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Agency Based Discussion => Sites that no longer exist => Veer => Topic started by: Brian O'Shea on June 08, 2009, 12:49
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Veer Marketplace Opens for New Submissions!
We’re excited to announce that as of today, June 8th, Veer Marketplace is now open and accepting submissions!
This means you can now sign-up and apply to become a Veer Marketplace contributor. Once you pass an “entrance exam” (submit 10 of your best shots for our editors to examine) and then complete royalty and tax information --- you’ll be ready to start uploading your full portfolio.
By submitting your content now, you’ll be sure to have completed the approval process and to be in the system so your portfolio is ready to go for the buyer-focused launch in mid-summer.
We’ve designed the Veer Marketplace ingest and upload workflow to help you submit efficiently and to help you keyword effectively.
Some of the features we’re especially eager to show you:
• Support for FTP or advanced HTTP web-upload
• Metadata and model and property releases can be attached to multiple images at once – real-live batch processing capability!
• Model and property releases can be stored in the system and applied to future image uploads
• Powerful controlled vocabulary and keyword auto-mapping system automatically accommodates spelling variants, common misspellings and synonyms, and includes broader search terms. This gives you more efficient, consistent, and accurate keywording. For example, if a contributor adds the term “happy” to their image, the system automatically adds more than a dozen other terms such as “happiness”, “cheerful”, “emotion”, and “good mood”.
• Automatic creation of preview images in JPEG format for images uploaded in EPS format, such as illustrations. This means faster and more accurate uploads for vector artists.
• You’ll have the option of selecting between PayPal and Payoneer as payment options during sign-up. If you decide to go with Payoneer, in the next few weeks following sign-up we’ll send you a link to the Payoneer site where you’ll complete registration, and soon have your Veer Marketplace branded debit-Mastercard in hand for use in virtually any online, retail or ATM.
• No categories!
This is only the beginning.
The platform needs your input – we’re actively soliciting feedback and feature suggestions to help enhance future releases.
Head to http://contributor.veer.com (http://contributor.veer.com) to get started now!
We look forward to welcoming you into the Veer community, and to seeing the great images and illustrations you’ve been creating over the past few months!
- Brian
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Love it so far Bryan! The interface is clean and easy to navigate, the site is responsive, the upload process was painless. Little details make our life easier like the online W8BEN and the fact that we didn't have to get the notorious ITIN or EIN (for individuals like me).
The next couple of days will be a good stress test for your platform and your poor reviewers... lol. Good luck to them and good luck to all of us saleswise :)
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Love it so far Bryan! The interface is clean and easy to navigate, the site is responsive, the upload process was painless. Little details make our life easier like the online W8BEN and the fact that we didn't have to get the notorious ITIN or EIN (for individuals like me).
The next couple of days will be a good stress test for your platform and your poor reviewers... lol. Good luck to them and good luck to all of us saleswise :)
Hi Talanis -
Thanks for the kind words. We worked hard to make the potentially onerous IRS withholding tax process as painless as possible.
Welcome to Veer Marketplace!
- Brian
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Love it so far Bryan! The interface is clean and easy to navigate, the site is responsive, the upload process was painless. Little details make our life easier like the online W8BEN and the fact that we didn't have to get the notorious ITIN or EIN (for individuals like me).
The next couple of days will be a good stress test for your platform and your poor reviewers... lol. Good luck to them and good luck to all of us saleswise :)
Hi Talanis -
Thanks for the kind words. We worked hard to make the potentially onerous IRS withholding tax process as painless as possible.
Welcome to Veer Marketplace!
- Brian
Greetings
. . but am alittle confused. After filling out the questionaire it said that I could submit 20 images for review (through email address) . . . . so what does this statement mean . . . .
"This means you can now sign-up and apply to become a Veer Marketplace contributor. Once you pass an “entrance exam” (submit 10 of your best shots for our editors to examine) and then complete royalty and tax information --- you’ll be ready to start uploading your full portfolio. "
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Yes,I like the upload process and the layout of the site. I got the 10 images uploaded for the review and am just waiting to see if I get accepted are not.
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Anyone had any success attaching model releases? My 10 application images are all people shots and I don't see how to upload and attach releases to them...
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I had no problem at all Lisafx but I don't know if it is the same form for the initial upload as it is for general upload. If it is, when you select the files and click continue to get to the page where you can edit your title and keywords, there should be a Release ooption on the right. When you click on it, you can see 2 radio buttons (model and property release) as well as the already uploaded releases. If you click on the model release radio-button, it opens more option and you can chose the release file to upload and put a name and a description for it.
Hope it can help
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Anyone had any success attaching model releases? My 10 application images are all people shots and I don't see how to upload and attach releases to them...
As far as I can tell, you check the box on the first tab, click continue, to proceed to the second tab (Prepare and Submit). On the right, click Edit next to Releases, and a new dialog opens for you to upload.
ETA: Oops! Too slow! :) Shouldn't have ignored the warning message.
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hi Brian,
My images were transferred from SV and much of the SV keywording is rather horrendous. Many images lack the most basic words and the keywording overall is very inconsistent. One of my images has a whopping two keywords assigned to it. Not to mention it indicates a missing description on every image. Will Veer be reprocessing our images to transfer IPTC?
I'm also missing thumbs but I take it these just haven't be processed yet.
kind regards
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I have similar problems. None of my images have descriptions, and the keyword are ridiculous. Can you help with this Brian?
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I've encountered a different problem.
After the end of entering tax info, etc., there was a prompt to change my password. I changed it, and now I can't login. I have also requested that my password be emailed, just in case there was a double typo, but a note pops up saying there is a problem retrieving the data. Is there a problem, or does it just take a while for the password changing process to implement itself?
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Yeah, same here. I understand that currently we are unable to edit our keywords, descriptions etc, is there going to be a fix for the 'keyword jumble' ?
To give one example form my portfolio at Veer:
Image
Glass of orange juice with two halves of an orange set against white.
Keywords
auctions, authority, close-ups, courtrooms, equitable, freedom, gavels, guilt, hammering, honesty, more innocence, isolated, judges, judgment, justice, law enforcement, law reporters, lawyers, mallets, nobody, punishment, real, rules, still lifes, symbols, trials, white background, wisdom, wood
As you can see, it's bonkers.
As delighted as I am to be with Veer, my chances of selling are going to be very slim with tagging like this. I hope this issue can be resolved quickly.
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I submitted my 10 for review...just waiting to see if I get in!!
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I had a question about the extended licenses. I didn't see any options for it in the upload process. I also didn't see them available when you try to purchase a file. I just wanted to know if there was an opt in/opt out for that?
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I've encountered a different problem.
After the end of entering tax info, etc., there was a prompt to change my password. I changed it, and now I can't login. I have also requested that my password be emailed, just in case there was a double typo, but a note pops up saying there is a problem retrieving the data. Is there a problem, or does it just take a while for the password changing process to implement itself?
It was pretty instant when I changed mine.
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They image processing does not work properly. Gives an error on a half of images I tried to upload. These images has been submitted everywhere so I do not think they are broken.
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I've encountered a different problem.
After the end of entering tax info, etc., there was a prompt to change my password. I changed it, and now I can't login. I have also requested that my password be emailed, just in case there was a double typo, but a note pops up saying there is a problem retrieving the data. Is there a problem, or does it just take a while for the password changing process to implement itself?
It was pretty instant when I changed mine.
Hmm. Well...I called customer service, and they reset my password. That worked, so I changed it to what I would normally use, and I'm still having the same problem. At least it recognizes my email address this time...just not the password. So, I guess it's time to send an email. Ugh.
UPDATE: Veer truncates long passwords, and only allows a maximum of 8 characters. I had 20 characters.
IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL: We are not supposed to call customer service, because they do not handle Marketplace accounts. To reach them, we need to send emails to [email protected]
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I had no problem at all Lisafx but I don't know if it is the same form for the initial upload as it is for general upload. If it is, when you select the files and click continue to get to the page where you can edit your title and keywords, there should be a Release ooption on the right. When you click on it, you can see 2 radio buttons (model and property release) as well as the already uploaded releases. If you click on the model release radio-button, it opens more option and you can chose the release file to upload and put a name and a description for it.
Hope it can help
That's great. I see it now. Not sure how I missed that before. Thanks for the help Talanis and Whatalife. :)
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Bah. I like it all except the keywords that came with the images transferred from Snapvillage are pretty poor. Sadly the quickest way to fix this is to probably delete all my images and re-upload them with the IPTC data. :-\
I think I'll wait to see how picky they are on rejections before I delete all my files. (if you can even do that?)
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I had a question about the extended licenses. I didn't see any options for it in the upload process. I also didn't see them available when you try to purchase a file. I just wanted to know if there was an opt in/opt out for that?
Hi cthoman -
There is no opt-out for extended licenses. All files will be available for buyers who need extended license options.
Once we roll out the full buyer-side Marketplace release later this summer, there will be on page options for buyers to select one or more extended license options. Currently this must be done via Veer customer service.
- Brian
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went through the change details thing which end with w8. some of the names were links but it you clicked them the just restarted that part of the signup? I gave up and just went to account
edit found my problems, open in new tab just brings up the page again need to just click :)
so I look around (i do like the humour) dashboard yep all ok, profile page ok, where are sales listed?
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On the Dashboard page, it says sales info is coming soon.
Dashboard
Every hero has a secret lair, and any decent secret lair has a wall of screens showing you what's going on, at a glance. This is yours. Use the dashboard to track the status of your submissions. Later, you'll also find information about your sales and earnings.
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ALL 10 of mine got REJECTED!!!!!!
come on and all for the same reason! but nothing to do with the images
"Blur / focus problems. Also improper image editing on 'Red rose with engagement ring'. "
but they are not all the same subject
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/3608953024_c7590e36e0.jpg?v=0)
I think I got a bad review!!!!
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On the Dashboard page, it says sales info is coming soon.
Dashboard
Every hero has a secret lair, and any decent secret lair has a wall of screens showing you what's going on, at a glance. This is yours. Use the dashboard to track the status of your submissions. Later, you'll also find information about your sales and earnings.
thanks :)
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Yeah, same here. I understand that currently we are unable to edit our keywords, descriptions etc, is there going to be a fix for the 'keyword jumble' ?
To give one example form my portfolio at Veer:
Image
Glass of orange juice with two halves of an orange set against white.
Keywords
auctions, authority, close-ups, courtrooms, equitable, freedom, gavels, guilt, hammering, honesty, more innocence, isolated, judges, judgment, justice, law enforcement, law reporters, lawyers, mallets, nobody, punishment, real, rules, still lifes, symbols, trials, white background, wisdom, wood
As you can see, it's bonkers.
As delighted as I am to be with Veer, my chances of selling are going to be very slim with tagging like this. I hope this issue can be resolved quickly.
Hi massman -
Thanks for rerporting this.
I'll PM you to get the details. This definitely sounds like an error.
We'll be diving into investigate this issue now.
- Brian
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Hi massman -
Thanks for rerporting this.
