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update: v1.2.0 is now available for download.

this adds a series of new features, the most important among them being the ability to:

  • open a list of sales (incl sold size, royalty, etc) which have taken place during a certain time period.

besides being very interesting in general, i'm sure you'll find this feature particularly useful for tracking your e+ performance on getty -> go to the "settings" dialog, select to show GI sales only, then open the list mentioned above to see which files from which collections sold.

here is the complete list of changes:

  • Sales list: it is possible to open a list of sales which have taken place in the selected timeframe. Click the "green arrow and notepad" button next to the timeframe selection in the Stats module's timeline & distribution views
  • Stats module: the columns "Last DL", "DLs", "$$" etc. in the file list now honor the sales filter set in the "Settings" dialog
  • Stats module: when adding files to a folder, it is possible to filter out all files which have been added to any other folder
  • Lightbox module: list on the left only shows files which are not in the currently selected lightbox
  • Lightbox module: list on the right now shows files' upload date and downloads
  • Data update: the files' deactivation status is fetched only if the respective option is set in the "Settings" dialog (OFF by default).
  • Fixed a bug which occasionally caused thumbnails to not be displayed
  • Fixed a bug which caused file titles containing special characters to be displayed wrongly
  • Added the "Application Version Release Notes" Dialog

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> To me that just sounds like: "We have no idea at all how this code works,
> so we're just going to change some things and hope that helps."

totally. however, at least they're doing something, which means they have moved away from their "everything is fine, you morons" position.

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v1.1.1 released -> download at http://statsprime.photonullplus.de/

Changes from v1.1.0 to v1.1.1

- Fixed a bug which caused the data fetch to miss sales under certain circumstances
- The file lists now also show the files' title
- The "Change" field in the tooltips in the timeline view now also shows the corresponding percentage
- Various bugfixes

as a functioning data fetch is rather critical, all previous versions will be shut down and you will have to update to the current version.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: So who's going to miss their RC targets?
« on: November 29, 2012, 06:21 »
made my target

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> gathers the data by scraping it from the istock displays under the userid, not by using the API - that being the case,
> presumably if/when istock change something in the layout of the pages, it's possible that it will break the data collection.
this is correct

> I presume that will be covered under the maintenance patches
yes

> but your license page says they are for "min 12 months". I'm a little concerned that this
> could mean that, after a year, the program could become useless just because of some minor iStock change
this is - or could be - the case, yes. however, i trust you understand that no software product ever comes with a "life-long-guarantee".
applications get replaced by newer versions and not all previous versions can be maintained indefinitely.

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update:

  • v1.1.0 is now available for download. this fixes a few minor bugs and adds support for the new license options:
  • 2 new license options are available: these offer a "stats-only" version (no lightbox management and no photo+/e+ management) for medium and large portfolios
  • the portfolio size limit for "small portfolios" has been raised from 1500 to 2000 files. people who already have a license for this level (ie "base" or "bronze") will also profit from these new limits, provided you update to v1.1.0

see statsprime.photonullplus.de for details

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> on a bit of software that won't help increase sales

i guess this depends on how you go about your stock business.

if you feel that knowing how much you are selling of what and when is not helpful for better deciding which content to produce next and/or if you feel that the e+ management functionality is not helpful for making better informed decisions about which files may generate more revenue in which collection, then i guess that SP really isn't of any help to you. but then the main problem is the product's functionality, not the price.

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: income % from Partner Program
« on: November 18, 2012, 16:11 »
<1%

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> or becoming independent?
should i ever go independent, there is some chance that SP will go independent, too. however, i don't see that up on the horizon for now ;)
however, there are at least 2 sales tracking programs out there which are cross-site, so if that is important to you, please have a look at those products, too.

> anyway needed to say you have done a beautiful job!
thank you very much.

> Also, I think you've caused some confusion by using "base, bronze, silver, gold"
> as license terms
thanks. the contributor you mentioned (or someone else) actually mailed me and told me about the issue. i see your point and this has been fixed. the licenses are now called basic / advanced / pro / ultimate. nothing else has changed, only the name.

> Photoshop doesn't charge me extra depending on how many photos I process.
this is true. however, photoshop does charge you considerably less if you get an educational version, or, in other words, if you use the product "just for fun" without making (considerable) money from it. similar goes for e.g. ms office where you can get a "home & student" license for pretty cheap or a "home & business" for roughly twice the money (or a "pro" for again twice the money). with office, there are some differences in features, but definitely not as much as to justify the price hike. the price hike is justified by the way you use the software and the money you make / time you save by doing so.

the bottom line is: sw licensing is very often based not on features, but on the (presumable) value it has for the end user. of course it is beyond my power to assess which value SP may have for which contributor and how much time it would save you and how much value you put on that time. so, as i said: i fully respect it if someone feels that SP is too expensive or not worth the investment.

thanks for the honest opinions, everyone.

