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« on: September 14, 2023, 19:37 »
Suggestion for Adobe/Mat
Please allow us a small number of files to be fast tracked, to be able to respond to current world events - a new covid type scare, floodings and earthquakes, maybe a stock market crash...aliens are real...
The way it is now, if something dramatic happens, we have no chance of getting relevant material online in time.
Imagine if all the images of people wearing masks got delayed for 3 months...
So - perhaps depending on port size/sales success/rank...please allow us to fasttrack 2-10 files a week.
I appreciate the request and understand the concern. What you are describing is more in line with an editorial content submission which, as you know we do not accept. I wish I had better news to share, but the wait time for review is still lengthy for everyone. We do appreciate your patience. -Mat Hayward
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« on: September 13, 2023, 11:02 »
And you are raising CC software prices which were already high, that's really not nice Adobe. 
"Starting November 2023, Adobe plans for users to be able to purchase additional Generative Credits through a new subscription plan, starting at $4.99/month for 100 Credits." So will we get paid whenever someone uses our image and know which one is it, like we are paid for normal, paid images? It should be similar, why not? I like bonus I got, but I don't like to be paid in bulk, not knowing how many of my images were used and at which price.
All info is from Adobe blog https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2023/09/13/ai-creative-cloud-release-pricing-update?sdid=VG52KCB7&mv=social&mv2=paid-owned&fbclid=IwAR0W4AIxqg-zKvR8XNEQT3r80dW5NGWwxFZgn4DnAjUARChtw_3OLRibYEI.
Currently there is no contributor compensation for images that are generated and licensed from Firefly. We do not have information on future compensation. -Mat Hayward
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« on: September 13, 2023, 09:39 »
Adobe has now announced pricing for Firefly (which is out of beta)
I haven't seen anything yet about what the rules will be for Adobe Stock contributors who use the AI-fueled Photoshop features to edit a photo they took - does that then become content that must be marked as genAI? With the exception of editorial (which Adobe Stock doesn't except beyond the odd illustrative editorial), one doesn't have to mark photos that have been edited as such. And in general you'd never sell much if you didn't edit what came out of the camera. All these considerations get a lot murkier once there are AI tools to modify a photo of something that actually exists (existed) in the real world.
This is mostly, IMO, a concern about giving the buyer an accurate description of what they're licensing.
Thanks for the question about how to tag content edited with generative fill, Jo Ann. Here is the official policy which can be viewed in the recently updated generative AI submission guidelines page: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/generative-ai-content.htmlLabel your image as generative AI when the use of generative AI tools in Photoshop or Illustrator changed, augmented, or added a new primary subject of an image. Examples when to label your image as generative AI:-Generating new additions, such as a new person, animal, or object -Adding new subjects might compromise the accuracy of an image -Making significant adjustments or changes to a human subject in an image -Recoloring the primary subject of an image Examples when you wouldnt be obligated to label an image as generative AI:-Extending background for any reason -Removing IP or other forms of retouching -Removing distracting objects or people -Recoloring the background of an image thanks again, Mat Hayward
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« on: September 13, 2023, 09:09 »
Mat, do I understand this correctly, that the payment is solely based on portfolio sice and sales, not on whether the images were actully used to train your AI? Because if that's the case that basically means that someone who has not done a single real photo or illustration in all his life, but has only created tons of AI content based off other people's hard work also got the "compensation". So they basically got PAID for generating AI images based off the work of people who never got paid for it.
That's a far cry from Adobe's statement that you were "developing generative AI responsibly, with creators at the center."
The initial bonus is based on the all-time total number of approved images you submitted to Adobe Stock and the number of licenses that those images generated in the 12-month period between June 3rd, 2022 to June 2nd, 2023. The bonus is weighted towards license. -Mat Hayward
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« on: September 13, 2023, 09:07 »
Will this be a recurring payment (once/twice yearly)? Or only when a new data set is required for learning?
Thanks
After the initial Firefly bonus compensation on September 13, 2023 for eligible online images and their downloads, which occurred between June 3, 2022, and June 2, 2023, any potential subsequent bonuses are planned to be based on new approved images and downloads. Please note, that subsequent bonus calculations and timeline are still subject to further evaluation and the model may change. -Mat Hayward
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« on: September 13, 2023, 08:20 »
Mat, if you see this... first off I'd just like to say thanks, much appreciated.
Couple of questions though, one screen grab states future payouts would be based on new approved images and downloads. Is that downloads from the new files or, your total downloads from your overall port for whatever time period decided? The Adobe email has confirmed it's downloads from new files.