I'll PM you to get the details. This definitely sounds like an error.
We'll be diving into investigate this issue now.
- Brian
Hi Brian,
Could investigate my earlier post in the other (June 8th) thread on this subject as well.
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ALL 10 of mine got REJECTED!!!!!!
come on and all for the same reason! but nothing to do with the images
"Blur / focus problems. Also improper image editing on 'Red rose with engagement ring'. "
but they are not all the same subject
([url]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/3608953024_c7590e36e0.jpg?v=0[/url])
I think I got a bad review!!!!
Mine too!! :(
The reason: "Not suitable for stock – lack of commercial appeal. The white background, cut shots are good, please submit more of those. Make sure food looks appealing and well lit. "
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Hi cthoman -
There is no opt-out for extended licenses. All files will be available for buyers who need extended license options.
Once we roll out the full buyer-side Marketplace release later this summer, there will be on page options for buyers to select one or more extended license options. Currently this must be done via Veer customer service.
- Brian
That's a shame. The no opt out was part of the reason I removed my images at Snap Village. I guess that means no Veer for me. Thanks for answering my question though.
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Hi massman -
Thanks for rerporting this.
I'll PM you to get the details. This definitely sounds like an error.
We'll be diving into investigate this issue now.
- Brian
Hi Brian,
Could investigate my earlier post in the other (June 8th) thread on this subject as well.
Hi RT -
I'll PM you for specific details as well (asset IDs et al). We'll investigate.
Thanks for highlighting this on the other thread - it's been a buy day! ;)
- Brian
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I can't see any place names in my keywords and I can't find any of the places when I do a search. We simply have to be able to edit our keywords or this is going to be a mess.
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The site is a pure pleasure to work with. I love the interface and attention to detail. Is it possible to send you DVD with a couple of thousands photos instead of uploading them all via FTP?
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I am trying to upload with FileZilla. It is accepting username and password, but ending with this error message
Command: LIST
Response: 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection.
Error: Connection timed out
Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing
My Settings:
Host: upload.veer.com
Servertype: FTPES - FTP over explicit TLS/SSL
Logontype: Normal
User: myusername
Password: mypassword
Transfer Mode: Default
Charset: Autodetect
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Most of my images from SV were transferred, but not all. I also have the problems that many of the keyword are incorrect or missing. Some of my thumbnails are also missing.
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Will Weer withhold taxes on U.S. Source Income only, like on SS...!?
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Most of my images from SV were transferred, but not all. I also have the problems that many of the keyword are incorrect or missing. Some of my thumbnails are also missing.
Hi Oboy -
Thanks for the PM - we're currently investigating the keyword issue on transferred content.
Images that are not showing up have not yet been loaded, - these will display as "blanks" until they have been processed by the system. It may take another week or two to finish loading and processing content transferred from SnapVillage.
- Brian
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I'm all set up on the Veer site. The workspace section says I can upload 100 images. I press the upload button for the browser but nothing happens. Then I tried FTP but it says log on fails. anyone else having problems trying to upload images?
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FTP errors as far as I can see.
I used CoreFTP, Filezilla and CuteFTP - none of them worked. CoreFTP just failed completely couldn't even get passed authorization. Filezilla and CuteFTP got through authorization but were unable to read directory and disconnected.
Yes I did set it to explicit TSL/SSL.
The design reminds me a bit of Lucky Oliver *getting chills*.
I didn't find it intuitive at all. Content is all cluttered. Too many tabs all over the page. Some on the top some on the bottom.
I will get used to it but I've never seen something like this.
I can't even find a link where it displays my sales. No matter where I click on I just feel like I'm getting lost.
So many links... Twitter, Flick, Virb... :-X
What does the link "Create new portfolio" mean?
Why does the system tell me that there is a job available in my area as a PHP developer? Why would I want to apply there?
Is this a job search site? Also it says "powered by Authentic Jobs"...
Oohh I found it....
The "Dashboard"... How could I miss that - of course - dashboard means "Sales statistics"... :P
Seriously:
Dashboard. Every hero has a secret lair, and any decent secret lair has a wall of screens showing you what's going on, at a glance. This is yours. Use the dashboard to track the status of your submissions. Later, you'll also find information about your sales and earnings.
Lucky Oliver comes back to mind. Is anyone from your staff into Warcraft?
I'll see how Veer works out in the next few months. I hope it's worth all the funky design and language on the site.
I wonder who the buyers are... ???
I don't know...
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Thank you for the answer Brian. I will be patient!
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Most of my images from SV were transferred, but not all. I also have the problems that many of the keyword are incorrect or missing. Some of my thumbnails are also missing.
Hi Oboy -
Thanks for the PM - we're currently investigating the keyword issue on transferred content.
Images that are not showing up have not yet been loaded, - these will display as "blanks" until they have been processed by the system. It may take another week or two to finish loading and processing content transferred from SnapVillage.
- Brian
Hey Brian,
I'm experiencing the same issues with a lot of my photos, some have some really strange keywords, and some have no keywords. Hopefully these hiccups will be taken care of quickly.
If you need some image numbers, please let me know and I'll get them to you.
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Hi Everyone,
I received my password and account login information. So far I've been able to go through the upload process without issue. However, I noticed I have a limit of submitting 100 photos. My question are:
1. How was this limit established?
2. What happens when I have submitted over 100 images?
3. Is this limit per day or per month or per?
4. Will this limit change?
Thanks!
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Brian
Can you please clarify the question regarding payments. No Moneybookers, only PayPal and Payoneer? In my country I cannot receive payments through PayPal. I don't know anything about Payoneer, but even if I can use that option I am not keen to use another payment option at additional costs just to be used with VeerMP. Seems the reluctance of SV to pay international contributors is continuing. >:(
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I already dislike the site....
After change my password I can't login...also I tried the old password but no luck so far...
I send an e-mail about this ....no reply sofar....
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ALL 10 of mine got REJECTED!!!!!
If you with 1,506 photos and 7,257 sales on Dreamstime (also ex featured photographer there) failed the "exam", I won't even try.
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I had 10/10 approved....
My question is still here...
Will I pay 30 % of tax witholding on all sales or US customers only...
Someone mention that they have office out of USA!?
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Most of my images from SV were transferred, but not all. I also have the problems that many of the keyword are incorrect or missing. Some of my thumbnails are also missing.
Hi Oboy -
Thanks for the PM - we're currently investigating the keyword issue on transferred content.
Images that are not showing up have not yet been loaded, - these will display as "blanks" until they have been processed by the system. It may take another week or two to finish loading and processing content transferred from SnapVillage.
- Brian
Hey Brian,
I'm experiencing the same issues with a lot of my photos, some have some really strange keywords, and some have no keywords. Hopefully these hiccups will be taken care of quickly.
If you need some image numbers, please let me know and I'll get them to you.
We're still investigating the keyword issue on transferred content. So far, we think this might be isolated to certain accounts with content that has not been pushed live to the site yet. We'll keep you updated.
One thing to mention: you'll be seeing the mapped terms in the Veer controlled vocabulary. This means that you won't necessarily see all broader terms, synonyms, and spelling variants - the CV has taken care of those and is only displaying the primary terms.
- Brian
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ALL 10 of mine got REJECTED!!!!!!
come on and all for the same reason! but nothing to do with the images
"Blur / focus problems. Also improper image editing on 'Red rose with engagement ring'. "
but they are not all the same subject
([url]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/3608953024_c7590e36e0.jpg?v=0[/url])
I think I got a bad review!!!!
Hi Melking -
As I mentioned in the PM - this was a system error on our part. Please resubmit your files.
Thanks for your patience with our first day of production.
- Brian
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Will Weer withhold taxes on U.S. Source Income only, like on SS...!?
Hi Borg -
Yes. We are only required to withhold taxes on US source income only. Royalties earned from non-US customers are not subject to withholding tax.
- Brian
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Hi Everyone,
I received my password and account login information. So far I've been able to go through the upload process without issue. However, I noticed I have a limit of submitting 100 photos. My question are:
1. How was this limit established?
2. What happens when I have submitted over 100 images?
3. Is this limit per day or per month or per?
4. Will this limit change?
Thanks!
Hi sgcallaway1994 -
The default submission limit for accepted contributors is 100 files per week. This was established to help make sure that content moves through the queue efficiently. This threshold was established based upon polling on this site and elsewhere, as well as usability study feedback.
It's possible the limit may change in the future. For now we're going to make sure our systems are in good shape, and our editing team is up to speed.
- Brian
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Brian
Can you please clarify the question regarding payments. No Moneybookers, only PayPal and Payoneer? In my country I cannot receive payments through PayPal. I don't know anything about Payoneer, but even if I can use that option I am not keen to use another payment option at additional costs just to be used with VeerMP. Seems the reluctance of SV to pay international contributors is continuing. >:(
Hi Eco -
For now, we will be offering royalty payments through either PayPal or Payoneer. We'd very much like to offer Moneybookers - and had planned on doing so - but unfortunately, our setup is not compatible with Moneybooker's current offering. We'll continue to work towards offering alternate royalty payment options in the future.
A bit more on Payoneer: they offer a Veer branded prepaid debit-Mastercard that may be a good option for those for whom PayPal is not. Your royalties are loaded onto the card - which can then be extracted at nearly any ATM or used in a retail transaction online or in person. It's a pretty cool setup - we're really impressed with them so far!
- Brian
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Hi,
What will Veer do about the watermark? In isolated objects it's totally useless in most cases.
This means that Veer is offering our images for the web sizes, and it's an invitation for image theft, especially in a segment that brings a lot of sales in micro, the xs sizes.
We've gone through this ordeal with Snapvillage, and I would expect it to be taken care from the start with Veer!
Regards,
e=mg2
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I agree about the watermark. I hope we don't have to go through that argument again. The fact is that people do steal those size images, I have seen some with the watermark still on and we can do something about that. It is too easy to crop the veer watermark off and then we will never know if the image has been stolen, please let us have something that is more of a deterrent.
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A bit more on Payoneer: they offer a Veer branded prepaid debit-Mastercard that may be a good option for those for whom PayPal is not. Your royalties are loaded onto the card - which can then be extracted at nearly any ATM or used in a retail transaction online or in person. It's a pretty cool setup - we're really impressed with them so far!
- Brian
Thank you for the quick answer Brian. I will have I closer look at Payoneer as a payment option.
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I also have the problem of incorrect keyword to images transfered from SV. Keywords from other images has been placed on my images somehow adn descriptions are gone...
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Can vector artists upload a jpeg with their vectors so keywords and tites can be extracted. Please tell me I won't have to manually input the data for all my illustrations!
Also is there any way I can have my username changed? There were teething problems with SV when it started which meant I had to try twice before my account was successfully set up, so I do not have my preferred user name.
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ALL 10 of mine got REJECTED!!!!!
If you with 1,506 photos and 7,257 sales on Dreamstime (also ex featured photographer there) failed the "exam", I won't even try.
Boy you seams to know more about my Dreamstime account then me...lol I am going to submit 10 more and see what happens...wish me luck!
