TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Exposure4 stock is a collection of travel footage that adheres to the very highest of standards, both creatively and technically. We are looking for footage shot on to a professional standard on top of the range equipment.

 

SHOOTING

 

Cameras

 

Cameras must be of a professional standard. 3CCD pro-sumer SD camera systems such as the Sony PD150, Panasonic DVX100, and Canon XL series are generally the lowest level of kit that will be considered. Anything above this, from pro-sumer DV cameras up to digi-beta and film footage will be welcomed.

 

Operators must shoot in Manual modes.

 

Shooting Format

 

We accept footage shot on both Pal and NTSC. We also accept footage shot in both Standard and High Definition. It is essential for the contributor to be aware of all technical specifications as they will be expected to list these upon upload of the content.

 

Shooting Medium

 

Footage can be shot on either tape or hard drive formats. In both cases we recommend that you keep a master on tape, which can be re captured if footage is lost. Hard drive footage must be converted to QuickTime .mov format prior to upload. Many camcorders using hard drives have their own codec’s that cause big problems in post-production.

 

Use of Gain

 

Any shots that appear grainy or unclear because of gain overuse will be rejected.

 

Shutter Speed

 

We do not generally accept footage shot with a shutter speed below 1/50. If the shutter speed is below this for creative reasons e.g. the contrast of a dancer moving in front of a fixed object, the shot may be accepted.

 

Lenses

 

Lenses and any on camera filters must be clean. Any clips that display lens dirt, smears, mist or anything similar will be rejected.

 

Tripods

 

Unless there is good reason that enhances the clip, shots should be balanced on tripods, steadycam or any other camera stabilisation systems. Handheld camerawork will not be accepted if it is shakey, badly composed or of a general poor standard.

 

POST PRODUCTION

 

Use of Filters and Colour Correction

 

We encourage contributors to post produce their clips before delivery.

 

Bright and vibrant images are usually what our clients prefer. Consider using saturation filters and colour corrector 3-way to produce this.

 

Avoid any filter such as vignette, border, film grain or similar that will affect the style of a clip. It may look nice as a stand-alone clip but will present problems when inserted into an edit with other clips. If you feel it will be beneficial to do anything like this (e.g. shots of retro aeroplanes that are post produced to look like it was shot on old film) make sure you upload two versions of the clip, one old, one modern day as it is impossible to reverse engineer the clip once exported to QuickTime.

 

File Formats

 

To upload a video it is required for you to upload two formats:

 

The Final Asset (.mov)

 

This will be the uncompressed quicktime .mov. This is the video clip which will be sold to the customer. We suggest that clips a no longer than 20 seconds.

 

The Preview File (.flv)

 

This file will be a flash conversion of the .mov. This will be the file that will play on the website that viewers can look at to make their choice of video from.

Please ensure that you take care when uploading the two file formats to ensure that the same file video has been uploaded in both formats.

 

If you are uploading an uncompressed HD master, it is also suggested to deliver a down converted SD version of the same clip, under a new Clip ID. This will give users more selection and increase the opportunity of the clip to be sold.