http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Forums Tag: stock footage en Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:35:04 +0000 http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/seeking-input-on-a-new-video-industry-website-thoughts-much-appreciated#post-37594 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:39:29 +0000 Aspyrider 37594@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Joel I put an article about this on my blog. I'm getting about 50 to 75 hits a day so maybe it will help.</p> <p>Chris, sounds like you now have a place to put the cloud footage, I look forward to seeing it! :-)</p> <p>J.</p> <p><a href="http://www.intheviewfinder.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.intheviewfinder.blogspot.com</a></p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/seeking-input-on-a-new-video-industry-website-thoughts-much-appreciated#post-37583 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:20:56 +0000 chrisColorado 37583@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey Everybody! I think Jay's ideas are good and the site is good too!</p> <p>There isn't a clouds and sky section of footage, which is my favorite part of most websites like this. There were a lot of good sunsets/sunrises though. Maybe I'll have to shoot some cloud footage myself, but where would I put it?</p> <p>This is on my mind only because I needed some really good blue-sky/cloud footage yesterday for an airplane documentary and couldn't find any, so I shot it myself.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/seeking-input-on-a-new-video-industry-website-thoughts-much-appreciated#post-37565 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:16:48 +0000 Aspyrider 37565@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Another note; Perhaps a "level" system can be instituted whereby a member can join but only upload basic material. In time his level increases and he can upload more professional materials. This way some kid can't join and upload footage of a major car chase, something he probably doesn't have the capability to shoot anyway and makes him suspect he didn't shoot it at all. He would have to earn the right to upload better material or in some way prove he is legit.</p> <p>Major companies or producers known to have such equipment and capabilities would not need to advance through the level system.</p> <p>Just a thought...</p> <p>J.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/seeking-input-on-a-new-video-industry-website-thoughts-much-appreciated#post-37564 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:09:41 +0000 Aspyrider 37564@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey Birdcat!!!!</p> <p> Yes that is an issue. I thought of this. When you join the system you are assigned a number, all footage you upload must contain that number in the footage perhaps at the beginning or the end. Or spoken. This may verify you shot the footage. If you shot it prior to joining or cannot include it then you may have to sign some electronic agreement signifying you did shoot the footage and exempt FF from any liability. Probably need to do that anyway.</p> <p>FF would be just the conduit to move footage, you as the videographer are responsibility for it. If you sign something saying you shot it and you didn't, then the responsibility falls on you for the infringement.</p> <p>Frankly I think this would be rare but some folks may try to pass off footage they don't own.  You could also have something they have to submit to verify that any public domain footage is indeed in the public domain.</p> <p>Now we live in an electronic world and things like this site once thought only as fantasy can easily be created. Joel is a pioneer here, and the copyright courts will need to adjust to the new and changing ways artistic materials can be shared and sold.</p> <p>If I rent a truck and go steal a famous painting I am responsible for the theft, not the truck. As the receptacle for video art Joel is providing us with a service, WE are responsible for using it correctly.</p> <p>I see this growing into a major virtual warehouse for stock footage. But we will probably have to help police it ourselves.</p> <p>J,</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/seeking-input-on-a-new-video-industry-website-thoughts-much-appreciated#post-37563 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:02:31 +0000 joelholland 37563@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I really appreciate the input Bryce and Jay! I think stockfootageforfree.com is a step in the right direction towards a community driven site where footage trading can exist, and I LOVE the pay it forward concept.</p> <p>We have been working on this concept for a while, and I hope to be able to move forward with it soon.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/seeking-input-on-a-new-video-industry-website-thoughts-much-appreciated#post-37562 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:42:49 +0000 birdcat 37562@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Joel (and hey Jay)</p> <p>I have downloaded many of your clips and have purchased all of the specials you guys have graciously run (free DVD's - only pay shipping).   And for those I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.</p> <p>I have always wanted to see a clip sharing warehouse for video enthusiasts and professionals alike.  I only foresee a few problems such as bandwidth (all those clips being sent in and downloaded) and the very large elephant in the room - How do you verify two things: 1) That the person uploading the clip has the rights to do so and 2) They have all necessary releases (model, location &amp; product)?</p> <p>As I said, I would love to see this happen and would participate frequently (up and down).</p> <p>Bruce</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/seeking-input-on-a-new-video-industry-website-thoughts-much-appreciated#post-37551 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:02:05 +0000 Aspyrider 37551@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Also perhaps a pay-it-forward aspect, whereby there would be a place to upload clips and for each one we upload we gain points to download more.  