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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: ljupco on May 27, 2009, 03:19

Title: Length of video sold on stock sites
Post by: ljupco on May 27, 2009, 03:19

Have a quick question. Does anyone know what length the videos sold on stock sites should be ? Are there any limits ? Any preferred size or format ? Just got myself a 5D MK II and would like to shoot a video or two but don't know anythinhg about these things. Thanks in advance and regards from Macedonia, Ljupco

Title: Re: Length of video sold on stock sites
Post by: sharpshot on May 27, 2009, 03:31

I know revostock has a 15 second limit and istock have a 30 second limit.  I keep most of mine just under 15 seconds, as any longer than that makes the files huge and I am not sure the buyers need longer clips.  Fotolia have a 300mb upload limit and that limits the length of the clip.

Title: Re: Length of video sold on stock sites
Post by: ason on May 27, 2009, 04:41

RevoStock have change the limit to 20 seconds!
/lena

Title: Re: Length of video sold on stock sites
Post by: ljupco on May 27, 2009, 04:47

That's good to know. Thanks guys

Title: Re: Length of video sold on stock sites
Post by: Ivelin Radkov on May 27, 2009, 06:53

So if I shoot my clips under 20 seconds I can upload them on all the sites accepting stock footage? I will try to make my first with the new firmware upgrade for 5D mark II.

Title: Re: Length of video sold on stock sites
Post by: RacePhoto on May 27, 2009, 10:05

Quote from: Ivelin Radkov on May 27, 2009, 06:53

So if I shoot my clips under 20 seconds I can upload them on all the sites accepting stock footage? I will try to make my first with the new firmware upgrade for 5D mark II.

Microstock = "Masters of the 19 second video"  ;D

I was going to try an animation and now I know what I should plan for, frames/frame rate = 19 seconds.

At 28 fps a 2gb card that holds about 500 images, will shoot a 17.8 second animation. COOL!

Now I need to figure out the interval so the motion is smooth.

Title: Re: Length of video sold on stock sites
Post by: louoates on May 27, 2009, 17:05

Anyone know of a good online tutorial regarding clips for microstock?

Title: Re: Length of video sold on stock sites
Post by: ason on May 28, 2009, 05:11

this learned me a lot about codec and some technical stuff.
http://submit.shutterstock.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19043

/lena

Title: Re: Length of video sold on stock sites
Post by: Jonathan Ross on June 01, 2009, 09:45

Thanks Ason,

 Great Post! Very informative.

Jonathan