Similar images already submitted!!!

[Sobhy_AI]

Hello there,

I went from a 95% acceptance rate to 20% or less. Almost all of my submissions are being rejected for the "similar image" reason.

The quality of the images is really good and doesn’t have any issues.

I am uploading at most 2 or 3 variations of each object ,PNGs only and a variety of different items across many categories. I also make sure not to upload similar content that I’ve previously submitted. I am 100% certain that my entire account doesn’t have more than three variations of any given item.

Sometimes, I upload the same object in different styles.

for example, a car in a 3D style and another version in watercolor or clay, so they are still distinct. (2 to 3 variations for each style)

Is this a general issue that will be resolved soon, or is it only affecting me?

[Lotus_Blanc]

Hi everyone,

I’m experiencing the same issue with Adobe Stock. For the past few days, my submissions are being rejected with the reason “similar images already exist,” but the problem is, I’ve never submitted images like the ones they’re referencing. I’ve double-checked, and none of the rejected images have been submitted before, nor do they match anything in Adobe’s catalog.

I’ve been following all the submission guidelines and always ensure my content is high quality, so this sudden wave of rejections is really confusing. I’ve seen on the forum that this is happening to others as well, so I’m wondering if Adobe has made any recent changes to their review process or if there’s a new AI-based review tool causing this issue.

Has anyone else encountered this problem? If so, any insights or advice would be really appreciated. Thanks!

[Jill_C]

Many people have reported increased rejections for "similars". Adobe has offered no explanation, but they've clearly either changed the instructions to their human moderators or have implemented some sort of automated tool. It would be nice if they told us what's happening, but they're notoriously silent on internal processes and procedures.

[photorebelle]

AI has democratized creation, but it has also led to an overproduction of images. Many people just type in a generic prompt, generate in bulk, and submit it without really editing or organizing, just playing the numbers game. Adobe is tightening the rules to prevent its library from becoming oversaturated.

The problem is that great photographers and skilled AI creators (because yes, they do exist) end up caught in the crossfire.
It's just a simple opinion

[daniellei4510]

There is probably some truth to this.

[Paper Ferry]

@photorebelle I believe you might be right. I personally never upload in bulk. I spend days sorting, inspecting, and editing my AI images. That's why these rejections hurt, so much work and heart were put into these images specifically for Adobe standards, and seems like it was all for nothing:(

[photorebelle]

I understand very well, I am in the same situation 

[Sakateka]

Yes, it's very insulting and makes you want to quit and stop doing it altogether! Unfortunately.

[AmandaYuyi]

Same issue happened to me. Many of images were rejected due to similar images already submitted, however, some images i checked back to existing adobe stock, no such similar image exists.  

[daniellei4510]

See above contact info. Something is broken.

[Wengchu]

It's not only you, It's all of us.. As of now its discouraging to upload new contents.. And no one from Adobe cared to answer emails or even write here in the community to clarify this matter. A clearly not similar images are tagged as "similar".

I think, they want subscribers to use their AI image generator from your image to produce a similar or other variations. And this is why I think they are surging the "rejected" tab..

For example; You submitted
Photo 1 - A photo of an asian man standing (Black suit) in the office with a laptop

Photo 2 - A photo of a white man sitting (Blue suit) still in the office (but different room) with a laptop
Photo 3 - A photo of a black man (brown suit) by the window still in the office with a laptop

(Now, from what I know and read from the terms.. Because I read them all. LOL.. Photos above are not considered as similar photos and they are valid variations - AI Generated or Photograph) You can even submit portrait & landscape orientation from photos above.. but now its not the case anymore. 🙂

1 or 2 of the photo above will be rejected and will be tagged as "similar".. because AI can now produce that same thing with differrent variations. you want the man in the office changed with pink suit? or maybe instead of laptop make him hold a mobile phone? differrent office setup? Ai can generate all of that.


***It's just a "hunch" but that is what I observed from the last 3 weeks.

[Sobhy_AI]

You could be right, but I think it’s more likely a bug in the system. I noticed today that the whole database increased by 600,000 images - 450,000 of them are AI-generated, just in one day.

I do believe it will get resolved eventually, but the real question is when, and whether they’ll actually respond to us, I have no idea!

[Wengchu]

This is what I am talking about.. This is the very reason we are seeing a lot of rejections due to SIMILAR IMAGES.
As what I have said, Adobe is pushing their AI generator to the subscribers, and just pays a small penny to the contributor.. Everyone should know this by now.
"Stock Contributors are compensated when you download generated variations" 

  

[Abambo]

I doubt that.

[Wengchu]

Yeah you can doubt that, I doubt it too, that's why I said it's just a "hunch"....
But after this was posted the surge in SIMILAR IMAGES has been going on.

[Sobhy_AI]

@Wengchu  Maybe you're right, but not this time. Their AI generator still isn't perfect and often creates issues in the images, like the one you shared, where the faces look bad. It still needs a lot of work, and buyers won't fix these problems; they expect the asset to be perfect from the start, or they can simply use another better AI generator than Firefly. So, while what you're saying might happen in the future, I don't think it will happen anytime soon

[Abambo]

, and buyers won't fix these problems; they expect the asset to be perfect from the start, or they can simply use another better AI generator than Firefly.

By @Sobhy_AI

Correct.

[mattiew35443554]

I am having the same issue! 

[Sobhy_AI]

Look at my last comment

[Sobhy_AI]

@daniellei4510 @Paper Ferry @photorebelle @stanislava_5223 @Abambo @hotspurs99 @Nancy OShea 

Sorry for mentioning all of you

Update: 

I uploaded 54 images three days ago. Today, I got 14 accepted and 19 rejected. It’s still a lot of rejections, but I think it could be a good sign, since in my previous submissions, almost everything was getting rejected (around 99%). Now, they’ve started accepting some of them.

Also, the rejection reason this time is “quality issues.” None of them were rejected for being “similar,” which is a positive change.

I hope you can try uploading some images too and share what happens, so we can figure out if it’s safe to start uploading again.

[stanislava_5223]

@Sobhy_AI thanks a lot for sharing. I still have A LOT of old images in review (some of them for 3-4 weeks already). But for the latest upload, I got only 3 rejections yet, and the reason is not the "similarity". Let's see how it goes further...

[Sobhy_AI]

@stanislava_5223 I think all the images in the review since the problem started will get rejected (That's what happened to me) So you better remove them and submit it again

[stanislava_5223]

@Sobhy_AI yep, I think you're right.
But I also have a lot of videos there, and the review process is much longer for them. So I hope everything will be fine

[Paper Ferry]

@Sobhy_AI Thanks for the update! I'm waiting for the last 20 images from the batch from 2 weeks ago to be rejected, and then I'll wait a couple of weeks before submitting again.

[stanislava_5223]

I made an interesting experiment by loading a PNG showing one gummy bear (with a transparent background).
It was accepted despite the fact that there are ±1600 quite similar images in the catalog.
So, I still do not see any logic.

[Abambo]

It was accepted despite the fact that there are ±1600 quite similar images in the catalog.

By @stanislava_5223

All PNG files with a transparent background.

Anyway. The logic may simply be that they are tweaking the program that is looking for duplicates and similar pictures.