VJ Image Bank

[Anyone]

Anybody seen this?
got this in my inbox today...

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PRESS-RELEASE

On Tuesday 11:55pm 31st of May 2005 - VJIMAGEBANK WEBSITE www.vjimagebank.com will be accessible in PRE-VIEW MODE.

What is VJIMAGEBANK (VJIB)

VJIB is an open ?source? content community database of multimedia VJ artists. The audio, images and video clips (?contents?) on VJIB can be everything from nature to the most abstract video creations. All uploaded contents will be authorised and watermarked by VJIB and put online within 24hrs. The commercial section of the site will allow the purchase of medium and high resolution contents.
VJIMAGEBANK (VJIB) website permits you to download contents. A purchased content download or a sample watermarked download can be downloaded onto a storage device media for royalty free use and can be stored onto another physical storage media device such as a media player, memory stick, hard disk, CD, DVD and any other media storage device.


All users and/or contents providers that register with VJIB will have the possibility to upload, download, preview as well as purchase digital downloads and order Theme and Concept DVDs of certain contents.
These contents can be previewed and used prior to purchasing content with the VJIB (?preview download watermark?). You are able to download as many preview download watermarks as you like.
Files on VJIB have a maximum file size of 30MB which can be directly downloaded and/or uploaded to and from the VJIB website depending on your ISP service broadband availability; otherwise with lager files and specific theme and concept DVDs will need to be couriered by post delivery services.

VJIMAGEBANK pre-view mode , the contents will be only in preview and watermark download mode to get the feel of vjimagebank web site.

In the next coming month, the worldpay option will also be activated allowing the purchase of Clips, DVD Themes as well as the building DVD Concepts.

Worldpay system will enable VJIMAGEBANK multimedia VJ artists to receive monies for all uploaded authorised commercial clips on the VJIMAGEBANK web site.


The UPLOADER facility is now up http://www.vjimagebank.com/uploader enabling you to upload your original multimedia contents to Vjimagebank web site.



Welcoming you to our VJIMAGEBANK community, made by artists for artists.


THE VJIMAGEBANK TEAM

[charlielangridge]

Yer, I got this as well - im a bit confused as to where they got my email addy from tho, cos it came thru on one that I dont tell anybody about online - anybody know whos behind this project?

[jeremy]

I also receive it...
I found this:

http://www.skyemediaproductions.com
SKYE media productions
Joey Skye
29 We** Street
London, UK W1G**
GB
Phone: 0044***

http://www.artandgallery.it/Mostra7/mostraind.asp

http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.asp?ID=4173

etc...
well use google.

et voila!

[charlielangridge]

Does google have a WHOIS function i've missed? :o I tried my usual WHOIS and found nothing :confused:

[elbows]

According to their faq 'The content provider will receive 20% of the proceeds each time his or her content has been purchased'

Wow how generous - not!

[WordVirus23]

I got it sent to an odd email as well...

and they watermark everything
<rolls eyes>
..j...

[charlielangridge]

Originally posted by elbows
According to their faq 'The content provider will receive 20% of the proceeds each time his or her content has been purchased'

How can they justify such a high take? It means that everytime they sell your clip you make 0.4euro - Seriously, this can't be right!?!?

[mondo]

yeah
i got it - checked it up - did not feel it warranted attention at the mo.
still in its infancy - im surpirised it suddenly appeared on VJF without any pre-interest

good idea but we have many of these banks dont we
and without our input it'll remain another fish in the ocean

not to diss it - but with so much image swapping and open sourcing between us - it'll be a tough commercial ride
good luck to them

there had better be some wicked clips on there

[VGA]

Originally posted by charlielangridge
How can they justify such a high take? It means that everytime they sell your clip you make 0.4euro - Seriously, this can't be right!?!?

0.4euro :D
25p per clip

VJForums is funny, on one thread you've got professionals discussing charging ?2000 per second for custom footage, on another you've got blaggers like this asking you to upload your clips for free with the possibility that they might pay you a couple of quid if they get bought enough times.

"made for monkeys by morons"

I suggest uploading large amounts of pr0n.

[seex]

I got it too, 20% is only resonable if they can guarantee a certain amount of cash folw a month or jear and promise to do justice if they cant keep up. The other way round wuld seem resonable at the moment...

[vdjguru]

I attach the full information obtained from WHOIS

[SilentEclipse]

I also got the email and assumed that I was spammed from my email details on VJcentral, I did a search on the spammer and found they had links to http://www.vjcentral.it/
which I didn't know existed

I checked out the site and could only find a file upload feature with no information on how much the files would cost and how much percentage would be taken by the company.

I think this is a good idea but its something that we as a community should be doing on a not for profit basis, so that creators get as much revenue for their clips as possible.
My day job involves finding and supplying archive footage using similar e-commerce technology and after the initial investment and marketing the site basically runs itself!

[oxygen]

I did see an advert a few months ago on VJC about the same idea..
I also have been contacted by some person from that same website , to give content, but I am not sure if its this website ( but mb I am confused, and I also dont remember if it was open-source)
I did show him/her my interest about the possibility though....
But then I actually forgot about the whole thing,
or maybe I asked more info and didnt get a reply.
..not sure..

A percentage of 20% is not that strange??
Go to a gallery and they will ask 40, or even more.
It can be interesting when more commercial ( video-) production companies will come to check this out. Not (just) the vj community.

[seex]

If its 20% of the profit that they keep its fair, if its the other way round than im surprised.

[Lola]

Well, I heard about this project at a vj festival in Rome , the LPM, where Joey, the guy of Vjib came to present his project.(and that's the reason for which you found this link in the italian community website)

I understood the same, it sounds interesting but i have no idea how it works

:)

[Hambone]

Keep the leeches out! All the more reason why I continue to create my own content, which anyone can do with a bit of creativity, talent, and effort,

Make your VJing yours. Lead, don't follow. Dare to be different. Isn't that what VJing is all about? As soon as everyone starts buying ready-made clips and a Kaptivator, everyone will have the same show.

Then again, those will original content stand out from the lemmings...