Royalty-Free Stock Video Footage

It can sometimes be impossible to get the shots you need within your budget and location. As an answer to that problem, stock video sites like the ones on this list were created. Check out these sites in order to keep your video looking as professional as possible.

• 3d4Medical.com

  "3D4Medical.com exists to make footage that is hard or impossible to photograph available to both the public and the professional world. They have thousands of realistic and stylized 3D images of medical conditions, the human body, and scientific principles. Additionally, they offer a number of free animations of their most requested medical footage and photographs. The best site for any kind of medical stock footage."

• Artbeats

  "A search engine for over 90 different stock websites as well as one of the world's most visited and popular stock footage websites, Artbeats is the place to go for any project. As a bonus, if you register on their website, you can get free stock footage files every day."

• Internet Archive

  "Started as a non-profit in order to build an Internet library, this resource provides permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to public domain resources that exist in digital format. You'll find a wealth of texts, video, audio, software, and archived websites here in a search-able format that is open to the public. A great way to find license-free public domain footage and audio that is free of charge."

• Video Copilot

  "The top After Effects based tutorial site on the web, this site has set the bar for motion graphic design. Beyond just the tutorials, there are a number of well-priced options for motion graphic elements and presets in After Effects. A must have for just about any motion graphic artist."

• Xstockvideo

  An easy to browse site chock full of free HD video elements

• Dvarchive

  "Offering a wide variety of footage in an array of formats and codecs, Dvarchive is full of beautifully shot HD and SD footage."

• FilmDisc

  "Footage drawn from categories such as Lifestyles, Nature, Aerials, Ambient, Sports, and Transportation"

• Getty Images

  "A massive library of top quality news, sports, entertainment, and archival imagery along with music from independent artists and chart-topping acts, this stock library has it all. In order to use content from this library, a subscription is required. They carry both rights-managed and royalty-free images, depending on your need."

• iStockphoto

  "One of the most popular and extensive member generated royalty free stock video, picture, illustration, and audio site, iStockphoto has a huge library of amazing stock files that are easy on the wallet."

• Pond5

  "A library of over 350,000 video clips, 4,500 music tracks, and 27,000 sound effects that you can buy once and use forever. This site has an attractive layout and an easy checkout process."

• Post Holes

  "With a highly appropriate name, Post Holes offers both HD and SD footage with alpha channels so that you can composite images and videos of people over whatever background or animation you choose. Great for compositors looking for pre-keyed footage."

• Reelhouse Footage and FX

  "There is no other stock site quite like Reelhouse Footage and FX. They have one of the most extensive film burn and grain footage libraries; great for giving your footage a stylistic edge. They also may just have the best deal on the web with their one to seven day pass pricing system in which a person can download an unlimited amount of clips to one machine for a whole day or seven days depending on how much one is willing to pay. When looking for old film effects, this should be one of your first resources."

• RevoStock

  "Offering a wide array of stock video, stock audio, and After Effects projects at incredibly low prices, Revostock is a great resource for just about any video project."

• Rubberball

  A very simple website that sells a number of CD collections ranging from beauty and fitness to outdoors.

• Shutterstock

  "With a user-friendly interface and an affordable cost structure, Shutterstock is a great resource for royalty free video clips on the web. Video clips can be downloaded in a variety of formats from DVCam to BetacamSp to HDCam, and can be used forever. This collection is also searchable by keyword."

• Stock Footage World

  A great place to go for fairly inexpensive stock footage

• Thought Equity Motion

  "Claiming to be the deepest video library on earth, Thought Equity also has some of the biggest names behind it. With BBC's Motion Gallery, the NCAA Vault, News Collection, National Geographic, and the HBO Vault, this site also has some seriously high quality stock video clips, although at premium prices. "

• Thought Equity Motion

  "Claiming to be the deepest video library on earth, Thought Equity also has some of the biggest names behind it. With BBC's Motion Gallery, the NCAA Vault, News Collection, National Geographic, and the HBO Vault, this site also has some seriously high quality stock video clips, although at premium prices. "

• Video Hive

  "With a very attractive web 2.0 interface, this website starts off on the right foot (and being hosted by the all-encompassing Envato brand doesn't hurt either). This site has some astonishlingly low prices for some high quality and stylistic text and footage based stock clips. By far one of the best sites to go to for schnazzy looking motion graphic templates. When buying stock footage, make sure to have this site at the top of your bookmarks list!"

• Wavebreak Media

  A very simple website that sells footage ranging from stock animation to nature footage. It has an easy check-out system and decently sized previews.

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