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1151
« on: June 02, 2017, 09:58 »
Times change.
In my country (and I assume most other countries) property pricing has increased more than twice as much as the disposable income since 1970.
That means it was much easier to afford a house back then.
It sucks now, but what can you do... Except work harder. Which applies to all changes.
1152
« on: June 02, 2017, 02:50 »
still much less in ukraine and belarus, and still much less than europe. in addiction outside moscow th situation is much comparable to kiev than moscow.
sure not 10 dollar but 40 dollar day can easily let you live a good life, not a luxury one.
anyone i don't care talk with you. u are happy that from russia they upload 100 million file for year? good for u.
I'm neither happy nor sad about it. It's a fact of life and I work with it. Mosquitos and ticks exist. I'm not too happy about it but it's a fact of life and I live with it. You can live (quite OK) on $40 per day in almost any country. In Sweden that's what students live (a bit less) on and they have quite a bit of money left over to party and travel... --- Average income and cost of living is NOT the same thing. Americans have a much higher average income compared to their cost of living, which means they have lots of extra money to consume things they don't need. That is not the case for Russia which means that online alternatives might be better for them. We were discussing cost of living here. Not average income. They are not the same! You also need to look at cheaper cities in the US then, like Memphis for example. Things like gym membership and clothing are cheaper in Memphis. Even owning a car. Utilities same level. Only rent is significantly more expensive.
1154
« on: June 01, 2017, 13:45 »
indian account for 0,5% of russia producer maybe even less.
Source?
1155
« on: June 01, 2017, 09:56 »
Thats it!! In Russia, Ukraine, Philipines, Poland 10 bucks a day goes a long way so they dont need to work too much but spend their time uploading, uploading and thats it! we who live in much more expensive countries etc cant really do that.
Russia is nowhere near as cheap as you think. Maybe do a bit of research? $10 doesn't get you far in Russia and you won't get by for an hour in Moscow. Clothing and shoes are much more expensive in Russia for example, just like most countries compared to the US.
1156
« on: June 01, 2017, 08:56 »
indian account for 0,5% of russia producer maybe even less.
Source? --- I agree with raising review level.
1157
« on: June 01, 2017, 08:28 »
Now i will pay some designer in kiev, 300 dollar could be enough for them for months, to investigate this and produce content, this niche seems unspoilt.
Could be a good plan until they find out they would make 10 times more selling it directly themselves.
1158
« on: June 01, 2017, 08:27 »
I can't be the only one who doesn't find it strange that there are lots of contributors from the 9th biggest population in the world?
so we shouldnt complain that with 150 milion file is difficult to sell....bevause of 150 million more than half come from there, thats the point.
So why there are so few indian and china contriboutor, 3 billion people.
You can complain all you want. What's the point? Close down the internet? You live with the global competition or you find something else to do. In China large parts of the internet are closed and they have Chinese copies of almost every big website. I see plenty of Indian contributors.
1159
« on: June 01, 2017, 08:10 »
Not all of us have access to spacemen etc. Unfortunately.
Actually, you do. It's all public domain from NASA.
Yes?
Yes.
1160
« on: June 01, 2017, 08:10 »
I can't be the only one who doesn't find it strange that there are lots of contributors from the 9th biggest population in the world?
1161
« on: June 01, 2017, 08:07 »
Not all of us have access to spacemen etc. Unfortunately.
Actually, you do. It's all public domain from NASA.
1162
« on: May 23, 2017, 03:21 »
In the "as seen on" section of the P5 forum you can find many examples.
I specially remember a DHL ad from around 2 years ago that consisted of 95% stock clips from P5. That link does not work anymore however.
1163
« on: May 19, 2017, 13:26 »
Anything in the description field is used by the search engine.
To be honest, Pond5 is the hardest site to be found at as a newcomer since their library is so enormous and old clips with many sales will always show up first in the search engine.
It's very hard unless you have very unique material. But best of luck!
1164
« on: May 19, 2017, 03:05 »
To me, that seems like a perfectly normal request.
As I include the date (at least month/year) on most of my stock I've never had to provide it to a customer.
What's way more strange to me are people who post pictures/footage of a city with the caption "big city". Not even a hint of where in the world it is, or when it was taken...
1165
« on: May 17, 2017, 05:00 »
Search for "bali footage" or anything like that.
Shutterstock is #1 (in Safari).
"london stock photo"
Shutterstock is #1 (Safari).
It's not that bad.
As far as Alexa goes, you have to use a computer with their tracking tool installed. A very weak basis for anything I would say.
1166
« on: May 15, 2017, 03:05 »
It really doesnt matter what we supply or how good it is at the next sort algorithm change it will be all in vain and we are back to square one.  that goes for all the micros.
