{"id":1614,"date":"2010-03-31T16:48:20","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T16:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/new-uploading-process\/"},"modified":"2018-05-29T19:35:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T19:35:04","slug":"new-uploading-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigstockphoto.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/new-uploading-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Easy Steps To Mastering Bigstock\u2019s New, Improved Uploading Process"},"content":{"rendered":"

With our new design, our goal was to make it simpler and faster for artists to contribute their images to Bigstock. For our contributors, we made significant enhancements to the Bigstock upload process. You can now make all your edits on a single screen. Our new interface features real-time metadata field validation and direct image submission from multiple editing steps.
\nWe\u2019re continuing to make improvements as we go and it’s likely that we’ll make a few refinements in the coming weeks and months.  In the meanwhile, here are a few tips to help you make the most of the uploading process.<\/p>\n

1. The basics.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re logged into the site, your main upload page is here<\/a>. This is the nerve center of your Bigstock uploads. You can upload images directly through your web browser (up to 10 at a time) or using FTP (hostname: ftp.bigstockphoto.com, Username: your Bigstock username, Password: your Bigstock password).<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re uploading model releases, it\u2019s best to do that first. Use the Release Manager<\/a>, not the FTP site.<\/p>\n

Once your images are uploaded, you can view them in the “Edit and Submit” area of Uploads in Your Account.<\/p>\n

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2. Editing a single image.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As always, be sure each image is labeled with an accurate title, description, keywords, categories, releases and licensing information before submitting it for review. On the new site, you enter this data in a floating window with a series of tabs at the top. Enter the data for each field and proceed to the next tab. You can hop from tab to tab if you want to go back and change something.<\/p>\n

If you upload image files that include IPTC metadata, that data is imported into our system automatically. You won\u2019t see it in the floating \u201cEdit images\u201d window when you\u2019re doing a batch edit, but it\u2019s there.<\/p>\n

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3. Batch image edits.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bigstock veterans know that batch edits are the faster way to do things if you\u2019ve uploaded several similar images and want to edit them all at once. On the \u201cEdit and Submit Images\u201d page, you can select multiple images to modify at once. Use the “All,” “Completed” or “None” shortcuts to quickly select a batch images. Or, use these mouse and keyboard combinations to edit a custom selection of images:<\/p>\n