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2376
« on: March 22, 2016, 04:30 »
I can see his point with rendering model packs, and maybe Optical Flares and the like, but with Element 3D in general? It's like not being able to sell a music track if you used a certain instrument to create it, or not being able to sell a painting if you used a certain brand of paints. If Adobe had the same rules, that you couldn't sell anything created in After Effects for stock, then I'd be out of business! If Canon and Nikon had the same rules then stock would cease to exist!
2377
« on: March 21, 2016, 13:08 »
Thanks!
2378
« on: March 21, 2016, 08:07 »
I'm pretty happy with my earnings. I'm doing video though, specifically motion graphics, so not a photographer. Last month I made $1850, February 2015 I made $521, February 2014 I made $30, February 2013 I made $27 and February 2012 I made $0.
I think I'm probably approaching a bit of a wall though, I can't see myself making $6k+ next Feb. I wish!
2379
« on: March 19, 2016, 17:42 »
Photo jpeg at 95%.
I do not even think on something else. And pro user buyers as well.
Problem I have is I use Final Cut Pro X and it does not offer a photo JPG codec, so I use Pro RES 422. I really don't understand why Apple does not design in that codec.
Can you not export Photo JPEG from Compressor?
2380
« on: March 19, 2016, 12:49 »
$155 in January, $115 in February and $110 so far in March. So in theory, that should work out to about $175 by the end of the month. I doubled all my prices this month as well, which doesn't seem to have hurt me.
2381
« on: March 19, 2016, 12:04 »
VideoHive and Optical Flares are to blame. The EULA wasn't as strict when OF first came out, but then every guy and his dog were pre-rendering OF layers for After Effects projects, so VC decided to act. You'd even have item descriptions along the lines of "Don't own Optical Flares? No problem! Pre-rendered versions are included". Great for buyers but not for VC, if everyone is rendering the output from one of their products and selling it on, thus cutting them out of the equation. I think using Element 3D to render stuff is a bit too strict though. Render VC models, sure, that's understandable. But rendering models that somebody has created themselves or bought elsewhere? Is a bit strict. There's an exciting chat about it here... http://www.videocopilot.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=123144
2382
« on: March 19, 2016, 05:00 »
Yeah, got mine late on the 15th. A few people have had issues across a few different sites (P5, VB, Envato), when withdrawing to Paypal, so I'm guessing this might be an issue with Paypal itself, rather than any individual site. I could be wrong though!
2383
« on: March 18, 2016, 09:26 »
And some will accept H.246 in a Quicktime container, but not in an MP4 one.
2384
« on: March 18, 2016, 07:07 »
Thanks everyone! I've uploaded and tagged them now, probably wasn't worth doing, but now that they're there... I'll hold tight on uploading anything else and see how I get on. Not on Pixastock or Canstock. Sold $3.02 on 123RF in the last six months, so don't think I'll be retiring any time on that one soon! MotionElements has been ok for me, two or three sales a month. Just had my first sale in years yesterday on ClipDealer... got really excited, so have uploaded more of my recent stuff today. Maybe a bit premature.
Thanks!
2385
« on: March 18, 2016, 04:42 »
Howdy!
Relatively new to MicroStockGroup. Thought I'd take advantage of the Microstock Poll to decide on new places to upload my portfolio and it looks like DepositPhotos was the only biggish one I wasn't on already. So I've just submitted 25 different video clips to see how I get on.
Just a couple of questions if possible...
1) How long do they take to review on average and will I get an email when they;re approved/rejected? Will save me logging in every day to check if they do.
2) What have people's experiences been with video sales there? They're reasonably high in the ratings, but just trying to figure out if that's mainly due to image sales or whether they're good for video as well?
I guess I'll find these things out before too long, but just wanted to get a head start on the info! I only need to sell 150,000 more clips and then I'll be on 8% less commission than Pond 5. Yay!
Thanks!
2386
« on: March 18, 2016, 04:35 »
I'm from the UK and all my family is from the UK, but last year my brother and his family became US citizens... so they're able to vote for the first time this year. My sister in law is big into her politics and she's campaigning for Bernie this year. She goes on his rallies and holds open house type things. All very exciting! I think he should have somehow incorporated Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street in his marketing campaign. He missed a trick there.
As for Trump, I don't really know enough about the guy to have a fully informed opinion. He does seem a bit like some kind of comedy villain in a pantomime though. Although worryingly... people are cheering when he comes on stage, rather than the expected booing.
2387
« on: March 17, 2016, 05:18 »
Stick me down for $50. I think it could be between $50 and $100, but I'm pretty sure it's not less than $50.
Cheers.
2388
« on: March 17, 2016, 05:16 »
TinEye picks up some of the ones that Google Image Search misses. https://www.tineye.com/
2389
« on: March 17, 2016, 05:14 »
Yeah, another Paypal payment here with no problems.
2390
« on: March 17, 2016, 04:34 »
But videoblocks demands an h264 encoding and it file size with that is huge.
