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Agency Based Discussion => CanStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: Duncan_CSP on May 05, 2009, 09:56
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Hi Everyone,
We're extremely pleased to announce that we've begun accepting the submission of stock footage at Can Stock. Now, all you videographers can submit your clips at Can Stock Photo (http://www.canstockphoto.com) and also have them added automatically to Fotosearch's diverse and ever-growing collection of over 80,000 clips. The demand for stock footage is growing rapidly, and the Can Stock - Fotosearch partnership lets you submit once and start licensing your clips to thousands of stock footage (http://www.fotosearch.com) buyers immediately.
Our innovative SpeedSubmit™ interface allows you to quickly attach releases to uploads and submit batches of video clips in significantly less time than at other microstock sites. To make things even easier, you can simply upload a text file with footage metadata instead of having to manually enter it. Upload via FTP and submit your clips the same way you do photos. If you have limited bandwidth or a collection of large files, you can also send DVDs to us, and we'll load them for you.
Payouts for video licensed on Can Stock Photo are $5 for Low Resolution, $15 for Standard Definition, $20 for 720 HD, and $25 for 1080 HD. Fotosearch sells enhanced licenses for footage with payouts of $9.80 for Low Resolution, $29.80 for Standard Definition, and $39.80 for HD.
If you're just starting out, grab your camcorder and start shooting. If you already have a footage collection, now's the time to upload. We'd love to help you make money with it.
Best Regards,
Duncan
CanStockPhoto Admin
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Is there a size limit? Some sites allow up to 500mb but some of mine are bigger than that. One site only allows clips under 15 seconds.
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There is a 1GB size limit, but that's it. They can be any length, we just ask that you only upload .mov files for now.
Duncan
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thanks for the news... I am excited to see how the video market develops in the next year or so.
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Is the a link to the video requirements, such as the codec that are accepted? TY
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I can't find any information on requirements or even how to upload footage. I tried to upload via FTP but the file type was denied.
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We haven’t finalized our list of approved codecs and file formats because we want to be accommodating to our contributors, and at the same time, to maintain a high-quality offering for our customers. Currently we are accepting .mov format, but we will be happy to consider any codec or file format that you have – if your file won’t upload, please open a support ticket and we will look into it.
dnavarrojr - Sorry, we have corrected a glitch on your account that it wouldn't allow footage uploads.
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Thanks, I got a few files to upload and am dipping my toe into the waters.
Will the clips only be visible on Fotosearch or also on Can Stock?
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They're visible on both CanStock and Fotosearch. Just like JPG or vector images.
Cheers,
Duncan
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Do you plan to update the web site to make it easier to find footage? Give video their own section and categories on the site? More importantly, offering the ability to search only video (I hate that Fotolia's search is broken and you can't separate video from images).
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Yes we will for sure have dedicated video searches, once a few more files come online to support the need. You should see this shortly.
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Good news.
Also, I successfully uploaded a clip using the Quicktime PNG codec. Many thanks for supporting it. Makes it easier to provide pre-keyed footage.
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dnavarrojr,
We're happy to accept that format. And for anyone else who is interested, we accept the following formats:
HDV, MPEG4, MPEG 2, DVCPRO HD, Photo JPEG, Motion JPEG, Apple JPEG-B, Quicktime Animation, PNG, DV, H.264
If you submit a file with a different type of codec, we will do our best to support it. Just let us know.
Duncan
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Good news.
Also, I successfully uploaded a clip using the Quicktime PNG codec. Many thanks for supporting it. Makes it easier to provide pre-keyed footage.
you can put keywords in the png codec?
Do any other sites accept this format?
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Leaf - I think by “Key”, he refers to an alpha-channel or mask embedded in the file that allows the background to be removed by the end-user.
I wish there was a way to embed/read keywords in video files!
Duncan
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There is a recent movement to establish a standard for video metadata; it may be short of embedding keywords in the file, but may make things easier if there is a standard.
http://www.cepic.org/english/news/2009/090522video_metadata.php?navid=