How to make money selling videos (stock footage)

To make money register at: http://www.pond5.com/index.php?ref=badboo and http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=3786 and http://www.fotolia.com/partner/4223 and http://istockphoto.com/index.php?refnum=creisinger - This is a 3 minute tutorial about the basics of selling stock footage clips online. Use the links above to sign up for a contributor account and to start uploading your content.

Selling 3D animated videos or abstract animations like backgrounds just work as fine and sometime even better than "real" footage. Lots of independent film makers and advertising agencies often check for available footage online in order to keep costs low.

I'm more than happy to upload more detailed tutorials about shooting stock, work flow tips etc. The more feedback I get the better I can provide the information.

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[victoruguin]

Hello casireisi, I really appreciate your recommendation on how to prepare footage for pond5.I am a window user and I do not trust Quicktime Pro 7 because it has a lot of one star negative feedback.I was about to buy it but my head went like saying a NO NO! I would appreciate to know about other softwares that can do the work please.

[casireisi]

@victoruguin Apple's Quicktime is working perfectly fine for Windows users. There might be issues for hardcore video professionals under certain circumstances but it works great for most of us. It's also an industry standard (MOV), that's why I recommended it. Still, you can upload your footage in other formats. Please check with each agency what requirements they have.

[victoruguin]

Thanks for the quick response.The Tipard Video Converter does not come with the Photo-JPG compression parameter.Does that mean the above mentioned program is useless for fullfiling my objective?

[casireisi]

@victoruguin You'd have to purchase Quicktime Pro to do that. Then you can use any video editing software to convert to .MOV with the Photo-JPG compression.

[victoruguin]

Wonderful information!! I have a Panasonic Gh1 which I think is ideal for producing footage.However, I am confused about which software or video converter to use for preparing the footage.I am currently using Tipard Video Converter and the convertion turns out to be very crear.Which video converter or software would you recommend taking into account that I will not edit my videos as Pond5 avise not to do so.Your help will be appreciated.

[casireisi]

@victoruguin - Thanks for watching my video. I think your software will work. I recommend to convert your video into a Quicktime .MOV format (container). For progressive footage select the Photo-JPG compression (90% quality). Also make sure that you export your footage in the camera native 24 frames per second. Any conversion to another fps will cause issues (even if they're small!). All agencies have great forums to discuss the details, specifically related to your camera as well!

[BestMoose]

Great basic information. I will definetely give it a try. Thanks for the links. When will you give some tips how to produce bestsellers ;)

[JeepsterGal]

Thanks for sharing this video, I appreciate it. I will give it a try!

[victoruguin]

I am going to take your recommendation into account.Thanks for your help.

[Nihilism13]

Thanks for the info.Thanks!

[BibleJohn]

nice

[gerrylane2]

Just came across your page on the internet checking out info on how to get into the stock footage business.

Thanks a million for the info here......it is GREAT!!!!

I really appreciate that you share this information!

Best wishes.