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Deaf_Guy
Deaf_Guy
Inspiring
December 2, 2022
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How do I download my free stock?

  • December 2, 2022
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I might be misunderstanding this, but I pay $52.00 a month for CS. I thought you could download the free stock assets [photos; footage; etc.] for free as part of my $52 plan.

 

I went to the free stock section and downloaded a short 8 second clip. It went to my library. I then opened up the library and there it was. I then wanted to download it to my PC so I could then import it into Premiere. There was no download button, so I right-clicked on it to download it. It did but it's low res and watermarked.

 

So does this "free" stock come with my $52 plan? If so, can you tell me how to download the high-res version of the free stuff?

 

Thank you.

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    Correct answer Test Screen Name

    Even though Adobe offers a number of Stock assets with no charge, they are still licensed. The license puts specific limits on your use of the image. For example there are limits on how many copies you can print, and rules that in some cases you must attribute; you also must not resell the image or provide it for anyone else to download. So you have to go through a licensing process to get access to the free stuff.

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    Matt249409361r9t
    Participant
    December 20, 2023

    This is a great example of how much we have allowed companies like Adobe to mislead loyal customers to make more money. Imagine if, or when, Tesla offers its cars for FREE. However, in order to drive your FREE car more than once a month, you'll need to purchase an additional license or credits. Adobe and Tesla apologists will respond by saying, "You're naive. It's more complicated. See, there's artistic licensing, use rights, or other IP royalties that we have no control over, etc." Fine then. Stop advertising and marketing the content as FREE. It's disingenuous.

    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Jill_CCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 20, 2023

    I don't know how you could conclude that stock images are free to use in any manner you wish. Scroll down on this page and you'll see  "how free asset licensing works". Whether you obtain a paid license or a free license, you are still bound by license terms. Adobe is not sneaky or disingenuous about this. Free means free in that you don't pay for the license, and there are no additional fees to use that license,but you're still agreeing to a license. Thus, your Tesla analogy isn't germane.
     https://stock.adobe.com/free?ef_id=CjwKCAiAvoqsBhB9EiwA9XTWGXOXQG0S3z14WIUsgAMG0CGXNwOVJAtQ3LIApu3nud-KAPB9t3iTkxoC5nIQAvD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!646642325990!e!!g!!adobe%20free%20stock%20images!284119129!58711489356&as_channel=sem&as_campclass=brand&as_campaign=US%7CCPRO%7CStock%7CPURCH%7CAS_Brand_Exact%7CGG%7C%7C&as_source=google&as_camptype=acquisition&sdid=KQPCU&mv=search&mv2=paidsearch&as_audience=core&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAvoqsBhB9EiwA9XTWGXOXQG0S3z14WIUsgAMG0CGXNwOVJAtQ3LIApu3nud-KAPB9t3iTkxoC5nIQAvD_BwE

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    Legend
    December 4, 2022

    Even though Adobe offers a number of Stock assets with no charge, they are still licensed. The license puts specific limits on your use of the image. For example there are limits on how many copies you can print, and rules that in some cases you must attribute; you also must not resell the image or provide it for anyone else to download. So you have to go through a licensing process to get access to the free stuff.

      Deaf_Guy
      Deaf_GuyAuthor
      Inspiring
      December 5, 2022

      OK thanks for explaining this. It's very helpful.

        Abambo
        Community Expert
        AbamboCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        December 6, 2022

        Look here for more information on the licensing terms: https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-discussions/links-for-licensing-terms/td-p/11366788

        ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
        WendellaBee
        Adobe Employee
        WendellaBee
        Adobe Employee
        December 2, 2022

        With your Creative Cloud account you can sign into https://stock.adobe.com/free and license free assets.

          Deaf_Guy
          Deaf_GuyAuthor
          Inspiring
          December 2, 2022

          Yes, as I explained that's what I did. Note what I said though - I downloaded a piece of footage but how do I then download it to my computer? Why is it when I right-clicked on it to save it from My Library that it was watermarked?

            WendellaBee
            Adobe Employee
            WendellaBee
            Adobe Employee
            December 2, 2022

            It doesn't sound like you've licensed the asset. If you click in the lower right corner of the asset thumbnail while viewing on the Adobe Stock website you'll see a licensed button. You can also click on the middle of the thumbnail and see additional details for the asset and license from that view too.

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