Or some method to reward those who upload footage so more people will use the service and not just come and get but never add to the system.</p> <p>J</p> <p>I think you have a great thing here Joel!</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/seeking-input-on-a-new-video-industry-website-thoughts-much-appreciated#post-37550 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:59:15 +0000 Aspyrider 37550@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I think a social and networking aspect would be good whereby videographers could share video clips with each other.</p> <p>Lets say you are a videographer in New York and you need a video of a riverboat or farm scene. I'm a videographer in Mississippi, I may have or can get such a clip easily. We would need a place to share and store videos for trade. Perhaps also a way to negotiate the trade for our efforts. Also,</p> <p>Perhaps a bulletin board or place to post wanted and needed footage, and a response section?</p> <p>Just a thought...</p> <p>J.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/seeking-input-on-a-new-video-industry-website-thoughts-much-appreciated#post-37549 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:46:56 +0000 joelholland 37549@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm with the stock footage company Footage Firm, and we recently released a new website that allows video editors to download completely free stock footage. The concept has been well received by the beta testers who've used the site thus far, but I was hoping to get your advice on what you like/don't like (design, usability, selection, etc) before we start a massive advertising campaign.</p> <p>The website is <a href="http://www.stockfootageforfree.com." rel="nofollow">http://www.stockfootageforfree.com.</a></p> <p>Please post any comments on what you like or don't like in this forum so we can get a community conversation started and changes made to the site before it launches. (I assume most of you will be using it anyway, so tell me what you'd like to see!)</p> <p>thanks,<br /> Joel</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-and-wildlife#post-37531 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:03:27 +0000 TheDVshow 37531@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I personally have not tried Pond5 but after speaking with them I'm ready to upload some underwater video footage</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-and-wildlife#post-37520 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:07:02 +0000 Aspyrider 37520@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I had this idea of trying to set up some sort of network videographers could join and share footage. They could trade with each other and have a file transfer site to share the clips. Never did anything about it though, it's just an idea.</p> <p>J.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-and-wildlife#post-37518 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:32:45 +0000 cdanddvdpublisher 37518@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Have you had experience with Pond5?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-and-wildlife#post-37517 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:19:01 +0000 TheDVshow 37517@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Pond5.com gives 50%</p> <p>A podcast with the founder is here as he answers many of your questions</p> <p><a href="http://www.thedvshow.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow">http://www.thedvshow.com/podcasts</a></p> <p>There is also a June 2 and 9 podcast with stock footage topics</p> <p><a href="http://www.thedvshow.com/podcasts" rel="nofollow">http://www.thedvshow.com/podcasts</a></p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-and-wildlife#post-37511 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:39:22 +0000 Liadin 37511@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>StockXpert, another micropayment site - also accepts footage. <a href="http://www.stockxpert.com." rel="nofollow">www.stockxpert.com.</a></p> <p>You can find their guidelines here: <a href="http://www.stockxpert.com/info.phtml?f=help&amp;s=5" rel="nofollow">http://www.stockxpert.com/info.phtml?f=help&amp;s=5</a></p> <p>Their payout is 40% - without being exclusive.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/wwii-footage#post-37506 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:50:18 +0000 Aspyrider 37506@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><em>Try these:<br /> </em></p> <p>1. iMovies</p> <p>A blog that features extensive search and syndication options, along with a healthy catalogue of free-to-download public domain movies across a range of genres, featuring classics, cartoons and shorts. You can download or stream the videos.<br /> <a href="http://imovies.blogspot.com/">http://imovies.blogspot.com/</a></p> <p>2. Openflv</p> <p>Openflv features a good selection of b-movie trashola fare which you can stream or download for the most part via the services it aggregates (such as Google video). This is a great place to get hold of such timeless classics as Reefer Madness and the 1968 delight Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women.<br /> <a href="http://openflv.com/tag?t=Public+Domain">http://openflv.com/tag?t=Public+Domain</a></p> <p>3. Internet Archive</p> <p>Internet Archive is the lodestone of public domain video, and there is a huge selection of video to download or stream in multiple formats across a range of genres, from advertising and ephemera to features and old TV shows. This is a treasure trove.<br /> <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/movies">http://www.archive.org/details/movies</a></p> <p>4. Wikimedia Commons</p> <p>Wikimedia Commons features plentiful public domain video content, a lot of it from amateur sources. You’ll need to be patient though, the organization of the content leaves something to be desired.