HD or 4K? How editors choose stock footage
Hero shots deserve 4K, support shots love HD. Here is how working editors decide before spending a credit.
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Notes from the cutting room
Licensing explained, editing workflows, and playbooks for contributors — written by people who cut footage daily.
Royalty-free licenses, explained in plain words
Client work, paid ads, broadcast — what a royalty-free license actually covers and the clauses to watch.
Selling your first clips: a contributor playbook
What the best-selling contributors shoot, how they shoot it, and how your first payout arrives.
Cut faster: an editor's stock-first workflow
Coverage first, motion-matched cuts, and the stock-first workflow that halves your shoot days.