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Agency Based Discussion => Sites that no longer exist => Veer => Topic started by: Brian O'Shea on November 09, 2009, 12:41
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Improvements to Veer Marketplace
Good news! We are making more improvements on Veer Marketplace, and we’ve just pushed a release live with several features and enhancements. Some are specifically for you – our contributors - and others are for our customers.
So what’s new in this release?
• New vector upload options - a top request from vector artists
• Sort capability on Dashboard tabs - improved portfolio management
• Clarified workspace control “Media Type”
• Addition of dynamic display of four recent images on member pages (minigallery)
• Enhanced search results
Read our full update on the Veer Marketplace forum for all the details:
http://ideas.veer.com/group/marketplace/discussions/125 (http://ideas.veer.com/group/marketplace/discussions/125)
- Brian
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The site is looking great Brian...I think you have the best one out there...and sales are starting to come through...so all is well!
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Unfortunately, I can't find any way to edit accepted images.
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Unfortunately, I can't find any way to edit accepted images.
That is because there isn't any way to edit accepted images.
Thanks for the update, Brian!
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Okay, please let us edit our accepted images. The Big Four let us do this. If you're going to compete with the big boys....
And oh yeah, the site's looking great!
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Thanks for posting the updates Brian and I also agree that Veer is looking and performing better all the time.
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Great improvements! Thanks for the update Brian :)
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Hello Brian,
Thanks for the improvements. This will help a lot.
What does the below statement mean though?
•You can mix .eps files with and without preview JPEGs in the same upload batch
Does this mean we can do this:
Myvector.eps
Myvector.jpeg
Myvector.eps
What I am trying to say is will the vectors uploaded using this option be available for sale including jpeg versions? If so, we need to upload our whole port again to get the jpeg versions? Or should we just wait a bit more for that improvement to go live?
Thanks
Improvements to Veer Marketplace
Good news! We are making more improvements on Veer Marketplace, and we’ve just pushed a release live with several features and enhancements. Some are specifically for you – our contributors - and others are for our customers.
So what’s new in this release?
• New vector upload options - a top request from vector artists
• Sort capability on Dashboard tabs - improved portfolio management
• Clarified workspace control “Media Type”
• Addition of dynamic display of four recent images on member pages (minigallery)
• Enhanced search results
Read our full update on the Veer Marketplace forum for all the details:
[url]http://ideas.veer.com/group/marketplace/discussions/125[/url] ([url]http://ideas.veer.com/group/marketplace/discussions/125[/url])
- Brian
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Veer is part of Corbis and the only bigger boy out there than them is Getty.
Their average sale for me is already several times higher than from the 'Big 6', as are their standards of site appearance, usability and acceptance. Any images uploaded to any site should be properly edited and keyworded from the start.
Okay, please let us edit our accepted images. The Big Four let us do this. If you're going to compete with the big boys....
And oh yeah, the site's looking great!
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@PB,
I like the ability to edit keywords and titles, to images that are 2 or 3 years old. Things change over time. Other sites encourage you to update your keywords to more current relevance. It shouldn't be written in stone at the time of submission. Also, you might come up with a better title, from suggestions on a forum.
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Hello Brian,
Thanks for the improvements. This will help a lot.
What does the below statement mean though?
•You can mix .eps files with and without preview JPEGs in the same upload batch
Does this mean we can do this:
Myvector.eps
Myvector.jpeg
Myvector.eps
What I am trying to say is will the vectors uploaded using this option be available for sale including jpeg versions? If so, we need to upload our whole port again to get the jpeg versions? Or should we just wait a bit more for that improvement to go live?
Thanks
Improvements to Veer Marketplace
Good news! We are making more improvements on Veer Marketplace, and we’ve just pushed a release live with several features and enhancements. Some are specifically for you – our contributors - and others are for our customers.
So what’s new in this release?
