Matt,

Currently, Fotolia reads only the title and keywords from the metadata of each file uploaded.  Is there any way that it can read the description instead of the title? 

http://www.stockuploader.com/

Stockuploader was the best tool for uploading images and video to multiple websites.  And it's free.  Unfortunately, it ends its life Dec. 1st because  Sharky wants more time with his son.

That really sucks.  I for one really really really appreciate Sharky's efforts in creating this. 

What can we use after stockuploader is gone ?  There are no alternative free solutions. 



Igor's response below:

Hello everybody!

Stockuploader will not work when the site is down. it will be full of errors popping up and eventually crash. Since to upload you need internet access, i never really thought about the possibility that the webpage might not be reachable.
In the next days ill release a update that will give a error message and close the program if the site is not reachable. still better than a crash..

The custom version for PC is already coded (Yesterday i was home alone for a few hours.. , that rarely happens..) and I might be starting to mail it out anytime soon.

It works with a name-tied-license and does not connect to the site in any way. Its completely disconnected from the webpage.

At first i wanted to give stockuploader to anybody who helped up to the moment i sent the email out. But given the HUGE amount of requests i got (over 100 emails in 2 days) and the huge amount of requests that landed in the trash (Such as "hey i think i should get a free full version because I used it every single day) I decided to give the people the possibility to donate until december 1st to get their copy. Any donation is fine.. even 1$ for a coffee. Also there are people who dont use it yet, and may start using it before december, and those would not have the opportunity to get the program after december. You may ask, why dont i give it just for free to everybody or release the source code? here are the answers:

1) I do belive strongly that giving is one of the most important things in life. And I appreciate who decided to give back to me without being forced to do so. There are people that donated 20 or more $ after about a week of usage, and there are Others that donated 0$ after 2 years of DAILY use. Well, I think that if stockuploader has to go, its mainly because there are too many people that take and dont give back. And once that this point is reached, I have the feeling that those who actually donated, and kept everybody afloat should be getting something for what they did. I speak of donation, but when I talk about donation i am also including everybody who did anything for stockuploader such as reviewers, translators, beta testers, and so on.. 

2) While i do belive in freeware, I do not belive in open source. There are countless hours of work behind the program, and I dont feel like putting it online and wait for the first guy to take it and start its own site profiting from my own work and maybe even selling the software. Moreover the program includes a license bought with the donations. (chilkat ftp2 library) and I cannot share the license online obviously.

Hope you all understand..

I mean it with all the best intent.

Best regards

Igor

If you look here, DPC says they have 34 million images:

https://www.dollarphotoclub.com/Member/SignIn

But when you look at their FAQ, it says they have 26 million images:

https://www.dollarphotoclub.com/Info/FAQ

Lots of inconsistencies, but it's scary that they already have 26-34 million images.  I wish more people would opt out and destroy this perversion of microstock. 

Fotolia currently has 39 million images.

Or the other option is a union.  If there was only a person or group of people that were influential enough to band all stock photographers together and demand higher pricing.....or pull out all the photos

Alas, there will always be those that are OK with what they are getting paid and refuse to do even the little things like opting out of DPC.

Yes, there are definitely issues with the uploading process at the moment.  I sent them an email, but I guess we just have to wait until they fix it.

I meant to say they should pay for Resnick's legal fees too...stand up for the contributor.  I was under the impression that Shutterstock was going to take the settle route but could not reach  an agreement Forni.

My vote is Friday and Saturday are the worst days.  I stopped uploading because the reviews are so inconsistent on those particular days.  Historically, whenever they reviewed my pictures on Wednesday, 100% were accepted.

Ya, no point uploading there anymore

Thanks fritz

After doing photography for a few months, I am interested in getting into video.  The camera I have is a Canon 5D Mark iii with a 70-200, f 4.0 lens and a nifty fifty.  What would you guys recommend to shoot something like this:

http://www.shutterstock.com/video/search/?searchterm=asian+woman&lang=en&language=en&search_source=footage&safesearch=1&version=llv1#:4693058

I was thinking of getting a steadicam like this one--
 http://www.amazon.com/Roxant-stabilizer-construction-stabilization-stabilizers/dp/B00K67QUQK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1413700071&sr=8-2&keywords=steadicam


Really not sure what other equipment I need or whether I should get a tripod or steadicam.  Help?

April didn't start out very well, but the past week has been really good....I predict an increase of around 15%.

Nothing wrong with it in my opinion.  That image would be accepted at all other stock photo sites.  Maybe try increasing exposure by 0.05 in Lightroom and resubmit.