Photos of Africa|Video

Rights-ready and Royalty-free single clips

There are several single clip format and resolution sizes to purchase for final project use.

HD 8-bit Photo JPEG - 1920x1080 pixels - 23.98 frames per second (high-definition)

For use in HD productions at a 16:9 aspect ratio.
The clips are provided in a flattened QuickTime format with 95% Photo JPEG compression.
The file size ranges from 100MB to 500MB based on the duration of a clip.

Broadcast quality NTSC (equivalent to a Digital Betacam) - 720x486 pixels - 29.97 frames per second (standard-definition)

For use in full-screen productions distributed for broadcast or television display viewing in countries that utilize the NTSC format – commercials, corporate videos, etc.

Broadcast quality PAL (equivalent to a Digital Betacam) - 720x576 pixels - 25 frames per second (standard-definition)

For use in full-screen productions distributed for broadcast or television display viewing in countries that utilize the PAL format – TV promos, corporate videos, and so on.

Royalty-free single clips only

There are several formats for purchase that are only available in royalty-free for final project use.

Med-res multimedia quality - 480x360 pixels - 15 frames per second

For use in productions where a full-screen display is not needed. Uses such as internet or intranet display or for layering into a full-screen project.

Lo-res web quality - 240x180 pixels - 15 frames per second

For use on the internet or intranet as well as mobile devices where the screen display is appropriate to accommodate this size.

File sizes for royalty-free hi-res clips range from 350K to 132MB each. Selected clips are optimized for seamless looping, and contain image mattes for easy compositing. Contact a footage sales representative for assistance selecting clips with image mattes and loopable clips.

All royalty-free clips conform to the following specifications:

Clips are provided in flattened QuickTime format
Clips range in duration from 13 frames to 30 seconds
Photo JPEG compressed at 95% to 100% image quality setting
4:3 aspect ratio

'Originally shot on' and 'Mastered to' descriptions on the Clip Details page

The following information is captured in the 'Originally shot on' and 'Mastered to' areas of the clip details page.

"Originally shot on" is a combination of:

Media format + display resolution (frame size) + frame rate (interlaced or progressive)

"Mastered to" is a combination of:

Media format + bit rate + compression + display resolution (frame size) + frame rate (interlaced or progressive)

Example

Mastered to: QuickTime 8-bit HDV HD 1080 60i

QuickTime – media format
8-bit – bit rate
HDV – compression
HD 1080 – display resolution (frame size)
60i – frame rate (interlaced or progressive)