I've been on for a  few months and frankly, not impressed in terms of sales so far...certainly no better than FAA.

Quote from: Firn on September 11, 2022, 01:39

Quote from: sgoodwin4813 on September 10, 2022, 21:14

I've never been able to embed metadata in PNGs in PS and don't use LR.  Maybe some day.

You embed metadate in PNGs in PS the same way you do it for jpgs.
Open your png, click on File -> File info, fill out the form that pops up with yout metadata and then go to File -> Save as copy and select png in the drop down menu below the name field. Do not use the export feature to save the image, that will remove the metadata.

Maybe it is a version issue.  All of my PNGs are made from JPEGs that already have the metadata included.  When I save them as PNGs the metadata does not get included.  Canva used to let you upload the JPEG versions so they could extract the metadata - that was a nice way to do it.  I am still using PS4 so maybe that was changed in later versions.

When you save the file as a PNG in Photoshop, perhaps there is a checkbox to include metdata?.....I know they have several checkboxes in the save dialog box.

Any news on when the PNG service is likely to go live?

...or even when we will find out when it will go live?

Not sure why PNG files we have uploaded and have been accepted are being sold as JPGs until the official launch. A customer may download a file that says it has a transparent background (as a PNG), but in fact they get a JPG that does not have a transparent background until the official launch. Not good for the reputation of the contributor nor Adobestock. Why not let these be downloaded as PNG's from the "get-go"?...would that really harm the launch?...there is no great secret here, competitors know that Adobestock will in fact be offering PNGs, so why the holdback of the files as a PNG? It would be better at least if the files were just not customer visible until the launch instead of misleading the customer who thinks they are getting a PNG but in fact get a JPG.

Hi everyone,

This thread has triggered a deeper look into rejection rates by our team. During this process we identified an issue that may be impacting some of you. There was a recent update that impacts how thumbnails are generated. The thumbs are now dependent on the art board size. Those of you setting your art board too small (below 1000 pixels) are likely seeing rejections on content that is similar in quality to what you had previously had approved.

To avoid this while we�re working on a fix, please set your art boards at >1000px, ideally ~10MP area.

For those of you that took me up on my offer and sent some example image ID numbers, thank you very much. This information was very helpful. In future posts, if you are comfortable sharing, please be sure to include image ID numbers.

thanks again,

Mat Hayward

Mat. I have been submitting images to AS for quite some time without any real issues.
My question is: What the heck is an "Art Board"?

I have a few hundred object isolations in my portfolio so I did a couple of tests.  The PNG renditions from my photoshop/raw files yielded tiff sized results.  I had to reduce image size a bit to get them below 45 megs.  Reworked jpeg results were far smaller - about 5 megs.  Is higher res/less compression a selling point for the PNGs?  If so will 45 megs remain the limit? 

Overall it would take quite a bit of effort to rework a few hundred files.  (I tend to polish as I go.)  I'm wondering if it will be worth the time.  If so.. I'd like to get started.

In Photoshop when you save as PNG, it should give you the options of "large", "medium" or "small" file size at the expense of the time it takes to encode the image. My understanding is PNGs use lossless compression for all three file size options (look it up to be sure).

Quote from: MatHayward on August 11, 2022, 10:06

Quote from: Tatius on August 10, 2022, 20:16

Hello. How will PNG files with white objects be displayed? For example snowflakes.

Content will not be differentiated based on color. The background will be white.

If you look at how Adobe Stock displays 3D content - with a gray background with a perspective grid to show the surface on which the object sits - that approach allows display of everything clearly, both the objects and the transparency. Couldn't something similar to that work for PNGs?

On the Mac, if you view (in the Finder) a PNG file, it has a nice semi-transparent gray background. In Photoshop, you see the checkerboard background to indicate transparency. There are probably other examples already out there.

Seems a shame to obliterate white transparent objects by putting everything in a PNG on a white background...

Jo Ann, did you see Mat's response to my post just above yours? Apparently they will have a Photoshop style checkerboard for the transparent background.

Mat, should we attach any special keywords to png files we upload (e.g. "png")?

Will buyers be able to explicitly search for png files?

Yes I uploaded a png as well to "try it out". But I am curious about the questions I asked....although it sounds like the question about whether this is new has been answered.

I just noticed that Adobe is offering "png" files.
A few questions:

 - Is their offering png files something new or something that's been there previously?

 - Is there a way to specifically search for png files?

 - Do png files display on the site in such a way that it is obvious where the "transparency" is?

Worked for me now without generating a new password. Thanks!

Anyone else having problems with sftp video uploads on Adobe?