<br /> <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Video">http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Video</a></p> <p>5. NARA National Archives</p> <p>The national archive, hosted at Google, have a nice collection of historical movies, including lots of great NASA footage for all of those wonder-space scenes you might want to create.<br /> <a href="http://video.google.com/nara.html">http://video.google.com/nara.html</a></p> <p>6. PDComedy</p> <p>If you’re looking for comedy footage in the public domain - think everything from unintentionally humorous kitsch to cartoons and I Love Lucy - this should definitely be on your list.<br /> <a href="http://www.pdcomedy.com/">http://www.pdcomedy.com/</a></p> <p>7. Stage6</p> <p>Stage6, the video sharing platform for high-quality DivX recordings, has a nice selection of public domain videos to explore. The quality is among the best you’ll find, although you may need to install DivX on your PC first to watch the movies. Buster Keaton, Betty Boop and Charlie Chaplin prevail.<br /> <a href="http://stage6.divx.com/videos/tag:public+domain/order:length">http://stage6.divx.com/videos/tag:public+domain/order:length</a></p> <p>8. Public Domain Torrent</p> <p>If you’re familiar with BitTorrent technology, this site has nearly a thousand movies in various formats for you to download without wondering if the MPAA are going to come to your house and flog you with a law suit. Well worth a look.<br /> <a href="http://www.publicdomaintorrents.com/">http://www.publicdomaintorrents.com/</a></p> <p>9. EMOL</p> <p>EMOL has great selection of public domain video free to download across a vast range of genres.<br /> <a href="http://emol.org/movies/freemovielist.html">http://emol.org/movies/freemovielist.html</a></p> <p>J</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/wwii-footage#post-37500 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:19:52 +0000 BarefootMedia 37500@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>The first place I'd check is <a href="http://www.internetarchive.org" rel="nofollow">www.internetarchive.org</a> for public domain ephemeral productions.  So they have loads of newsreels from the war, the few war movies now in public domain and training or informational films.  I have to watch myself when I visit the site.  There is so much cool stuff, usually available in at least the quality needed for video CD's (and sometimes DVD's) that I start a download frenzy that can takes weeks to deal with.  But I did put together a comic PSA using a variety of the films available for download &amp; use.  (Which reminds me, I should post it on my MySpace page.)</p> <p>But anyway, for my money nothing beats the completely free internetarchive.org for value &amp; variety of material available.</p> <p>Good luck with your productions.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/wwii-footage#post-37476 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:10:18 +0000 thebergs2010 37476@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> where can i get free (not royalty free) footage from WWII, like all of the videos on history channel?</p> <p>ive seen them but they are all really expensive...but they are public domain? doesnt make sense, selling something thats public domain, but it is.</p> <p>so where can i get it?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-and-wildlife#post-36788 Sun, 25 May 2008 12:36:09 +0000 cdanddvdpublisher 36788@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <blockquote><p>You can also go to sites like RevoStock, iStockfootage, and many others. They evaluate your video and take care of selling &amp; collecting the money. It isn't a way to make a living for a beginning videographer, but you can get exposure &amp; experience in creating a commercially viable product. And from my experience, good wildlife footage sells fairly well and is difficult to get. If you can learn the techniques (like, finding spots where animals relax and using blinds to hide) you can move into the professional field very soon. As far as technical standards, each site takes great care to specify what they expect and what formats sell best. If you have trouble finding a site, let me know and I can look up the exact web address of the sites I belong to.</p></blockquote> <p> Shutterstock does footage as well as photos, but I'd suggest checking out their guidelines to see if it's the right spot for you</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-and-wildlife#post-36728 Fri, 23 May 2008 14:17:10 +0000 BarefootMedia 36728@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>You can also go to sites like RevoStock, iStockfootage, and many others.  They evaluate your video and take care of selling &amp; collecting the money.  It isn't a way to make a living for a beginning videographer, but you can get exposure &amp; experience in creating a commercially viable product.  And from my experience, good wildlife footage sells fairly well and is difficult to get.  If you can learn the techniques (like, finding spots where animals relax and using blinds to hide) you can move into the professional field very soon.</p> <p>As far as technical standards, each site takes great care to specify what they expect and what formats sell best.</p> <p>If you have trouble finding a site, let me know and I can look up the exact web address of the sites I belong to.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-and-wildlife#post-36414 Sat, 10 May 2008 19:17:58 +0000 cdanddvdpublisher 36414@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Selling footage on eBay is a great option, but it isn't for everyone; I'd agree with the above posters - take a chance on it and see if it works out for you.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-and-wildlife#post-36301 Mon, 05 May 2008 05:29:46 +0000 film814 36301@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have been shooting stock footage for about a year, and just recently tried selling on eBay.  I haven't had any success yet, but I'm still trying.  If you are going to shoot wildlife or nature, you definitely would want a very high quality tripod.  