STOCK FOOTAGE CHART
OVERALL SCORE (AVERAGE) 4.6 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.8 EASE OF USE OVERALL TECHNICAL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON ORIGINAL MATERIAL VARIETY OF FORMATS 5 3 5 4 2 3 4 3 3 4 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 2 1 1 VARIETY OF FOOTAGE NUMBER OF RESULTS FOR MY SEARCH DOWNLOAD COMP NUMBER OF CLIPS PER PAGE TO VIEW FORMAT CHOICES QUICK ACCESS TO LIKE-FOOTAGE QUICK PREVIEW PRICES PRICES 5 5 2 4 1 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 4 2 3 1 1 2 1 1
SITE
Istockvideo.com
RATINGS 1 - 5 (5 = Highest) Depending on resolution $10 to $50. Extended license $100 to $150 extra. Excellent! Had many choices of resolution and several choices of formats. Only one choice of resolution/ format for many clips. No HD. Many resolution choices even for PowerPoint and web - NTSC and PAL. Excellent - no SD but low res and HD.
634
Yes
No
Yes
20
5
5
3
Pond5.com
184
Yes
Yes
Yes
500
set by contributor. Most $10 to $50
5
4
4
Thoughtequity.com
2096
Yes
Yes
Member only
48
$249 for “broadcast” NTSC, $179 for DV.
4
5
4
Greenlayers.com
3
Yes
Yes
Silhouette
12
$10 to $50
4
2
4
Gettyimages.com
290
Yes
Yes
Yes
100
$300 for SD
Only SD options for my chosen clip.
5
4
5
Shutterstock.com
402
Yes
No
No
48
Downloads by subscription 10 per month is $499
Weird resolution choices - HD or odd SD/MPEG choices.
3
4
1
creatas.com
165
No
Yes
Yes
96
$199 for SD - also available in collections.
Excellent. Can specifically search for SD, PAL, HD and HDV footage.
4
4
2
Buyoutfootage.com
n/a
No
No
Yes - only with QuickTime Pro
n/a
$150 to $350
No digital delivery. Only SD tape formats. Preview DVD-R for $35.
3
5
2
Artbeats.com
41
No
No
Yes - only with QuickTime Pro
12
$199 for SD, $300 for HD
HD and SD
4
3
4
dvarchive.com
5
SITE
No
No
Yes
100
$199 for SD clip.
Fair variety of choices depending on the clip.
4
1
3
Corbismotion.com
266
No
No
Yes
112
No information
No information
5
6
1
Alwayshd.com
40
No
No
Yes
40
$50 to $300 for HD
No information
4
3
3
hddvcuts.com
7
No
No
Member only
24
49.95 for HD clip
Fair. DV, DVC Pro, HDV, MJPEG — good choices.
3
1
2
bbcmotiongallery.com
41
Yes
No
Yes
18
$192 for SD clip
Vague, but many options for SOME footage.
2
3
2
Alunablue.com
3
No
No
No
30
$29 to $99
QT, AVI, MPEG options for most resolutions.
3
1
2
Tipsfilm.com
4480
No
No
Yes
80
Must contact local Tips office for pricing.
Vague — All tape formats
2
5
2
Ngdigitalmotion.com
494
No
No
No
16
No information
No information
3
4
2
rocketclips.com
106
No
Yes
Yes — only with QuickTime Pro
12
$49 to $179
SD and smaller
3
2
2
footagebankhd.com
96
No
No
Yes
78
Complicated choices from $400 to $4000
No information on formats
4
3
2
Bondstreet.com
9
No
No
No
16
$199 for NTSC
No information
4
1
2