• New vector upload options - a top request from vector artists
• Sort capability on Dashboard tabs - improved portfolio management
• Clarified workspace control “Media Type”
• Addition of dynamic display of four recent images on member pages (minigallery)
• Enhanced search results
Read our full update on the Veer Marketplace forum for all the details:
[url]http://ideas.veer.com/group/marketplace/discussions/125[/url] ([url]http://ideas.veer.com/group/marketplace/discussions/125[/url])
- Brian
Hi cidepix -
That means: within a single upload batch, you can have some vector files where you supply the JPEG preview image, and some files without a JPEG preview image (and we'll create it for you). This is for creating the preview image only, not for providing JPEG variants for customers.
I don't have a release date for ratserized version of vectors, but it's on our roadmap.
There will be no need to reupload your entire portfolio - JPEGs will be generated for active .eps files on the site.
- Brian
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Point taken...current relevance of keywords is important...perhaps Brian will put his on his list of photographer suggestions.
My fiance calls me pixelbitch as she tells me I spend way to much time at the computer and neglect her...and the name stuck.
@PB,
I like the ability to edit keywords and titles, to images that are 2 or 3 years old. Things change over time. Other sites encourage you to update your keywords to more current relevance. It shouldn't be written in stone at the time of submission. Also, you might come up with a better title, from suggestions on a forum.
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My fiance calls me pixelbitch as she tells me I spend way to much time at the computer and neglect her...and the name stuck.
I think he meant that one might come up with a better title for their photo, based on suggestions on a forum, not you should come up with a better title! But I wondered why you have that name. Makes you sound like not a nice person, as in "you bitch!" or be-otch as they say nowadays. I thought a bitch was a female...so are you female or male?
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Yes, a better title for the photo.
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Male...my fiance is a no nonsense new yorker
My fiance calls me pixelbitch as she tells me I spend way to much time at the computer and neglect her...and the name stuck.
I think he meant that one might come up with a better title for their photo, based on suggestions on a forum, not you should come up with a better title! But I wondered why you have that name. Makes you sound like not a nice person, as in "you bitch!" or be-otch as they say nowadays. I thought a bitch was a female...so are you female or male?
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OK...I read and replied too fast...cheers!
Yes, a better title for the photo.
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Couple days ago I got finally tired of dashboard file ordering and posted on forum that sorting needs to be done. I guess I was not the only one tired :-)
All other improvements are less exciting for me.
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Imho Veer looks good, even more so with the latest tweakings. I think its a pretty promising site.
Keep up the good work guys :)
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It would be nice to be able to see our earnings without having to navigate through a bunch of slow loading pages each time we want to check. That's my biggest complaint as of now.
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@Kngkyle,
Try this path: Dashboard>Statistics>>adjust "From week ending">Display as table>scroll down.
It loads pretty fast for me. I think it's the best display of earnings I've seen so far.
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I think you need to improve the watermarking on Veer. It is inconsistent, and the transparency is overbearing on some of my more recent photos.
(http://ic2.pbase.com/o6/84/49884/1/119228547.Qs8hbnZb.Veer.jpg)
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@Kngkyle,
Try this path: Dashboard>Statistics>>adjust "From week ending">Display as table>scroll down.
It loads pretty fast for me. I think it's the best display of earnings I've seen so far.
I don't think you understand what I meant.
To see your stats on Veer you have to first click 'my account', then 'your member page', and finally 'dashboard'. Nearly every other microstock site shows your account balance at the top of every page. I don't like having to flip through a bunch of pages every time I want to check my earnings. It doesn't help that the veer site often loads slowly compared to the others. (Alexa: Very Slow (7.307 Seconds), 91% of sites are faster.)
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Maybe I'm confused, but I just bookmark the Dashboard page and Dashboard opens right up. No hoops to jump through. My computer keeps me signed in. (Mac, Safari)
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I just bookmark the Dashboard page and Dashboard opens right up. 4My computer keeps me signed in.