Secondly, will AI generated images be included or excluded from the AI bonus. I guess if they're included in Firefly learning there maybe a risk that AI is trying to learn from itself including the mistakes... that could lead to poor results in the long run. I guess there will also be a risk it would accelerate the numbers of AI images being submitted... we already have over a month wait for images to be approved so there is potential for this to deteriorate further. Cheers
Thanks for the question. All content that is on Adobe Stock goes through the same strict submission guidelines and moderation process, which includes Generative AI images. This content enhances our dataset training model, and we decided to include this content for the commercially released version of Firefly. Contributors of generative AI were included in the bonus payment. -Mat Hayward
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« on: September 13, 2023, 08:18 »
Will you also pay the authors money for video content?
We dont have any information to share on that at this time. thanks, Mat Hayward
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« on: September 13, 2023, 08:17 »
Please, give us an option to opt out.
We currently do not allow for an opt-out mechanism for Adobe Stock content, as this content is used for building AI models for a variety of existing and future Stock features. thank you, Mat Hayward
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« on: September 13, 2023, 08:00 »
Hi Everyone, When we announced Adobe Firefly, we made it clear that we are developing generative AI responsibly, with creators at the center. Although the use of Adobe Stock images for training Firefly is covered by our contributor agreement, we recognize that Firefly would only exist with the community that made it possible. As a result, today we are announcing the bonus payment details for contributors whose content was used to train our first commercial Firefly model, which is now available. All eligible Adobe Stock contributors with photos, vectors or illustrations, whose content was used to train the first commercial Firefly model, received a Firefly bonus payment today, September 13, 2023. The bonus payment is not guaranteed, it varies for each contributor, and is paid at Adobes discretion. The initial bonus is based on the all-time total number of approved images you submitted to Adobe Stock and the number of licenses that those images generated in the 12-month period between June 3rd, 2022, to June 2nd, 2023. The bonus is weighted towards licenses. A banner on the Insights>My Statistics tab in the Contributor portal provides the specific amount that was added to your account. We plan to base potential subsequent bonuses on new approved images and licenses they generate annually. We have put together an FAQ here: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/firefly-faq-for-adobe-stock-contributors.html Let me know if you have any questions not covered there. Kind regards, Mat Hayward
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« on: September 12, 2023, 16:09 »
confused - if the order matters, why does LRC automatically alphabetize them?
One of the top features of Lightroom is the organizational capabilities. Alphabetical keywords makes sense for the vast majority of Lightroom use cases. We are the only exception I can think of.
As a compromise, the Lightroom team made an update in which the original order of keywords is retained as you add them. In LR the keywords are still displayed alphabetically, however when you upload to Adobe Stock, the keywords are added in the order you originally listed them. It's not the cleanest UI, but it is effective.
Personally, I add my keywords in Adobe Bridge to embed in metadata. I only use LR keywords to keep track of what I've got and where.
-Mat Hayward
Can you tell us a little more about this change? Link to a video/tutorial?
I do everything in LRc but with stock images I'm uploading to Adobe, I'm forced into an additional step, where I paste keywords from LRc into a Pages (Word) document & then rearrange them so the ten most important are first. I then use that to paste into Adobe when I upload, which is very time consuming...
Even if I do keywords in order in PS, if I opened the original RAW from LRc, it will rearrange them alphbetically in any saved tiffs or jpegs. Will Adobe Stock recognize what I did in PS?
I often just use LRc, so with the change, can I simply paste my keywords into LRc in the right order and will it then upload them to Adobe in that order? Does that work or do you need to enter them one by one? What do you mean by initial order? Is it the first time you save metadata to the file? Or, the most recent?
I have many saved LRc Keyword/Caption Metatdata presets that get added as I import my photos into LRc to be tweaked as needed, but this means the initial keywords will always end up in alphabetical order due to LRc's insistence on not allowing us to save a preset in the order we'd prefer. So does this then defeat the new system?
I used to organize all my Adobe Stock images in the Adobe Stock plugin which no longer works - so how do you upload to Adobe Stock & have it recognize whatever "initial order" in LR means?
Even if you embed your keywords using Bridge, if your file is in your catalog in LRc, LR will rearrange the keywords, and it's pointless to import into LRc only after it's been uploaded to Adobe Stock - organization is the first step. So I don't see that as a viable solution.
Honestly, with all the amazing bells and whistles in LRc, why couldn't they just make it a Preferences option to organize keywords manually or alphabetically? Problem solved. I've gotta think you've got IT folks who can figure this out.
