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Messages - bestravelvideo
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« on: April 10, 2018, 11:25 »
Well, for me anyway, if I apply warp and/or noise reduction it's faster to recall the ready file for another or new agency than having to restore the project and wait to export again. I guess noone keeps all videos to the working Pc or Mac. Just how I feel, others only keep the original, or have a simpler approach. I decided I prefer to pay even for an online backup than lose something. That way, even when abroad, I can recall all files on the spot using Multcloud and transfer them really fast at every FTP I wish. I only upload once and then just hit copy any times I want from the already uploaded file.
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« on: April 10, 2018, 11:05 »
I just got the same preset answer, with no mention about any other codec.
Does this mean we should submit for example UHD H264 at 240 Mbps maximum bitratre to Shutterstock and DNx to other agencies?
If yes, are we willing to:
take the time to export two different files of the same content,
wait double the time to upload,
take double the space to backup
pay more to keep a copy at an online cloud drive?
We are just trying to export with better quality, why should it be so complicated?
Maybe a temporal solution for windows users is to resist upgrading to the latest CC.
Then again as a professional TV video editor in Europe, I welcome in the latest edition the ease of say, the new color match with face detection!
It works fast with skin tones but that is no use for me if can only export at a lower quality for stock.
At work anyway I will keep on using MXF.
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« on: April 10, 2018, 08:30 »
I emailed support at Shutterstock asking if they would take DNx and they, of course, simply copied in their existing list of codecs with no comment on the question I asked.
So DNX would appear to work for all sites except Shutterstock
Steve
Just my case! I did the same today but still waiting for an email answer. Στάλθηκε από το SM-G950F μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
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« on: April 10, 2018, 01:56 »
Adobe, Pond5 and Storyblocks (according to their help pages) already accept DNx/HD.
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« on: March 14, 2018, 02:38 »
For me on a Samsung S8 with Android 7.0 HDR works on Lightroom CC, though it takes some time (less than half a minute) to process the image until it appears for edit. I could report back if this would be the case after the imminent upgrade to Android 8.
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« on: January 30, 2018, 12:08 »
I have had one sale this January 11 for $34.5 earnings. Is there a minimum payout?
Sales report states "We will be making this payout to your PayPal account between the 15th to the 18th of Feb 2018"
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« on: January 27, 2018, 16:13 »
Just a fast suggestion to see if it helps but it has to do with Premiere.
Right click to the clip, choose speed, set it to say 50%
but at time interpolation choose optical flow.
Render it for viewing purposes only and it will probably be smoother.
This has nothing to do with what he's asking about. Optical flow is for FAKE slow motion. This is real slow motion where the frames exist.
Why not read the question and avoid further confusion?
Mea culpa! Στάλθηκε από το SM-G950F μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
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« on: January 27, 2018, 14:14 »
Just a fast suggestion to see if it helps but it has to do with Premiere.
Right click to the clip, choose speed, set it to say 50%
but at time interpolation choose optical flow.
Render it for viewing purposes only and it will probably be smoother.
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« on: November 07, 2017, 03:38 »
Just my case Brasilnut! I have about one in four accepted up to now, though still waiting for videos review. Have to ask, why RM and not Royalty Free to Alamy? Should I also tag them editorial only, or not?
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« on: November 06, 2017, 13:39 »
I was also rejected. I got the same - probably preset - answer eZeePics was given. I gave it a try but I am actually happier I got accepted and started uploading to robertharding because I mostly do travel pics and videos. Now I understand why Brasilnut mentions you have to slowly build your portfolio there!
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« on: October 11, 2017, 10:15 »
For several hours when I go to my uploads and hit edit, the new page opens but when I try to save changes the page crashes to my artist logo and background banner and nothing is saved. I have tried on windows 7 and 10 with firefox and chrome with different IP at work and home. Am I the only one to have the problem?