Melking
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They image processing does not work properly. Gives an error on a half of images I tried to upload. These images has been submitted everywhere so I do not think they are broken.
I'm having the same problem
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Boy you seams to know more about my Dreamstime account then me...lol
I was born very curious :P
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My SV images are transfered yesterday, but thumbnails are not visible. Anyone has the same problem?
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Boy you seams to know more about my Dreamstime account then me...lol
I was born very curious :P
that is a good thing... :D
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ALL 10 of mine got REJECTED!!!!!!
come on and all for the same reason! but nothing to do with the images
"Blur / focus problems. Also improper image editing on 'Red rose with engagement ring'. "
but they are not all the same subject
([url]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/3608953024_c7590e36e0.jpg?v=0[/url])
I think I got a bad review!!!!
Hi Melking -
As I mentioned in the PM - this was a system error on our part. Please resubmit your files.
Thanks for your patience with our first day of production.
- Brian
Thanks for the PM Brian...I am trying to resubmit my files but it comes up that " You have no more submissions remaining." can you please help me with this?
thanks Melissa
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Hello Brian
I send a mail yesterday do veer regarding a problem that i have with the Description (don´t have any from the files from the SV) and the thumbnails that don´t show.
Thank Paulo Resende
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They image processing does not work properly. Gives an error on a half of images I tried to upload. These images has been submitted everywhere so I do not think they are broken.
I'm having the same problem
I had the same problem. Only one of the 10 images uploaded successfully without an error. After many frustrating hours of re-uploading I discovered that the keywords of all the images that return an error were entered with Irfaview. The one that made it through I used PixVue. I had to edit all my images using PixVue to re-enter all my keywords and after this the files uploaded with no problems.
All 10 images were since accepted. :)
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Hello Brian
I send a mail yesterday do veer regarding a problem that i have with the Description (don't have any from the files from the SV) and the thumbnails that don't show.
Thank Paulo Resende
My files were without descriptions yesterday but they are there today... have you checked? It says somewhere in this thread that if you get thumbnails the file is still being generated.
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I'm having problems uploading images. I tried Filezilla but I get errors. I use my log on the same as the one I use for the Veer site and correct password. I tried the upload button for the browser on workspace on the Veer site but its not active. I can log onto the site OK but can't upload images. My SV images were moved over. I'm completely confused as to why I can't upload. Can anyone help?
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They image processing does not work properly. Gives an error on a half of images I tried to upload. These images has been submitted everywhere so I do not think they are broken.
I'm having the same problem
I had the same problem. Only one of the 10 images uploaded successfully without an error. After many frustrating hours of re-uploading I discovered that the keywords of all the images that return an error were entered with Irfaview. The one that made it through I used PixVue. I had to edit all my images using PixVue to re-enter all my keywords and after this the files uploaded with no problems.
All 10 images were since accepted. :)
Thanks Eco, deleted keywords and descriptions from files that I used infraview and loaded okay. Waiting for review
Brian, I believe infraview is a very common keywording tool, can whatever bug in reading IPTC data be fixed to allow upload of files edited with infraview ?
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well:
I have my 10 initial images approved, now i try to upload 10 more from FTP and when i go to the page it takes ages to make the procesing files, and then they all give me uncknown error, then it just automatically try again and again always with the same result, so i´m not able to do anithing else there.
I tried to delete the files from my ftp client (filezilla) but i can´t do that either. So what can i do now? i just want to delete those images and try to upload from the web.
Maybe all this errors are due to a masive traffic in the servers these days?
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OK, I found my problem with Filezilla. I didn't have the ssl/tsl settings right. Uploading OK now.
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Brian, I believe infraview is a very common keywording tool, can whatever bug in reading IPTC data be fixed to allow upload of files edited with infraview ?
Thanks both of you for noticing this. You saved me some time. Luckyoliver and another beginning site had the same problem in the beginning and it took me hours to help them out on that. Adobe and Irfanview use a slightly different scheme to encode metadata. Adobe is less standard. All vested sites can handle both formats flawlessly except for Bigstockphoto that sometimes fools up the Title field.
I'll wait to submit to Veer till the site corrected most of its bugs. You're all doing a great job finding those. ;D
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Well, now that I figured out how filezilla works, the process is painless. Hopefully the approval will be as painless. So far I'm very pleased with Veer. Looking forward to good sales and success here.
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Put me down as a contributer whose photos were transfered from SV, but there are no thumbnails, whacky keywords, and no descriptions.
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Put me down as a contributer whose photos were transfered from SV, but there are no thumbnails, whacky keywords, and no descriptions.
Sounds as if they transfered the programmers too :P
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This should be called Marketplace BETA.
Too many issues.
Looks like they never tested the site before.
I wonder what the first potential buyers are thinking.
Anyone any sales yet?
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They image processing does not work properly. Gives an error on a half of images I tried to upload. These images has been submitted everywhere so I do not think they are broken.
I'm having the same problem
I had the same problem. Only one of the 10 images uploaded successfully without an error. After many frustrating hours of re-uploading I discovered that the keywords of all the images that return an error were entered with Irfaview. The one that made it through I used PixVue. I had to edit all my images using PixVue to re-enter all my keywords and after this the files uploaded with no problems.
All 10 images were since accepted. :)
Thanks Eco, deleted keywords and descriptions from files that I used infraview and loaded okay. Waiting for review
Brian, I believe infraview is a very common keywording tool, can whatever bug in reading IPTC data be fixed to allow upload of files edited with infraview ?
I'm having the same problem. I decided to upload with FTP about 15 images without keywords attached. All uploaded successfully and then added keywords after.
If I try to upload images with FTP or one at a time with keywords attached I get a message saying images loaded unsuccessfully unknown error.
I guess I will wait to upload any more until this issue is resolved. I upload to over 10 sites and this is the only one I'm having FTP problem issues with...
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I uploaded 10 yesterday for review and had all of them rejected for not suitable for stock lack of commercial appeal. I totally disagree with their reason. They have images on the site that are far less appealing and the same type. :-\
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Hi Everyone,
I received my password and account login information. So far I've been able to go through the upload process without issue. However, I noticed I have a limit of submitting 100 photos. My question are:
1. How was this limit established?
2. What happens when I have submitted over 100 images?
3. Is this limit per day or per month or per?
4. Will this limit change?
Thanks!
Hi sgcallaway1994 -
The default submission limit for accepted contributors is 100 files per week. This was established to help make sure that content moves through the queue efficiently. This threshold was established based upon polling on this site and elsewhere, as well as usability study feedback.
It's possible the limit may change in the future. For now we're going to make sure our systems are in good shape, and our editing team is up to speed.
- Brian
Hi Brian,
Is it possible to send DVDs? With the current limit, it would take me 1 year to get all my images on the site.
Thanks.
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Please can anybody help me with my problem??
how did you do guys to re-upload the images without keywords (or the keywords added with another program) my images won´t process but i can´t delete them or overwrite them either via FTP.
I´m stuck in a loop here, every time i acces the page automatically start to proces the images and ended up with the same "uncknown error" just to re try again and again.
thank you
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As I forgot to say,all of them got rejected for the same reason. All isolated on white. The site is full of those kind of images. Don't get it :-\
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When I followed the link in the email I found myself logged in as someone else, with access to their account details and all their personal information. This is quite worrying. When I finally logged in as myself, images were transferred from SV but no thumbnails showing.
At the moment I am quite discouraged by the number of errors found by the users here. You would've thought that they would have spent a bit longer testing this.
Any hope for the future here I wonder.....
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Hmm, maybe its just me but I cant get back to the contributors section, I clicked on the marketplace tab now I can only see the customer side even when I log out and back in again.
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This should be called Marketplace BETA.
Too many issues.
Looks like they never tested the site before.
I wonder what the first potential buyers are thinking.
Anyone any sales yet?
The "first potential buyers" have been shopping at MP since it was first unveiled and I for one have been really enjoying the convenience of having MP images in my shopping cart right alongside images from the main Veer collection, and being able to use the same P.O. number and a single purchase to download the whole group. I have had no problems whatsoever as a buyer.
I believe that the images that were uploaded yesterday by new contributors that signed up yesterday are going to be part of a later push, but I could be mistaken about that.
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Hmm, maybe its just me but I cant get back to the contributors section, I clicked on the marketplace tab now I can only see the customer side even when I log out and back in again.
The Marketplace tab is for the buyers. To get to your contributor page, click on "Account" (top right) and then "Your Member Page". You will see the Marketplace options on the right.
I agree that this could be a little more obvious. It took me a while to find it and then remember how I got there.
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It´s working perfect for me uploading with FTP. The process is really nice. The contributor interface is a mess though. No wonder everything goes wrong...
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It's rare that I complain about rejections, but with nearly 100 images pending and they have started rejecting my first batch for:
"Not suitable for stock – lack of commercial appeal"
I already have nearly 900 images online and these are some of the rejections:
(http://thumb1.shutterstock.com.edgesuite.net/photos/display_pic_with_logo/79547/79547,1231171462,18.jpg)
(http://thumb1.shutterstock.com.edgesuite.net/photos/display_pic_with_logo/79547/79547,1231171458,17.jpg)
(http://thumb1.shutterstock.com.edgesuite.net/photos/display_pic_with_logo/79547/79547,1231171465,19.jpg)
Come on Brian, these are good sellers and I am sure are suitable for stock??
Thanks for listening, apart from the rejections I am really liking the site so far :-)
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I know how you feel,you do have some great shots. I'm confused with their reviewing.
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This one is underexposed - I think I should give up now :-) - lol
(http://thumb9.shutterstock.com.edgesuite.net/photos/display_pic_with_logo/79547/79547,1234223938,1.jpg)
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I mean,look at some of their other people shots ,not knocking other photographers but come on better get away from the computer for awhile and re-focus reviewers
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I cant get the ftp to work with Filezilla although all other transfers can be made with no problem to other sites.
I have filled in server details as follows
Host is upload.veer.com
PORT 22
Server type is FTPES/over explicit/TLS/SSL
Logon type Normal
User marilyna
Password as per Veer login
Passive mode ticked. (Ive also tried default on the mode but its still a no go.)
It tries to connect but I get the message
"ECONNREFUSED - Connection refused by server".
Can anyone please tell me what I need to do please or what I'm doing wrong? Or is this a glitch?
Also no pics appearing with my transferred files, (they were transeferred yesterday) also no descriptions at all and all the keywords are all very strange.
Can anyone help, its all so tiring!
marilyna
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I have problem during uploading, processing exactly...
After 100 % of upload, site shows me unknown error for some pictures...
Same after reupload of that images...
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marilyna:
I could conect using my mail as the user, even when my user at the page is pablo.
But i woulnd be too happy if you manage to log in, as you can see almost every one is having problems. i would just like to know how can i delete my corrupted files to try upload via browser.
Good luck
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Thanks for the suggestion arquiplay which Ive tried by using my email address instead but Im still getting the same error message.
Ive just gone into the Veer site but I cant see anywhere that you can delete corrupt files.
