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justsometwat
01-10-2017, 02:02 PM
I agree completely!

boyru
01-10-2017, 02:26 PM
No they don't. If customers only want girls with "ideal bodies", explain why BBWs are so popular? I just counted and 9 of the top 50 clips on c4s right now are BBW clips. And several of the top 50 stores are BBW stores. It's not even just BBWs though, most of the girls in the top 50 aren't 100% flawless 19 year old supermodels. In fact none of them are, from what I can see. Some are a little older, most don't have totally "perfect" skinny toned bodies. Normal girls with normal bodies actually sell best in my experience. Perhaps because they're more realistic and believable? I don't know.

Does nobody else remember a while ago, when Boyru was asking for advice about how to make more money, I found his store and gave him loads of advice, you guys all gave him loads of advice? The main point of which was to make different content, because what he is currently making is clearly not selling? And he ignored the fuck out of all of us and just kept complaining?

Your prices aren't the issue. The girls' bodies aren't the issue. Their feet, clothes, accents aren't the issue. The customers being cheap or greedy isn't the issue. The issue is that the content you make doesn't sell. It's not popular. People don't want to buy it.

I would tell you (again) to change category/fetishes, try new things etc but you'll just ignore me and keep complaining. So I'm going to give you my ACTUAL advice, not sugar coated. If you're making $100 profit per month, this job isn't for you and you need to find something else.

sorry, but You dont pay for filming Yourself and how can You advice another fetishes?
the problem is in greedy, they try to bruteforce my paysite and download for free :(
i speak about standalone paysite - not about c4s store
i am re-uploading all c4s videos (correctly encoded with x264) and my store was closed till i finished

boyru
01-10-2017, 02:29 PM
sorry, but You dont pay for filming Yourself and how can You advice another fetishes?
the problem is in greedy, they try to bruteforce my paysite and download for free :(
i speak about standalone paysite - not about c4s store
i am re-uploading all c4s videos (correctly encoded with x264) and my store was closed till i finished

paysite clear earnings = incoming - us tax (10%) - bill-tax (15%) - hosting - content ($600-$900 per month)

post Your content production costs, please :)

justsometwat
01-10-2017, 02:51 PM
OR how about you quit being so fucking combative and take the advice you're given. You ask for advice, get advice, then argue about it. This is why no one wants to help you.

Ruedel
01-10-2017, 02:59 PM
OR how about you quit being so fucking combative and take the advice you're given. You ask for advice, get advice, then argue about it. This is why no one wants to help you.

I think boyru just make content on his own fetishes, so he will not change category))

Luna66
01-10-2017, 02:59 PM
Thank you justometwat, I was about to say something similar. How can you come on here, tell us you're making $100 per month, ask for advice and then get all pissy when someone gives you the advice you were asking for? $100 per month is absolutely ridiculous for the amount of effort you're putting in. I literally think you would be better off working at a store. I'm not being patronising or rude, I just honestly think it is a better option. You would make more, you wouldn't be taking the risks associated with porn etc. If I was making $100 per month doing porn, I would go and find the first minimum wage job I could get and do that instead. I would be better off, financially and in other ways.


sorry, but You dont pay for filming Yourself(

Every single person on here pays for filming themselves. You pay women money (way, way, way too much by the way) to film for you. We pay in the money we spend on equipment/internet/software subscriptions etc, our time, our energy, the risk with putting our face out there. We all pay for filming in different ways.


how can You advice another fetishes?

You asked for people's advice on fetishes. And I've done pretty much every fetish out there. So, that's how.


the problem is in greedy, they try to bruteforce my paysite and download for free :(

Every single person on here deals with piracy. It's a cost of doing business. Somehow we all still manage to make a lot more than $100 per month.

You're really pissing me off now. Ask for advice and take it, or don't ask for advice at all. Those are your 2 options.

boyru
01-10-2017, 03:48 PM
i dont ask for c4s advices here
i dont say about c4s now
i say only about standalone femdom paysite, dont mix it with c4s stores

i repeat my question
why potential customers dont want to subscribe for paysite?
they will pay $40 for 100 gbytes and download all
why do they buy 7-10 clips and pay $70?
why do they buy 4-6 galleries and pay $40?
$70 for 10 clips >>> $40 for 500 clips and 55000 pics

i dont understand them

who can explain this?

justsometwat
01-10-2017, 03:53 PM
This is a thread for clips4sale, not your personal site.
Open your own thread.

Luna66
01-10-2017, 03:57 PM
i dont ask for c4s advices here
i dont say about c4s now
i say only about standalone femdom paysite, dont mix it with c4s stores

Well this is the clips4sale thread, so...