Precisely, because the sole purpose of algorithm changes is to make sure no one sells anything. It's the perfect plan.
1167
« on: May 12, 2017, 06:49 »
Pond5 have many (reported) bugs that go back to at least 2012-2013, but still haven't been fixed... You have to learn to live with them. Good site and friendly people, but bugs don't get fixed quickly. 
1168
« on: May 10, 2017, 06:34 »
What do you guys think about the G85 (G80 in Europe) vs the GH5?
I would say you usually get approximately what you pay for, but I'm sure the G85 can produce some really nice footage. The sensor on the GH5 is updated and higher bitrates and much higher frame rates are possible. You can do much more with the footage in post, but if you don't need to change much I'm sure the G85 can produce stunning imagery as well.
1169
« on: May 09, 2017, 09:26 »
Does it say somewhere in your account?
Check "My Credits". An extra video sale for me.
1170
« on: May 08, 2017, 16:56 »
Well, there's version I and version II of that lens. Otherwise I guess Olympus has some options.
It all really comes down to if you want the full functionality of the combined lens image stabilization with the GH5's internal stabilization as well as better autofocus.
If that's important, go with Panasonic lenses. Otherwise, Olympus or any other brand with an adapter and you will have endless choices.
As I said, I have Nikon, Canon and Sigma lenses but I will get a Panasonic lens for the reasons mentioned above + better use on a gimbal. Right now I'm using the Canon 10-18 since it's the only wide lens I have that's light enough... Not really the most exciting lens though so I'm looking to upgrade.
1171
« on: May 08, 2017, 13:10 »
Best lens depends on your needs. Are you going to buy JUST one? Or several?
If just one, for general work, and if you want the best compatibility I suppose it's either the Panasonic 12-35 2.8 or the 12-60 2.8-4.
Of course you can use almost all lenses in the world on the GH5 with adapters. All Canon lenses, Nikon lenses, Sigma etc., but the autofocus will not be as good and lens stabilization will not work with the GH5's IBIS.
If you plan on using the GH5 on a smaller gimbal you need to stay away from heavier lenses as they will not balance. I have the Sigma 18-35 1.8 which is an awesome lens, but it's too heavy for a gimbal like the DS-1 Beholder unfortunately.
I find myself doing more and more gimbal work so I need to find some new lenses as well. I don't have a single Panasonic lens (only Canon, Nikon and Sigma) but I think, for convenience, it's time to get one.
1172
« on: May 08, 2017, 10:50 »
I'm running a maxed out late 2013 15" MacBook Pro and it works well with 4k.
No doubt you would get higher specs for the money with a PC, but I've always been a Mac user (since the 80s with a break of two years) and I don't see myself going to Windows. MacOS X is just a different world and a joy to use.
I had a Windows laptop for 2 years and I'd rather not go back to that...
Also, if you have trouble editing footage, convert it to ProRes and you'll find it's much faster and easier to edit than h264.
1173
« on: May 08, 2017, 05:18 »
4k has been around for many years already and HD is still standard. I doubt 8k will be the normal within 10 years (if ever). At some point we just can't see the improvement.
I beg to differ.
There are and will be applications that require very high resolution video. Be it in the scientific or medical field but even the entertainment industry will embrace 4K/8K - just think of VR apps for Samsung Gear VR and the likes. You will need higher resolutions to get a more realistic experience. That has nothing to do with pixel peeping.
Of course VR will be more than 8k but that's not what we're talking about. That comes from several cameras. You don't create a VR world from a single future GH7 with 8k... I didn't say there weren't applications for it, but rather what's the standard, the normal. HD is still the standard, the normal, today. It will be many, many years before (if ever) 8k is the standard. Of course for ONE camera content, not VR environments. That is not comparable. Fully realistic VR will require 100k.
1174
« on: May 06, 2017, 13:24 »
Well, I'm pretty sure I read on here somewhere that they were converting everything to h264 after it was uploaded. It's of course quite possible, perhaps even likely that they have changed their minds on that.
Yes, my older videos were converted, but not my recent ones so they must have changed it. I think Adobe know a bit more about footage than Fotolia... I must admit, it is quite cool to be able to browse and pick footage (and see my own clips there) right within Premiere. I do hope it will grow, but right now it's a small player (for me at least). Unrelated, but I just started using Premiere CC 2017 and it seems to be much faster than previous versions. I might just stop using FCP X altogether (which is fast, but lacks so many basic tools it's frustrating).
1175
« on: May 06, 2017, 11:34 »
The numbers to the right do not necessarily reflect reality.
1 or 2 voters can dramatically change the order.
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