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There are two ways to upload to Crestock: you can upload single images or in bulk via FTP.
If you plan to upload a lot of images, we strongly recommend using FTP
» What is FTP and how do I use it?
Getting started:
To access our upload system, log in or register and click the
'Upload images' button at the top left, just below the Crestock logo. To upload individual photos or vectors, use the single image upload utility.
If you have already uploaded your images via FTP to
ftp.crestock.com, the upload start page shows you how many files are ready to be processed.
If your images don't have titles, descriptions and keywords embedded as metadata, they will be processed and put in the
'Describe' section, where you can add information about the images. Images with less than 10 keywords embedded will also be put in the 'Describe' section, where you can add a few more.
Describing images:
Use the form on the
'Describe' page to enter information for your images. Select the image(s) you want to describe by clicking the thumbnails, then click
'describe selected' to apply the information. The described images will be moved to
'Review & Submit'.
The form fields retain the information you type in until you clear it, so if you have several similar images it is easy to adapt the information to fit individual images.
Uploaded images with keywords and descriptions embedded will be moved straight to the
'Review & Submit' section when processed.
If your images contain recognisable faces you must next attach
model releases. You can also review and edit the titles, descriptions and keywords of your images by selecting the
'Display image decription and keywords' option.
Attaching model releases:
If you are uploading for the first time, or you use a new model, click
'Register new model' to upload and store a new model release. Once you have all your models stored, simply select one or more models and click the images where the model(s) appear. Press
'Attach model releases to selected', and a tiny image next to the photo will show you that the model release has been attached.
Repeat the process with any photos featuring other models.
Note that you can click the actual thumbnails, rather than the small tick-boxes, to select images more quickly. If you make a mistake, just click on the tiny model images to remove the model release. Submitting the images:
Select all images that are ready to be submitted and click 'Submit selected'. Choose 'Select all' to submit all your images. The images will now be submitted and appear under 'Pending', awaiting review.
Now you are done!If you discover errors after submitting your images, you can still correct this for your pending images. Just select and click 'move back and edit selected' to move pending images back to 'Review & Submit', where you can correct the information.
The time it takes to review your images will vary a bit, but it rarely exceeds 5 working days. When your images have been reviewed, they will be moved from your 'Pending' list. All accepted images will be added to your portfolio, while rejected images will appear in the
'Rejected' section on the upload page.
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