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« on: October 06, 2023, 09:17 »
The final cashout process does not trigger an email confirmation, so it's normal to not get one. We won't start sending payments until the site is closed and sales are finished, to ensure everyone gets paid their final account balance - so no worries if a sale comes in after you submitted your payment request.
Also, thanks to everyone for their support over the years. It's been a fun ride for the last ~20 years!
Oops, I forgot to request my money on your site while it was running. Any chance I can get it?
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« on: July 12, 2019, 03:04 »
Hi all,
do you know somebody about some script for Adobe Illustrator (CS5) for resize vectors to fit to the new 4MPx requirement? I dont want to do all the work manually.
Thanks!
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« on: January 12, 2011, 10:01 »
Hi! I took this survey last year and also this year, I think, that the results are very interesting... and it inspired me to make similar survey in my country. So if you are from Czech Republic... ... tak si prosim najdete chvilku a vyplnte par obdobnych otazek v mem fotobankovem pruzkumu. Predem velmi dekuji! I think, that comparing results of this survey and similar survey just for Czech photographers/illustrators can be quite interesting.
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« on: November 17, 2010, 15:07 »
Hi, I'm missing iSyndica too, so I decided to create similar tool - more info here - please check this thread and answer my simple poll about the price of such tool.
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« on: November 17, 2010, 14:35 »
Hi, I'm missing iSyndica, so I decided to create the replacement myself. This tool should be able to upload photos and vectors to any stock agency, which support FTP upload. This will be the main goal, you will not have sale statistics (only information about uploads). But there will be another enhancements - you will be able to upload also source images (.ai or raw) so it will work also as the backup. I want to be independent on third party services, so this tool will be distributed as PHP scripts, which you can install on your own web server - All images and information will be on your website/server/domain. We can offer some support with the initial instalation. I just wanted to ask you, if you would buy such tool and how much you would pay for it (again there will be only one payment, no monthly fees, no size limits...) Thanks for your answers! I will definitely build such tool, question is, if it will be only for me, or also for you 
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« on: February 04, 2010, 13:54 »
This may be a stupid question but would you be required to upload everything through them or just what you can't because of time contrants. DO they also have a limit of required uploads a month to do it at the pennies per upload? I assume they charge a membership fee or something to that effect.
Hi, everything is described under the "pricing" link on the iSyndica website. You can either use free subscription (limited functionality) - it is for free and you will get 100 credits / month + buy other credits for 0.01$ per one credit. Or you can buy some better subscription + buy additional credits (again per 1 cent).
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« on: February 04, 2010, 11:46 »
That would be a nice alternative but what is the cost of this service? Especially for those of us that are considering branching out into stock vectors? Right know with my photos they all go FTP
Well the price is quite small - 1 cent per upload of one vector image (eps + jpg) to one agency. I know, that you can upload it for free, but MY TIME is much more expensive You can try it for free - they have a starter version for free.
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« on: February 04, 2010, 03:52 »
Finally I would like to say it has been very frustrating trying to learn how to upload vectors to the different sites. Some of them tell you exactly what to do and others there is no information! Thank goodness for the microstock group!!!! 
Well I found some easier way how to upload vectors - I'm using Isyndica - that's a tool for uploading to various microstock agencies, it will generate smaller previews, zip your eps or whatever is required on each microstock agency. My review on my blog - iSyndica - easy multiple upload on several microstock sitesLink to iSyndica service
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« on: October 09, 2009, 08:38 »
Hi, I think, that lot of registered users from this forum don't want to write here their earnings. So maybe if it would be anonymous poll, then they will be more open and select some option from the poll. So if you want, here is an anonymous poll on polldaddy.com site, that I just created (it is also much easier for answering): http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2097733/
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« on: April 29, 2009, 03:12 »
Where else (except microstock) do you sell your illustrations?
Do you now about some place, where I can sell more complex illustrations (I dont wnat to sell illustrations, thats took me several hours/days on microstock for few cents).
Do you know about some good site, where I can earn some money by printing my illustrations on Tshirts, mugs etc...?
Thanks for any tip.
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« on: March 08, 2009, 15:49 »
Well, I got contact to SS finally. It looks like I missed their e-mail where they ask to respond to a copyright issue. I appologized for not having seen their email and asked them to put me back online again, if necessary without the trouble making photograph. Unfortunately untill now without any positive result. Guess I'll have to wait what Their Highnesses decide for me... to be or not to be online again 
So did you find what illustration caused the problem? And why? In my similar case it was "logo" of green punkt (recycle symbol) - i really didn't know, that it is a logo, I thought that it is just a common symbol... And the first email from Shutterstock I didnt get either.
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« on: February 26, 2009, 14:33 »
Change to illustration is quite a good advice - but of course just for those, who can do it - there are not such a hard requirements for illustrations, and once you are approved, you can submit just photos... Buy a DSLR? Another good idea - if you really want to earn some money Photos from DSLR dont have so many problems with noice, sharpness, details etc.
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« on: February 25, 2009, 18:44 »
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« on: November 18, 2008, 05:12 »
It looks like nobody is selling flash here 
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« on: November 14, 2008, 15:40 »
Hi there, can anybody recommend me, where i can sell some flash files, that i create? I know about iStock (they want 3 files and it took them one month to look at it!!!) and crestock. Do you know about some others?
