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Pond5 / Re: Official question for POND5
« on: April 15, 2013, 18:06 »
Sean & everybody with large portfolios (>5000 images), please email us at [email protected] and we can assist you with getting your images uploaded and tagged. 

Photo templates have now been implemented! :)

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Pond5 / Re: Official question for POND5
« on: April 11, 2013, 15:21 »
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].


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Pixmac / Re: Pixmac merges with Pond5
« on: March 07, 2013, 18:05 »
Hi folks, here's a general response to some of the recurring questions. 

If you're an artist on Pond5, there's no need to upload to Pixmac -- we'll be mirroring opted-in Pond5 files on the Pixmac sites within the next month.  Pond5 artists will be getting an update via email about the opt-in process within the next week or so.

If you're an artist on Pixmac, there's no need to upload to Pond5 -- all you need to do is sign in to your Pixmac account and click through the new agreement.

If you're an artist on both sites, please click through the new agreement on Pixmac, but feel free to upload via either site.  Your earnings will go to the account at which the content was uploaded.  We will remove duplicates, with direct uploads to Pond5 taking priority.

If you're not yet an artist at either site, we'd love to have you!  You can upload photos at whichever one you prefer.  If you are uploading vectors, it should be through Pixmac for the time being as we have not yet enabled this functionality on Pond5.  If you have any media types other than images (video, audio, 3d, etc) you should upload via Pond5. 

Note that we also have distribution agreements with Yaymicro, Featurepics, and Depositphotos (currently at Pixmac only), so you may see your images from those suppliers on Pond5 or Pixmac.

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Pixmac / Re: Pixmac merges with Pond5
« on: March 05, 2013, 15:23 »
Thanks Lisa!

Jsnover / Sadstock, if you upload content to Pond5, you can set the price yourself, and this content will maintain its price when it's distributed on the Pixmac sites (which we expect to begin doing in a few weeks).  Relatively soon Pixmac artists will be able to price their own content as well, but it may take a little while.  Also, if you are interested in uploading anything other than photos/illustrations (video, music, etc), that should happen via Pond5.  Conversely, if you have vectors, those can be uploaded at Pixmac but not currently at Pond5 (we're working on this now and should be able to accept vectors at p5 in a few weeks).  Pricing will generally be the same on both sites, although there might be some variations based on different countries / currencies, in which case you would earn 50% of the selling price as well.

Mantis, you will be able to opt out of distribution on Pixmac, although I would not recommend that, as you will miss out on sales that you would not get otherwise, and from which you would earn the full 50% of the price you've set.  Regarding the "shady history", we looked into this closely and found no evidence whatsoever of shadiness - this was an honest mistake.  At both Pond5 and Pixmac we understand that artist trust is our number one asset, and wouldn't consider jeopardizing that. 



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Pixmac / Re: Pixmac merges with Pond5
« on: March 05, 2013, 14:06 »
Hi all, Tom from Pond5 here. 

Just to follow up on what Vita said, a few points --

all Pixmac artists will earn 50% on all sales, independent of where the sales occur (Pond5 or Pixmac network)
there's no need to upload to both sites, as content uploaded to one will be distributed via the other (assuming you click through the new agreement)
Pixmac minimum payout is now $25, just like p5 -- and sharpshot, we'll make sure that the negative credits are cleared from your account :)

We're incredibly excited about this deal + delighted to have Pixmac on board!

Tom

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