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Study and duplicate examples:

WE GOT THAT B ROLL!!

When you're good enough, then you can hire a crew and get all fancy.

There is lots of good information in the Pond5, SS and IS video forums.  I submit the same files to all the sites but it took me a while to work out what was suitable from my camera.  Sometimes if the files are huge, I will compress them more for sites that allow that.  I haven't bothered with FT because they don't allow files over 300mb and I don't like their low subs prices.

I have gone a similar route to leaf, started with the HV30 and I still use it but I am going to get the 5DmkII.  It is great for stills and I love the look of the video it produces.  Having more control over aperture will be good but I will still use the HV30, as the autofocus is good, it has a long zoom and it is sometimes easier to look through a viewfinder.

Pond5 seem to have the most lenient reviews and the sales are good, so might be worth starting there.  I had lots of problems with SS to start with but they seem better now but sales are low.  Istock are fairly lenient but it can take 2 months to get a review, I do sell more with them though.  Revostock ard Canstock are good but might not sell as much.

Haven't used ThoughtEquity, Freestockfootage, or ITN.

Thanks all, good info.
@leaf, I am browsing the video forum now. 
@idambies, my IE won't open your links???

About the HV30... I was just reading about the HV40.  Is it the update to HV30???

Again, thanks to everyone.

Yes, it is strange.  The site actually opens but then an error message pops up telling me that Internet Explorer cannot open this site and is closing down.  It does the same thing on all the links, including the home page.  ?

Work for me using IE8. Must be an update issue

Thanks all for the links feedback. @FD-amateur, what video links you are referring to?
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The ones on the right column of your blog. Maybe you route them through Facebook but I don't have an account there so I get the Facebook page to sign up.
I don't think it's an hijack since I freshly installed Win7 yesterday after a malicious (and new) vbs script that ruined my XP. My usual antivirus programs (iobit 360, avg, adaware) didn't detect it, so I'm not sure where I stand now (sorry for the techtalk). I didn't reformat and I didn't check on my laptop yet.

I have a HV30, the last 10 month I shot a lot footage with it...I Love it...and I earn more in 10 month footage compare to 1,5 years with microphotos (just about 500 portfolio). For the moment i dont submit to micro pics...My focus is footage and audio and Alamy ... so much more money for the work...
/lena

 Idambies
Dont forget Revostock, Istock and Shutterstock

number one are pond5, than revostock than SS.
 Istock is hard to say cause of its extrem long rewiew time, but it seem to be good for sales...
/lena

@ ason Yes istock reviews are very slow, I look forward in 2010 that agencies make submission easier.

If you miss it here is a review I made of Clipcanvas:
http://microstockexperiment.blogspot.com/2009/12/clipcanvas-hd-marketplace-review.html

Cheers
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Roadrunner, I have the HV30 and I think that only has one sensor.  They accept clips from that.  From what I have read, it is fine in good light but clips are likely to get rejected if they are made in poor light.  Might be worth submitting a short clip from your camera to see if they accept it.  The HV30 is cheaper than the 3CCD cameras, some of the cheaper digital SLR's will do 720p, I have the Canon 500D and clips from that get accepted.