It's been quite a while since I've tested this, but in short yes....I've only used this in Lightroom Classic. You can bypass the step in which you copy/paste into Word and re-arrange (that seems like it would be easier directly in the contributor portal anyway). Give it a test with one image to see for yourself if it satisfies your needs. I know it's not ideal to view them in alphabetical order, but with the order being kept when and where it truly counts, it is certainly better than it used to be. -Mat
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« on: September 12, 2023, 09:03 »
How important is to add keywords to image metadata? I can do that from my computer, but not from my iPad (most of my illustrations are made on iPad) It it ok if I dont add metadata to my images?
You must add a title and at least 5 keywords before you can submit. It doesn't matter if you embed them in the metadata before upload, or if you add them in the contributor portal after you upload. It must be done. Not only is it required, it's by far the most effective way to get your content seen and sold. -Mat Hayward
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« on: September 11, 2023, 15:54 »
confused - if the order matters, why does LRC automatically alphabetize them?
One of the top features of Lightroom is the organizational capabilities. Alphabetical keywords makes sense for the vast majority of Lightroom use cases. We are the only exception I can think of. As a compromise, the Lightroom team made an update in which the original order of keywords is retained as you add them. In LR the keywords are still displayed alphabetically, however when you upload to Adobe Stock, the keywords are added in the order you originally listed them. It's not the cleanest UI, but it is effective. Personally, I add my keywords in Adobe Bridge to embed in metadata. I only use LR keywords to keep track of what I've got and where. -Mat Hayward
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« on: September 11, 2023, 09:47 »
Do you have more than just one sentence just because you can or do you just have one sentence as your Adobe Stock title? (I know it generally offers just one sentence as a suggestion but what has worked for you?)
I recommend you review the Adobe Stock metadata field guide for helpful information: https://adobestock.adobe.com/Metadata-Field-Guide.html-Mat Hayward
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« on: September 10, 2023, 12:26 »
Hi,
Does someone knows how to remove in review content in Adobe stock?
@Mat
I have created a series of quick classes for contributors. There are a couple of videos dedicated to portal navigation including a video showing the different ways to edit or delete content. You can see them all here: https://stock.adobe.com/pages/artisthub/learn/courses/mat-hayward-get-started-with-adobe-stockVideo 5 shows the delete process. Thanks, Mat Hayward
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« on: September 10, 2023, 12:24 »
The first ten keywords have the most weight in search results. You can add up to 49 relevant keywords. They all play a role in search. As long as they are relevant, you should add as many as you can think of. The tool here in MSG is effective in providing useful keywords. Spend the most time focusing on the first ten, the rest is helpful, just not quite as impactful in the results.
-Mat Hayward
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« on: September 05, 2023, 10:11 »
Hello Mat,
I hope you are still following this thread because I have a question 
If I redeem my complimentary single app plan now, could I upgrade it to all apps plan by paying the difference? Or would I still have to pay the full price for all apps plan even though I have a year of complimentary single app membership?
I hope the question was clear enough.
Thanks in advance for the answer if you are around.
Thanks for the question. No, you cannot use a single app bonus code to offset the cost of an all apps plan. -Mat Hayward
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« on: August 29, 2023, 17:41 »
.... and you can know with confidence you're account won't be blocked because of it.
Thanks,
Mat Hayward
Mat, is this really the new tone with the contributors? If you do everything the way we want (and keep changing it every day), we love you?
But if you make one mistake, we'll block you? Great 
Mat, we are all adults here, with experience in the stock business or other training and decent Jobs, have families, raised children and Adobe is just treating us like a bunch of toddlers at the whim of our teachers.
You are the only agency here that creates an atmosphere of fear, although everyone here in the forum is trying to help Adobe.
I submitted images today (no AI) and felt bad about it because of your new threatening disclaimer. But I don't want to feel threatened when I send pictures, not to mention the fact that I won't know the outcome of my threatening experience for weeks 
This is a real new experience in stock photography 
As far as interpersonal issues are concerned, Adobe is really screwing things up here.
