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« on: November 25, 2018, 14:32 »
Can't seem to find some things like optical flow for slow motion and a lot of the lumetri scopes in AE. Thats where the thought started
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« on: November 25, 2018, 10:58 »
Hi, wanted to get some advise on if premier is a better editing solution for stock video. Have been using after effects for stabilization, little color grading and some noise reduction. I load multiple clips, make multiple compositions, edit them and render using adobe encoder. Will premier give me a better flow since the filters are all available there as well
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« on: November 20, 2018, 22:07 »
Is istock even replying to the stock submitter team on this? It seems that of all the notes sent they've just given me a standard reply.
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« on: October 26, 2018, 22:58 »
Glidecam is another option. You can get smooth shots without having to charge more batteries and depend on motors working.
This is what i started with, i was trying to find a more compact glidecam and thats how i got to the roxant type stabilizers. The issues remain the same though, takes time to balance, mostly horizontal shots, takes some getting used to for the knack of the two hand operation.
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« on: October 25, 2018, 12:02 »
500 bucks is already breaking the bank, I'm sure I'm not going beyond the crane plus
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« on: October 22, 2018, 22:16 »
Hi, have just started attempting stock video with some files getting sold. I've currently been a heavy user of warp stabilizer and am planning to get something to help me get more stable shots of walking etc. The contenders are
1. Gimbal like the crane plus ($500), expensive but one of the best in getting smooth shots from my mobile and sony NEX6
2. A small roxant type stabilizer ($30), marginally better than handheld. Need a lot more time to stabilize and can get only level horizon shots. This is mainly to bide time if at all.
What would you all advise? Is the $500 investment worth it?
If you want stable shots, get a motorized gimbal. Don't get caught up in the "is it worth it for microstock" nonsense way of thinking.
Also, if you get a roxant type stabilizer, you will use it for about 10 minutes, and then go straight to your computer to buy a real gimbal anyway. It's a waste of time and money if you're looking for professional looking shots. 
Thats what I've heard people tell me, the tedious balancing process and the limited horizon shots make this a one trick pony.
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« on: October 22, 2018, 22:15 »
Hi, have just started attempting stock video with some files getting sold. I've currently been a heavy user of warp stabilizer and am planning to get something to help me get more stable shots of walking etc. The contenders are
1. Gimbal like the crane plus ($500), expensive but one of the best in getting smooth shots from my mobile and sony NEX6
2. A small roxant type stabilizer ($30), marginally better than handheld. Need a lot more time to stabilize and can get only level horizon shots. This is mainly to bide time if at all.
What would you all advise? Is the $500 investment worth it?
A real general answer, only you can decide.
As an investment, can you recover the expense of the better one, in a month or two and make more money after that? Or will the gimbal be something that you want, but will take a long time to make a return on your investment and not significantly change your long term earnings for video?
I think i should be able to make the money back in a couple of months, but I've never shot moving shots so it'll be an experiment for me in terms of how well they sell
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« on: October 22, 2018, 11:32 »
So key take aways from this 1. Get a gimbal for personal development and not for microstock 2. Leave microstock and flip burgers to make more money  So back to buying a gimbal, does it make sense
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« on: October 21, 2018, 09:16 »
Hi, have just started attempting stock video with some files getting sold. I've currently been a heavy user of warp stabilizer and am planning to get something to help me get more stable shots of walking etc. The contenders are
1. Gimbal like the crane plus ($500), expensive but one of the best in getting smooth shots from my mobile and sony NEX6
2. A small roxant type stabilizer ($30), marginally better than handheld. Need a lot more time to stabilize and can get only level horizon shots. This is mainly to bide time if at all.
What would you all advise? Is the $500 investment worth it?
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« on: September 30, 2018, 13:23 »
Good stuff, does this now match up to SS prices or does it exceed them
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« on: September 29, 2018, 12:10 »
He he, same here, and with stock submitter going off in not sure how ill add more pics to this agency. Guess the gravy train ride is done
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« on: September 23, 2018, 04:06 »
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« on: September 22, 2018, 14:17 »
Mostly i think microstock will help pay for the photography expenses, maybe bits and pieces of your vacations and trips and if you are really good at it then some of your normal living expenses. The ones skillfull enough to make a full living from this will be few and far between
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« on: September 21, 2018, 15:55 »
Well it takes a lot of those 4 hr days before you learn, shoot, upload enough to even remotely make a living. Heres to the hope that it can be done at some point
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« on: September 20, 2018, 22:33 »
I've been waiting for this as well. Seems they took a long weekend break
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« on: September 11, 2018, 12:00 »
I think what he was trying to say is that IS misjudged, they aren't the default choice, so if IS moves out of stock submitter its they who'll die and not the others
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« on: September 07, 2018, 22:51 »
I did, got absolutely no response
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« on: September 05, 2018, 09:57 »
Well guess the big bad Getty execs won. So do we start posting them mails and tweets now? It definitely makes my workflow a lot more complicated. Lets hope getty reconsiders and maybe even adds the qhero AI keywording to stock submitter
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« on: September 02, 2018, 11:56 »
There are lots of threads about time lapses in this forum. But the topic of this one is portfolio size and sales, right?
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Sorry So sounds like video is a lot more temperamental then stills. Where do they even use these video clips? At least with stills I can see it but video?
It is, much much harder to fix a rate of sale. Plus it takes a ton of time for new videos to start moving. Images in places like SS seem to start selling from almost the first week.
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« on: September 01, 2018, 06:49 »
Not much change here post the new commissions
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« on: August 25, 2018, 05:06 »
So what's the plan, submit the images going to microstock sites to 500px as well and hope they sell on getty? It seems like a good idea now that contributing to IS is only for the foolhardy
That's a total non-sequitur, as the lowest prices come via Getty Connect and Getty Premium Access, and you'd only get a portion of the sales price via 500px. Of course, you might win the lottery and get a portion of a higher sales price.
So that makes 500px almost not worth the effort as most of their sales will be driven through getty?
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« on: August 24, 2018, 23:06 »
So what's the plan, submit the images going to microstock sites to 500px as well and hope they sell on getty? It seems like a good idea now that contributing to IS is only for the foolhardy
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« on: August 24, 2018, 11:33 »
If you can get in, Westend is a good choice because they have a huge network of macro partners, but of course including gettyimages. So you will be getting a huge mix of sales, including low ones fro:getty, but also very large ones from places you have never heard of.
They are very focussed on what they want, but if you have high quality, talk to them.
Otherwise there is offset, there is a premium macro collection on Adobestock etc...
Cavan images seems to be popular these days, they distribute across the macrostock world. I dont know of they are more successful than westend, but I think if you do macro, then working with a distributor that also explores all the small boutique collections, seems like a good idea.
Then there is stocksy, good if you can get in, but also very specialized in themes and styles.
Or you work with several places individually, arcangel, stockfood etc.
But I dont know a single agency of plattform that you can send all types of content exclusively and that only give you high end macro returns.
Only on stocksy is the lowest I get around 7 dollars.
Everywhere else seems to be a mix of high volume ultralow prices, including prices lower than on the micros, and the occasional higher sale.
Most of my friends find a mix of macro and micro agencies to work with, some have completly given up macro and resigned themselves to the micros, others have stopped production altogether or just upload to their own portfolio on photoshelter.
The easy days are over, the stock market is getting nearly 2 million files a week and the flood will keep growing.
Will read about soem of these and try.
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« on: August 23, 2018, 21:27 »
Aren't there any other macro stock photo sites other than getty? Does it make sense to try for offset, westend or some of the others?
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