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« on: October 09, 2017, 13:21 »
I have also applied and just today been accepted as a photo - video contributor. I haven't even had the time to send the signed contract back, which I will do now. Since I mostly do travel stock, it's up to me to decide what to send where. But I think that a "better" picture (whatever that means) will sell for more there, even once, than as part of a subscription elswhere. I can always send some time sensitive editorials to micro. When for example I was in one of my frequent trips to Rome and Spanish Steps were renovated, I sold editorials with the workers in place. Or when there was a strike in Milan and people burned the palm trees in Milan's Duomo square, I was there. These are "lucky" pics that would have more luck at micro or Alamy. To also share my personal experience, I earn more with videos but mostly if the content is unique or not widely offered.
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« on: October 04, 2017, 13:42 »
For those uploading videos to multiple agencies, I pay a monthly subscription to a cloud agency that - through a web interface - allows my to upload once to their cloud and then, using their fast speed, send as many times I wish to the agencies ftp I want. Then again, managing multiple cloud drives means you have to include the paid cost for maintaining them. I end up paying two times but it is many times faster than waiting to upload 4K videos for every single agency separatelly, since you only upload once.
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« on: September 22, 2017, 13:04 »
I got 28 minus 30 %, due to country treaty tax cut, which leaves me with 19.6 credits. So, 8,4 goes to taxes!
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« on: September 18, 2017, 12:04 »
I can see my photos when searching, but I cannot find my artist name or "more from same artist" button or option.
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« on: September 01, 2017, 12:07 »
I had also forgotten to load my memory card only to realize it when carnival queen reached the start of the carnival parade in Greece. I asked my wife to go back and bring me one, watching her murmuring some rated words! Until she returned, I ended up using my mobile phone for raw dng (in vain) and up uploading the video material to You Tube (which also got me less views than previous years!) . From then on, I carry with me - at a credit card size holder - seven cards, just in case!
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« on: June 15, 2017, 10:39 »
Just received an email from Videoblocks stating the addition of a new, editorial feature.
Prior to that, today when uploading, I have already seen a new tick space with the editorial category next to it, for us to choose it or not.
They also mention that in the future, we could (doesn't for now say should) do that to already published material.
One of the question that rises is if this material will be reviewed faster or not.
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« on: June 04, 2017, 18:26 »
May I suggest a much cheaper solution. I now mostly shoot video at 100 Mbps with a Sony A 6300. When in need and lack of laptop, I transfer as follows: with a Kingston MobileLite Wireless G2 (there's a newer model available - MobileLite Wireless G3 at http://www.kingston.com/en/wireless/wireless_readers/mlwg3) One slot takes the camera SD Memory and the other, the USB slot, an NTFS formatted USB stick. You can use a remote interface to transfer - from or to - Android and IOS devices. Since MobileLite G2 (or G3) doubles as a power bank, you can use a CF adapter but the limitation is the other end would still have to be an SDHC card. Then again, you probably have some spare cards to backup. I have not tested if this scenario works with a portable HDD, copying from SDHC to HDD. There is also a micro USB slot that someone might know if it can accept a CF adaptor. Probably not exactly what you were looking for, but it might be an alternative.
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« on: October 26, 2016, 16:17 »
Just received this. If it's real, waiting to see system changes.
"Thanks for using iStock. Due to system changes, we need you to change the password for your user account.
To change your password, simply click the Forgot your password? link on our Sign In page.
Next, enter your Member Name or the email address associated with your account and well email you a link that will let you create a new password.
If you have any questions, please Contact Us.
Thank you for your understanding."
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« on: October 05, 2016, 02:06 »
Being just a couple of months new to micro stock , with 100 250 clips and photos up, depending on the site, I have some small sales that have profited me with about 160$ for now.
I currently use a Canon G7X but decided to go with the Sony A6300, mostly for 4K.
Although widely covered, I mostly do travel work and need a small and light camera.
Being a video editor in the most popular Greek TV station, I come around various equipment, from broadcast recordings to cameras like a C200 and know the details of post production.
Reviews suggest that the kit lens (16-50mm) of a Sony A6300 blurs in the wide setting and only sharpens in the middle, when closing f stops to the right.
I need a lens with a smooth power zoom slider.
Should I go for a Sony E PZ 18-105mm f/4 G OSS or a Sigma or Tamron, always at a price of no more than 600$?
Finally, is this wide setting blur, visible in photos, also visible on video? If you have a wide lens but need to zoom in to avoid blurriness you are already limited by your camera.
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