After Effects Application Tutorial

2. WHAT TO INCLUDE WHEN UPLOADING YOUR PROJECTS FOR SALE (ONCE YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED.)

Once you are approved as a RevoStock AE Producer you will need to prepare your AE Projects in the following manner.

ZIP FILE INCLUDING

Your Collected Project - You will need to use After Effect's "Collect Files" feature to collect your project and all needed assets (footage, stills, etc.) into one folder. When you use the Collect Files feature After Effects will also generate a Report.txt file which you should include as well.
Instructions - Your zip file also needs to include a readme.txt or readme.html instruction file (in addition to your Report.txt file.) Make sure your file is named readme.txt or readme.html or our system will not recognize it.
Alternate Versions of the Project - If your project uses external plug-ins, we recommend including a secondary project that uses rendered videos of the plug-in sections. If you wish to do this, you would want to include a secondary project without any use of plug-ins.

PREVIEW/SAMPLE VIDEO FILE

You will need to include a Quicktime MPEG4 or H.264 sample video of your rendered out project. This video will be used on our website as the preview for your project. If your project includes multiple compositions, you may include each rendering back to back to show the various options included in the file. For your sample video, you may use custom fonts to show what the project could look like. Your sample video should be the same size as the highest resolution offered in your template. For 1920X1080, you may upload a 1920X1080 OR 1280X720 sized sample video. Please don't include the preview/sample video in your zip file (NOTE: DO include the preview video in your zip file as part of this producer application. However, once you are approved as a Revo producer, you no longer need to do include the preview video in the zip file.)

Images and Videos used in your Preview Video:

Images and Videos used in your sample file must have either been created by you or you have the correct licenses or permissions to use the images or videos in your sample preview video and permission to post these images and videos on our website.
You may not use any photos or videos downloaded off of the internet unless you have purchased or have been granted the rights to use them.
If you are using stock photos or videos you are fully responsible for ensuring that the license purchased does allow for this type of usage.
If we are contacted about any copyright infringement concerning your sample videos it will mean immediate removal of the After Effects Project and potentially the removal of all of your After Effects projects as well as the potential termination of your RevoStock account.
Text Labels: In your preview video, it is very important that you clearly communicate to your potential buyer exactly what is editable. You should do this by labeling your text using phrases like "Text 1 Here" or "Your Text Here" or "Some Cool Text Here."
Video/Placeholder Labels: In your preview video, it is very important that you clearly communicate to your potential buyer exactly what photo/video items are replaceable. Ideally, you want to lable your video placeholders somehow noting "Video 1" or "Video 1 Here" or "Your Photo/Video Here." This will clearly communicate to your potential buyer which video or photo spots are meant to be replaced with their own content.

STILL IMAGE

You will need to upload a still frame from your file that will be used as a high-res watermarked still for download and will also be resized and used as your project's thumbnail image. The still image you upload needs to be the same size/resolution as the largest project resolution included in your file. For instance, if the larges composition included in your project is 1920X1080, you should upload a 1920X1080 JPG image (high quality.) Projects/images should not exceed 1920X1080 pixels.

MODEL OR PROPERTY RELEASE

If your project uses any photos or videos that require a property or model release, you should include this as well during the upload process. Please do not include these in your zip file. See details below in the Model/Property release section.

USING VIDEO IN YOUR PROJECT

If you are including video in your project, please encode that video using the Quicktime H.264, PhotoJPEG, MotionJPEG or Quicktime DV Codec. If your videos require an alpha channel, you may use the Animation or PNG codec as well. Please only use this when necessary because of the large file sizes these codecs create.

What resolution should I use? We recommend creating an HD sized project (1920X1080) but then, take that project and create other comps within the project in different resolutions. This will make your project the most accesible and make it possible for your buyer to easily render out their preferred resolution.

Include a preview/sample video in your application zip file, but not after you are approved: Uploading your 2-3 sample projects for us to review as part of your application is slightly different from the process above. For your 2-3 application samples, you must include a rendered sample/preview video in your zip file, but you do not need to include this in your zipped files once your application is approved.

3. PREPARING YOUR PROJECT

VIDEO TUTORIAL
We have created a brief video tutorial explaining how to set up your projects for sale on RevoStock so that they will be easily understandable and modifiable by our buyers. Please view this tutorial before proceeding.

REVOSTOCK AE TEMPLATE CHECKLIST
Avoid having to re-submit your projects and increase your chance of receiving an "Editor's Choice" from one of our reviewers by using our AE Project checklist. Please download the checklist and keep it handy. New versions of the checklist will be posted on the File Uploads page.