Thanks
Hi Ralf. I'm actually communicating the opposite of what you wrote. The concern I was addressing is regarding the new checkbox that appears before you can complete the submission process. The checkbox states the following: -I added a model release for each recognizable person -My content has no logos, trademarks, or other intellectual property issues -If my content is AI generated, I have checked the box declaring so -If my content is AI generated, I have not generated it with reference to other artists(s) in the prompt. -I understand my account can be suspended if I breach the guidelines. The issue that was called out earlier in this thread, is that these checkboxes appear even when you are submitting content for the illustrative editorial collection. Clearly, you cannot submit to the illustrative editorial collection and affirm your content has no logos or trademarked elements. My response was to confirm that we recognize the language needs to be updated to address this. Until that language is updated, it is OK to submit to to the collection and check the boxes. You will not be blocked if you do so. thanks, Mat Hayward
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« on: August 29, 2023, 15:22 »
The verification rules have become very strange. When I send illustrative editorial photos, obviously not generated by AI, I have to accept the conditions, among others: the photo does not contain logos and trademarks. After all, this is the essence of illustrative editorial photos. And Adobe is threatening to suspend my account.
We are aware of this issue and will update the language ASAP to call out the exception for Illustrative Editorial photographs. For now, if you are submitting Illustrative Editorial, it's OK to click the box and you can know with confidence you're account won't be blocked because of it. If you have any issues with this (you won't), you may contact me directly and I'll take care of it. Thanks, Mat Hayward
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« on: August 28, 2023, 18:16 »
No, as Adobe's rules does not forbid having multiple accounts anywhere.
Mat, can we get an official word about this from Adobe?
Thanks for asking. Here is the official policy: You may create more than one contributor account if you wish to track different asset types in separate accounts, e.g., video submissions versus image submissions, or generative AI submissions versus traditional photos or illustrations. Also, if your account gets close to an online portfolio of 1 million assets, we recommend to open a new account.
We dont permit multiple account creations to submit similar or identical content to inflate sales, or to bypass upload limits for generative AI content.You can view this in our Learn and Support page linked here: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/submission-guidelines.htmlThank you, Mat Hayward
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« on: August 25, 2023, 22:26 »
As mentioned previously, we can't speak to individual accounts directly. However, we are evaluating accounts that were blocked this week for violating our AI submission guidelines, such as our strict prohibition against using the name of existing artists in generative AI prompts and metadata. Please be sure to review these guidelines here: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/generative-ai-content.html. We will be unblocking accounts as we go through our review. Thank you, Mat Hayward
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« on: August 25, 2023, 17:31 »
Does anyone know how to contact Adobe?
Does anyone know how long it takes to see the payment after Adobe shows "Transaction Completed" from their website?
Still no payment today.
I recommend you contact your payment provider first to make sure that your account is in good working order. If there is a problem with your payment provider account, the payment will likely be rejected and added back into your contributor account balance. You'll need to resolve any issues with your payment provider account and then re-submit a new payment request. Thanks, Mat
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« on: August 25, 2023, 10:28 »
I'm considering using AI-generated images as a reference for colors and composition, and then redrawing them using Adobe Illustrator with additional elements. Will upload it as Vector illustration. Do I still need to show that it is AI generated? Thanks
Someone asked Matt a the question "if the AI generated image is used as a sketch and heavily processed after, must we always write made with generative AI?" and the answer was yes.
Though, it's not like Adobe really has a way to know that you used an AI or even care, seeing as how many obvious AI images that are not labaled as AI are their database.....
Mat, We need a clear answer.
We do not accept generative AI vector images. I strongly advise against what you are suggesting. Using the tool as inspiration is one thing, auto-trace or something similar I would avoid at all cost. Thanks for the question, Mat Hayward
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« on: August 25, 2023, 10:24 »
Hi All, If your account has been recently blocked, please write to contributor support via [email protected] for information on your account. The team is currently backed up, but will respond asap. I can't speak to your account(s) directly, but I did recently post some important reminders about submission policies such as the strict prohibition of using the name of existing artists in generative AI prompts and metadata. Violating generative AI guidelines can lead to possible account suspension or termination. Please be sure to review them here: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/generative-ai-content.htmlThank you, Mat Hayward
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« on: August 19, 2023, 15:15 »
Hi everyone,
We want to remind you that any generative AI assets submitted to Adobe Stock must adhere to the Generative AI Guidelines. Violations to these guidelines lead to content rejections or account termination.
Very important:
-Do not submit any assets created with prompts in the style of other artists or referring to famous people or brands.
-Content created by prompts that refer to artists, styles, or works that no longer have copyright protection may be acceptable so long as you verify that no other rights apply to the prompt (e.g., publicity rights, cultural heritage rights, etc.). If you are unsure if you have the necessary rights, do not submit content made using that prompt.
-All generative AI images should be identified by checking the box Created using generative AI tools.
-Only check the box People and Property are fictional if the asset includes people or property. For example, if you generated a landscape or food DO NOT check this box.
-If you used a real person or property to generate your AI image, you need to submit a model release or property release with your image.
Thank you!
Mat Hayward
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