Its all such a hassle.
marilyna
marilyna:
I could conect using my mail as the user, even when my user at the page is pablo.
But i woulnd be too happy if you manage to log in, as you can see almost every one is having problems. i would just like to know how can i delete my corrupted files to try upload via browser.
Good luck
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Where can we see our earnings and sales!?
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Where can we see our earnings and sales!?
This feature is going to be added at a later date, I imagine in time for the 'summer marketing launch'.
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I couldn't get the FTP to work either but uploading through the browser was just as good as using cyberduck, there didn't seem to be a limit on how many to upload at a time. I was able to throw up 300 in no time... now I just have to wait until I have my quota refreshed.
As for keywords, I bet ALL former SV contributors will have keyword issues for the mere fact that SV was famous, at least early on, for changing our keywords and descriptions. I don't know if they continued it to the end, I stopped looking figuring that they knew what they were doing.....
Yes my keywords and descriptions are a mess too.
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If I upload through the browser even though it says I can upload one or more files, I can only do one at a time. I thought Id do 1 or 2 just to see how the process worked etc, and yes that went OK, but there is no way I can cope with uploading one at a time in the future.
I wrote to support last night but still no reply and I guess they are trying to work through the problems.
marilyna
I couldn't get the FTP to work either but uploading through the browser was just as good as using cyberduck, there didn't seem to be a limit on how many to upload at a time. I was able to throw up 300 in no time... now I just have to wait until I have my quota refreshed.
As for keywords, I bet ALL former SV contributors will have keyword issues for the mere fact that SV was famous, at least early on, for changing our keywords and descriptions. I don't know if they continued it to the end, I stopped looking figuring that they knew what they were doing.....
Yes my keywords and descriptions are a mess too.
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I am using safari and when I click the upload button, or whatever it is called a window opens and when i get inside the folder of pictures, I just select a bunch of them all at the same time.
I had a folder with all the ones that were supposed to go to SV sitting on the desktop and on a mc you can color code them, I did that for each group before uploading so I wouldnt lose track....
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I think I'm just going to be patient and let them work out all the bugs before I bother trying to upload or do anything.
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Seems like all my images imported from SV have their keywords completely mixed up. E.g. image of a vegetable garden patch SKU #1412564 has these keywords assigned to it:
"adventure, blue, computer-generated imagery, conceptual, cutouts, drawings, extreme sports, figure, full-length, gold metal, humanoids, metallic, shiny, snowboarders, snowboarding, snowboards, three dimensional, white background "
I have no idea where these keywords come from, it is certainly not what I submitted. It's a total mess. They better re-import everything.
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Seems like all my images imported from SV have their keywords completely mixed up. E.g. image of a vegetable garden patch SKU #1412564 has these keywords assigned to it:
"adventure, blue, computer-generated imagery, conceptual, cutouts, drawings, extreme sports, figure, full-length, gold metal, humanoids, metallic, shiny, snowboarders, snowboarding, snowboards, three dimensional, white background "
I have no idea where these keywords come from, it is certainly not what I submitted. It's a total mess. They better re-import everything.
Has anyone had a chance to read the update about the keyword issue? They are very aware of the problem. I think it isn't necessary to keep reporting it over and over again.
http://www.microstockgroup.com/veer-marketplace/update-on-keywording-issues-on-transferred-content/msg0/?topicseen#new (http://www.microstockgroup.com/veer-marketplace/update-on-keywording-issues-on-transferred-content/msg0/?topicseen#new)
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No problems at all. Uploaded just fine using SmartFTP, processing was quick and easy, overall positive results.
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I uploaded 10 yesterday for review and had all of them rejected for not suitable for stock lack of commercial appeal. I totally disagree with their reason. They have images on the site that are far less appealing and the same type. :-\
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Same here... Not suitable for stock – lack of commercial appeal
I even made sure I sent them a variety and my sellers from other sites... go figure.
I guess this is one pot I need to keep my fingers out of then... Right now I upload to 13 sites and that takes me forever... :-\
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For me it looks like the doors are closed ...
Still can't login, still waiting for answers, HMMMMMMMMM GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Please VEER team fix the login problem.....and respond to e-mails...
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Good morning all!
I had my initial 10 vectrors review on Veer Marketplace and it says:
"
There has been new activity on your Veer Marketplace contributor account.
Here is a summary of your contributor statistics:
Approved: 10
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So, I believe they need my illustrations 'in terms of composition, use of BLAH BLAH and stock value so BLAH BLAH... So, iStock welcome Veer!
It is all in Competition - what else to say ;-)
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I have uploaded my first 10 a couple of days ago, it's still "pending", is this normal or is it stuck somewhere?
I've had 2 e-mails update telling me there has been new activity, but ..actually it's just showing the pending status
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I have uploaded my first 10 a couple of days ago, it's still "pending", is this normal or is it stuck somewhere?
I've had 2 e-mails update telling me there has been new activity, but ..actually it's just showing the pending status
I think it is 48 hours waiting until review complete... Maybe few hours more or less...
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Just wanted to register as contributor and after my account is verified by e-mail and I click on "become a contributor" I get this error message :
Uh-oh, something broke.
d:\inetpub\marketplace.veer.com\App\Views\Account\Contribute.aspx(110): error CS1061: 'Corbis.MarketPlace.Web.Controllers.AboutController' does not contain a definition for 'ContributorAgreement' and no extension method 'ContributorAgreement' accepting a first argument of type 'Corbis.MarketPlace.Web.Controllers.AboutController' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
Well, can you look into this ? Thanks
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I am experiencing broken uploads in at least 50% of uploaded files. I use Cute FTP.
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8 of 10 approved from my initial batch. Uploaded 20 more last night using the web uploader which works fine for me. Very curious to see how Veer does for us all. They have a great reputation in the advertising world and could be a top contender. Go Veer!
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I am experiencing broken uploads in at least 50% of uploaded files. I use Cute FTP.
Why not Filezilla (but it shouldn't make any difference)?
Is your net connection flaky? Mine too here. Some FTP servers have timeout problems.
Did you IPTC with Irfanview or with any of the Adobe products?
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I think I'm just going to be patient and let them work out all the bugs before I bother trying to upload or do anything.
I'll wait for first sales reports to see if I'm going to bother to upload. (Has anyone got any sales reports yet? How is Veer doing compared to others?)
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I am experiencing broken uploads in at least 50% of uploaded files. I use Cute FTP.
Why not Filezilla (but it shouldn't make any difference)?
Is your net connection flaky? Mine too here. Some FTP servers have timeout problems.
Did you IPTC with Irfanview or with any of the Adobe products?
I haven't even been able to successfully sign on to FTP. They say use your sign-in name. I have tried both my screen name and my e-mail and neither works.
Any suggestions???
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I am experiencing broken uploads in at least 50% of uploaded files. I use Cute FTP.
Why not Filezilla (but it shouldn't make any difference)?
Is your net connection flaky? Mine too here. Some FTP servers have timeout problems.
Did you IPTC with Irfanview or with any of the Adobe products?
I haven't even been able to successfully sign on to FTP. They say use your sign-in name. I have tried both my screen name and my e-mail and neither works.
Any suggestions???
Use html upload until they fix problems with FTP...
I am waiting to hear if there will be any other payment method due to I can't be payed via PayPal and Payoneer is not something I like... So, maybe check will do - I am OK with quarterly check payouts until this thing solved...
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OK, I found my problem with Filezilla. I didn't have the ssl/tsl settings right. Uploading OK now.
Thanks. This was very helpful. As far as I can see Coffeecup doesn't have a way to set ssl/tsl settings, but I was able to do it in Filezilla.
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I think I'm just going to be patient and let them work out all the bugs before I bother trying to upload or do anything.
Same here, got my password and invite email , but I'll wait . It's only growing pains, and once the glitches have been smoothened, I'm sure all will be fine... soon.
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I have uploaded my first 10 a couple of days ago, it's still "pending", is this normal or is it stuck somewhere?
I've had 2 e-mails update telling me there has been new activity, but ..actually it's just showing the pending status
I think it is 48 hours waiting until review complete... Maybe few hours more or less...
Neat, i just logged in, 10/10 approved
Didn't get an e-mail though..
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Well i got this reply from support today:
"Hi Pablo,
The approval process requires that you submit the 10 initial images which must in turn be approved before you can submit anymore. I believe the error stemmed from the fact that you were trying to upload more images before your 1st 10 had been approved by our editors.
I see your initial 10 have now been approved so I don't the same problem should crop up again.
Regards,"
As i said before, i was aproved the day before i start to submit more images, i had a limit of 100 images to upload.
Eitherway it seems they just delete the files from the server, and now i could just try again and all went sweet since then, now i´m uploading my 100 images quota in batches of 20 just in case, and all looks fine now, the process is easy and if you don´t have any issue it fast.
About the earning stats, i read somewhere that they will send you monthly a report via mail with sales and earning information, untill the data is available on the web.
Cheers
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Love it so far Bryan! The interface is clean and easy to navigate, the site is responsive, the upload process was painless. Little details make our life easier like the online W8BEN and the fact that we didn't have to get the notorious ITIN or EIN (for individuals like me).
The next couple of days will be a good stress test for your platform and your poor reviewers... lol. Good luck to them and good luck to all of us saleswise :)
Hi Talanis -
Thanks for the kind words. We worked hard to make the potentially onerous IRS withholding tax process as painless as possible.
Welcome to Veer Marketplace!
- Brian
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I am experiencing broken uploads in at least 50% of uploaded files. I use Cute FTP.
Why not Filezilla (but it shouldn't make any difference)?
Is your net connection flaky? Mine too here. Some FTP servers have timeout problems.
Did you IPTC with Irfanview or with any of the Adobe products?
I haven't even been able to successfully sign on to FTP. They say use your sign-in name. I have tried both my screen name and my e-mail and neither works.
Any suggestions???
Hi Lisafx -
Would you mind posting or PM'ing me your FTP details? (client name, connection details)
We're working on some add'l troubleshooting guidelines that may help solve many issues that are causing failures or hang-ups when uploading via FTP.
Thanks,
- Brian
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Just wanted to register as contributor and after my account is verified by e-mail and I click on "become a contributor" I get this error message :
Uh-oh, something broke.
d:\inetpub\marketplace.veer.com\App\Views\Account\Contribute.aspx(110): error CS1061: 'Corbis.MarketPlace.Web.Controllers.AboutController' does not contain a definition for 'ContributorAgreement' and no extension method 'ContributorAgreement' accepting a first argument of type 'Corbis.MarketPlace.Web.Controllers.AboutController' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
Well, can you look into this ? Thanks
Hi Fyletto -
Thanks for reporting this. Definitely a bug - the dev team has spotted it and are working on a fix now. I'll update you again soon.
Thanks,
- Brian
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I'm confused. I'm from London (& UK citizen) and I want to submit to some US based stock agencies but they all seem to require a Tax ID number for their W8s. But you're saying that I can fill out a W8 for Veer without one and still get the treaty rate of zero withholding? What are you relying on when you say that? because in the w8 instructions i can't find any explanation of why I'd be able to get the treaty rate with no Tax ID number...
