Great you found it useful!

At the beginning, it was from stock photos. But, more recently, we are earning more from stock videos. So, yes, from stock photos + footage.

@@BlokhinFilms Thank you for answering, glad for that. one additional subscriber from me

I have not tried gyro, but I saw that people achieve results similar to gimbal. I think it may work. On a bus, the issues are fast acceleration, sudden deceleration and abrupt turns. If gyro can handle these movements, then yes!

@@BlokhinFilms I’ll give it a try then let you know

Glad you found it helpful!

Yes, I saw how Pond5 and Shutterstock are integrating together. It may make sense for certain group of contributors to go exclusive with them. We shoot all our videos, including timelapses, with Nikon D850. For now, it works. We may invest in mirrorless, but not now. We do sometimes plan for timelapses, especially when going to a certain location. But, most of the time we do not. We travel often and you never know when an opportunity presents itself.

It depends. If it is art such as monuments, then only an editorial license is possible. If it's nature/landscape, then no, no need for property release.

We don't use phone apps for that and unfortunately cannot give you recommendations.

@@BlokhinFilms thank you so much 🙏🌠

I am somewhat biased towards Nikon. But, I see Sony's amazing lineup which makes me want to give them a shot too.

@@BlokhinFilms OK, thank you for your opinion. 😃

What are you thinking of buying?

@@BlokhinFilms I have been looking at Sony but was worried that the 4k crop factor in their cameras might not be a good thing for stock footage? I don't know? I'm inexperienced in this part. That's why your advice would be much appreciated!

I do not worry too much about these details. The best camera is the one you have. Full frame cameras of any major manufacturer (Nikon, Sony or Canon) will work extremely well for stock footage. Of course, there are some nuances here and there, but it is largely irrelevant for stock. We have Nikon D850 that I record stock videos. Yes, it is an old camera, not exactly good for recording videos. We have been a bit reluctant to update our lineup for now, but will soon. And yet, I work around its limitations and took many of our best-selling stock clips (we still continue using it). I just think that specs are overrated at the end of the day.

Mostly short clips, 20-25 seconds at a time.

@@BlokhinFilms thamks

If a trademark or logo is visible, the content cannot be commercial, only editorial, regardless whether it is a photo or footage.

@BlokhinFilms OK so basically it is best to submit as editorial if in busy areas/cities or scenes that include facades is what I gather. I did a pics where I submitted a bench in front of a wall of a building --not even the full facade-- and had it rejected for needing a property release. So I was just curious. Thank you.

After Effects only for stock videos.

Depends on the tour bus. When we used the big bus in London, we used the upper deck and there are no windows there.

Editorial licenses have restrictions. They cannot be used for commercial purposes (sell product, promotions or marketing). This article is about images, but the same applies to videos. Hope it helps. support.shutterstock.com/s/article/Premier-Editorial-Content?language=en_US

@@BlokhinFilms Thank you so much!

We use Nikon D850.