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« on: May 19, 2019, 12:48 »
In Illustrator, when you make a new document, you can choose Pixels for Units and specify a Width x Height that results in 4MP , for example, 2450x1650 (which equals 4042500 pixels).
Just making a document in illustrator with these dimensions results in a vector document of 147kb. Exporting a JPEG with a simple box in the middle of the artboard at 300dpi and supersampling results in a JPEG size of 215kb. So I am not sure what you are trying to say here. It appears that vector file size is determined by how complicate that drawing is.
It's about dimensions, not file size. MP not MB. https://www.shutterstock.com/contributorsupport/articles/en_US/kbat02/000006575"With EPS files, the 4 MP requirement applies to the size of the bounding box around your artwork, not your artboard." https://www.shutterstock.com/contributorsupport/articles/en_US/kbat02/Best-Practice-Recommendations-for-Saving-EPS-FilesSaving an EPS file with "Use Artborads" option "When you save your EPS file with this setting, your bounding box will include the artboard, and if the artwork is smaller than your artboard, the resulting JPEG preview will contain the white space around the artwork. Please keep in mind, if you choose this option, your artboard will need to be at least 4 MP."
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« on: May 18, 2019, 23:54 »
Can someone please tell me if I am missing something here?
My works are flat vector so the file size is naturally small. VERY small. Most of my files are only 800-900 KB even though they are vector sets with at least 6-8 graphics in there.
How can I get the file to be 4MP? I tried double the artboard size and can only get to 2MP at most. Am I supposed to make my artboard to be ridiculously large or is there another way that I don't know?
Thank you.
What program are you using? In Illustrator, when you make a new document, you can choose Pixels for Units and specify a Width x Height that results in 4MP , for example, 2450x1650 (which equals 4042500 pixels).
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« on: May 09, 2019, 14:08 »
Thanks I'll look this up. I worked with Snapwire and it got to a point that they have a "pay to shoot" request so I have a brief I have to follow and I'm in charge of production and everything and they ask for a certain amount of pictures for x amount of money.
After more reading, I think Shutterstock Custom is different from iStock. In their "Contributor Success Guide", it sounds like a real commissioning. https://customcontributor.shutterstock.com/s/Shutterstock-Custom-Contributor-Success-Guide-2018.pdf
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« on: May 09, 2019, 13:41 »
Why?
I find it easier  you shoot knowing you'll earn money...
Not quite, they will get the shot but you can't be sure if it's your shot that is selected. iStock calls it "Custom Content", I think all contributors can submit. Shutterstock calls it Custom. https://customcontributor.shutterstock.com/
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« on: April 29, 2019, 12:23 »
Agencies sure like the word "exciting". Like they all went to the same "how to convince contributors into anything" class.
Or use the same writing assistant tool. 
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« on: April 10, 2019, 12:56 »
It has been this way since I can remember.
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« on: April 05, 2019, 18:56 »
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« on: April 03, 2019, 14:58 »
Very strange that there is 1 vote for "treaty country and receive 1042s froms each year" since I've never heard of anybody outside of the US receive it from FT/AS. I wonder if the voter was confused about the terms...
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« on: March 05, 2019, 12:16 »
I see 65.0.2 on Mozilla's web site but I'm using 65.0.1 since my Firefox says it is up to date (it is set to update automatically).
Shutterstock.com works fine for checking images here, haven't tried to buy anything since I don't have a buyer account.
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« on: February 21, 2019, 13:43 »
I have to continue using the number code they originally sent me as username because I can't change it (tried but couldn't). I can change password though.
For your problem, it seems the only option is contact them.
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« on: February 21, 2019, 13:33 »
Just curious, Do you upload your photos in Adobe RGB or sRGB to Adobe Stock?
Thanks
sRGB because it looks like it is Adobe Stock's default. When you submit raw images to them, they will get converted to JPGs in sRGB. "Raw photos can be uploaded through Lightroom Classic or Bridge. Images are automatically converted to jpeg format at 300 ppi and assigned the sRGB color profile. If you previously assigned a different profile, make sure that the colors still look as expected." https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/uploading-content.htmlYou can edit in any color space, of course.
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« on: February 14, 2019, 13:00 »
This kind of breach makes our "difficult" passwords irrelevant. Really, I feel it's kind of silly to create a password that even I can't remember without a note as some web sites still require a password containing at least a number, a special character, an upper case, a lower case, etc., when all the hacks happen at their ends.
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« on: December 11, 2018, 15:51 »
I didn't get an e-amil and my tax is apparently still valid but now I'm getting 30% witholding instead of 5%.
Same problem here.
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« on: December 07, 2018, 11:01 »
Also your user name/login to ESP is your email & password. User names or artist names or any of the old IS doesn't work anymore. Just in case someone else finds this thread and can't login to ESP, that might help fix things faster?
My username is the numeric code like the OP. Tried to change that but didn't work so I keep using it.
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« on: November 16, 2018, 12:15 »
Sales are good but almost 40% of them are in $0.03-0.15 range, RPD this month is just $0.165.  And now my images there are competing with the same images in AS and SS that provide far far far better RPD.
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« on: August 09, 2018, 16:12 »
Isn't this illegal 'Price Fixing' ?
No, it's price fixing in the sense that they've changed the price. Companies do that all the time without it being illegal.
Matching all the other $79 HD companies sure sounds like price fixing to me.
"Price fixing is an agreement (written, verbal, or inferred from conduct) among competitors that raises, lowers, or stabilizes prices or competitive terms. Generally, the antitrust laws require that each company establish prices and other terms on its own, without agreeing with a competitor."
It seems "resale price maintenance" is allowed in some cases, though.
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« on: July 26, 2018, 12:14 »
This is a matter I'm trying to kick in many heads on this forum, but no one understands what I'm saying. Many newbies that never worked in the real video production industry, where low budget productions lowers the industry standard. The same is happening to stock industry... it is just a matter of time (well, not exactly, $1.5 sales for video clip already kicking in)
Disagreed. In this case, it's the result of competition among agencies. Too many contributors = dropping sales Too many agencies = dropping price
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« on: June 06, 2018, 13:42 »
Please tell me this is a plan to push customers up to a higher price platform.
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« on: May 24, 2018, 12:32 »
Adobe Stock (customer side) causes Firefox't tab to crash. After locking in, the tab would crash when I do a search. The contributor side is similar, the tab would crash just when I click the sign in button. This happens with OS X 10.9.5 + Firefox v60.0.1 (I think any "Quantum" version would do). I have to switch to Chrome (which I don't like) if I need to use AS site. There is no problem with Firefox in OS X 10.11.6 though. But 10.11.6 is not my main OS. I will try using AS site more often if it's fixed 
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« on: May 14, 2018, 15:56 »
The reason the stock companies don't want you buying your own photos or footage...I remember on istock in the early days, because of how the Best Match search worked, some people would buy their own images as soon as they went live. It would give that image a big boost in the search results. It turned from people buying their own images to people forming gangs that would buy each other's images.
The reason is more serious than just search boosting. As Pauws99 said, you can make a profit at the agencies' expense. For example, you can buy images from say, SS, at $0.27 each. And if you're receiving $0.33 per download. Then you will gain $0.06 every time you (or someone helping you) download your own image. They can't let this happen.
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« on: April 26, 2018, 11:03 »
No and I checked where my sold images were used and all the time they were used at very small sizes, smaller than those large preview images on agencies' sites.
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