Also, if it turns out later that I owed the 30% to the IRS would this be deducted from my royalties earned later? or would i have to pay it back to you?
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For me it looks like the doors are closed ...
Still can't login, still waiting for answers, HMMMMMMMMM GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Please VEER team fix the login problem.....and respond to e-mails...
Thanks Veer to respons to the e-mail ....
finaly I could start selling at Veer
As far as I can see the transfered images from SV are messed up the keywords not corressponding to the images 50% is not correct.
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It seems they cannot handle traffic they generated ;-)
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For me it looks like the doors are closed ...
Still can't login, still waiting for answers, HMMMMMMMMM GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Please VEER team fix the login problem.....and respond to e-mails...
Thanks Veer to respons to the e-mail ....
finaly I could start selling at Veer
As far as I can see the transfered images from SV are messed up the keywords not corressponding to the images 50% is not correct.
WOW what a great and quick respons to all my Questions...
Keyword thing will be fixed nex week...we don't have to do anything.....Great....thanks Veer....
For someone who wants to submit vectors ....you only have to upload the eps file and veer will generate the JPEG version...
I hope the support of veer will be this great...
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They will catch up, picture them burning the midnight oil!
My FTP problems were solved this morning. I didn't do anything, so Veer must have fixed something.
I like the upload and keywording system. Very easy to use when it got going.
Lets all cross our fingers for lots and lots of sales.
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Looks like too many problems from the get go for me to want to try it out yet. I wonder how much testing was done before opening up for contributors? Give them a couple of weeks to see if things get smoothed out.
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I have uploaded my first 10 a couple of days ago, it's still "pending", is this normal or is it stuck somewhere?
I've had 2 e-mails update telling me there has been new activity, but ..actually it's just showing the pending status
I think it is 48 hours waiting until review complete... Maybe few hours more or less...
Neat, i just logged in, 10/10 approved
Didn't get an e-mail though..
Great!
Nice to have 10/10 approved in a first try ;-)
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Just wanted to register as contributor and after my account is verified by e-mail and I click on "become a contributor" I get this error message :
Uh-oh, something broke.
d:\inetpub\marketplace.veer.com\App\Views\Account\Contribute.aspx(110): error CS1061: 'Corbis.MarketPlace.Web.Controllers.AboutController' does not contain a definition for 'ContributorAgreement' and no extension method 'ContributorAgreement' accepting a first argument of type 'Corbis.MarketPlace.Web.Controllers.AboutController' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
Well, can you look into this ? Thanks
Hi Fyletto (and to anyone else who was attempting to sign-up and ran into this error):
This has been fixed. Contributor sign-up is working normally.
Thanks again to those who reported this.
- Brian
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I just finished submitting my initial 10. I used the web browser to submit, didn't try ftp. Once I'm approved, I'll try that route.
I really like the interface, once the images are uploaded. I didn't have any trouble. Like how model releases are attached, that is the easiest way. Only had one minor issue. After I type my keywords, a list of suggestions appear. That is very cool and helpful. But if I click on one of the words, it does put it in my keyword list, but the suggestions collapse. Then I have to say "more" again and have them expand. It would be good if once I hit more, the whole list stays there after I choose one.
I'm excited to see how sales are on this site.
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I am in sort of a pickle here.
They transferred over 126 of my files from Snapvillage, but the keywording is horrible They are relevant keywords, there's just only like 10-20 keywords per image as opposed to the 30-40 that I have embedded in the IPTC data. As far as I can tell there is no way to edit or delete the already accepted and online files at the moment. But I would like to get this taken care of before the big customer launch. So perhaps the easiest way to do this would be to have support delete all my images and then I could just re-upload them? I would much rather do that then having to edit the keywords image by image manually.
I have a lot of new images to upload as well but I don't want them to get all mixed in with the bad keyworded files cause then it would likely be even more work to fix them.
Right now I'm just sorta sitting tight and considering my options here. Maybe you could weigh in on this Brian or Aaron? What would you suggest I do?
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I am in sort of a pickle here.
They transferred over 126 of my files from Snapvillage, but the keywording is horrible They are relevant keywords, there's just only like 10-20 keywords per image as opposed to the 30-40 that I have embedded in the IPTC data. As far as I can tell there is no way to edit or delete the already accepted and online files at the moment. But I would like to get this taken care of before the big customer launch. So perhaps the easiest way to do this would be to have support delete all my images and then I could just re-upload them? I would much rather do that then having to edit the keywords image by image manually.
I have a lot of new images to upload as well but I don't want them to get all mixed in with the bad keyworded files cause then it would likely be even more work to fix them.
Right now I'm just sorta sitting tight and considering my options here. Maybe you could weigh in on this Brian or Aaron? What would you suggest I do?
Hi KngKyle -
I would suggest waiting until mid next week to make sure that if any of your transferred files were affected by the keyword discrepancy bug - these will be fixed automatically.
Beyond that - it might be worth looking at some specific examples of how your submitted terms have been mapped to our controlled vocabulary (CV). The power of the CV will mean that you'll have far fewer top-level keywords (the one you see displayed) - but many tens (or even hundreds) of other searchable terms hidden behind the scenes. It's very likely that many of the submitted terms that appear 'missing' - will actually be searchable as they are part of a hierarchical CV walk-up or a synonym or spelling variant.
It's not uncommon for 40-50 submitted keywords to be 'boiled down' to 10-15 primary CV terms, with another 100+ or so terms made searchable behind the scenes by the CV.
Here's an example: “tornados” is a narrow term for “storms” which is a narrow term for “inclement weather”
beneath “weather”. All of these terms become part of the keyword “tornados” with just entering the
term “tornados”. Again, they are not visible, but they are searchable. And those are just the walk-ups: there are also spelling variants and synonyms included behind the scene as well. In this case "twister" (among others).
The CV does a lot of the work for you - and helps deliver more reliable and consistent searches for customers.
Hope this helps.
Best,
- Brian
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I'm confused. I'm from London (& UK citizen) and I want to submit to some US based stock agencies but they all seem to require a Tax ID number for their W8s. But you're saying that I can fill out a W8 for Veer without one and still get the treaty rate of zero withholding? What are you relying on when you say that? because in the w8 instructions i can't find any explanation of why I'd be able to get the treaty rate with no Tax ID number...
Also, if it turns out later that I owed the 30% to the IRS would this be deducted from my royalties earned later? or would i have to pay it back to you?
I would really appreciate an answer on this ASAP, can you provide us with IRS evidence/confirmation that the info from Veer’s W8 is correct, with regards to the submitter not needing a Tax number when being a citizen and resident of a treaty country, and that no withholding will happen (when treaty is 0%)?
Please send me a private message if not wanting to post a direct reply.
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Brian
Am still alittle confused. After filling out the questionaire it said that I could submit 20 images for review (through email address) . . . . most people here seem to be sending 10 images through the web site, so . . . did I do some wrong?
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I searched a bit among Rf macro photos... then I saw the 1-20$ tab up on the gallery top. If they reversed it, the price difference would have been more logical:) micro is much better as far as I see it.
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I'm confused. I'm from London (& UK citizen) and I want to submit to some US based stock agencies but they all seem to require a Tax ID number for their W8s. But you're saying that I can fill out a W8 for Veer without one and still get the treaty rate of zero withholding? What are you relying on when you say that? because in the w8 instructions i can't find any explanation of why I'd be able to get the treaty rate with no Tax ID number...
Also, if it turns out later that I owed the 30% to the IRS would this be deducted from my royalties earned later? or would i have to pay it back to you?
I would really appreciate an answer on this ASAP, can you provide us with IRS evidence/confirmation that the info from Veer’s W8 is correct, with regards to the submitter not needing a Tax number when being a citizen and resident of a treaty country, and that no withholding will happen (when treaty is 0%)?
Please send me a private message if not wanting to post a direct reply.
Hi AdamG2000 -
We have consulted with our tax advisors, legal counsel and the IRS to ensure that we are properly collecting and maintaining the appropriate information with respect to the foreign photographers withholding tax obligatons.
Rest assured - we don't take this process lightly, and we've definitely done our homework.
Go ahead and jump in.
Best,
- Brian
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WOW..with all this confusion I think I'll wait a month or two before I even attempt to upload anything to Veer. Hopefully by then all the bugs will be dead and maybe I'll be lucky and they'll accept my shots on the first try. From what I've kinda observed here they don't seem to favor the isolated on white shots, which to me are stock..but who knows..every site is different. Good luck to all of you and hope you are successful. ;D
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I'm confused. I'm from London (& UK citizen) and I want to submit to some US based stock agencies but they all seem to require a Tax ID number for their W8s. But you're saying that I can fill out a W8 for Veer without one and still get the treaty rate of zero withholding? What are you relying on when you say that? because in the w8 instructions i can't find any explanation of why I'd be able to get the treaty rate with no Tax ID number...
Also, if it turns out later that I owed the 30% to the IRS would this be deducted from my royalties earned later? or would i have to pay it back to you?
I would really appreciate an answer on this ASAP, can you provide us with IRS evidence/confirmation that the info from Veer’s W8 is correct, with regards to the submitter not needing a Tax number when being a citizen and resident of a treaty country, and that no withholding will happen (when treaty is 0%)?
Please send me a private message if not wanting to post a direct reply.
Hi AdamG2000 -
We have consulted with our tax advisors, legal counsel and the IRS to ensure that we are properly collecting and maintaining the appropriate information with respect to the foreign photographers withholding tax obligatons.
Rest assured - we don't take this process lightly, and we've definitely done our homework.
Go ahead and jump in.
Best,
- Brian
Thanks Brain,
I would like to trust this info, but there is a lot of conflicting information about the Tax number requirements, can you send me your source or point me in the direction.
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What's the deal with the 100 image limit. I had assumed it was daily, but I have had 100 images pending for two days and still can't submit anything else.
Are the limits weekly? If so, that is almost as restrictive as istock. Istock has 5 million images, so you can understand why they would want to slow their growth.
But for a new site to have restrictive uploads makes no sense to me. At this rate it will take me years to get 5k images on the site.
Am I misunderstanding something? Anyone else unable to submit beyond the first 100?
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Yes Lisa, it's Weekly... for now. They said they will revised that number as needed. My guess is they don't want to overload the system and the reviewers yet in case something bad happens. I'm sure they beta-tested it but I think we could say we are in open-beta mode and things will probably change again before the launch around the end of july.
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Yes Lisa, it's Weekly... for now. They said they will revised that number as needed. My guess is they don't want to overload the system and the reviewers yet in case something bad happens. I'm sure they beta-tested it but I think we could say we are in open-beta mode and things will probably change again before the launch around the end of july.
Thanks a lot for the response, Talanis. :)
100/week is extremely slow going if they are serious about building a collection. Hopefully they will increase the upload limits once they get their bearings.
FWIW their submission process is one of the easiest around. Totally hassle free other than the limits.
