While proliferation of digital stills has not led to growth of
still-licensing revenue as a whole, continued and explosive growth of
online video most certainly will. Video, particularly advertising and
corporate projects, continues to command higher budgets than print.
Online video advertising is also more affordable than spot television,
which has led to growth on both ends of the spectrum: larger companies
are adding it to their mix; smaller businesses that never produced video
before are adopting it.
The Picture Archive Council of America has announced that Condé Nast vice president of editorial operations will kick off the 2010 PACA conference.
Photopreneur—a popular Web
site dedicated to helping professional and enthusiast photographers earn
income from their images—has announced the release of the
Amazing Public Domain Images Sourcebook. Published by New Media Entertainment, Photopreneur’s parent company, and available via Amazon.com,
the title helps art directors, photo editors and others seeking free
images source them among the millions currently available online.
Toronto-based Masterfile has launched a royalty-free subscription service, which provides a fixed number of images in a set resolution for a flat fee.
The International Press Telecommunications Council and the Picture
Licensing Universal System have released a second version of the Photo
Metadata Toolkit for Adobe Creative Suite. The package of eight files
is available for free download.
Specialist image provider StockFood has announced a new offering:
features, which include images, editorial text and recipes as an
all-in-one solution for publishing clients.
On Sunday,
The New York Times ran a lengthy piece on the protracted legal battle
between technology startup Infoflows and Corbis. On Monday, Infoflows
followed up with a press release under the headline, “Jury Finds Bill
Gates-owned Company Committed Fraud; Corbis Faces $20 Million Judgment
and Permanent Injunction.” Corbis, however, says that the battle is far
from over and points to the somewhat odd timing of the press coverage.