Quote from: helloitsme on April 22, 2015, 10:03

2 more sales today.  Already more video sales revenue than at Fotolia this month!!  Keep it coming!

I am glad you guys get sales.If this keeps up maybe us non believers will jump ship eventually.
But for the time being i've decided -and thats something propably only my shrink can explain-
to continue my uploads at dissolve (yeah i know) and clipcanvas.Yes, clipcanvas,despite the fact that they have sold nothing for me in 6 months.
Denial perhaps?
Anyway....

No worries.  It's good not to have everybody uploading to VideoBlocks.  Less competition = more sales for us!!

Ok, this would be the last time I show-off my download, I'm happy with VB performance so far.

You are loaded.  Congrats! 
I think you are one of those big major producers.

Quote from: helloitsme on April 17, 2015, 06:19

Just had my first sales there.  Keep it coming!!

While some of you keep complaining or being suspicious, we just make money!!

Bravo!
GO VideoBlocks! 

Thanks!

Excuse me, are you joking? 100,000 new images a week, RF always XXL, Downloads that never expire! $1 downloads and you say this?

Quote from: Noedelhap on April 13, 2015, 05:59

Let me ask you a question: do you believe DPC (which I consider ten times more dangerous than any future scheme VideoBlocks might conceive) has destroyed the stock market after everyone pulled their port/opted out? Personally, I think not.

DPC allowed 500,000 use per image. SS followed to match competition and raised theirs from 250,000 impressions.

I will point out some humor in the situation: "Keep in mind that Dollar Photo Club is a members-only club with a limited membership. Membership is limited to ensure DPC is able to provide the best service to the most passionate stock image users. Interested parties must submit an application to the Dollar Photo Club Review Committee. After the application is received, a review is conducted and a determination is made."

Limited membership, really? Has anyone ever been refused? So I'd guess it's only limited to people who ask? 

Their website from time to time says this - "Over 33 million professional high quality royalty free stock photos - invitation only..." (which really says - If you can read these words, you are invited.) 

What am I saying? Please don't support new agencies with vague or impossible promises, we don't need more market dilution and more people draining every drop of blood (income) out of every image, for pennies.

We don't need more or new agencies, we need less. And for people to only support those that are honest and open about how and who they sell to. If you aren't making money and a reasonable market percentage, dump the chumps! They are bleeding the market dry, at the artists expense.

Bailing out water, and admitting the ship has holes, isn't going to do as much as fixing the leaks, before it sinks! Plug the holes. That would be stop supporting the little irrelevant agencies. Don't encourage new entries by diluting your earnings and the value of your work. And drop any agency that's got invisible partners or runs their own cheap sub agencies on the side.

So, those major stock video producers are making a big mistake?

http://www.videoblocks.com/portfolio/Wavebreak+Media

http://www.videoblocks.com/portfolio/hotelfoxtrot

http://www.videoblocks.com/portfolio/dubassy

I got my 1st sale today! Anyone else?

Congrats!

Simply it's a win-win-win situation.  VideoBlocks want to increase their paid subscribers who can download their own footages unlimited and also can purchase our footage at discount from other sites, we the contributors make more money per clip, and customers can buy the same clips at discount from other sites after they pay subscription fee.  Plain and simple, win-win-win.

Some major stock video producers on VideoBlocks already.

http://www.videoblocks.com/portfolio/Wavebreak+Media

http://www.videoblocks.com/portfolio/hotelfoxtrot

http://www.videoblocks.com/portfolio/dubassy

I have several vector illustration images selled in Asia, if you sell photos and dont include asian models then this could be the reason

I have many photos with Asian models.

Good thing is that we have a room to grow with those big markets.  Shutterstock making the site in all the different languages are a positive step.  I want to hear from Shutterstock staff about what they are doing in Asia.

When I see the Shutterstock sales map, I see not much sales from Asia.  Chinese and Japanese market can be big.  So, I think that's the market that they can cultivate more.  Maybe people over there mostly need local content rather than international content.

Shutterstock should do something about this.  They reject file because they want an editorial caption, but we have to upload the same file again to change the caption.  It's a pain and nonsense.  Please Shutterstock, do something!

Full size unwatermarked comp is definitely a concern.  Anything can happen even if they say client's activity is monitored.

I have already registered there,even filled tax forms, but haven't uploaded and propably never will unless there is a clear discussion of what this deal is all about.
Btw, HD and 4K prices aren't bad at all, especially 4K, and given the full commission it's actually a very good deal.

Which brings me to...I can see the cheese, but where is the trap?
There are 2 separate marketplaces.One pre-existing, dirt cheap, with files that have lots of downloads,and the other one is the one that we are supposed to create as new contributors with high prices and 100% commission minus some ridiculous paypal fees as described.
How can these 2 coexist?

I think their business model is to get as many paid subscribers who can buy our footages for cheaper prices than Shutter Stock etc.  My guess is that unless the customers subscribe to their annual membership, they can't buy our footages at $49 (1080P) which is much cheaper than $79 (1080P) at Shutter Stock.  It's like Costco membership fee that they get from customers.