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?

[Sakateka]

I also have the same problem - "a similar image has already been sent by YOU"! And it clearly says that "YOU" - and not in the entire database from other participants.

here is part of the text -

"Thank you for the opportunity to review your image. Unfortunately, upon review, we found that it is similar to another image you uploaded, so we cannot accept it into our collection."

[daniellei4510]

We're well aware that it says you. But here is a screenshot that clearly suggests that the entire database is being considered. 

[Craig_Z]

Thank goodness I don't do this to make a living.  Now in addition to taking the image, processing the image (anywhere from  10-30 minutes) uploading and adding meta data to the image, they want me to search the Adobe Stock database for possible existing images that might be similar to mine.  All this for $5 if it is chosen for the free collection, about $50 if sold 50 times over a period of years.  While I have lots of images that have sold over 100 times, and one that's over a 1000, there are many more that have only sold a few times or not at all.  So,  I am probably making 50 cents an hour.....   I guess for me the motivation, as a landscape photographer, is where the images get used.  I can go to the Grand Canyon and find my images in 5 of the books sold in the NP gift shop, I had the front cover of the National Parks "coffee table" book a few tears ago, and I run into my images several times a month in various online publications.  They even show up on my Facebook feed from various companies....   I really don't need this additional frustration from Adobe.

[Abambo]

 I really don't need this additional frustration from Adobe.

By @Craig_Z

It's your choice, at the end of the day.

[daniellei4510]

You are not alone. Admittedly, I do a lot of portraits. And not necessarily of people in the middle of some activity, but simply studio-type portraits of AI models. It's probably due to my former background as a portrait/fine are/figure photographer. They aren't my bestsellers, but they sell regularly and, once one is sold, it often sells again. Sixty-seven times in once instance. And two of my standard, studio-type portraits have been purchased with an extended license. Simple bread-and-butter straight on portraits much like some of the ones seen below.

Anyway, here are examples of recent rejections for being too similar, along with recent acceptances. There are more, but I selected just a few. What is the difference between those that were rejected and those that were accepted?

I have absolutely positively no idea.

Again, these are all recent, within the past seven to 10 days since the "too similar" rejections started. What is the logic? Previously, except for possible quality issues, I have little doubt these would have all been accepted.

[photorebelle]

It's very difficult to answer that question... unless there were quality issues, which I doubt, all of them should have been accepted. 

[Sobhy_AI]

I actually can’t say for sure why they did that, but it’s most likely a bug in the system, and it seems like they might have fixed it now. Yesterday, I submitted 100 images, and today I got 51 accepted and 13 rejected.

It’s still not like before, when almost everything was getting accepted, but it’s definitely better than having all your images rejected for no reason at all.

[stanislava_5223]

@Sobhy_AI Glad to know that it's almost back to normal for you! 

[daniellei4510]

And no offense, but that's another issue Adobe needs to address. 64 assets reviewed in a day, while we see regular complaints from contributors who have had assets sitting unmoderated for months. And 64 is nothing. I've seen examples of contributors having 800+ assets reviewed at a time.

[Sobhy_AI]

I agree with you, but the moderation time isn't always consistent for me. There was a time it took two months just to get 501 assets accepted, and other times it only took a week for the same amount. So, they don’t seem to have a specific or fixed review timeframe.

From my experience, JPGs are the fastest to get reviewed. PNGs take a bit longer, and vectors or videos usually take the most time.

[daniellei4510]

Yes, there's that. New contributors, photographers and AI designers alike, might have amassed hundreds of assets by the time they decide to submit to stock. I made it to the 501 limit pretty after first joining. The issue isn't necessarily on the contributor's end. If they want to upload 3000 assets, that's fine. It's just odd that Adobe doesn't spread things a little more across the board.

[inzo_77]

I feel like Adobe is searching for images that are specific to Firefly. I think the rejections we are already experiencing will become even worse in the future

[Ivan28999453u1a1]

Is it better situation today ?

[daniellei4510]

Not really. On average, for every asset I have accepted, two to three are rejected for being similar.

[inzo_77]

hello Daniel L  I came across your portfolio, and it looks like a very beautiful one. If you're free, please reply to this when you can. I generate images through MidJourney. Most of the images that include people tend to get rejected. That happens due to quality issues. Could you please tell me how to upscale photos that include people?........             

Recently, I uploaded and verified vector files (EPS, SVG). I awarded them the AI tick because they were created by AI. I submitted over a hundred vector files, and each one was accepted without being rejected. Under Similar Image, not a single vector file was rejected.

[daniellei4510]

I use Gigapixel AI to upscale. Most of my images that include people require anywhere from 20 minutes to 1 hour for retouching and correcting errors. Sometimes more, if I'm really happy with the result but numerous errors are noticed. This can include fixes to skin, irises, softening overly sharp areas, sharpening soft areas, reshaping the faces and more. Congrats on the acceptance of your vectors. 

[daniellei4510]

I want to be clear about something. The upscaler I used does not fix issues that are already in the image. In fact, it magnifies them. I don't upscale until the image has been carefully edited. Then I review the upscaled image to determine if errors have again been introduced. These errors can include over-sharpening, malformed eyes, lips, etc., and again can magnify errors I may have overlooked in the original asset. Anatomy is also important. AI tends to exaggerate the shape of shoulders and collar bones. Teeth are almost never rendered a proper white, and hair in particular is often oversharpened.  

[Ivan28999453u1a1]

After long waiting review time (two months) ... I got a new rejection type : "Non-compliant Image"

Possible reasons:

- Non compliant use of another artist’s name.

- Undeclared Generative AI Content.

- Content not compliant with overall guidelines:

Yaaaaay ... none of these are truth -.-

[daniellei4510]

Can you post the image here? 

[Ivan28999453u1a1]

This photo is in the question ....

BTW is it me or everything gone even more craizer now?

I tried to upload three different real artwork ,   illustrations , to make a  test, all gets immediately rejections (in seconds from submitting) , lol.

Yes, they are very "similar" to moderation point of view ... lol

WTH is going on right now ?

[Craig_Z]

I got an image rejected once because I used the name "Ansel Adams" in the meta data.  I had a B&W image, rare for me, that was at a location he filmed at and the processing was in his style. I thought customers might use his name to find images in his "style".   Don't know if something similar might have happened in your case.    In my case the image was actually "rejected" a few weeks after it had been accepted and even sold a few times.    I notice AI images on Adobe Stock that have titles that include "real" places even though they are only "like" those places.

[daniellei4510]

"I notice AI images on Adobe Stock that have titles that include "real" places even though they are only "like" those places."

This has long been an issue but Adobe apparently doesn't consider this as being against the rules. Buyer beware, I guess.

[Jill_C]

Adobe was involved in a lawsuit a couple of years ago regarding unlawful use of the name "Ansel Adams", after which they purged any reference to that name in the database. I suppose that they run a search from time to time to catch any that the Moderators might have missed. You are correct in that there are many AI images that purport to be places that they don't even resemble; however, that's not an IP violation. Using an artist's name to create, title, or keyword your images IS an IP violation.

[Nancy OShea]

Adobe was involved in a lawsuit a couple of years ago regarding unlawful use of the name "Ansel Adams"

By @Jill_C

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Evidently, I missed that one. 

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ansel-adams-adobe-ai-images-2496092

[Jill_C]

I was mistaken about it being a lawsuit, but a "rebuke" is probably just one step short of a lawsuit!