Now Easier being Green
Ribbit Films creates pre-keyed HD footage for motion graphics artists, all shot in 1280×720. Primarily serving motion graphics artists in advertising, film production, and Flash development, Ribbit Films is known for delivering high-quality film clips that can be immediately incorporated into commercials, films and online Flash movies. The process is most widely known for augmenting the production value of such films as Sin City and 300. Ribbit now offers customers thematic pre-keyed categories in downloadable suites and DVDs. The twelve thematic suites each have 20+ pre-keyed HD clips with embedded alpha channels, just like the clips you’ll find in the greater Ribbit Films online collection. Each disk has been loaded with HD content to provide the most versatility for your projects, whether they be title sequences, swipes, advertising or Website builds. $4,599.99 (MSRP). www.ribbitfilms.com
Pick a Clip
ITN Source recently launched Clips on Demand, the world’s largest collection of broadcast-quality, “rights-ready” video clips available for purchase and download online for the first time in the archive video industry. Over 500,000 clips are currently offered, covering news, history, entertainment and wildlife categories selected from ITN Source’s vast range of video archives. Hundreds of clips will be added daily from ITN Source’s content partners including ITN, Reuters, FOX Movietone, Setanta Sports News and UTV. Customers can choose between either a single country or world license, and each license spans a range of uses including broadcast, new media, retail, advertising, corporate, internal communications and education. www.itnsource.com
Aerials from Artbeats
Artbeats’ newest royalty-free aerial stock footage collections, New Orleans Aerials and Florida City Aerials, feature unique aerial shots of numerous landmarks including the picturesque southern coastline, commanding skyscrapers and prominent skylines. Shot with the Gyron system for ultimate stabilization, these new titles include superior quality, HD content that has made Artbeats footage a favorite among industry professionals. New Orleans Aerials (containing 42 clips) features all the excitement and history one would expect from this famous city, including post-Hurricane Katrina. The collection, available in HD and SD resolution, includes the Louisiana Superdome and the dominant towers of downtown; the French Quarter and views of the beautiful St. Louis Cathedral from the Mississippi River. Florida City Aerials, containing 45 clips in both HD and SD resolution, showcases Florida’s most well-known cities, such as Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami, and the state capitol, Tallahassee. www.artbeats.com
Cuts from Hollywood
BBC Motion Gallery, the clip sales arm of BBC Worldwide, announced that it has signed a deal with Lightworks Program Distribution to distribute video content from The Hollywood Reporter, a Nielsen Business Media publication. Under the deal, BBC Motion Gallery will secure access to new and archived video clip content owned by The Hollywood Reporter from movie premieres, award ceremonies and celebrity interviews to distribute to its customers worldwide. The deal, which grants BBC Motion Gallery exclusive access to the content outside the U.S. and non-exclusive rights in the US, will make new footage available immediately for licensing. New content will be available for distribution 3-4 hours after filming and will feature an average of 3-4 new events per week. www.bbcmotiongallery.com