If you can create one of the following types of electronic content: shoot, make, create or 3D models or record, then through POND5 you can do it all and money. The first step to starting selling your content is registering your POND5 personal account. It's fast and free.

It will open before you home page Pond5 website. It may look different, but the meaning will not change.

The first feature awaits you here. The first thing that catches your eye is the MEMBERSHIP button, but if you click on it, you will be offered to immediately pay for the subscription, since this is a section for.

HOW TO CREATE AN AUTHOR ACCOUNT WITHOUT BUYING ANYTHING

Find the Log IN button at the top of the site

Here you will need to correctly fill in only 4 fields. If you have Facebook, you don't even need to do this, you can click on the big button at the top and create an account through Facebook. If you don't have Facebook, then:

• EMAIL: your current address Email. You will receive a confirmation letter and various promotions and discounts.
• USERNAME: desired username. At least 6 characters, Latin alphabet. Must be unique.
• The last 2 fields are password and repeat password. The password must contain at least 8 characters.

Press the SIGN UP button, confirm your email and that’s it. If you created your personal account via Facebook, then you will also need to log in via Facebook (the corresponding button is on the previous screen for authorization (log in)). Now in personal account you will be able to find the Sell Media section. Follow further instructions from microstock.

On this moment is a leader in stock video sales. For most stockers, this photo bank makes the most significant contribution to the total income, and Shutterstock is only in second place. In addition to video, Pond5 sells photographs, vectors, audio, animation and 3D models. And in this article we will look at the requirements that a photo bank imposes on materials uploaded for sale.

Pond5 video requirements

Pond5 accepts video shot using a variety of cameras, including: all professional and semi-professional video cameras, DSLRs, smartphones, drones, as well as GoPro and its analogues. The determining criterion for the equipment is the ability to shoot with a resolution of at least 1080p (HD). The photobank can accept 720p, but preference will always be given to 1080, because This is the generally accepted standard at the moment, which is most in demand by customers. The duration of the clip should be between 3 and 60 seconds. You can upload longer videos, but to do this you need to contact a representative of the photo bank.

Permission	File Size	Frequency
HD1080 p	up to 3Gb	1920x1080 (24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 60 fps)
HD720p	up to 3Gb	1280x720 (24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 60 fps)
4K and higher	up to 5Gb	Automatically converted to 1080p
3 RD (RED cameras)	up to 6Gb	Original and preview in HD1080 (zip)
PAL	—	720x576 (25 fps)
NTSC	—	720x486 (29.97 fps)
NTSC DV	—	720x480 (29.97 fps)

Pond5 accepts a large variety of codecs. An important point here is their authenticity, i.e. using them directly in camera rather than in post-processing. In other words, to download you need to use the codec that was used when shooting the video.

Photobank Pond5 does NOT accept the following codecs:

• MotionJPEG
• Not native mp4
• DNxHR at 4K resolution is not yet supported, but this is planned to be fixed in the near future.

Pond5 photo requirements

Pond5 vector requirements

To download the vector illustration, you will need the files listed in the table below.

Pond5 Animation Requirements (After Effects)

Pond5 audio requirements

Pond5 requirements for 3D models

Format	Texture	Preview
3D Studio Max (.3DS/.MAX) Cinema 4D (.C4D) Blender (.BLEND) Softimage (.XSI, .HRC) Lightwave (.LWO, .LW, .LWS) AutoCAD (.DWG, .DXF)		JPG

These are the main ones Pond5 photo bank requirements. More specific details can be found at

is a powerful platform for creativity. You can sell or buy: photos, videos, music, website themes, illustrations, 3D graphics, drawings and much more interesting things.

In order to make money on media stock (Pond5) you must sell your work, look at the main information so that you know how to work in the future.

General information about Pond5

Considered using the example of selling music (audio stock)

One of the best audio stocks. The stock has high traffic, is easy to learn, the ability to work as a non-exclusive author - the author's share is 50%, and sales are also not bad compared to other stocks. There is no need to create a preview file.

Files must be in WAV format (16 bit, 44.1 kHz) or MP3 (from 192 kb/s).

Registration in Pond5

To register, go to Pond5 (Pond 5). Next, you can select the site language and click "Registration".

In this window you can register using "Facebook" by clicking on it or entering your data in the fields.

• Enter your email.
• Enter your username (login) of at least 6 characters.
• Create and enter your password of at least 8 characters.
• Enter the same password again.

After all this, click "Registration".

How to upload a file to Pond5

To upload your music files to Pond 5 (Pond5), click on your icon in the upper right corner, a menu will drop down, and click “Downloads”. Next click “+ UPLOAD NEW FILE”.

A new window will open where you will be prompted to upload your files by clicking on “+CHOOSE FILES”, you can also upload using FTP, choose what is more convenient for you.

After downloading your file, it will appear in the same window. You can download more files by clicking “+ ADD MORE FILES”, after which you will need to exit this window by clicking on the cross.

Below in your list you will see your downloaded files. You now need to provide information for your files by clicking “needs editing”.

Now let's start adding information. In some fields in the pictures I will give examples. Naturally, you will enter your data.

