noted that the editorial checkbox was automatically selected this time around. Pity it wasn't like that the last time.
429
« on: March 23, 2019, 20:36 »
Very interesting insight into your experiences submitting stock footage. There are indeed so many variables when it comes to sales of stock footage like subject matter, how the clips were filmed (composition, general quality etc), the demand for such subjects (commercial and editorial value), the amount of competition there is with other contributors videos featuring the same subjects and keywords and descriptions. I have heard of contributors who have hundreds of videos in their ports complain that they have never sold a single video. Though there are also cases of people with extremely tiny ports (less than 50 videos) who have sold a few clips.
430
« on: March 23, 2019, 11:16 »
Another informative video and a very interesting topic. Yea it's a pity that with many drones, your exposure options are pretty limited though I expected as much. I guess the DJI Inspire would be pretty versatile in that regard. And I'd imagine the Spark would be extremely limited by comparison. Being able to change the aperture would certainly be a big plus.
For my own filming from quadcopters, Ive used a GoPro Hero 3 Silver strapped to a Syma X8C. Of course the exposure on the GoPro was fully automatic so I had no control at all. And when recording landscapes, regrettably, I wasn't able to do so in the late afternoon when the light is softer (even though I wanted to.) This is because late in the day, there would be large areas of shadow over the landscape and this would fool the GoPro's autoexposure into overexposing everything. So I was forced to do my flying / recording earlier in the day. The light was harsher but it was the only way to get correctly exposed footage with such a camera.
431
« on: March 23, 2019, 10:18 »
I contacted online support and was recommended that I reboot the computer. So I closed Stocksubmitter and rebooted. I opened the program once again and this time around, all the videos were submitted to Pond 5 quite quickly. I logged on to the Pond 5 website and sure enough, all the submitted videos were pending review.
Though then I discovered that all of the videos in this batch were submitted as commercial. They were intended as editorial and I'm 100% definite that I selected the editorial checkbox near the top of the Stocksubmitter page for each one one of those videos - long before the reboot. After the reboot, I checked the Stocksubmitter page again and noted that the editorial checkbox was now clear. I assumed it would still be selected when I turned the program on again - since the same video files were still being submitted.
Guess I now have to delete those videos from Pond 5 and submit them again. Unbelievable.
432
« on: March 23, 2019, 03:48 »
Ive got yet another issue with Stocksubmitter...or perhaps with Pond 5...hard to say. So recently, I used Stocksubmitter to submit a small batch of editorial videos to various agencies. With most of the agencies, the videos are currently pending review. With Pond 5, I got that sign in catchup thing that I had to fill in. When that was completed, Stocksubmitter indicated that it was authorising the video batch for Pond 5. However, it's been authorising for an insanely long time (all day in fact.) It's never taken this long before.
I can see these videos on the Pond 5 website. They's stuck in the 'Needs Edits' category and they've been there for hours. My question is - can I close down Stocksubmitter or do I still need to have it open to allow these videos to go into the 'Pending Review' category?
433
« on: March 19, 2019, 07:22 »
Okay, Ive tried again. It's still not clear whether the release is attached or not. After I uploaded the release again and filled in the details again, it still said that no release is attached. I closed that box and typed in the name of the release into the blank field but no suggestions popped up - no names or anything like that that I could click on and select. I saved anyway but don't know if that will help.
I think I'll submit the videos anyway and see what happens. If I get rejected for lack of a release, I'll try again.
434
« on: March 18, 2019, 19:37 »
Yea I'm using Windows as well. I'll follow your steps and see if I have any success.
435
« on: March 18, 2019, 10:15 »
Once the release is in the system
I'm finding that really hard - getting the release form into the system. I clicked on 'Edit attached releases' symbol on the right, then clicked 'Add new' and attached my release (or so I thought) and filled in the relevant details. I also typed the name of the release into that field but it doesn't appear to make any difference. In the end, no release is attached.
436
« on: March 18, 2019, 07:25 »
I'm trying to add a model release form to a video within Stocksubmitter and I'm finding the process a little tricky. It seems that by default, Stocksubmitter makes use of release forms that have already been submitted to the agencies. Though that's not the case with mine. I believe Ive followed the correct steps for attaching a model release form to Stocksubmitter. Though when I return to the main page, it indicates: "No releases attached." Guess I'm doing something wrong?
437
« on: March 16, 2019, 00:58 »
I'm about to submit a property release for a drawing I did back in the 1990s. I do note that Getty will only accept release forms whose dates match the exif data on images. Of course this shouldn't be applicable to this particular submission since it's a drawing and not a photo taken with a digital camera. However, on the Getty property release, it says to include the shoot date under the photographer / filmmaker section. Should I put down the date that the drawing was made (in the early 90s) or the date when it was scanned (which would have been in the 2000s or later)? If I put down the date that I made the drawing, Ive got a feeling that I might get a rejection because it doesn't match the date of the scanning (when the file was created.) That would be ridiculous because I'm trying to be honest about when the artwork was created (when I did the drawing on paper) which would be the equivalent to the shoot date.
