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Messages - dbvirago
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« on: June 24, 2019, 18:20 »
Works for me. Same version
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« on: June 06, 2019, 06:20 »
Still doing it for me every startup. Still saying no 
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« on: June 05, 2019, 20:11 »
I used spreadsheets early days and was going back to one for the types of images I use a lot, but it's still time-consuming to find, copy and paste. That's why I was hoping for something like Xpiks. I copied and pasted each of those saved set into a preset. Now, if I am keywording an image where I don't have a set, I do a normal search from within the program and it puts the keywords into the image. If I am working on, say, mountains, I click on a list and click on Mountains and all of those keywords pop in. Best of both worlds IMO
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« on: June 05, 2019, 14:50 »
I'm sure a lot of good work went into creation of this site, but I have no idea what I would do with the information.
If only I was 1425 instead of 1427.
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« on: June 05, 2019, 14:44 »
Probably just an easier version of their CPS certification in the past, which was solely based on how much gear you bought.
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« on: June 05, 2019, 14:43 »
Yes, the tool combined with presets is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.
Too bad it doesn't do raw files, but I'll work around that. Usually, I keyword before processing, but can just as easily do it the other way around.
It really goes well with my workflow, I never keyword raws in Lightroom, for me they are just a middle step to getting to final jpegs and eventually raws all get deleted once I've pulled all I wanted and I'm happy nowith jpegs. So with stock ready jpegs I go into Xpiks, work on metadata and save.
Yeah, there was no particular reason for doing it in the order I did, and actually, this makes more sense. In theory, Once I'm ready to process, I should have weeded out anything not worthy. But sometimes, once I get into the processing, I decide an image isn't worth the effort, so no point adding keywords and captions
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« on: June 05, 2019, 07:39 »
Yeah, I'm in touch with the developer on another forum. I looked at it some time back and used up my trial period. Even if I stick with Xpiks and Lightroom, I probaby need an external DAM, such as iMatch. I tried Photo Mechanic and it's too clunky. The latest update didn't fix that.
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« on: June 05, 2019, 06:24 »
I haven't tried the online version yet. What are the advantages vs the standalone?
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« on: June 04, 2019, 20:23 »
Yes, the tool combined with presets is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.
Too bad it doesn't do raw files, but I'll work around that. Usually, I keyword before processing, but can just as easily do it the other way around.
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« on: June 04, 2019, 20:02 »
Looks interesting. I use Stocksubmitter for uploading, but for keywording, it takes out the copy and paste step. Thanks
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« on: June 04, 2019, 18:43 »
Not asking about keyword tools. I use the MSG one and SS. But how do you enter and store the keywords. I've used Lightroom for many years, but I don't have a good system for retrieving and entering repetitive data. I keep going back to the tools and searching once again for the same stuff. My LR keyword library is a mess after 10 years. I've used a spreadsheet in the past, but with tens of thousands of images, not sure that is practical.
How does everyone here get it done?
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« on: June 03, 2019, 16:46 »
Do you want to upgrade now? No. It's one click.
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« on: May 26, 2019, 13:17 »
Actually, I found it easier to just say no. It works fine.
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« on: May 26, 2019, 13:15 »
I needed to take a 12mp shot from a point and shoot, which needed further cropping and turn it into a 30x30 inch print. I used a trial of Gigapixel as part of that workflow. The results were fantastic, but I did a lot of work on that image and I can't say how much affect the software had on the final image.
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« on: May 18, 2019, 14:53 »
Stocksubmitter handles this type of thing. It's an option in the account section
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« on: May 07, 2019, 11:59 »
Hopefully, it's a mistake. I haven't been paid later than the 7th in a year
Edit: Just got paid today, got me a pocket full of change.
~Z Z Top
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« on: May 07, 2019, 11:52 »
They changed the number of uses allowed before you needed to buy an EL. Since then, almost non-existent. Good for the buyer. Good for Shutterstock. Bad for the Photographer.
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« on: March 16, 2019, 18:39 »
Follow this simple formula:
Divide 150K by your current yearly earnings.
Multiply that by your current number of images.
Subtract your current number of images from that number.
The result is how many you have to upload.
But you have to that within the next couple of weeks or the formula will be obsolete.
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« on: February 28, 2019, 14:23 »
Onepixel is now open for business!
and.... they're gone.
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« on: February 16, 2019, 08:33 »
It's amazing to me how website 'designers' never actually try and use the page they have designed. Getting contributors to move the mouse and click all over the screen is just bad design.
Look at the new Adobe 'Insights' page. It's now 4 clicks just to see your Activity Statistics. It used to be one click.
Who at Adobe thought it best for us to see the 'Contributors of the Week' before our own statistics?
Bookmarks in your browser are your friend.
https://contributor.stock.adobe.com/en/insights/sales-earnings
Mark it, now one click.
Is there a way to get to that from the normal Insights page? Agree with all others here. I like Adobe stock, but the web page reminds me of Istock. Designed with no input or feedback from users.
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« on: January 26, 2019, 18:13 »
If it was make extra cash or help other Shutterstock contributors, I might be interested.
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« on: January 26, 2019, 18:11 »
After a hundred years of research, study, and experience, climatologists can tell us with absolute certainty that tomorrow it might rain and it might not.
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« on: January 25, 2019, 16:37 »
Yeah, my free year would be ending in March, but I got another 2 months from buying a Seagate external drive.
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« on: January 25, 2019, 16:32 »
I set up a Dropbox Business account, and it's the best thing I've done for a long time.
The amount of money I've spend on harddrives (including a 48TB NAS-server configuration that required way too much maintenance) is ridiculous.
At the moment we have 58 TB stored on Dropbox. Everyone I work with can access any files from any shoot anywhere in the world at anytime. It's brilliant.  It especially comes handy when you collaborate with people remotely. But it comes at a price and requires a good Internet connection when we upload our shoots.
$720 a year?
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« on: January 22, 2019, 20:14 »
I used Backblaze for years. Cheapest by far including all connected external drives. Full time, real time backups. But last year, I noticed a lot of files having to be backed up. Support said sometimes it refreshes old files or some crap. After blowing my data cap for 2 months I dug into it and the number of files they had was far less than what I had, so in my mind, they lost a big chunk of my data.
So currently, I am using 3 externals, with one kept off site.
I am looking at other cloud backups, but will need to pay at least twice what Backblaze charges.
So, right now, looking at Crashplan, Carbonite and iDrive. The last isnt unlimited, but at 5Tb, it will hold me for a few years.
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