You've still got the $0.60 ones to look forward to then!

Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on March 10, 2020, 22:28

You've still got the $0.60 ones to look forward to then!

Never had 0.6, but did have few 1.5$ sales. And every time it happend i immediately wrote compalainment to SS to opt-out of any kind of "programs". To which they reply that it is a low-res-web type of sale.  To which i reply that i will stop uploading if this happens again.

Again, had 2-3 of these sales only.

lucky you, I have about 20 sales per month with 1.5$. 

Quote from: Video-StockOrg on March 11, 2020, 03:46

Quote from: skysense on March 11, 2020, 03:40

Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on March 10, 2020, 22:28

You've still got the $0.60 ones to look forward to then!

Never had 0.6, but did have few 1.5$ sales. And every time it happend i immediately wrote compalainment to SS to opt-out of any kind of "programs". To which they reply that it is a low-res-web type of sale.  To which i reply that i will stop uploading if this happens again.

Again, had 2-3 of these sales only.

lucky you, I have about 20 sales per month with 1.5$. 

Wow, thats a lot! Do you write to them?

Waste of time... they ignore everything. Even the inappropriate rejections... SS doesn't care about us.

i am curious... why are you people still in SS If you can't control your onw copyright? for 1,50? Shooting video is much more expensive than a coffee. 

Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on March 10, 2020, 22:28

You've still got the $0.60 ones to look forward to then!

Never had 0.6, but did have few 1.5$ sales. And every time it happend i immediately wrote compalainment to SS to opt-out of any kind of "programs". To which they reply that it is a low-res-web type of sale.  To which i reply that i will stop uploading if this happens again.

Again, had 2-3 of these sales only.

and did you stop uploading?

I got a $1.50 for a video clip download....how is that possible???

1.50, 1.80 each day, more and more...just love their "strategy" transition to subs for video. A strategy that will prove to be a successful one in the end

Quote from: Evaristo tenscadisto on March 11, 2020, 12:14

i am curious... why are you people still in SS If you can't control your onw copyright? for 1,50? Shooting video is much more expensive than a coffee. 

Well as well as SS selling the occasional videos for $1.50 and under.. Pond5 dropped the percentage to 40%, introduced web pricing and subscriptions, iStock pay a super-low commission rate, 123RF, DepositPhotos and Dreamstime barely sell any videos compared to the big boys... so, who do you suggest we do submit to?

True! You could only go to Shutterstock Select.

I'm really getting frustrated with the $1.50 video sales. They have replaced normal sales. It just doesn't seem wort it. It won't even cover a medium cup of coffee at Tim Hortons (and that is pre-tax).

Perhaps...

"The reason some of your click traffic appears to be coming from Ashburn, is because it�s home to one of the biggest technology centers in the world. In fact, internet companies like Amazon.com, Time Warner, and AOL route their information through the Dulles Technology center. The region is reportedly home to more telecom and satellite companies than any other place on earth."

https://www.bl.ink/blog/why-do-i-get-so-much-click-traffic-from-ashburn-virginia/

Quote from: Visualab on March 20, 2020, 20:10

Hi.does all your 1,50$ sales come from ashburn usa??
All my 1,50$ footage sales comer from there...it looks odd...

Are you sure there's a H in that?  More like what the payment represents.

Our Ashburn, VA data center is one of the largest data centers in the United States, boasting 360,000 square feet. Of that square footage, 176,200 square feet is a raised floor area perfect for our server requirements.

https://www.krypt.com/en/company/datacenters/iad

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Btw i don't get it..if only the payment comes from there where in the world all these clips have been bought??

Seeing lots of $1.50 - $1.80 footage sales this month... seems like they are hell bent on killing off that side of the business. Not worth the effort when I can get more for a stills image.

and to top it of they reject videos of good quality for the moronic reason of noise .i bought the app neat video for premiere pro and i tested it and trust me once you use it you cant find one single piece  of noise in the video
so what the heck are they seeing?? but yea its not humans its the bloody AI

While just speculation, I don't think it's AI. I think they've outsourced it to somewhere like India, where a guy gets paid for how many videos he "reviews".
So out of laziness, periodically just skips a bunch so he/she can say they were "reviewed", so he/she gets paid.

I know for a fact some of them do exactly that with deliveries. (I.e., some DHL drivers will just mark "attempted delivery" several times so it "appears" they are working, when in fact they just skip the delivery route). Some of them are very creative with ways to 'scam' the system, aka get paid without doing any work.