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iStockPhoto.com / New to Istockphoto
« on: May 03, 2008, 13:45 »
I am brand new to Istockphoto and there is a uniquely different feel to it compared to the other microstock sites. I have a few questions.
The upload and keywording process seems SO SLOOOWWWW.
Am I missing something or can I really only upload ONE image at a time, i.e. is FTP posssible?
And would I be right in saying that on upload to Istockphoto, the IPTC data is stripped away - or have I prepared the file wrong and somehow the IPTC data has been left out?
Once the image is uploaded. it seems I have to keyword there and then. Or can I close the window and key word later, once I have a batch of images for instance, in a pending box?
Does anyone know if uploaded files go serially into a queue with everyone elses, and each individual file is checked depending on its position in the whole queue OR does the reviewer eventually get round to you and check all the images you have in your pending at that particular time?
Also, are there any other 'quirks' of Istockphoto I need to know about?
Thanks for your help.
The upload and keywording process seems SO SLOOOWWWW.
Am I missing something or can I really only upload ONE image at a time, i.e. is FTP posssible?
And would I be right in saying that on upload to Istockphoto, the IPTC data is stripped away - or have I prepared the file wrong and somehow the IPTC data has been left out?
Once the image is uploaded. it seems I have to keyword there and then. Or can I close the window and key word later, once I have a batch of images for instance, in a pending box?
Does anyone know if uploaded files go serially into a queue with everyone elses, and each individual file is checked depending on its position in the whole queue OR does the reviewer eventually get round to you and check all the images you have in your pending at that particular time?
Also, are there any other 'quirks' of Istockphoto I need to know about?
Thanks for your help.