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« on: July 22, 2024, 05:28 »
I hope mediaCastpro will grove up, I do no have any sale here so far but I appreciate respond from them and I am planning to support this company, I understand market will push them down in many ways, but these people are trying hard and I hope will stay fair in this game.
Thank you so much for your support! There are no limits on the number of items sellers can list. More precisely, the limit there is very conditional. For example, 250 products per day, per month is 7,500 products, per year - 90,000.

Better introduce moderation than what you are doing. And yes, I expressed my opinion. I avoid such sites.
I think even eBay would put stricter limits if the average space occupied by each listing was 1 GB. Either way, we get your point. You are right that the 1 TB limit can be annoying, perhaps more as a matter of principle than an actual limit, since to date we have always given more space to whoever needed it, often automatically without even waiting for the user to request it. In the future we will think about whether to remove this limit and perhaps do some very basic moderation. Thank you for your feedback, which is always essential to understand user sentiment.
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« on: July 19, 2024, 12:32 »
This is just another stock agency, and its strange that you dont want to call yourself that. Your difference from other stock agencies is very small.
We consider ourselves a marketplace because we allow sellers to set up their own store, where they can put all the videos they want for sale at the price they want. eBay (or even Amazon) is universally considered a marketplace and does exactly that: it allows sellers to create their own store with the products they want at the price they want. If you think mediaCastpro is missing some key feature to be considered a marketplace, let us know. Agencies, on the other hand, choose what videos you can sell or not sell (sometimes taking up to months) and they decide the prices. I understand that this may be a small difference for you (and many other contributors), and perhaps for you it may be a bad thing (we understand and respect that), but that is precisely the difference between an agency and a marketplace. On the site, as a buyer, I do not see the search bar and cannot search for anything. You probably need to register for this, but this is not always convenient for customers.
You can browse mediaCastpro videos without being registered. There is a "Log in as guest" button on the home page, and also a "Log in as guest" button on the login page. I also read from you: "Are you interested in selling footage? You have 1 TB free to upload your clips, with the option to ask us for more space if your clips sell well."
Since we are a marketplace and we do not submit content for prior approval, it is obvious that we have to somehow protect ourselves from users uploading endless amounts of poor quality videos that will probably never be sold. To protect ourselves from that, we have set a limit of 1 TB per user, so that if the videos are of poor quality, the user at most can take up that space, but no more. If the videos are of good quality, we give as much space as needed. Yuri Arcurs, to date, uses about 100 TB of space on our platform. While this limitation can be troublesome (although we actually find it less troublesome than approval on every video), there is also a positive side, however: since we have less moderation work, the percentage we retain on sales is only 25-30% versus 60-85% for most agencies. I know the obvious objection is "it's better to take 15% from a platform that sells a lot than 75% from one that sells little". However, all platforms started out selling little and then grew, thanks to people believing in their business model. After this phrase, I didnt read anything further; Im not interested in such a site for selling my videos.
We are sorry we did not meet your expectations. We still thank you for the feedback hoping to change your mind in the future
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« on: July 19, 2024, 07:43 »
Before this, I felt uploading to Dreamstime is very time taking process, but Mediacastpro replaced it.
Very time taking to upload files/loading pages. All the microstock sites gives all the options(titles, descriptions, categories, tags, pricing, etc) to enter in one page, But only this site giving many pages for each option, and every page loads very slowly, and too many unnecessary pages
Thank you for your feedback. We are happy to inform that we have made some improvements to the web site to make the upload procedure faster: - We have started using a CDN to speed up page loading (especially for those connecting from outside Europe).
- We have reduced the number of requests that are made to the server during the upload process, so as to reduce the waiting time (especially for those connecting from outside Europe).
- We have made optional some fields that were previously mandatory (such as categories or classification of files as original or transcoded).
- We have added a field where you can write or paste all tags together separated by commas, without the need to enter them individually.
- We have provided a new upload procedure, called fast procedure, which asks for all the data in one screen and pre-fills them with the data of the latest uploaded video. In this way it is sufficient to edit the data that need to change (such as title and description) while leaving all others unchanged (such as price, license, video type, etc.).
In any case, if you have a lot of videos to upload, it remains our recommendation to use FTP uploading. For metadata we accept CSV, XLSX and ODS, even in formats from other platforms. If anyone has other suggestions for improving the web site, please let us know. We are always open to feedback or advice on how to improve.
