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Also remember when comparing AI to Photo sales that all the AI images are comparatively very very new.

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Shutterstock.com / Re: Happy Reset!
« on: January 09, 2024, 22:32 »
I see SS dropping in royalties but AS continues to be strong. This is backed up by the "Poll Results".

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I have not seen any improvement in review time.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Review time
« on: January 07, 2024, 14:55 »
Editorial images I believe get reviewed more quickly.

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Rejections can be very frustrating when it takes over a month for inspection. A simple correction and re-submission even if accepted means you are out 2 months worth of selling time. Adobe needs to do something about the long inspection times.

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I'd love to see Adobe widen their editorial submission guidelines to allow photos with people....and editorial videos for that matter.

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Shutterstock.com / Re: Happy Reset!
« on: January 01, 2024, 10:09 »
In my opinion, the problem with shutterstock is not the percentage for the author. Its problem is the constant decrease in the number of buyers. Buyers are leaving this stock.

I think it is both.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: pond5 sales jumped off a cliff?
« on: December 31, 2023, 18:00 »
Is storyblocks one of those agencies that's hard to get into?
Also are they primarily video?

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Not sure what the Adobe review waiting time is, but I have a file waiting for inspection 28 days.....frustrating.

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Just had half my files declined.

It hurts.

Will try to downsize even more for new submissions and make even smaller and more mixed batches.

I will also look at the declined ones and reprocess them. Because I think they are useful files that will sell.

"downsize" ??

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Adobe Stock / Photoshop Generative AI for AdobeStock?
« on: December 25, 2023, 11:40 »
At this point can we use Generative AI images generated in Photoshop to produce images for sale on AdobeStock?

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Photoshop Discussion / File Size for Photoshop Generative AI files
« on: December 23, 2023, 19:36 »
I wonder why the size of the psd files gets so large when you start making use of the Generative AI functionality? Seems like they get to 300MB and up pretty quickly for equivalent of 24 Megapixel files.

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Shutterstock.com / Re: SS just screwed up the site again
« on: December 23, 2023, 10:07 »
For editorial I am sure SS is still a great place. And I doubt Adobe is interested in doing editorial seriously, so in that field their only real competition is Getty. And Getty doesn't take editorial video.

But commercial is different.

Would Adobe mess up their upload system like this? They would probably beta test it on experienced producers to make it fit their workflow.

The old SS would have done that too.

They said in their last financial interview their focus for growing the business was not stock sales, but data sales, especially licensing for ai training.

So we will see when we get the next exciting news that helps ss grow their data business.

"They said in their last financial interview their focus for growing the business was not stock sales, but data sales, especially licensing for ai training."

Not sure what that means.

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Mat,

Actually I read the section you were referring to and that is what prompted my question. I just wanted to make sure that I understood it correctly and it still applies.
Sounds like I did understand and it still applies.

Thanks!

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If I understand the submission requirements for generative AI submissions:

 1. If I have a model released image and I use the GenAI tools in photoshop to extend the background, I should not mark the image as Generative AI?

 2. If I have say a model released image with a model on a white background (or in any environment for that matter) and I use GenAI tools in Photoshop to totally create/replace an environment (e.g.: room, outdoors) around the model.
     I would submit the image with a model release but I should or should not mark it as GenAI?

Thanks

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Why do these tools seem to have problems with human hands?

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Adobe Stock / Re: Upside to long waiting times
« on: December 03, 2023, 13:45 »
Adobe are taking over a month to review images now or at least for me, I remember they took a few days!

yes, it's frustrating! I guess that's an indicator of the deluge of AI submissions,  either that or non-AI submissions have been given a much much lower priority on the queue

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I can't say I disagree with most of the sentiment and logic in this thread. At the same time, I've seen almost no impact to my sales yet. Given the seemingly very high quality of many of the AI images with "people" and other appealing commercial subjects, I am a bit confused by this.

As an addition to my comment: Of course the hope for any agency now adding AI offerings is that their overall sales will increase. Therefore it is not just a game of AI sales taking over from traditional imagery, it is also that AI sales will add to the sales of traditional imagery.

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I can't say I disagree with most of the sentiment and logic in this thread. At the same time, I've seen almost no impact to my sales yet. Given the seemingly very high quality of many of the AI images with "people" and other appealing commercial subjects, I am a bit confused by this.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Adobe Stock 2023 contributor bonus program ??
« on: November 13, 2023, 16:10 »
Would love to know, my code for Photoshop ran out. Now working with PS Elements 22. usable, but I miss the shiny new ai tools.

And no, I am too stingy, I pay for lightroom every month, don't want to add more.

Doesn't your LR monthly fee also include PS?

No, lr is 10 euros, ps costs another 23 euros a month :(

PS elements is 90 euros and usually works for 2-3 years then it is "no longer compatible" with the latest ios update.

I hope one day I earn enough to get the entire photoshop suite every year.

In the US it's approx. $120/yr for LR and PS bundle. Sounds like it's a lot more expensive there.

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Adobe Stock / Re: Adobe Stock 2023 contributor bonus program ??
« on: November 12, 2023, 10:42 »
Would love to know, my code for Photoshop ran out. Now working with PS Elements 22. usable, but I miss the shiny new ai tools.

And no, I am too stingy, I pay for lightroom every month, don't want to add more.

Doesn't your LR monthly fee also include PS?

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Adobe Stock / Adobe Stock 2023 contributor bonus program ??
« on: November 12, 2023, 09:52 »
Mat,

Any news on if there will be a "Adobe Stock 2023 contributor bonus program" and what the parameters will be?

Thanks!

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The different agencies have different requirements. Some don't want people in the photo, some don't want photos without people. It's kind of weird. The best thing to do is to look at the individual agency's requirements.

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I have seen similar inconsistencies with Editorial submissions as well. It would be helpful if they gave a specific reason for the rejection.

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Regarding AI images. I guess they may represent say 10% of the entire collection at Adobe numerically? However, I would venture to guess that "subjectwise" they could potentially be more of a threat than that 10% number suggests since in the AI world, having complex images with "models" and "sets" (e.g. business office, medical office) is a lot easier vs. "real world" photos where the photog would have to get actual models and actual "sets" or locations like offices etc.. Therefore I would expect the "10%" number to be misleading (no "snapshot" images with very low sales potential). In other words, there should be more of a sales impact than 10% might suggest. Having said all that, I haven't seen the impact sales-wise that this scenario would suggest.

I am made an awful lot of assumptions in my statements above. Does anyone care to comment?

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