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jackthegiantkiller
Inspiring
May 8, 2026
Question

User with Adobe AI generated footage is cross selling to Shutterstock in violation of their AI rules.

  • May 8, 2026
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One of my clients sent me stock footage from Shutterstock that was AI generated in Adobe Firefly, as they are cross selling the same footage on both platforms in violation of Shutterstock’s policy. The footage itself is terrible quality with doubled frames every couple frames as if they added a pulldown from 24p to 30p. I am sick and tired of having to deal with this poor quality stock by hack users, as I had to output an image sequence just so I could remove the random double frames. I have reported the user on Shutterstock and I’m reporting them here too:

Shutterstock account with Firefly generated footage

Same profile on Adobe Stock:

The saddest thing is knowing how much of other users (and my own) 3D work has been absorbed by these generators who just spit out slop based on 30 years of dedication and discipline honing a real craft. I wish corporations were more ashamed of their absolute piracy.

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    RALPH_L
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 8, 2026

    It is against Shutterstocks policy. Therefore, Shutterstock should be informed.

    jackthegiantkiller
    Inspiring
    May 8, 2026

    Oh I have informed them, but I’m at my breaking point with the slop Firefly creates that my clients choose because they don’t realize all the hoops I’m going to have to jump through just to make it functional in order to time stretch, as those double frames screw it up badly in After Effects. I have tried my hardest to inform my client but they are also at the mercy of their client who keeps picking this stuff.

    jackthegiantkiller
    Inspiring
    May 8, 2026

    PS. this forum is so buggy, after I hit post the first time it just kept going back to asking me to repeat my question...over and over now realizing that I now have two or more posts. Great job!