After careful inspection, Vecteezy's team of Content Reviewers may have to reject some content for various legal, technical or quality reasons. Some rejection reasons make the content ineligible to be resubmitted (hard rejections), while other reasons allow you to make corrections and resubmit the file (soft rejections).
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Soft Rejection Reasons
Content Rejected Due To Metadata Issues
This means the submission's title, description or keywords are either not relevant or do not accurately describe the submission.
Please read the Metadata Guidelines, correct by editing the title, description or keywords in an effort to be more relevant to the image, and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Corrupted or Missing File Issues
This means we discovered that files are either missing or corrupted and/or submissions do not include the following file types: EPS 10.
Please replace file and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Corner Banners
This means we discovered corner banners in your files. Please do not use corner banners or badges to display information.
Please correct and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Text Containing Errors
We discovered the following issue(s): the text in this submission contains misspellings, is outdated, or it's misused within your context.
Please correct the text by correcting the spelling, updating the text, or ensuring the text is appropriate for the context. Then resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Image Ratio Issues
This means we discovered the following issue(s): your file does not meet our ratio size requirements: 1:1, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 5:5, 9:16, 16:9, 21:9.
Please correct the preview image and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Layers Issues
Layers must be unlocked and arranged properly, using various layers if necessary. The names of each layer must be written correctly in English.
Please correct the layers to meet the above requirements and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Release Issues
This means we discovered the following issue(s): a release or original sketch are required for this content or the attached release and sketch do not meet our requirements, release is illegible, or additional releases are required.
Please read our release guidelines, adjust accordingly, and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Placeholder Photo
During our review we discovered the following issue(s): a release is required for placeholder photos and/or the attached release does not meet our requirements, release is illegible, or additional releases are required.
Please read our vector guidelines and adjust accordingly. You may also delete the placeholder photo and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Placeholder Text
This means the submission contains specific information such as names and/or addresses. Specific names can be categorized as sensitive information.
Please adjust the file so that it only uses fabricated names and numbers as placeholder text, or restrict the name to first names only and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Artboard Issue
This means your design is either larger or smaller than the artboard.
Please make sure your artwork is exactly the same size as the artboard and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Logos
We are currently not accepting single logo templates like this submission. Due to licensing limitations we can only accept logos presented in packs with multiple logo layouts and elements or submissions that include a logo incorporated into a mockup or design concept for marketing material.
Please adapt and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Productized Templates
This means the submission contains templates with original artwork side-by-side with the productized “salesy” display.
Please remove the product display and resubmit.
Content Not Accepted as Pro and Suggested for Free
This means the file does not meet our Pro collection aesthetic or quality standards.We can not accept the file into our Pro collection, however, we can accept the file if you're interested in licensing the file through Vecteezy's Free collection.Please review the following license information (Choosing Your License Type) and add your file to the Vecteezy Editorial collection by choosing "Accept".
Content Not Accepted as Commercial (Pro or Free) and Suggested for Editorial
This means the file is considered Editorial content. We can not accept the file into our Free or Pro collections which are intended for commercial use, however, the file is acceptable for Editorial use and can be licensed in Vecteezy's Editorial collection. Please review the following license information (Choosing Your License Type) and add your file to the Vecteezy Editorial collection by choosing "Accept".
Hard Rejection Reasons
Content Rejected Due To These General Issues
We are unable to accept some files due to one or more of the following reasons: similar submissions, not suitable for commercial use, and/or does not meet our requirements.
Please review our guidelines but do not resubmit this file.
Content Rejected Due To Commercial Value Issues
This means the submission does not meet our quality or technical standards due to any or all of the following: simplicity in composition, insufficient level of technical quality, live traced in nature or the style does not meet our standards for our commercial collection.
Please review our guidelines but do not resubmit this file.
Content Rejected Due To Similar/Duplicate Submissions
We reject duplicate files or files that have minimal differences from other resources sent by the same author.
Please do not resubmit duplicate files or files with minimal differences.
Content Rejected Due To Rasterized Issues
Vectors containing linked images, bitmaps, and/or raster effects are not acceptable.
Please review our guidelines but do not resubmit this file.
Content Rejected Due To Ethical Issues or Sensitive Content
This means that we decided the submission contains political, violent, or pornographic content that we deem offensive or can affect the sensibilities of our users.