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« on: June 24, 2024, 02:45 »
Very time taking to upload files/loading pages. All the microstock sites gives all the options(titles, descriptions, categories, tags, pricing, etc) to enter in one page, But only this site giving many pages for each option, and every page loads very slowly, and too many unnecessary pages
Given the many requests, we are working on the possibility of entering all the data for a video on a single page, also pre-filling several pieces of data with the choices made for previous videos, so as to minimize the effort for the uploader as much as possible. We hypothesize that this new upload mode could be available by mid-August. Until then, I remind you that the FTP + CSV upload procedure is available, already used by several contributors to upload even tens of thousands of videos in a short time.
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« on: June 11, 2024, 10:29 »
Thank you very much for your advice and your long message! Are you a stock video producer yourself?
In our company there are both programmers and people working in video editing and production, otherwise such a complex platform would not have been possible. However, it must be said that the platform was designed not only for stock videos but also for news videos and other types of videos. Perhaps it is this wanting to handle multiple types of videos that makes the platform seemingly less "optimal" for stock videos. And I'm just here to figure out how to improve it for stock videos  a) Make it super easy to upload & automatically categorize everything. People like EEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSY.
This is very clear, which is precisely why we have provided an FTP + CSV upload system, integration with Xpiks (which supports our platform), and the ability to use CSV files in the format of Shutterstock and Pond5. Many of our contributors have taken very little time to upload thousands of videos, already having CSV files available (for example, Pond5 allows you to export data to a CSV in a few clicks). Certainly the web upload procedure is still a bit immature in this regard, as it is lengthy, involves several screens, and - as already noted in this thread - does not allow multiple videos to be uploaded together. However, this web-based uploading procedure is mainly intended for uploading a few videos, perhaps of high value related to the news (and not "simple" stock videos), in cases where the user really wants to have full control over the uploading and classification of the video. Anyway, we will certainly try to make the web-based upload process faster, at least for stock videos, which tend to require less precision, because it seems clear to me that this is a very important thing for a contributor of stock videos. Possible improvements to the platform include the idea of using AI for content classification, but from trials so far (e.g., with Amazon AWS) we have seen that the results are still quite disappointing and far from the accuracy that a human can achieve. Surely in the future, as the technology advances, we will also integrate automatic classification using AI. b) Have some basic theft deterrent things
Currently, the platform controls that if a video has been uploaded by a certain user, then it cannot be re-uploaded by another user. However, as is to be expected, we cannot control whether videos that are uploaded on mediaCastpro are on other platforms by other sellers. Certainly, however, we are very quick to handle reports and remove content that is reported to us, and we certainly do not keep earnings from stolen content to ourselves. c) Then - of course - sales. Your MAIN "feature" should be focusing on how to drive MASSIVE MASSIVE sales.
This is obvious, and in fact - as mentioned above in this thread - this is our number 1 priority. However, we feel that, at the same time, it is only fair to try to improve other aspects of the platform as well. you will actually (most likely) find you need to implement some type of moderation
We would like mediaCastpro to be as much like a direct sales platform as possible, so we want to moderate content as little as possible. It is true that low quality content may come in, but in this case we can use "shadowban" techniques to make it show up less in searches but without actually removing it, so that we still continue to give the contributor the opportunity to sell it if someone accesses their store directly. Clearly, if the content is really bad or illegal, it remains our right to delete it.
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« on: June 11, 2024, 03:49 »
Can't register from my country (Lebanon), supported countries are a bit limited.
Thank you very much for your feedback and your interest in the platform! We are sorry that your country is not yet among those supported. However, we are opening month after month in different countries. This year we have added as many as 6 countries to the list of supported ones and we expect to open in Lebanon soon. Instead of asking what new features we want, first add the basic features that other agencies have.
I uploaded a batch videos contains different categories, which needs different titles and different information. But when I am uploading, it is just shown add title and description for whole batch, not giving option to select individual clips to enter different information.
Thank you very much for your feedback and your interest in the platform! As written on the upload page prior to your screenshot, each upload can include multiple clips (files) as long as they all have the same technical characteristics (resolution, frame rate, etc.) and metadata (title, description, etc.). This is a unique feature that no other stock platform has: we allow videos composed of multiple clips to be sold on a single sales page, and the buyer can choose whether to purchase all of them or just a portion. Too often, in fact, on microstock platforms there are thousands of videos with the same title and description, and it is uncomfortable for buyers to browse through them. We give the option of having a single page with several similar clips, so that the buyer can see them all together and more easily choose which ones to buy. If you want to upload many videos all at once with different metadata, you cannot use web interface but you can upload all the files via FTP and then provide us with a CSV file with the metadata. You can use a CSV file in our format or a CSV file in the format of Shutterstock or Pond5, which we handle perfectly well and which you may already have available without having to rework. We have always been told by contributors that it is more convenient and comfortable to upload multiple videos using FTP + CSV rather than the web interface. Would you find it more convenient to use the web interface instead? If so, we add this to the list of requested features so that we can implement it in the future (more or less prioritized based on how many other similar requests come to us).
