What is a good site to find Royalty Free stock footage for free?

moldytoaster · #1 (**permalink**) 08-23-2006, 05:41 PM

I have honestly looked at hundreds of different sites and they either cost hundreds of dollars, or they have very low resolution content. Do any of you know of a site that has 100% royalty free videos that I could download? Thanks, this would be a huge help.

innocent_bystander · #2 (**permalink**) 08-24-2006, 10:41 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/calc/radio1/

^^there you go.. this is about the only thing I think your find for free though.. are you using it for personal use or for a job...

I dont understand why people are so concered about copyright if its just for a personal project..

hope that helps

Mark W · #3 (**permalink**) 08-24-2006, 10:53 AM

I agree, I have oten 'sampled' from films and for personal use there is no problem. I most definitely wouldnt do it for any 'real' work.

moldytoaster · #4 (**permalink**) 08-25-2006, 02:43 AM

Originally Posted by innocent_bystander

http://www.bbc.co.uk/calc/radio1/

^^there you go.. this is about the only thing I think your find for free though.. are you using it for personal use or for a job...

I dont understand why people are so concered about copyright if its just for a personal project..

hope that helps

Tried it, and got this message "Sorry, you've been declined because our system shows that you are outside the UK."

Julie Hill · #5 (**permalink**) 05-29-2008, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by moldytoaster

I have honestly looked at hundreds of different sites and they either cost hundreds of dollars, or they have very low resolution content. Do any of you know of a site that has 100% royalty free videos that I could download? Thanks, this would be a huge help.

There are actual several stock footage companies that offer a free clip when registering for download just so you can try the quality of their footage. I know of a couple that if you register to receive their free enewsletter you can get a free download (some on a monthly basis).

If you would like more info on these companies (and I do have 3 or 4 that I can direct you to), feel free to contact me directly.

Julie Hill
jhill@artbeats.com
Artbeats. Your Creative Footage Resource

Marc Peters · #6 (**permalink**) 05-29-2008, 08:16 PM

Juilie, more than happy for you to promote your site by helping out our members, but digging up a post from 2 years ago is a tad spammy. Naughty Julie!

Julie Hill · #7 (**permalink**) 05-29-2008, 08:28 PM

Oh my word, I am so embarrassed. I did not even see the date until you pointed it out. I am really sorry about that everyone. Plus the only reason I asked them to contact me personally is because I thought it would look spammy if I listed 3-4 different companies that have stock footage not just us. So much for that!

Julie Hill
jhill@artbeats.com
Artbeats. Your Creative Footage Resource

wbm · #8 (**permalink**) 06-27-2008, 03:02 PM

The stock footage industry has gone through some major changes since 2006.

Most sites give away some free footage as samples. I certainly know of some that give away both HD stock footage and animation to all registered users.

I think a forum is a difficult place to capture and maintain this kind of information. What would be really useful would be a webpage containing a table of what each online stock footage company provides, how many free clips, how often they change them, the resolution (SD, HD, etc) and whether or not subscribing to a newsletter is needed. Even better would be an RSS feed for when new companies are added to the table.

C