Please do not resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Copyright and/or Trademark Issues
This means the submission includes logos, characters, fictional characters or is a complete or partial imitation of a vector from another author or artist.
Please do not resubmit.
Content Not Accepted as Pro and Suggested for Free
This means the file does not meet our Pro collection aesthetic or quality standards.We can not accept the file into our Pro collection, however, we can accept the file if you're interested in licensing the file through Vecteezy's Free collection.Please review the following license information (Choosing Your License Type) and add your file to the Vecteezy Editorial collection by choosing "Accept."
Content Not Accepted as Commercial (Pro or Free) and Suggested for Editorial
This means the file is considered Editorial content. We can not accept the file into our Free or Pro collections which are intended for commercial use, however, the file is acceptable for Editorial use and can be licensed in Vecteezy's Editorial collection. Please review the following license information (Choosing Your License Type) and add your file to the Vecteezy Editorial collection by choosing "Accept."
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Soft Rejection Reasons
Content Rejected Due To Metadata Issues
During our review we discovered the following issue(s): titles, descriptions and keywords cannot contain special characters, spelling/grammar errors, or repeat words/phrases in excess. Keywords must be descriptive of the subject matter and must be in English.
Please read the Metadata Guidelines, correct text and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To A Corrupted File
This means the submission presents loading errors and/or is corrupted.
Please replace file and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Model and/or Property Release Issue
This means during our review we discovered the following issue(s): a release is required for this content or the attached release does not meet our requirements, release is illegible, or additional releases are required. We take model releases (especially of minors) very seriously and for our commercial collection we require model releases for any recognizable figures. Private property, including ticketed parks and tourist sites, often require property releases for commercial use.
Please read our release guidelines, add or adjust required releases as needed, and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Copyright and/or Trademark Issues
This means the submission includes one or more of the following: logos, trademarks, or recognizable brands and is ineligible for our commercial collection.
Please obscure or retouch copyrighted information and resubmit if the copyrighted content is not the focus of the image. If the copyrighted content is the focus of the image, please do not resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Signature Issues
This means the file contains a signature, watermark or other mark that identifies the author of the photograph.
Please remove the attribution and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Exposure Issues
This means the submission does not meet our technical standards due to insufficient level of technical quality regarding exposure.
Please adjust the exposure so that it is neither over or under-exposed and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Over-editing Issues
This means the submission does not meet our technical standards regarding pixelation due to over-sharpening, noise-reduction, and/or masking.
Please edit and reduce use of those tools and resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Color Issues
This means the submission does not meet industry standards regarding one or more of the following: color balance, saturation or vignetting.
Please edit the color balance or saturation to be more true to what our eye sees and/or de-vignette the image and resubmit.
Content Not Accepted as Pro and Suggested for Free
This means the file does not meet our Pro collection aesthetic or quality standards.We can not accept the file into our Pro collection, however, we can accept the file if you're interested in licensing the file through Vecteezy's Free collection.Please review the following license information (Choosing Your License Type) and add your file to the Vecteezy Editorial collection by choosing "Accept."
Content Not Accepted as Commercial (Pro or Free) and Suggested for Editorial
This means the file is considered Editorial content. We can not accept the file into our Free or Pro collections which are intended for commercial use, however, the file is acceptable for Editorial use and can be licensed in Vecteezy's Editorial collection. Please review the following license information (Choosing Your License Type) and add your file to the Vecteezy Editorial collection by choosing "Accept."
Hard Rejection Reasons
Content Rejected Due To These General Reasons
We are unable to accept your file due to one or more of the following reasons: similar submissions, not suitable for commercial use, and/or does not meet our stylistic requirements.
Please review our guidelines but do not resubmit this file.
Content Rejected Due To Similar Or Duplicate Submissions
This means the submission is too similar or is a duplicate of another resource you have already submitted.
Please review our guidelines but do not resubmit this file.
Content Rejected Due To Outdated Issues
We will only accept holiday-related images that have already passed if the photo does not include a specific date that reveals its obsolescence.
Please review our guidelines but do not resubmit this file.
Content Rejected Due To Ethical Issues or Sensitive Content
This means that we decided the submission contains political, violent, pornographic or other content that we deem offensive or can affect the sensibilities of our users.
Please review our guidelines but do not resubmit this file.
Content Rejected Due To Focus Issues
This means the submission does not meet our technical standards due to insufficient quality of focus or soft-focus.