Same here. In fact, I only bookmark the earnings page for any of the sites that I submit to. I keep them in their own folder in my bookmarks so that I can just click "Open all in tabs" and close each one as I finish looking. (Firefox on XP)
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I just bookmark the Dashboard page and Dashboard opens right up. 4My computer keeps me signed in.
Same here. In fact, I only bookmark the earnings page for any of the sites that I submit to. I keep them in their own folder in my bookmarks so that I can just click "Open all in tabs" and close each one as I finish looking. (Firefox on XP)
ditto. my morning routine. Except I ctrl+click that bookmarks tab :)
By the time I get to looking at the slow sites (123RF, veer, crestock sometimes) they have loaded.
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@Kngkyle,
Try this path: Dashboard>Statistics>>adjust "From week ending">Display as table>scroll down.
It loads pretty fast for me. I think it's the best display of earnings I've seen so far.
thanks, yeah that table view is much better.
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Male...my fiance is a no nonsense new yorker
Got ya. :D
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That and my Anglo Australian outlook make for some interesting times:)
Male...my fiance is a no nonsense new yorker
Got ya. :D
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My fiance calls me pixelbitch as she tells me I spend way to much time at the computer and neglect her...and the name stuck.
Funny! I love your screen name - could describe me as well. I had assumed you were a woman. Glad you explained.
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Point taken...current relevance of keywords is important...perhaps Brian will put his on his list of photographer suggestions.
My fiance calls me pixelbitch as she tells me I spend way to much time at the computer and neglect her...and the name stuck.
@PB,
I like the ability to edit keywords and titles, to images that are 2 or 3 years old. Things change over time. Other sites encourage you to update your keywords to more current relevance. It shouldn't be written in stone at the time of submission. Also, you might come up with a better title, from suggestions on a forum.
It's definitely on our list. No promises about a timeframe yet, but what rimglow stated is quite correct and important.
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I think you need to improve the watermarking on Veer. It is inconsistent, and the transparency is overbearing on some of my more recent photos.
([url]http://ic2.pbase.com/o6/84/49884/1/119228547.Qs8hbnZb.Veer.jpg[/url])
Hi rimglow -
We agree. On light/high-key images it is too heavy. We are working on a fine-tuned version. When that is rolled out we will reprocess all files to ensure there is consistency across the site.
- Brian
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We agree. On light/high-key images it is too heavy. We are working on a fine-tuned version. When that is rolled out we will reprocess all files to ensure there is consistency across the site.
- Brian
Personally, I don't mind the aggressive watermarking at all. I wish all the sites protected our images as well. :)
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At the graph page, there are some orange dots above or below the graphy line. What do they mean? Sitewide average? Hope someone can explain.
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There are some improvementsL two sales in one week and a nice percentage! Looks promissing to me!
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There are some improvementsL two sales in one week and a nice percentage! Looks promissing to me!
Are you able to login? I just get an error page.
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Same here, Lisa. I think it started some time yesterday, which was weird since it says it was because of something they did over the weekend. The site is working, just the dashboard/member pages are blocked, so hopefully sales are still happening and we'll be pleasantly surprised when it comes back up. :)
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No problems from where I sit . . . .
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For anyone who's having the problem, I think I found a backdoor in to the workspace area.
Try signing in on the veer.com site. Once you are signed in, try this link:
http://contributor.veer.com/workspace (http://contributor.veer.com/workspace)
FWIW, the sales do appear to still be trickling in, Whatalife :D
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I can see my dashboard page ok, but
FWIW, the sales do appear to still be trickling in, Whatalife
I wish I would see a trickle. ???
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I forgot all about Veer and here I've had a sale on one of my 9 photos - better start uploading!!!
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There are some improvementsL two sales in one week and a nice percentage! Looks promissing to me!
Are you able to login? I just get an error page.
yes...I could login yesterday but not directy to memberpage, today everything is working fine!
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Not sure what's going on this month with only 1 sale so far. Last month I had 10. Inconsistent or some other problem? :-[