Most people really appreciate stock footage with a little movement in it (like smooth pans and tilts).  If you have a crane, use that.  I just shot some awesome stock footage yesterday using the ProAm DVC200 crane.  I would highly recommend it to anyone.  I can't help much with the selling part because I'm still stuck there myself.  Hope this helps a little.</p> <p> Jeremy</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-and-wildlife#post-36295 Sun, 04 May 2008 17:25:23 +0000 FallingStarFilms 36295@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>shoot some good wildlife stock footage and I might buy it!  When you need royalty free footage, you just need it.  I shoot lots of "B" roll all the time and save it to a library of disks "just in case" I should need it later.  (but then again, I save nails and screws - just in case I'll need them later)  I think there is a market for decent stock footage.  I say make a disk or two and then put them up on ebay.  See where it goes.  I just might join you in this.</p> <p>Later days,</p> <p>Trey</p> <p>  </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-and-wildlife#post-36292 Sun, 04 May 2008 10:18:50 +0000 cdanddvdpublisher 36292@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I don't know about good money - and, who's to say I'll probably start a lovely debate - but if you're wanting to see whether or not it's something you feel okay about, take a look at some of the microstock sites. They used to be geared more to photographers, but a lot are now taking video footage as well.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nasa-footage#post-36011 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:34:31 +0000 Rainshadow 36011@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Has anyone received footage from NASA that they requested? I've been trying since mid-February and my requests to three NASA employees were ignored. Bert Ulrich is supposed to be the starting point but he has not replied to my email or phone calls.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/shooting-stock-footage-and-wildlife#post-35990 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:33:53 +0000 robgrauert 35990@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Hey guys, </p> <br /> I was wondering about stock footage. Can you make good money shooting stock footage? What should a videographer shoot? Is there an ideal format to shoot, forexample, 1080p, since it's a large resolution and progressive scanning. How would he or she go about selling it? </p> <p> I really want to become a wildlife videographer. Could I shoot stock footage of this to gain some experience, but also try to sell it? Who would I sell it too? And to who? </p> <p> This area interests me because I'm a student who wants to improve shooting skills and in the future become a wildlife videographer. It's my greatest interest in the whole industry. </p> <p> Thank you for any help. </p> <p> Rob G. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/new-completely-free-stock-footage-website#post-35725 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:37:59 +0000 joelholland 35725@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>There is a new website offering hundreds of full resolution (broadcast quality 720x480) stock footage clips for free: <a href="http://www.stockfootageforfree.com">http://www.StockFootageForFree.com</a></p> <p>Just register and download to your heart's content. All of the free footage on the site comes with a royalty free license granting full use in all types of projects. It is sponsored/provided by stock footage company Footage Firm.</p> <p>Enjoy!<br /> - Joel</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-stock-footage-of-englandtimelapse-and-more-1#post-35278 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:32:50 +0000 findonovanedits 35278@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I'D LIKE TO SEE A SECTION ON YOUR SITE FOR SELLING HD STOCK FOOTAGE.</p> <p>PLEASE GOOGLE FINDONOVANEDITS FOR MORE INFO.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/technical-specification-of-stock-footage#post-34866 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:38:45 +0000 Caydis 34866@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Our <a href="http://www.omnimovi.com ">HD stock video</a> collection has been generated on tape, the majority of which is HDV. Footage is produced in progressive field and available as Quicktime downloads as 720/24p(.m2v*) or 1080/24p(.m2v*) depending on capture and also PAL and NTSC.</p> <p>*Why m2v? The hd stock footage was shot using an HDV camcorder; this records to tape using MPEG2. In order to maintain the best possible quality it is felt that the clips should be provided where possible in their native format, so in this case that would be MPEG2 transport streams (MPEG2 TS, m2t). However some edit platforms do not directly support the native HDV standard so this would present some users with problems using our clips. To maximise compatibility the MPEG2 TS clips have been re-packaged as m2v clips. The multiplexed HDV streams have been de-multiplexed and the audio (which is not used anyway) has been discarded. This leaves a file that contains just the original video. The stock video has been re-packaged in a different wrapper, this process does not add any further artifacts or degrade the image quality in the same way that transcoding or rendering the clip to another format would. M2v is the industry standard for MPEG2 video streams. Most modern NLEâ��s, either MAC or PC should be able to read these files. Depending on the edit application that you are using you may need to render or conform the clip for real-time performance. If your computer is having difficulty reading the clips then you may have to convert them to a format that your edit system supports. There are many excellent software encoders and conversion packages available that can convert m2v files to almost any other Windows or MAC codec. Canopus Pro-Coder is particularly good. There are also many free conversion programmes available for download from the Internet. One recommended free utility is MPEG Streamclip</p>