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> once the inevitable bugs are fixed
well, most of them should be fixed now as the beta phase is over.
software is never totally bug-free but the ones you reported a while ago should be gone now.

> but I think the pricing seems high
there seem to be quite a few people who think so. my personal opinion on this is that it's everyone's right to feel that way. however, if you look at other stats apps out there, you will find that statsprime is - in comparison - actually quite affordable, esp taking into account that on top of stats it also does lightbox and e+ management (which may be more relevant to some users than to others).

> I think that having a choice for limited features regardless of portfolio size might broaden your market a bit.
i thought about this but felt that having 6 licenses (bronze silver gold - each with only stats or stats+rest) and all the different upgrade licenses was a bit too complicated / intransparent to the end customer. but things may change in the future, one way or another.

anyway, thanks a lot for your feedback.

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hello everyone,

there is a new sales tracking & portfolio management tool called statsprime:


StatsPrime is a desktop application for windows and mac os x, which does the following:

  • stats (royalties, downloads, uploads, RPI; sales distribution by collection, file type, file size, file age)
  • top selling files, top selling folders
  • lightbox management (adding and removing files; creating, deleting and editing lightboxes)
  • photo+ / exclusive+ management (adding and removing files from the plus collection)

statsprime is istock-only, it doesn't track sales on any other site.


more info and download -> http://statsprime.photonullplus.de

or see the discussion thread on istock -> http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=347765

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just to make sure no misunderstandings sneak in: boostmatch and istock's adobe plugin are two totally different things.

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> Out of curiosity, does it preserve the exclusive bias? 

you mean the best match favoring exclusives? yes, that stays. boostmatch doesn't change aynthing about the sorts, you get exactly the same results as you would on the site.

> i.e. have a search engine that actually works.

well, boostmatch is only replacing your browser, not the sarch engine on istock's servers (this is also why i don't / can't do anything about any biases in the sort). so if the servers are down or give you messy results, boostmatch will theoretically do so, too. although i have seen quite some instances where searching with a browser didn't work, while boostmatch was working fine.

the application is less about having a "search that works" and more about having all those tools and functionalities which you need around the basics of "entering a keyword and pressing a button". think of it as a mix between a searching tool and a photo management tool.

> A Mac version in the future would be a good move.

i get this a lot ;) however, since this is a free tool and has already taken a lot of time and effort to be brought where it is without returning anything yet, i will first have a look at what success it has on windows. if buyers should actually use it, i may take a dip at mac development, too. otherwise, there will most probably be no mac version.

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iStockPhoto.com / BoostMatch - a new way to search istock
« on: May 10, 2012, 12:48 »


BoostMatch is an alternative to using a regular web browser to search content on istock. it's a 100% free windows application tuned towards frequent buyers' needs and will make searching and results management as easy as never before.

it will save you lots of time, frustration and even money:

* it's faster than a browser.
* you can add multiple files to lightboxes using drag & drop. say goodbye to clicking-five-times-for-each-file.
* it gives you more possibilities to manage your results: you can set private ratings (independently of those on the site) and apply filters just as you would in a photo management software.
* it immediately shows you more interesting content from artists' portfolios.
* you can navigate between all searches (and sort orders) you have looked at. no more re-searching, re-sorting, re-srolling.
* it highlights files you have already downloaded so you will never accidentally download files twice.
* it will help you with keyword disambiguation so you will never again miss content which is actually there but not covered by the default meanings (i know disambiguation is a tricky thing. try a search for e.g. 'flamenco' or 'film' to see what i mean)
* and a lot more


for more info and download, please visit

http://boostmatch.photonullplus.de

...have fun with it and let me know what you think!

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: iStock surveying buyers again...
« on: May 10, 2012, 12:41 »
What do they expect:
1. Reduce prices
2. Clean up search.


as far as searching is concerned, you could have a look at this here:
http://boostmatch.photonullplus.de/

(can't do anything about the pricing, though. sorry)

(EDIT: sorry for the redundant post (i have now created a new topic about this) but being new here i had to post a reply somewhere before being able to start a new topic  :-\)

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