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Inspiring
September 25, 2023
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Why are rejected images assigned a number and watermarked?

  • September 25, 2023
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Attached below is an image that was (correctly) rejected for being too low-resolution and the odd halo around the human subject. I noticed that even rejected images have an Adobe stock # imposed on the image; why is that?

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Correct answer Jill_C

Asset numbers are assigned automatically when you initially upload an image. If you have any files in your Uploaded Files / New section, look at the bottom right side of the screen and you'll see the File ID. This ID is permanently attached to the file, regardless of whether it is accepted or rejected. 

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Jill_C
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Jill_CCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
September 25, 2023

Asset numbers are assigned automatically when you initially upload an image. If you have any files in your Uploaded Files / New section, look at the bottom right side of the screen and you'll see the File ID. This ID is permanently attached to the file, regardless of whether it is accepted or rejected. 

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
moe hongAuthor
Inspiring
September 25, 2023

Thank you. Yes, I figured that after posting it, just thought it was odd that Adobe would put a watermark on something that they were rejecting.

Jill_C
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Community Expert
September 25, 2023

That mark only shows in the rejection email, not in your "not accepted" images tab. Not sure why, though, since you can't search for rejected images by File ID...

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
RALPH_L
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Community Expert
September 25, 2023

The halo around the subject has nothing to do with Adobe. That is your doing and the cameras doing. That is one of the reasons that the photo was rejected.

The Adobe Stock number is a database key value. Every contribution put into the database is issued a primary key value so that it can be found in the database. And yes, your rejected image is found in the database table "rejected items". 

moe hongAuthor
Inspiring
September 25, 2023

I'm sorry, I must not have been clear. I know why it was rejected, and I understand and support the decision. My question is to why rejected images are still watermarked and shown in the rejection email with an Adobe number imposed.