Please review our guidelines but do not resubmit this file.
Content Rejected Due To Styling Issues
This means the submission does not meet our technical standards due to insufficient level of technical quality regarding styling.
Please review our guidelines but do not resubmit this file.
Content Rejected Due To Composition Issues
This means the submission does not meet our technical standards due to insufficient level of technical quality regarding composition.
Please review our guidelines but do not resubmit this file.
Content Rejected Due To Artifacts/Noise Issues
This means the submission does not meet our technical standards due to insufficient level of technical quality regarding artifacts due to dust spots, high ISO, or pixelation issues.
Please review our guidelines but do not resubmit this file.
Content Rejected Due To Lack of Commercial Value
This means the submission does not meet our aesthetic standards due to insufficient level of commercial value. Read our blog and sign up for our e-newsletter to learn more about what content is the best fit for our commercial collection.
Please review our guidelines but do not resubmit this file.
Content Rejected Due To 3D Elements
This means this file contains 3D elements that are not suitable for our photo collection.
Please do not resubmit. Consider uploading EPS files to our Vector collection instead.
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Soft Rejection Reasons
Content Rejected Due To Technical Issue
This means your clip has been rejected for one or more of the following technical reasons: incorrect resolution size, incorrect file format, incorrect codec or bitrate, incorrect frame rate, incorrect duration and/or audio.
See below for more details about each issue:
Resolution
Our resolution requirement: 4K and HD clips are preferred, but we do accept 2K files as well.
File Format
All video submissions are required to be MP4 (.mp4) or Quicktime MOV (.mov). If incorrect please resubmit.
Codecs
Our codec requirements state that files should be H.264 or ProRes (422 /422 HQ / 4444, R3D .r3d). If incorrect please resubmit.
Bitrate
Our Recommended video bitrates are:
2160p (4k) - 100 Mbps
1440p (2k) - 60 Mbps
1080p - 50 Mbps
720p - 10 Mbps
If your bitrate is not one of these, please resubmit.
Frame Rate
Our frame rate requirements are: 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 47.95, 47.96, 48, 50, 59.94 and 60 FPS. If your frame rate is not one of these, please resubmit.
Audio
Video submissions may only contain audio if the audio enhances the experience of the clip and does not contain any errors, unintended speaking or unlicensed music. Please remove audio and resubmit.
Duration
During our review we discovered the following issue(s): this submission does not meet our duration file requirements: all clips should be at least five seconds (:05) and no longer than 2 minutes (2:00)
If you are unsure of what technical issue your clip has, please contact us.
Content Rejected Due To Missing or Invalid Model/Property Release
A model and property release is an agreement between the content creator (you) and your models or property where you shot. By signing a release, the model or owner grants permission for the stock content in which they appear to be commercially licensed.
Please read our release guidelines and adjust accordingly.
Content Rejected Due To Irrelevant Metadata
During our review we discovered the following issue(s): this submission's title, description or keywords are either not unique, relevant or do not accurately describe the submission.
Please read the Metadata Guidelines, correct text and resubmit.
Content Not Accepted as Pro and Suggested for Free
This means the file does not meet our Pro collection aesthetic, quality standards or this is Editorial content. We cannot currently accept Editorial files in our Pro collection due to licensing reasons, However, we can accept the file if you're interested in licensing the file through Vecteezy's Free collection. Please review the following Free collection information (PPD Free Vs. PPD Pro).
If you wish to submit it to our Free collection, please add your file to the Vecteezy Free collection by choosing to resubmit.
Hard Rejection Reasons
Content Rejected Due To Duplicate, Similar Or Previously Rejected Submission
This means the submission is too similar to or a duplicate of another resource you have already submitted or we have previously rejected.
Please do not resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Insufficient Aesthetic Value
This means your content may be rejected for the following reasons:
- Poor lighting
- We have too much of this item in stock (clouds, grass, etc.)
- The models are not acting authentically
- Focus
- Composition
- Weak or dated styling
The content selection is at our discretion. Please do not resubmit.
Content Rejected Due To Explicit or Trademarked Content
This means the submission includes:
- Logos, characters, fictional characters
- A complete, or partial, imitation of another artist
- Inappropriate or explicit content (political, violent, pornographic, etc. content that we deem offensive)
Please do not resubmit.
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