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« on: August 07, 2008, 11:07 »
and why not all the other people who did the same thing?
Maybe because my are selling better But finally all is solved: Dear Petr,
(I apologize for not contacting you sooner.)
Please reference this url for review: http://www.greendotcompliance.eu/en/common-questions.php#using
* The recycling arrow symbol at the url above is a protected work.
You have some inspired images with this arrow recycling image in your portfolio. From your response to me now, I believe that this appears to be an innocent infraction. However, you need to delete these arrow symbols from your portfolio as the inspiration is still too similar.
Please remove any and all images from your portfolio with the arrow symbol right away.
Your account has been reactivated with full privileges.
My portfolio is back! HEUREKA. I just hope, that my images will be on same positions like before. And now im going to pub for some beer... i think i really NEED it Thanks to all you guys for support, without you i would never get any response from shutterstock.
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« on: August 07, 2008, 09:56 »
Here is my response to Shutterstock:
Hi there!
Thanks a lot for first reply. Now i finaly know what is the problem.
Because I can't see the image on the shutterstock website i will describe it on other microstock - dreamstime. So according to the ID of the image, it looks like the problem is in this illustration:
http://www.dreamstime.com/set-of-green-recycle-labels-image5477928
Now your questions:
a) Image was created on my computer by myself. If you look into my portfolio, you will find that some parts from the illustration i created couple of months ago:
Shapes of the labels - all started with
round red label - http://www.dreamstime.com/labels-badges-and-stickers-image4196269 (02/02/2008 on dreamstime)
then i created other shapes:
rectangle - http://www.dreamstime.com/square-stickers-image4695797 - 02/28/2008
square - http://www.dreamstime.com/labels-badges-and-stickers-image4384628- 03/25/2008
triangle - http://www.dreamstime.com/triangle-labels-badges--image4793251 - 04/04/2008
then i started to use various symbols on the labels:
http://www.dreamstime.com/various--labels-badges-image4870164 - 04/12/2008 - as you can see there is also recycle sign
then i combined labels and traced symbols - here is an example of bar codes labels: http://www.dreamstime.com/set-of--labels-with-bar-codes-image5477690 - 06/17/2008
And after that i created the collection with recycle signs.
I didnt draw the recycle signs - one (arrows in triangle) i took from basic photohop shapes, for the others i just use my camera and created photos of real recycle signs from various products (tea box, shampoo and some packing box) - those are common symbols! If you want, i can send you all the photos... and then i just trace it in illustrator. That't all. This illustration was submited
before 06/17/2008 (all those dates are from dreamstime, where the illustration were uploaded 1-2 weeks later).
b) I use adobe illustrator, if you want i can send you the original .ai files and also the .jpgs i used for tracing
c) Images were not modified, but done by myself
Petr.
P.S. let me please know, that you get this email, otherwise i will send it again...
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« on: August 07, 2008, 09:21 »
I got first response on the forum: This forum is for bug reports only.
We cannot publicly comment on the status of any submitter. Emails are sent when an account is suspended.
This thread is now closed. Further, posting again under someone else's identity could result in suspension of that person's forum account as well.I really dont know, what to do: - i didn't get any email (im looking into spam folder regulary, all other emails from shutterstock were delivered ok) - now i can't publicy comment on the status of any submitter. Emails are sent when an account is suspended. Ha... some email from shutterstock comes ... finally! Here it is: Dear Petr,
Shutterstock Images LLC ( "Shutterstock") has been contacted by an individual or entity that claims that an image in your Shutterstock portfolio belongs to that individual or entity (SS#14332861 - Set of green labels badges and stickers with recycle icons). The person making the complaint is requesting that Shutterstock take appropriate steps against you.
Prior to taking any further steps, we are inviting you to respond to this claim.
At the minimum, please let us know:
a) where and when the image(s) in question was taken or created;
b) what program, if any, was used to generate or modify the image(s); and
c) if the image(s) was modified, where the original image was obtained.
If it turns out that the claim is without merit we will not take any further action and your account will remain active.
Please respond to this email by August 11, 2008. If you fail to respond by said date with the information we outline above,
your Shutterstock.com submitter account may be closed.It looks like the problem is this image: http://www.dreamstime.com/set-of-green-recycle-labels-image5477928I will add my reply soon...
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« on: August 07, 2008, 07:45 »
I sent them a letter also....
Thanks a lot for your support!
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« on: August 07, 2008, 07:20 »
I sent a mail to admin as well.
THANKS!
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« on: August 07, 2008, 07:14 »
Your portfolio is absolutely great. Unless you stole all of it and murdered the original artist, what SS has done is totally unforgivable. Unfortunately, this is not the first time we see this kind of action from them, and for some reason, their communication with the contributor is anything from minimal to non-existing before it happens.
I'll stick my nose out and chime in on you thread at SS.
No, all portfolio is made by myself - i have all the .ai files, I have a history - most of them are made from parts of my previous illustrations... But also i read some topics about similar problems here on the forum and im not so optimistic now. Because it is really easy to draw some similar illustration... Thanks for helping me!
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Or at least similar, so somebody can think, that i have stolen it??