438
« on: March 15, 2019, 21:36 »
Ive been trying to log in to Pond 5 last night and today and I'm having no success. It keeps saying: "Invalid login/password combination." Though I'm 100% definite that I'm using the correct login details. Don't suppose this has happened to anyone else? I'll use the 'forgotten your password' option (even though I didn't forget it) and hope that will allow me to change it.
Edit: Password is now successfully changed.
439
« on: March 14, 2019, 20:41 »
I have an extremely small port on Alamy so I'm definitely not a veteran by any means. I made one sale after a few months. And that was ages ago - seems like a distant memory now. Total was about $20 and my half was about $10. I don't have much motivation to upload new stuff there now but I still do it on occasions. I might actually get a second sale one day and maybe even a third. Though I bet that will be a long, long time time away. I can really see that you need to have the patience of a saint to do well on Alamy.
And by the way, the one image that sold on Alamy is also available on the micro sites.
440
« on: March 14, 2019, 19:45 »
Most of users don't produce Editorial content
That's surprising to hear. Many contributors shoot editorial though I had no idea that they were in the minority. By the way, I waited for a few days but those two videos are still nowhere to be seen on Pond 5. I'll upload them again.
441
« on: March 07, 2019, 22:12 »
Okay, those two videos have been uploaded again. According to Stocksubmitter, they have both been uploaded to Pond 5 but once again, there is no sign of them on the website of that particular stock agency. Not a trace.
442
« on: March 07, 2019, 21:30 »
By the way, within Pond 5, Ive also checked the 'all', 'needs edits', 'rejected' and 'returned' categories but those two clips are not there either. Though Stocksubmitter indicates they've been uploaded to Pond 5.
So I'm uploading them again right now.
By the way, SS has accepted most of the clips now (including the ones that were previously rejected.) But they did reject one of the newer ones for lack of press credentials but I was half expecting that.
443
« on: March 07, 2019, 20:56 »
Most of the videos in this batch have been submitted successfully to the various agencies. However, there seems to be an issue with Pond 5. Stocksubmitter indicates that two videos have been uploaded and two videos have been submitted. It's been like that for many hours. I left it running overnight and it's still the same way today - nothing's changed.
I went on to the Pond 5 site and sure enough, two videos have been successfully submitted. In fact, they've already been reviewed and accepted. The other two videos are nowhere to be seen on the site. They're not even in the 'online' or 'processing' categories. No sign of them at all. By coincidence, the two missing videos are the ones that were previously submitted and ended up being accepted as commercial on Pond 5. I had deleted them from Pond 5 though.
Maybe I'll close down Stocksubmitter and try uploading those two clips again - just to Pond 5.
444
« on: March 07, 2019, 07:04 »
*. It didn't work. I don't want to click 'Yes' to the question because that would indicate that I don't want to submit those particular files.
Select the files that have this issue, find their status for the agency in question in the bottom panel, it should be uploaded or submitted, click on it, select "ready" 
Thankyou - that did the trick!
445
« on: March 07, 2019, 00:55 »
*. It didn't work. I don't want to click 'Yes' to the question because that would indicate that I don't want to submit those particular files.
446
« on: March 07, 2019, 00:53 »
Probably it's because they have submitted status already for this agency.
You can click on it (in the submission panel) and select "ready", then try to upload again
It's also doing the same thing to a new file which was not previously submitted. And the metadata is complete on this one too. I selected the file in question but I cannot see "Ready" anywhere. I'll try clicking 'No' to the question: "Do you want to submit other files?" and hope for the best.
447
« on: March 06, 2019, 08:47 »
I'm not sure if there's much of a market for shakey hand held footage. Might be off putting for some clients. When shooting footage, it's best to use a tripod or some other stabilisation device. Though sometimes with a wide angle lens, it is possible to produce hand held footage that is acceptable (using good technique.) Though never try doing that with a telephoto lens as it will look like you're filming during an earthquake.
448
« on: March 06, 2019, 08:31 »
The other video files which were not previously submitted do not have this issue.
449
« on: March 06, 2019, 08:27 »
Ive got another query. Right now, I'm trying to resubmit those two video files which were previously submitted as commercial accidentally. Ive selected the editorial box at the top this time around. Though when I try to submit them, a message comes up saying that these images aren't ready to upload to some of the selected agencies. But Ive filled in all the relevant fields, just like last time. Any idea why I'm getting this message?
450
« on: March 06, 2019, 07:50 »
Bottom part of the panel is the template panel, it's not related to the selected images.
You need the Editorial checkbox on the top part of the panel as it's specifying metadata for the selected images
Woops!!! I'm surprised that Pond 5 accepted these "intended for editorial" videos as commercial. With all the logos and trademarks visible, I thought they'd reject them for fear of legal action. I'll delete them from that site and reupload them with the correct editorial box selected.
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