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Yes Lisa, it's Weekly... for now. They said they will revised that number as needed. My guess is they don't want to overload the system and the reviewers yet in case something bad happens. I'm sure they beta-tested it but I think we could say we are in open-beta mode and things will probably change again before the launch around the end of july.
Thanks a lot for the response, Talanis. :)
100/week is extremely slow going if they are serious about building a collection. Hopefully they will increase the upload limits once they get their bearings.
FWIW their submission process is one of the easiest around. Totally hassle free other than the limits.
I'm hoping it will change also!
Very easy submission process like Lisa said and I'm anxiously waiting to upload more.
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Any suggestions???
As Milinz said, use the HTML upload. I just went to the 10-image application process and HTML upload is workflow-wise almost as easy as FTP since you can select multiple files to be uploaded. Actually it's not a real HTML upload but a hidden flash thing. Overall, Im very impressed with the smooth and very pleasing aesthetic programming of the submission part of the site.
As to IPTC import, they still have some flaws when the data have been rewritten with Irfanview. Just like in the BigStock title, they always take the first version that you write in there, not the subsequent alterations.
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Veer Marketplace Opens for New Submissions!
We’re excited to announce that as of today, June 8th, Veer Marketplace is now open and accepting submissions!
This means you can now sign-up and apply to become a Veer Marketplace contributor. Once you pass an “entrance exam” (submit 10 of your best shots for our editors to examine) and then complete royalty and tax information --- you’ll be ready to start uploading your full portfolio.
By submitting your content now, you’ll be sure to have completed the approval process and to be in the system so your portfolio is ready to go for the buyer-focused launch in mid-summer.
We’ve designed the Veer Marketplace ingest and upload workflow to help you submit efficiently and to help you keyword effectively.
Some of the features we’re especially eager to show you:
• Support for FTP or advanced HTTP web-upload
• Metadata and model and property releases can be attached to multiple images at once – real-live batch processing capability!
• Model and property releases can be stored in the system and applied to future image uploads
• Powerful controlled vocabulary and keyword auto-mapping system automatically accommodates spelling variants, common misspellings and synonyms, and includes broader search terms. This gives you more efficient, consistent, and accurate keywording. For example, if a contributor adds the term “happy” to their image, the system automatically adds more than a dozen other terms such as “happiness”, “cheerful”, “emotion”, and “good mood”.
• Automatic creation of preview images in JPEG format for images uploaded in EPS format, such as illustrations. This means faster and more accurate uploads for vector artists.
• You’ll have the option of selecting between PayPal and Payoneer as payment options during sign-up. If you decide to go with Payoneer, in the next few weeks following sign-up we’ll send you a link to the Payoneer site where you’ll complete registration, and soon have your Veer Marketplace branded debit-Mastercard in hand for use in virtually any online, retail or ATM.
• No categories!
This is only the beginning.
The platform needs your input – we’re actively soliciting feedback and feature suggestions to help enhance future releases.
Head to [url]http://contributor.veer.com[/url] ([url]http://contributor.veer.com[/url]) to get started now!
We look forward to welcoming you into the Veer community, and to seeing the great images and illustrations you’ve been creating over the past few months!
- Brian
Brian,
I don't know if this was asked before. Unfortunately right now I can not read the whole thread. I guess this wasn't asked anyway.
When uploading vectors, do you require a sketch or a reference photograph taken by contributor (if there is any) for each vector submitted?
%90 of sites do not require this for vectors but I do have to submit it for istockphoto almost every single time. Would be good to know in advance.
Thanks
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My application was all 10 vectors and none contained source material (or JPEG thumbnails!). YES! A very refreshing change.
(And all approved were with no problem, BTW) ;)
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I cant get the ftp to work with Filezilla although all other transfers can be made with no problem to other sites.
I have filled in server details as follows
Host is upload.veer.com
PORT 22
Server type is FTPES/over explicit/TLS/SSL
Logon type Normal
User marilyna
Password as per Veer login
Passive mode ticked. (Ive also tried default on the mode but its still a no go.)
It tries to connect but I get the message
"ECONNREFUSED - Connection refused by server".
Can anyone please tell me what I need to do please or what I'm doing wrong? Or is this a glitch?
Also no pics appearing with my transferred files, (they were transeferred yesterday) also no descriptions at all and all the keywords are all very strange.
Can anyone help, its all so tiring!
marilyna
dont know if you managed to get it or not, but I had same problem until I removed port 22 and left it blank, now it connects ok and does its thing but connection timed out before you can do anything :)
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What's the deal with the 100 image limit. I had assumed it was daily, but I have had 100 images pending for two days and still can't submit anything else.
Are the limits weekly? If so, that is almost as restrictive as istock. Istock has 5 million images, so you can understand why they would want to slow their growth.
But for a new site to have restrictive uploads makes no sense to me. At this rate it will take me years to get 5k images on the site.
Am I misunderstanding something? Anyone else unable to submit beyond the first 100?
Hi LisaFx -
The default image submission limit is 100 images per week. We'll look at changing this default as we ramp up this summer - for now we're holding there to ensure that our systems are up to speed (no pun intended).
- Brian
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Hi LisaFx -
The default image submission limit is 100 images per week. We'll look at changing this default as we ramp up this summer - for now we're holding there to ensure that our systems are up to speed (no pun intended).
- Brian
Thanks for the response Brian. That makes sense.
I will just hang in there and be patient. :)
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A question for those who were not part of the initial SV migration and who just applied and were accepted last week with their initial 10...
Have any of you had files reviewed beyond your initial 10 application files? I'm just curious what the average turnaround time is for regular inspections.
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Uploaded the 10 files 5 days ago . . . . . . and waiting, I am sure they are quite busy.
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Uploaded the 10 files 5 days ago . . . . . . and waiting, I am sure they are quite busy.
Okay, you mean your application files?
Has anyone had their application files already approved, then uploaded additional files, and had those reviewed as well? :)
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I've uploaded 30 last week and all were approved with about 83 still pending.
Very frustrated with 100 upload limit :(
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I had my 10 initial images approved in just one day. Then I sent 10 more and got 7 rejected after 5 days (one being a tone variation of an approved image in the first batch, the reason for rejection was 'Pixel quality issue (noise, compression or resizing artifacts' ). Then I sent 30 more images and still waiting...
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Thanks very much for the info.
I guess it's good that there is a 100/week limit at the moment. It seems they have all they can handle for now.
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A question for those who were not part of the initial SV migration and who just applied and were accepted last week with their initial 10...
Have any of you had files reviewed beyond your initial 10 application files? I'm just curious what the average turnaround time is for regular inspections.
Hi Whatalife -
The oldest files from approved contributors in the submission queue are about 5 days "stale" now.
We're working to ramp up efficiency to keep our turnaround time at or below the current mark.
- Brian
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Thanks, Brian! :) That's about what I was guessing.
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A question for those who were not part of the initial SV migration and who just applied and were accepted last week with their initial 10...
Have any of you had files reviewed beyond your initial 10 application files? I'm just curious what the average turnaround time is for regular inspections.
I had 87 images approved either today or yesterday (not sure which).
They aren't showing in search results yet. Not sure if I have to do something to make that happen or if it will be when their servers update next.
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Lisa, I think unless you were part of the initial SV migration, the files that are being uploaded now will be part of the release later this summer. Brian explained it more thoroughly in his "clarification" thread.
ETA link:
http://www.microstockgroup.com/veer-marketplace/veer-marketplace-launch-timing-clarification/ (http://www.microstockgroup.com/veer-marketplace/veer-marketplace-launch-timing-clarification/)
There is also a pop-up message during uploading that says they will "be available to customers later this summer."
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Lisa, I think unless you were part of the initial SV migration, the files that are being uploaded now will be part of the release later this summer. Brian explained it more thoroughly in his "clarification" thread.
ETA link:
[url]http://www.microstockgroup.com/veer-marketplace/veer-marketplace-launch-timing-clarification/[/url] ([url]http://www.microstockgroup.com/veer-marketplace/veer-marketplace-launch-timing-clarification/[/url])
There is also a pop-up message during uploading that says they will "be available to customers later this summer."
Ahh. Thanks!
I have been trying to keep up, but so much info floating around I missed that... :)
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You're welcome! It was a little confusing.
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I submitted 10 files on June 10 and they are still in the Q. I am not an SV migratee. I am sure they are busy, too. So I have been patient. Glad the questions were asked, was about to ask them myself.
Looks like it should be any time now.
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Received word today. All 10 rejected. Here's the reason:
Based on these 10 images, we can't offer you contributor privileges at this time. You are welcome to submit 10 new images
Without a more specific reason as to what is wrong with my images, it would be foolish to spend any more time.
Am I missing something? I uploaded 10 of my best sellers on other sites. Images submitted to Veer don't have to be exclusive do they? It's ok to post images that are sold royalty free on other sites, right?
I am so bummed.
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No, they don't have to be exclusive.
That's really surprising, Cathy. You have a nice portfolio. I wonder if different shots would be better... but I agree it would be helpful to have a little bit of guidance as to what they disliked about the first ones you sent. ???
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It seems that people have a pretty big difference in their first experience with the first application and subsequent uploads. I would like to believe that Cathy's rejection was just a glitch.
I am wondering what it the number of images to be approved out of the first 10 for the whole application to be approved? Some people assume that it is 10. I only had 4 approved and 6 still pending when I was pproved and could submit more. Anyone had a similar experience?
By now, I already have quite a few approved so they have been approving the ones submitted later as well.
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It seems that people have a pretty big difference in their first experience with the first application and subsequent uploads. I would like to believe that Cathy's rejection was just a glitch.
I am wondering what it the number of images to be approved out of the first 10 for the whole application to be approved? Some people assume that it is 10. I only had 4 approved and 6 still pending when I was pproved and could submit more. Anyone had a similar experience?
By now, I already have quite a few approved so they have been approving the ones submitted later as well.
My experience: 8 out of 10 accepted on the initial submit, then I was allowed to submit the next 100 which I did. That was yesterday, today I was allowed to submit another 10, I was under the assumption that I would have to wait another week to submit another 100 but who knows for sure.
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*** This was not my application submission, I was pre-approved for VEER ***
>:( Brian~
I think I may have received a questionable review. All my images were rejected for the SAME reason..." Pixel quality issue (noise, compression or resizing artifacts) ". Why I believe something went wrong is because each image was not related to the other. They are ALL from separate photo shoots (with the exception of 1). In addition, ALL of these images have been approved on other sites, many of which have an EXTREMELY tough review process. Could someone please look into this.... here are just a few examples.
http://us.fotolia.com/id/11256108 (http://us.fotolia.com/id/11256108)
http://us.fotolia.com/id/13281300 (http://us.fotolia.com/id/13281300)
http://us.fotolia.com/id/14589317 (http://us.fotolia.com/id/14589317)
http://us.fotolia.com/id/14708214 (http://us.fotolia.com/id/14708214)
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=9041689 (http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=9041689)
http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=8953306 (http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup.php?id=8953306)
Thanks, I just wanted to confirm something strange didn't occur with my upload because I'm having a difficult time believing these images truly have issues with artifacts or pixel quality. Please help.....
