In 2011
Pond5’s collection grew to over 900,000 and is expected to reach 1 million by early 2012. Currently this is largest collection of video clips on the web. In addition, the site offers 7.6 million still photos, 677,000 illustrations, and one of the deepest audio collections in the world, with more than 200,000 sound effects and 100,000 music tracks. Pond5 also has a small collection of customizable After Effects templates.
Canon has introduced a new EOS C300 video camcorder. For the full British Journal of Photography review click
here. Canon’s new Cinema EOS system includes a new interchangeable-lens digital video camcorder, and seven 4K EF cinema lenses. The launch held in Hollywood with Martin Scorsese as guest speaker, and in Berlin marks Canon’s official entry into the motion-picture production industry.
Footage.net, a source of stock, archival and news footage, now also offers preview clips from StormStock, the world leader in extreme weather content.
Pond5 will be giving away coupons worth $10,000 of free stock media at the Frankfurt Book Fair (Hall 3.1, Booth A 118), Oct. 12 - 16, 2011. Pond5’s
online collection includes more than 800,000 royalty-free stock video clips (the largest archive on the web), along with millions of other assets, including stock photos, illustrations, music tracks, sound effects, and After Effects motion graphics projects.
Footage.net, the stock, archival and news footage search engine, has
launched a new subscriber analytics site, providing content partners
with instant access to key stats on site activity and user interaction
with their data and content.
Corbis Images has acquired
Splash News for an undisclosed amount. From its Los Angeles base Splash provides candid celebrity photography and video content to the world’s premiere print, online and broadcast media distributors of entertainment news.
Getty Images has promoted Roxanne Motamedi to the post of vice president of entertainment for North America. The former executive director of entertainment has led the division since 2001. Motamedi is responsible for the North American entertainment divisions of Getty Images, WireImage, Film Magic and Getty Images/WireImage Video, as well as their worldwide activities, such as assignments, distribution and production.