That's their least favourite of the accepted codes... Accepted codecs
In order of preference:
Photo-JPEG (quality level between 75 and 90)
MJPEG
Motion JPEG A
Motion JPEG B
Apple ProRes 422
Apple ProRes 4444
DNxHD
H.264 (minimum bitrate of 50,000 kbps)
Files with alpha channels must use Animation or PNG codec.
2391
« on: March 15, 2016, 02:30 »
Varies ever so slightly depending on the site you're uploading to, but most places prefer a Quicktime MOV container with a Photo JPEG codec at 75% quality or higher. iStock like it at 95%. Most accept a variety of different stuff, and a very few won't accept Photo JPEG, but I think that's the most universal codec to go for when it comes to stock.
Cylon beet me to it, and much more succinctly!
2392
« on: March 13, 2016, 06:13 »
I used to hate the upload process, it put me off uploading stuff. But although I still kind of hate it, I do like the ability to choose the exact frame I want to display, and dictate the scale/framing. Also, it means I can brand my preview images, so people can recognize my stuff at a glance. It's handy for motion graphics stuff as well, as I can add a list of features on the preview image... looped, with transparency etc. Last but not least, I have a portfolio of sound effects that I use in my preview videos (for motion graphics stuff), but not in my downloadable video file. It makes the preview more engaging with some audio, and I can cross sell my sound effects with something along the line of "the sound effects used in the preview video are not included, but can be licensed here...". Here's an example... http://videohive.net/item/entering-hyperspace/15244382...or, sometimes I include the sound effects to add value to the clip. I might only upload a couple of new clips a week so it's not too bad for me creating the preview stuff, but I can imagine it being a complete pain for anybody looking to upload a large existing portfolio. But yeah, an automated process, with the option to override would be much better. Also, not a fan of having to upload 4K and 1080p versions. It should just be the 4K version with an option for what size the buyer wants to go for.
2393
« on: March 13, 2016, 04:02 »
I think they're a different market that appeals to a different buyer. Sure, they might be the same items, but I can't see somebody who was hoping to pay $8 being happy to pay $49 or $79. And it's not like my work is amazingly unique or of such a high standard that people have no option but to buy it, they shouldn't have too much trouble finding something that's at least similar. Sure, I like to think that my work is pretty good, but I've got to be realistic.
The 'traditional' buyers of microstock probably have the budgets to spend $79 on a single clip, and maybe use several of them throughout a production. I think places like Envato cater more to the burgeoning market of people creating their own content... bloggers, Youtubers, 'one man band' video production freelancers etc. Cameras, software, and the ability to publish your own work is getting faster, better and cheaper. Such people might not want to spend $199 on a 4K clip when they can spend $199 on a 4K camera.
(Just as a disclaimer, I'm aware that footage from a $199 4K camera isn't going to be very good, and it takes a hell of a lot more than owning a camera to make decent footage. Aside from having all the kit, you need skills and experience... you can't just hang around on street corners where business people might be shaking hands.)
But yeah... although I don't really have any firm evidence to support the fact that they're two different markets with two different buyers... from what I'm seeing, I think that's the case, and I think that there is room for both. I'm just trying to make a profit from both as well, rather than limit myself to one or the other! Maybe what I'm saying is similar to what people were saying when microstock first appeared over right managed. I wasn't around back then, but were people saying "$199 for Full SD? What's wrong with you?!"
Maybe places like Envato should be called nanostock. A different market to MS, just like the difference between MS and RM.
2394
« on: March 13, 2016, 02:51 »
Well if prices are low then authors get less per clip and Envato get less per clip. I'm on about total revenue though.
As for a low number of clips overall, that's a very valid point. Envato do seem to be heading in the right direction when it comes to prices though, as they've gradually been increasing over time. There was a post from the Envato forums that somebody linked to the other day where some guy was getting 25% per sale on a $4 HD clip. So $1. That was back in 2011. They're now paying 36% per sale (50 to 70% for exclusive), and HD clips are now $8 ($9 for over 30 seconds and $10 for over 60 seconds). So that's $2.88
Still not much, but a big increase on what authors were getting five years ago. Number of clips are increasing pretty rapidly as well, but I can never see them reaching the likes of Pond5. Footage and motion graphics do seem to be quite secondary to After Effects projects, so I can understand it not being the go to place for stock buyers/shooters. I still feel that most people should be looking at three things when it comes to uploading tot a site or not... how much the clips are priced at, what percentage the author gets and how many sales the author gets, or is likely to get. A great result on all three of those is the holy grail, but I've not found it yet.
I mean, $300 a clip is great, but not if you're getting 1% a sale... and 100% a sale is great, but not if you're not getting any sales.
2395
« on: March 12, 2016, 18:05 »
I don't want to labour the point about Envato potentially being less terrible than everyone makes them out to be... but I've had 180 Ultra High Definition sales (2K, 4K etc) there, which has netted me about $2,000 in the last 15 months. My UHD sales on every other site may result in a much higher income per sale, but my total net from all the other sites combined, over the same period, is $480.