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Hopefully it was a glitch and Brian can take a look for you.
Leaf should probably consider closing one of these threads if the duplicate postings continue.
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How many are needed before acceptance?
"Rejection comments
Based on these 10 images, we can't offer you contributor privileges at this time. You are welcome to submit 10 new images "
Does this mean that the review was weighted on all 10 images and not individually?
Does this mean that I have to have all 10 images accepted before I get contributor privileges?
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I did email contributor help and Ryan send a prompt message back:
I believe it simply came down to an overall aesthetic choice by our editor. We're trying to set ourselves a bit apart from the many pre-existing microstock websites and so we're trying to offer a tighter, more curated set of images for those coming to our site to purchase. Because of this, it may mean that images that have been accepted on other sites (even images that have sold well) will not be accepted on Veer Marketplace.
I can definitely see potential on some of the images you had submitted, nice bright colors and white backgrounds on some of the utilitarian object shots, but the horse riding image was a bit to snapshot-like, the drive-in theatre was a bit washed out, and the last few images of food seem to be a bit off exposure-wise.
As our initial editor mentioned, you are more then welcome to submit a new set of ten images at anytime. Our intention is not to scare folks off from submitting to us, but we do want to create a specific look and feel, so our acceptance levels may be a different then some other stock sites.
While Ryan did provide a little more insight, I'm just not sure what else to submit. If you look at my IS port and sort by downloads, I basically submitted 10 from the 1st page. I think I will have to check out the site and some your ports to see what is acceptable.
Good God, another microstock site with erratic reviews/reviewers? I hope not. With StockXpert headed for the dump, I was hoping to pick up another good site.
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How many are needed before acceptance?
"Rejection comments
Based on these 10 images, we can't offer you contributor privileges at this time. You are welcome to submit 10 new images "
Does this mean that the review was weighted on all 10 images and not individually?
Does this mean that I have to have all 10 images accepted before I get contributor privileges?
Hi jcpjr -
Correct.
We evaluate all 10 submissions from a new contributor as a whole to determine whether we feel they are a good fit with VeerMarketplace. If the strong majority ( 7 or more ) of the 10 are considered acceptable, we pass the account. If not - we decline, and reject all 10 files.
- Brian
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Fair enough...thanks for responding
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i had my 10 firs approved in a couple of days, and the next day i uploaded 100 more and all are aproved now, don´t keep the count of days but it was less than a week.
What i really like is that when an image doesn´t meet their keyword criteria, the image got back to the workarea with a note on the problem and you can just delete the irrelevant words and send again to review, How sweet is that?
today my limit was improved to 106??? i uploaded 58 in the morning and now i can upload 74 more???
One thing i don´t know is about model releases, i have some photos of a frien who at the time signed some MR from other stocks agencies, could i use some of that MR?, because she lives in another city so far away...
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All 10 accepted today, it took sbout 8-10 days, dunno exactly.
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I'm very pleased with the ease of uploading. I had my first batch of 25 approved in about a week, and just dumped another 100 on.
Is an affiliate or referral program going to be coming anytime soon, to refer contributors?
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i had my 10 firs approved in a couple of days, and the next day i uploaded 100 more and all are aproved now, don´t keep the count of days but it was less than a week.
What i really like is that when an image doesn´t meet their keyword criteria, the image got back to the workarea with a note on the problem and you can just delete the irrelevant words and send again to review, How sweet is that?
Yes, that alone deserves a mention for sure. It's clean and simple process and works for the contributors' convenience, instead of having to resubmit and all that hassle. Veer's upload process is certainly exemplary and some of the Big 6+3 should take note of this.
I am a late comer, as I waited till 10th to get in to transfer my SV port, then submitted my first 20 odd new images. This morning I had my first 10 reviewed , with 1 reject and 2 soft rejects.
It took me a couple of minutes to delete the irrelevant keywords and resubmit. The reject was also nice and neat, (no vague condescending nor those ubiquitous canned irritants eg. this is a snapshot; too simplistic; LCP, one of the following,etc.
Phew~! a breath of fresh air. Veer Marketplace, you rock!
Now we wait for some encouraging news of downloads ;)
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I submitted my 10, and waited about 10 days. Today, it shows that they are all rejected, but no reason is shown as to why.
It states "specific reasons for rejection are noted below" but there is nothing listed, and the individual pictures only show "Based on these 10 images, we can't offer you contributor privileges at this time. You are welcome to submit 10 new images".
Is there another place to look for the reason, or have I hit a bug? I can't correct an error if I don't know what it is.
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Does anyone know how long the queue wait is now?
Thanks.
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Reviewers seem to return from week long vacation yesterday :-)
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Does anyone know how long the queue wait is now?
Thanks.
Penelope, I started submitting my first batch the same day I logged in with my PW to transfer my SV port, 18 June. This morning I had the first batch approved. It's not bad, considering that I did not submit all of the 10 images that day, and taking off the weekend.
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I submitted my 10, and waited about 10 days. Today, it shows that they are all rejected, but no reason is shown as to why.
It states "specific reasons for rejection are noted below" but there is nothing listed, and the individual pictures only show "Based on these 10 images, we can't offer you contributor privileges at this time. You are welcome to submit 10 new images".
Is there another place to look for the reason, or have I hit a bug? I can't correct an error if I don't know what it is.
You need to click on the orange "See Comments" next to each photo.
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I had clicked on the Orange See Comments, but each image only states "Based on these 10 images, we can't offer you contributor privileges at this time....." and does not tell me any information at all. I checked each message to make sure, but all of them state that with no other additional info.
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I am not sure that they give specific image by image comments on the application batch. I think Brian posted somewhere, that of your 10, 7 have to be suitable for their collection in order for your application to be approved.
If you have read all the info available to you on the site (such as their collection guidelines) and you still have no idea why your application was rejected, then you should probably contact them directly.
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All cool! Approved 10/10
Where to fill the tax info or other details to finalize the application? Any links? I haven't received any emails that directs me to W8BEN form. Is it going to be available after I surpass the payout limit?
Thanks!
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Penywise...I had the same rejection notice. I emailed contributor help and they emailed back a little more detailed reason for the rejects.
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@flemishdreams
looks like the other thread "Initial thoughts on veer reviews" got locked...
thanks for posting your accepted photos. It was helpful.
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All cool! Approved 10/10
Where to fill the tax info or other details to finalize the application? Any links? I haven't received any emails that directs me to W8BEN form. Is it going to be available after I surpass the payout limit?
Thanks!
When you log back in and go to the upload screen, there is a text message on the left about finishing up some paperwork. I can't remember exactly what it said, but I think it was in the dashboard/workspace area.
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Pennywise, look carefully at the photos and you will see a blue link which says "more" double click on this and it will give you the rejection reason. Its very subtle and you would miss it if you weren't looking for it.
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I am not sure that they give specific image by image comments on the application batch. I think Brian posted somewhere, that of your 10, 7 have to be suitable for their collection in order for your application to be approved.
I know that what he said. At least in my case, I was approved only after 4 images reviewed. The other 6 were still pending.
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All cool! Approved 10/10
Where to fill the tax info or other details to finalize the application? Any links? I haven't received any emails that directs me to W8BEN form. Is it going to be available after I surpass the payout limit?
Thanks!
When you log back in and go to the upload screen, there is a text message on the left about finishing up some paperwork. I can't remember exactly what it said, but I think it was in the dashboard/workspace area.
Thanks, found it!
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I am not sure that they give specific image by image comments on the application batch. I think Brian posted somewhere, that of your 10, 7 have to be suitable for their collection in order for your application to be approved.
I know that what he said. At least in my case, I was approved only after 4 images reviewed. The other 6 were still pending.
golden, did you have your SV portfolio transferred? SV ported accounts do not have to go through this application process.
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WooHoo. 10/10 approved for my application! If I had to take a wild stab in the dark about what kind of imagery Veer is looking for, I would have to say conceptual. Many of my batch had a conceptual theme to them.
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It's not really a wild stab in the dark ;), but here is what they say in regard to what they are looking for:
FAQ: Quality & Content (http://ideas.veer.com/group/marketplace/discussions/91)
FAQ: Quality & Content
What kinds of content will Veer Marketplace accept?
We’re looking for high-quality content that will appeal to Veer’s design-savvy customer base. Things like:
- Model-released images of people in business or lifestyle settings
- Images that creatively capture in-demand concepts like “green” or “togetherness”
- High-quality travel and landscape shots with excellent technical quality
- Technically excellent shots of utilitarian business and home tools and objects
- Vectors: from simple (but useful) backgrounds, to more stylized work
What kinds of content won't be accepted?
Veer customers prefer – and count on – a tighter, more curated selection of content. This is good news for you. A smaller pool filled with higher-quality content means your content has a better chance to be noticed. To that end, we suggest you don't submit:
- Multiple, similar images of flowers from your garden
- Snapshots of your cat sunbathing (no matter how adorable)
- Outtakes from your last family vacation
- Images that include designs, logos, or trademarks
- Images that include famous modern buildings or modern art
- Images with heavy use of filter effects
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Sorry here is a dumb question.
Where can I see the first 10 which were approved? I want to upload the next 100, but am afraid of uploading duplicates. Thanks.
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Pennywise, look carefully at the photos and you will see a blue link which says "more" double click on this and it will give you the rejection reason. Its very subtle and you would miss it if you weren't looking for it.
Thanks for the info. I looked and still couldn't find it (no blue anything). I'm going to chalk it up to having no people in my photos and try again later (I have no people shots in my port at all).
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Sorry here is a dumb question.
Where can I see the first 10 which were approved? I want to upload the next 100, but am afraid of uploading duplicates. Thanks.
Can you find the workspace page?
If you are coming in from the main page (Veer.com) log in and click on "account" (top right), then "member page" then look for the Marketplace orange box on the right and click on Dashboard, and then select the "Approved" tab in the main section, or text link on the right.
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Thanks a lot, Whatalife. I see it now. :)
Sorry here is a dumb question.
Where can I see the first 10 which were approved? I want to upload the next 100, but am afraid of uploading duplicates. Thanks.
Can you find the workspace page?
If you are coming in from the main page (Veer.com) log in and click on "account" (top right), then "member page" then look for the Marketplace orange box on the right and click on Dashboard, and then select the "Approved" tab in the main section, or text link on the right.
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Thanks a lot, Whatalife. I see it now. :)
Sorry here is a dumb question.
Where can I see the first 10 which were approved? I want to upload the next 100, but am afraid of uploading duplicates. Thanks.
Can you find the workspace page?
If you are coming in from the main page (Veer.com) log in and click on "account" (top right), then "member page" then look for the Marketplace orange box on the right and click on Dashboard, and then select the "Approved" tab in the main section, or text link on the right.
