Videohive

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There are dozens upon dozens of royalty free image websites varying in price depending on what size image you purchase, usage and these can be a great time-saver to a designer. Thumbnail sized images from IstockPhoto run you about $3, which is easy enough to pass along to the client. But what if your needs are for stock footage video? Pricing on that can get costly and your project budget may not be able to afford background video to dress it up-that is, unless you go to Videohive. Video file pricing starts at $1 with a variety of animated stock footage, motion graphics DVD menus and project files-even free video files for those who sign up for their blog. Loopable backgrounds and working files for AE users to tweak a project to include their personal editing in a motion graphic title, this site is a time-saver as well as a money-saver. Bookmark this site as a great reference for stock video.