Yes, Envato (or VideoHive) isn't for everyone. After Effects projects sell better than motion graphics clips and motion graphics clips sell better than stock footage... but I really feel people should ignore the 'sticker price shock' when it comes to the low prices and focus on how much they have in their pockets at the end of the month. Would I rather be trotting down the high street with $480 in my pocket, over the moon and safe in the knowledge that my 4K clips sold for $99 or $199... or would I rather the doing the same with the considerably higher amount of $2,000 in my pocket... even if my clips only sold for $8/$20/$25? I know what I'd prefer.
2396
« on: March 11, 2016, 12:57 »
Don't remember reading about one, but if the subscription is $79 a month, and the most they can download is 5 clips, then I guess it would be a minimum of $7.90 per clip.
2397
« on: March 11, 2016, 12:16 »
I'll have to dig out the info but if I remember rightly they are claiming you are the supplier, not them. In which case you are have to be VAT registered and charge VAT under the new rules. They claim to just be a marketplace like ebay, even though they clearly fulfil all the criteria under the law to be the supplier (again it was a while ago that I cared so can't remember the exact details)
Yes, I agree that they are claiming that I am the supplier (or it might just be the seller), but I'm pretty sure their reasons for doing so are unrelated to VAT. I mean, they are charging and remitting VAT, which I'm guessing they wouldn't be doing if they didn't have to.
2398
« on: March 11, 2016, 11:08 »
It is actually, I had to shut down my site the day after the ridiculous new EU legislation came in. It destroyed the chance for any small business in the EU to make direct selling of IP work along side selling through big companies.
It has caused all the problems with Envato for EU contributors too.
At the risk of sounding stupid, I'm not quite understanding what "all the problems with Envato for EU contributors" are. I understand the issue with people selling their own stock through their own websites, but if this is correct (from the HMRC guidance on the whole issue)... "If the platform operator identifies you as the seller but sets the general terms and conditions, or authorises payment, or handles delivery/download of the digital service, the platform is considered to be supplying the consumer. They are therefore responsible for accounting for the VAT payment that is charged to the consumer." ...then Envato should be charging VAT, and authors shouldn't. And that's exactly what they are doing now, so surely that's correct? I'm probably missing something, sorry!
2399
« on: March 11, 2016, 09:22 »
SpaceStockFootage - You mentioned about Artbeats, tell me how many clips you have there and what is the number of downloads (average) that you do per month ? ...if you do not mind and please explain to me their calculation formula ( Subscription Fees x 50% x (your downloads/total downloads) . How can you see as a contributor their total number of downloads ?
thank you...
Yeah, just to clarify, it's Artbeats Express rather than Artbeats, Although I've been invited to have my portfolio on the original Artbeats as well. Anyway, you're right... they take the total amount of subscription revenue in a month, keep 50% for themselves and then pay out 50% to the authors/contributors. The amount you get is the total author revenue (that 50%) divided by how many clips have been downloaded in the month to give a per clip figure. You then get that multiplied by how many of your clips have been downloaded. So if the total revenue from subscriptions is $100,000 in one month and 5,000 clips are downloaded (5 of them yours) then it's $50,000 divided by 5,000 multiplied by 5 = $50. There's a less complicated explanation of it out there somewhere, but I can't find it at the moment. That's right though. Not including the three I only uploaded this week, I have 30 clips there and I've got $13.29 per sale. Only had seven sales there so far, five of one clip over a month or two, which was the top seller for a while. I'm trying to get in touch with them about it though... when you search by 'most downloaded' that clip is on page 5 or something, when it's actually been downloaded the most... only tied with one other clip. Some pesky eagle. My clip should be on the home page, under popular footage, in-between the eagle and the lizard thing. https://artbeatsexpress.com/videos/180544
2400
« on: March 11, 2016, 05:18 »
iStock has been ok for me recently. I get a few sales from Fotolia and Motion Elements, but nothing to write home about. Most of my sales are from VideoHive, as I had a large exclusive portfolio there before I started focusing more on non-exclusive last year. Aside from them, I've not found a site better than Pond5 for video... VB is looking promising though, but time will tell.
You mentioned your portfolio at VideoHive is exclusive, so I take it those 274 clips aren't available at the other sites. This makes it hard to compare. Maybe you made more commercially successful items for VH?
I have an exclusive account at VH and a non-exclusive account. Anything I feel might have broader appeal, I upload to my non-exclusive account and then also to P5, SS, iS, VB, FT, ME and Artbeats. Last month, my exclusive VH account (including my few audio tracks, graphics, 3D models - 380 items total) got me an average of $3.18 per item. My non-exclusive VH account got me an average of $6.36 an item (even though I get 36% commission for them, rather than 55% on my exclusive account). And my P5, SS, iS, VB, FT, ME and Artbeats (which all have the same items in as my VH account) got me $6.87 per item. So yeah, I may get an average of $0.50 more on sites that aren't VH, but around 46% of my non-exclusive income comes from VH and 54% comes from P5, SS, iS, VB, FT, ME and Artbeats combined. Sure, $79 for a clip is great compared to $8 for a clip, but it doesn't make much difference in the long run if I'm only getting $6.87 per item over $6.36. I can't argue with those figures! VH works for me, might not work for others.
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