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« on: June 10, 2024, 08:39 »
The Holy Grail of selling stock media direct (without an agency) is the requirement to sustainably drive large volumes of web traffic consisting of possible buyers to the platform.
Thank you for your feedback! You are certainly right, and in fact increasing web traffic from potential buyers is our main priority. However, it is only fair that as we try to increase traffic, we also try to improve the platform in terms of features. We also think: better features = more sellers = more supply = more traffic  It is a side way to increase traffic.
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« on: June 04, 2024, 06:42 »
Hi all! I recently wrote an article ( https://blog.mediacastpro.net/2024/05/27/stock-footage-better-to-sell-directly-or-use-an-agency/ ) on the advantages and disadvantages of: - Selling stock footage through a microstock agency
- Selling stock footage directly
And on how mediaCastpro tries to combine the advantages of both of these modes. Specifically on mediaCastpro: - The seller can freely choose the selling prices of each video.
- Videos are put up for sale immediately without the need for prior approval.
- The seller gets at least 70% of each sale (versus 15-40% of many microstock agencies).
- The seller has a "shop" page in which all his/her videos for sale are shown and searches can be done within it.
- There are (almost) no constraints on codecs, resolution, duration, number of audio tracks, or anything else. For example, it is also possible to sell videos that are 3 hours long or have a Log profile (in the latter case, a LUT of the seller's choice can also be applied to the preview).
- The seller can choose whether to sell the footage with a standard license (i.e., multiple buyers can purchase and use it) or with an exclusive license (i.e., only one buyer can purchase it and get exclusivity). Both licenses allow unlimited use on any distribution channel, but of course only the exclusive license allows resale.
Is there any other feature that you think mediaCastpro lacks to really become a (almost) direct sales platform?Some sellers have told us that they would like a little more flexibility on the choice of sales licenses, for example, to be able to sell some footage with a limited-time exclusive license. In case you also find the two licenses currently provided (standard and exclusive) lacking in flexibility, in what terms would you like more flexibility? Every opinion is welcome. Thank you!
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« on: May 31, 2023, 01:38 »
Is this an exclusive agency or is it possible to sell videos uploaded to other agencies?
It is possible to sell videos already uploaded to other agencies. Welcome here Alessandro.
Please write to the owner/moderator of the site to get yourself a verified badge for your account. Then everyone knows you are a confirmed member of your agency.
Thanks for the welcome and the advice - I'll do it right away.
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« on: May 30, 2023, 07:45 »
Hi, I'm Alessandro Brencich from mediaCastpro and I try to respond to some of the issues that have been raised: Took a quick scan thru medicCastpro's Terms of Use.
Noticed this: 5.5. Each Seller can use 100 GB of free space for uploading files. Any additional space can be purchased from the "Optional" page.
100gb won't go very far when uploading video footage.
You are right, after some complaints we realized that 100 GB was not enough and extended the initial space to 1 TB. If a seller uploads videos with good salability, we extend this space without any problems. To date there are sellers who are using even more than 6 TB. We cannot give everyone infinite space because, unlike other agencies, we do not submit uploaded content for prior approval (we want a fast platform that is also usable for news), and thus we would risk filling the site with poor-quality, unsaleable videos. Well - went in to look at MediacastPro and got this message -
"At present, the platform accepts registrations only from the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. Leave your email to be notified when we open registrations for your country"
What .?? Why would they block all other countries?
Unfortunately, each country has different legislation both in terms of copyright and in terms of taxation. Often opening in a country implies opening a branch in that country and/or a tax position, and this requires staff and costs. Considering that we are new and our budget is inevitably limited, we prefer to spend it on promoting ourselves in the countries where we are most successful. However, it is obviously our intention to open worldwide. In fact, the platform was initially opened only for Italy, later it was extended to Europe, and later it was extended to the United States. Certainly in the future we will continue this expansion and open elsewhere as well. In order to decide which countries to prioritize, we see how many requests we get from each country (i.e., how many people leave their e-mail from that country).
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