• Audio type – you choose from what you added, music or sound effect.
• Permitted for use in musical works? - If you select "yes", your audio tracks will be available for use in other musical works (for example, the licensee can add lyrics or use it as a loop or sample within a track). If you select “no”, your track will only be available for synchronization with videos and other music numbers.
• Title (in English) – write your name only in English.
• Coil – I don’t use it, to be honest, I don’t even know what it’s for. If I find out, I will definitely write about it.
• Description – everything is clear here, you write a description for your file. The more detailed, the better for you. Buyers will read and visualize what your music file is about.
• date of creation – here you can indicate the creation date of your file.

• City – indicate your city.
• A country – you can select your country from the list.
• Created/Recorded With — Created / Recorded.
• Looping without breaks? – you can choose “yes” or “no”.
• Does this clip contain lyrics or human voice? — does this clip contain lyrics or a human voice?
• What's the tempo of this record? – this is instead of “BPM”, you can choose: Fast, Medium, Slow.
• Composer – who wrote the music.
• Publisher - who published it.

• Price ($US) – indicate your price. By default it is set at $1, you can change it to any other price, but not less than $5. On average, even professionals set their prices within $30 - $50.
• Set the price for me – if you cannot decide on your price, you can check the “yes” box and they will assign you a price.
• This work can be provided for free in promotions – you can choose “yes” or “no”.
• Enter keywords in English – here you enter your tags related to your music file. You need to specify no more than 50 tags.
• Suggestions — you can also select tags from this list.

Pond5 is one of the giants of the stock content market. Today Pond5 is a huge platform for selling videos, music, images, and 3D models. It is very popular among authors and buyers around the world and occupies a leading position in the sale of video footage and sound effects. Illustrations, photographs, and 3D are in less demand on the site, however, sales of such works are also not uncommon.

Features of Pond5:

— no exam, no need to provide documents during registration;

— high level of sales of video and audio files;

— fairly high demands on the quality and subject matter of files;

— the ability to sell photos, vector illustrations, video footage, audio;

— since March 2015, the sale of PSD files on Pond5 also began;

— convenient Russified interface.

How much can you earn by selling files on Pond5?

Here Pond gives us complete freedom actions when selling our works, since each author can independently set the price for his files, regardless of what he sells: video, audio or images.

The second advantage of Pond5 in terms of earnings is the fact that royalties are at a fixed level and do not fluctuate depending on various factors, as happens on other microstocks. The percentage of deductions is 50% of the price you set. Agree, it’s not even bad, because this level of deductions is much higher than the average percentage of most microstocks.

It is also worth noting the fact that Pond5 does not offer exclusive cooperation, thereby stock strives to provide all authors with equal working conditions.

Methods for withdrawing money from Pond5

Earnings from the sale of video, audio and other content on the Pond5 website can be withdrawn using PayPal, Moneybookers, Payoneer, and also by check. The minimum is $25. Withdrawals from Pond5 can be made upon request or automatically once a month.

Result: We absolutely recommend selling files on Pond5. Rest assured: selling audio and video will certainly bear fruit. As for the authors of the images, it all depends on luck and, of course, your activity. You shouldn’t expect huge income from images, but those who are used to working with big amount stocks, it’s still worth trying your hand at Pond5.

Pond5— young video stock with a high level of sales. This is where videos are mainly sold. The author sets the price for his content and upon sale receives a commission of 50% of the price. All videos are sold under an RF (Royalty Free) license.

At the time of writing, there were more than 5.5 million videos, more than 400 thousand music tracks, and more than 600 sound effects on sale. The high level of stock sales is due to the fact that media giants such as BBC, NBC, MTV, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL, etc. are among the content buyers.

What's good about Pond5?

• Authors independently set the price for their content and receive 50% of the price at the start of sales. No steps to increase commission payout.
• Not good high requirements to video content. It has already been proven that the loyalty of Pond5 inspectors to their authors is high.
• You can upload 4k and 360 degree videos.
• no exam.
• no need to upload documents for personal identification.
• Payments by the author are made via check, PayPal, MoneyBookers (), bank transfer, Payoneer.
• Buyers can buy the content they need much cheaper than on other photo stocks.
• payment is made plastic card or payment system PayPal.

Technical requirements for uploaded videos on Pond5

• video clip without audio track, and if there is sound, it must be recorded in excellent quality.
• duration of the video from 3-60 seconds.
• HD video size should not exceed 3GB.
• 4K video size should not exceed 5GB.
• Video clips without editing are welcome
• The video file resolution must be MOV, .MP4, or .M2TS, .MXF. AVI cannot be loaded.
• You can upload videos at any bitrate, but there are some recommendations (more details).

Basically, that's all for now. The differences between Pond5 and other photo stocks when loading content are minor. You can upload either via FTP or through a browser. Large theme of downloadable content and fast access for buyers.

As we can see, video from Gopro, 4K, Timelapse is allocated to a separate category, and in English version The site also has a Drone and Slow Motion category.

More detailed information about the requirements for technical aspects of downloaded content can be obtained on the official website.

P.S. Today on many forums they write that Pond5 is among the leaders in the video content sold by authors. Therefore, be sure to register and try to sell something... Personally, I will do just that in the near future...