No problem. I have my member page bookmarked, so it's a much shorter trip from there... but I wasn't sure if you entered through that page or not. :)
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Whatalife, I think I didn't look at Dashboard, I was only looking at portfolio which doesn't show anything. Now I am ok. thanks again.
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Whatalife, I think I didn't look at Dashboard, I was only looking at portfolio which doesn't show anything. Now I am ok. thanks again.
Ahh... gotcha. The portfolio is for designers to upload examples of their work. They have a whole fun community there. :)
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I'm happy to say I got all 10 photos approved on my first attempt. In case this might help other people who are trying to get in: I decided to submit some of my best selling photos on other sites, all very different subjects. I was hoping that might help me show them I could do different kinds of things. At the same time, I thought it might help spread the risk a little. For instance, if they didn't like flowers, there would also be isolated objects (on black, on white, etc). This strategy seems to have worked. :)
Additional information I forgot to mention earlier: approval took about a week. I uploaded my photos last weekend, if I remember correctly. So I think the queue for new contributors is about 6-7 days at the moment.
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Additional information I forgot to mention earlier: approval took about a week. I uploaded my photos last weekend, if I remember correctly. So I think the queue for new contributors is about 6-7 days at the moment.
Sounds about right. My initial approval took about a week, as did my first 100 after that. I had nine of the original ten accepted; number ten was a shot of hot air balloons that was pushed back for the lack of a property release. Veer is clearly more sensitive about property releases than any of the majors; they require releases for a variety of architectural photos that have sailed through elsewhere.
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Yay! 8 of 10 of my second batch submitted got approved today. Thanks for all of you who gave me support. I will go back and re-read all of your suggestions and choose more to submit.
I like the contributor interface, nice work Veer. Looking forward to lots of sales.
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Yay! 8 of 10 of my second batch submitted got approved today. Thanks for all of you who gave me support. I will go back and re-read all of your suggestions and choose more to submit.
I like the contributor interface, nice work Veer. Looking forward to lots of sales.
Great news Cathy! I knew they couldn't resist some of that yummy food you have been uploading ;)
Congratulations!!
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I think Veer owes Getty a thank you note. With the anticipation of Getty screwing StockXpert contributors, I, along with several other microstock contributors I've talked to are uploading like crazy to Veer. Hopefully Veer will pickup for StockXpert when I have to pull my pics due to their inevitable commission cut, or even closing of the site... who knows.... and who cares.
Perfect timing Veer...perfect timing :) Love your easy upload process!!!!!!!!
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While I certainly hope you are right about Veer Market Place, I am still getting DLs from StockXpert virtually everyday so I will not send my condolences yet.
I share the sentiment that we hope Veer MP will take off successfully and quickly.
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I am not sure that they give specific image by image comments on the application batch. I think Brian posted somewhere, that of your 10, 7 have to be suitable for their collection in order for your application to be approved.
I know that what he said. At least in my case, I was approved only after 4 images reviewed. The other 6 were still pending.
golden, did you have your SV portfolio transferred? SV ported accounts do not have to go through this application process.
No. I was never at SV.
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I can't figure out how to do 2 things.
1. How do I turn off daily updates that come by e-mail?
2. Do I start again when replacing a photo with a note like "Adidas stripes are trademarked. Please remove and resubmit. " Do I simply delete that photo from my "New" area? The "Rejects" area is empty, but I don't see a "replace" feature anywhere.
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Don't know how to answer number 1, but for number 2... there is currently no replacement feature. I left the "needs work" images in my pending folder, and resubmitted new versions. Once the new ones were accepted, I deleted the "needs work" ones from the folder.
I think they are going to eventually have some kind of resubmit function, but right now they don't.
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I'm still seeing all my SV vector images that were ported over to Veer showing as broken images in my dashboard. Anyone else? Only new uploads actually show up properly.
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I don't have any transferred from SV (they rejected me only to accept me first go when they actually looked at my photos and not the sales figures. erghhh ! Sorry can't help but rant)
so can't answer your question regarding transferred files though I have a number of new uploads that show broken images.
So I think the problem is not exclusively to do with ported images from SV
I'm still seeing all my SV vector images that were ported over to Veer showing as broken images in my dashboard. Anyone else? Only new uploads actually show up properly.
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I'm still seeing all my SV vector images that were ported over to Veer showing as broken images in my dashboard. Anyone else? Only new uploads actually show up properly.
The same here. Ported jpg files came over fine, but the SV vectors show no image.
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ALL 10 of mine got REJECTED!!!!!
If you with 1,506 photos and 7,257 sales on Dreamstime (also ex featured photographer there) failed the "exam", I won't even try.
My 10 were also refused for "guess it" as stupid as it could be, as they seem to like them. Funny ! they like but they arn't good fit. ha ha ha !
I don't think that I will retry as I really don't know what kind of pictures they are looking for. Mine were quite diversified, accepted and good sellers in other microsites.
Here the reason
"Based on these 10 images, we can't offer you contributor privileges at this time. You are welcome to submit 10 new images. We like your photos, but feel the vectors you submitted aren't a good fit for us. We look forward to your next submission - try again. "
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When Veer feel an image has too many non-relevant keyword, it really stinks there isn't a way that we can just edit them out on the site end (unless I'm just not seeing it...) I have a bunch I'm going to have to delete, and then rekey and then reupload - and no, that won't be happening. I don't have time for that crap.
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When Veer feel an image has too many non-relevant keyword, it really stinks there isn't a way that we can just edit them out on the site end (unless I'm just not seeing it...) I have a bunch I'm going to have to delete, and then rekey and then reupload - and no, that won't be happening. I don't have time for that crap.
But you can edit the keywords on the site end. Under your Workspace (New) select the image (or several) and click on continue. There (on Prepare and Submite page), on the right, bring down Keywords and delete or add words. When done select the image and submit again . . . . it works well, but slow if you are like me and have to eliminate several words.
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When Veer feel an image has too many non-relevant keyword, it really stinks there isn't a way that we can just edit them out on the site end (unless I'm just not seeing it...) I have a bunch I'm going to have to delete, and then rekey and then reupload - and no, that won't be happening. I don't have time for that crap.
But you can edit the keywords on the site end. Go to your Dashboard. Under your Workspace (New) select the image (or several) and click on continue. There (on Prepare and Submit page), on the right, bring down Keywords and delete or add words. When done select the image and submit again . . . . it works well, but slow if you are like me and have to eliminate several words.
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You could also try uploading images with fewer non-relevant keywords.
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1. How do I turn off daily updates that come by e-mail?
-click on your name
-your information
-hear from veer
-uncheck email.
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When Veer feel an image has too many non-relevant keyword, it really stinks there isn't a way that we can just edit them out on the site end (unless I'm just not seeing it...) I have a bunch I'm going to have to delete, and then rekey and then reupload - and no, that won't be happening. I don't have time for that crap.
But you can edit the keywords on the site end. Under your Workspace (New) select the image (or several) and click on continue. There (on Prepare and Submite page), on the right, bring down Keywords and delete or add words. When done select the image and submit again . . . . it works well, but slow if you are like me and have to eliminate several words.
Thank you Etien.
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VEERs 10 uploads are as bad as SS, but I will say the support will respond to your emails quick. I had all 10 images rejected for basically "not quite what we need". If something is wrong with the images, tell me so I know which ones to submit and not do the same type of images for crying out loud. uhg...still getting sales though at SV
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VEERs 10 uploads are as bad as SS, but I will say the support will respond to your emails quick. I had all 10 images rejected for basically "not quite what we need". If something is wrong with the images, tell me so I know which ones to submit and not do the same type of images for crying out loud. uhg...still getting sales though at SV
Did you read their guidelines about what they are looking for? How much time did you spend checking out the Veer macro collection?
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My experience is good. They accepted 10 of 10 and it took less then a week. Their FTP worked without any problem and the upload interface looks pretty good, it is already better then most of the agencies have.
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My experience is good. They accepted 10 of 10 and it took less then a week. Their FTP worked without any problem and the upload interface looks pretty good, it is already better then most of the agencies have.
Well, my experience was great apart from yesterday.. EPS file upload is problematic.. About 80 files accepted and 34 files rejected for a reason that has got nothing to do with me..
I am ok if the file is rejected for a normal rejection reason.. But I am certainly not OK when they say "Please resubmit the files because our preview generation sucks!" They say I am supposed to change the files so their previews can be created! The previews are all great elsewhere and nothing wrong with the settings of the files..
Now I am seriously worried that my accepted images may actually look bad in the previews when the site goes online.. Why on earth were they not rejected if my settings were wrong?..
The rejected files are not gradient mesh or something.. They are exactly the same style as the accepted ones..
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VEERs 10 uploads are as bad as SS, but I will say the support will respond to your emails quick. I had all 10 images rejected for basically "not quite what we need". If something is wrong with the images, tell me so I know which ones to submit and not do the same type of images for crying out loud. uhg...still getting sales though at SV
Did you read their guidelines about what they are looking for? How much time did you spend checking out the Veer macro collection?
I did spend some time looking through the market place to see what kind of images they had. I however did not see a place where they say what their needs are. Have you seen that?
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VEERs 10 uploads are as bad as SS, but I will say the support will respond to your emails quick. I had all 10 images rejected for basically "not quite what we need". If something is wrong with the images, tell me so I know which ones to submit and not do the same type of images for crying out loud. uhg...still getting sales though at SV
Did you read their guidelines about what they are looking for? How much time did you spend checking out the Veer macro collection?
I did spend some time looking through the market place to see what kind of images they had. I however did not see a place where they say what their needs are. Have you seen that?
Yes, as a matter of fact, I answered the same question on the previous page.
It's not really a wild stab in the dark ;), but here is what they say in regard to what they are looking for:
FAQ: Quality & Content ([url]http://ideas.veer.com/group/marketplace/discussions/91[/url])
FAQ: Quality & Content
What kinds of content will Veer Marketplace accept?
We’re looking for high-quality content that will appeal to Veer’s design-savvy customer base. Things like:
- Model-released images of people in business or lifestyle settings
- Images that creatively capture in-demand concepts like “green” or “togetherness”
- High-quality travel and landscape shots with excellent technical quality
- Technically excellent shots of utilitarian business and home tools and objects
- Vectors: from simple (but useful) backgrounds, to more stylized work
What kinds of content won't be accepted?
Veer customers prefer – and count on – a tighter, more curated selection of content. This is good news for you. A smaller pool filled with higher-quality content means your content has a better chance to be noticed. To that end, we suggest you don't submit:
- Multiple, similar images of flowers from your garden
- Snapshots of your cat sunbathing (no matter how adorable)
- Outtakes from your last family vacation
- Images that include designs, logos, or trademarks
- Images that include famous modern buildings or modern art
- Images with heavy use of filter effects
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Ok, yes I saw that...most images I submitted to them where Business and Landscape/Cityscape shots. For the support guy I talked to he seemed to think that about 2/3rds of the shots where good and I just need to switch out a few shots. So we will see, they are pending.
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When does Marketplace is open for buyers?
EDIT: Nevermind I suppose I just sell nothing :)