How to get paid for stock footage

Plan footage around editing needs

The strongest stock footage is specific enough to find and flexible enough to reuse. Establishing shots, clean actions, environmental details, natural transitions, and alternate shot sizes can each serve a different point in an edit.

Think in sequences, but make every uploaded clip independently useful. A wide view, medium action, and close detail should each have a clear beginning, subject, and ending.

Make technical quality visible

State the real resolution and describe unusual frame rates or orientation. Check stabilisation, rolling shutter, noise, focus, compression, and colour consistency before uploading.

A fast public preview helps visitors evaluate the idea while authorised downloads preserve the available resolution and aspect ratio.

• Use searchable descriptions such as subject, action, location, weather, and camera movement.
• Remove unusable lead-in and accidental camera operation.
• Avoid upscaling a low-resolution source simply to advertise a larger file.

Understand rewarded stock downloads

FlexFootage does not require buyers to purchase an individual clip. Instead, an eligible premium download can be unlocked after a rewarded advert, with verified earnings attributed to the footage creator.

This model reduces friction for users while giving creators a measurable earnings record in their dashboard.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I upload stock footage and get paid?

FlexFootage lets creators submit original footage for review. Eligible high-resolution downloads can generate verified advertising earnings.

What stock footage sells or downloads well?

Demand changes, but footage is generally more useful when it depicts a clear subject or action, is technically clean, has editing handles, and is described with accurate searchable metadata.

Does FlexFootage crop stock video?

FlexFootage preserves exact aspect ratios when preparing format-aware derivatives and does not intentionally stretch the source composition.