Our goal at RevoStock is to make all projects as easy to modify as possible for the buyer. In order to do this, your project will need to be set up per the requirements below:

Use Cross OS Compatible Fonts: For your actual project, we highly reccomend using fonts that are cross OS compatible. We receive a number of helpdesk requests due to missing font errors when buyers open their projects. Using fonts that are available on all systems in your project file will solve this issue and reduce buyer confusion.
Label and Organize The Project Window: The items in your project window in After Effects should be neatly organized using folders. Make sure all of your folders are clearly labeled and organized. Examples of folders you should use include:
- EDIT YOUR TEXT HERE
- MAIN COMPS FOR RENDERING
- PUT YOUR VIDEOS/PHOTOS HERE
- VIDEOS AND ASSETS
- OTHER PRE-COMPS (NO EDITING NEEDED)
Put ALL replaceable items into their own BASE comps: This is VERY important. Please refer to the video tutorial for more details. All replaceable items (videos and photos) should have their own base pre-comp with ONLY that item. This pre-comp will be what you will use throughout your project. This way, all the end-user needs to do drop their own video or photo into the pre-comp window to change the item. For ultimate ease of use, the same may be done with text layers as well.
Use labeled placeholders for all replaceable items: All video or photo items that can be replaced should have a labeled and numbered placeholder. This could be an image you create or it could just be an AE layer. We recommend that your placeholder look good and match the design of your project. Examples of labeled placeholders include:
- VIDEO 1 GOES HERE
- PHOTO 1 HERE
- YOUR TEXT HERE 2
- YOUR LOGO HERE

What about using After Effects plug-ins in my project? If you use any After Effects plug-ins that are not standard with the version of AE your project uses, you will have to clearly note which plug-ins are used. We recommend including a non-plugin version of your project as well which includes rendered out versions of the parts of the project that require plugins. Please create 2 separate project files in this case and include them both in your zip file and clearly note in the project names which project uses the plugins and which project uses the rendered videos. We have customers who strongly prefer to have the plug-in versions and customers who strongly prefer the rendered versions.

4. ACCOUNT AND ROYALTY PAYMENT INFORMATION

REVOSTOCK ACCOUNT INFORMATION

Your RevoStock profile/account information MUST BE accurate and fully filled out. We need your full and correct phone and address information before we will be able to approve your account. You may be receiving a verification call from our address/phone verification service.

ROYALTY PAYMENTS

RevoStock only makes royalty payments via PayPal or MoneyBookers It is free to sign up with either of these services.

Your royalties are collected until you choose to withdraw them and receive payment. For instance, you may want to wait until your royalties reach $100 before withdrawing them. To withdraw, click on the "Withdraw Royalties" link under Producer Tools in the left-bav bar. There you may either choose to withdraw these royalties or convert them into credits and receive bonus credits. Royalty withdrawals must be made on or before the 8th of each month. On the 15th of each month we do a mass payment to paypal and MoneyBookers which submits all the royalties for payment at one time. If you have any questions please contact us.

You MUST withdraw your royalties by the 8th in order to receive them on the 15th. If your royalties are not withdrawn by the 8th, you will have to wait until the next month to receive payment.

ROYALTIES - EXCLUSIVE AND NON-EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS

RevoStock offers some of the highest payouts in the stock media industry. We offer an exclusive royalty rate and a non-exclusive royalty rate. For details and current rates click here. To view the current royalty schedule and click here to view our current pricing schedule.

5. COPYRIGHTS

OWNERSHIP:

You must be the owner of any and all assets included in your project including video, photos, sound FX or music. If you did not create or do not own the full rights to RESELL an item, it may not be included in your zipped project file.

ORIGINAL WORK:

Your work must be original. You may not download projects/templates from other websites, modify them and upload them to sell at RevoStock. Additionally, you may not download tutorials from other After Effects websites and upload them to RevoStock for sale even if modified.

Your After Effects projects must be your original work. If you upload projects that are not your own original creations your account will be terminated.

LOGOS, ADVERTISEMENTS AND COPYRIGHTED GRAPHICS

Any assets used in your project may NOT contain any recognizable logo, advertisement, copyrighted graphics, images or artwork.

MODEL RELEASES

If your project includes video you have shot which includes a model, it must be accompanied by a signed model release. When you upload your footage you will have the chance to upload your model release. Print out the model release, have it filled out and signed. Then scan it, or take a picture of it and upload it when you submit your footage using our model release page. If the person is a minor, you must have a parent or guardian sign the release.