I would recommend the GFY forum for asking about paysites. The men on that forum (and it's almost entirely men) are webmasters, they pay girls to make content for their paysites, like you do. This sub-forum is really for women who make and sell their own videos, and this thread is about clips4sale specifically and exclusively.

boyru
01-10-2017, 04:14 PM
Well this is the clips4sale thread, so...

I would recommend the GFY forum for asking about paysites. The men on that forum (and it's almost entirely men) are webmasters, they pay girls to make content for their paysites, like you do. This sub-forum is really for women who make and sell their own videos, and this thread is about clips4sale specifically and exclusively.

i'm totally agree with YOU
C4S is a greatest way to earn extra money, but in addition to standalone paysite (as for me)

c4s question
is it a good idea to give nickname for each Girl and put link "all videos featuring this Girl" in description of each clip?
or better to use nick-name in keywords?

EllieGold
01-10-2017, 06:04 PM
I think the post holiday rush is picking up finally. I manage a total of 4 stores now between my husband and I and it's wow... on top of camming, school, I'm in over my head but love Clips4Sale over camming. How is everyone's month going?

justsometwat
01-10-2017, 06:16 PM
I'm doing so much better this month! I'm at $550 so far, I did have a slow day, but I was almost through the whole month last month before I got to this point, so this is better!

I do have some videos I need to upload, maybe that will help!

Tea4Me
01-10-2017, 06:49 PM
The first week was great and I thought I was going to make it into the Top 50, but the last 3 days have slowed down a bit. Not worried about it though because I know there are ups and downs throughout the month.

AlyssaJ
01-10-2017, 07:17 PM
OMG OMG OMG My store is open! I am so excited! This is so fun!
You are welcome to have a look if you want. I am trying out a LOT of different things, I just couldn't help it. It's an experiment for sure. I posted wmv format clips to start with and now I am adding the mp4:s over a few days, while making new clips :) That way, the same clip doesnt end up next to eachother when the page is accessed from categories.
http://clips4sale.com/108566

Tea4Me
01-10-2017, 08:31 PM
OMG OMG OMG My store is open! I am so excited! This is so fun!
You are welcome to have a look if you want. I am trying out a LOT of different things, I just couldn't help it. It's an experiment for sure. I posted wmv format clips to start with and now I am adding the mp4:s over a few days, while making new clips :) That way, the same clip doesnt end up next to eachother when the page is accessed from categories.
http://clips4sale.com/108566

Very cool! You most definitely have your own unique and artistic style! It feels FRESH! I hope you do well with it! :-)

Sinna (2pee4you)
01-10-2017, 08:47 PM
OMG OMG OMG My store is open! I am so excited! This is so fun!
You are welcome to have a look if you want. I am trying out a LOT of different things, I just couldn't help it. It's an experiment for sure. I posted wmv format clips to start with and now I am adding the mp4:s over a few days, while making new clips :) That way, the same clip doesnt end up next to eachother when the page is accessed from categories.
http://clips4sale.com/108566

Love it. Are you going to keep the white background? Your store seems more "dark" themed ;)

Classy_Katy
01-10-2017, 10:58 PM
i have filmed a lot of "reverse facesit smothering when twerking" for my paysite
they were lovely for all members and extremely aggressive

I don't know how it's possible to smother someone by face sitting and twerk at the same time.

boyru
01-11-2017, 12:49 AM
I don't know how it's possible to smother someone by face sitting and twerk at the same time.

it's possible and looking great

AlyssaJ, nice startup
are You planning to film latex butt and giantess?

and what is TABOO? i see a lot of vanilla clips in this section anywhere

Blovely
01-11-2017, 02:19 AM
So I just had this conversation with live support.



Me: Not sure if I need to send an email but I've uploaded 10 clips to my store so that it can be activated.
Rep (00:42:35) : Just a moment please...
Rep (00:45:33) : On review of your store for credit card processing we noticed that you have not edited your site to select a store name (title) and main category. You must do this before your store can be approved for credit card processing.

Please go into your ADMIN -> CLIP STORE -> EDIT CLIP SITE

1. You must choose a CATEGORY

Please choose the category that best describes your store.
Your store link will be shown on http://clips4sale.com/list/en/category/0/AllCategories in the category that you select.
You must select a category from the list or your link will not be displayed.
You must also have clips in the main category you choose for your store when you add content.

3 - Your MUST have at least FIVE (5) clips of the mandatory 10 clips needed to activate your studio set in the main CATEGORY you have chosen for your store. Your store will not be approved if you do not have clips activated and set in your main category.

Once you have completed the following, please let us know and we will go back and continue the review process.

Thank you
Me (03:46:43) : I already did that.
Me (03:46:50) : My category is joi.
Me (03:47:48) : I've uploaded 10 clips which I stated above. "Not
sure if I need to send an email but I've uploaded 10 clips to my store so that it can be activated."
Me (03:48:37) : Do I need to email anyone for the review to start or is it done automatically?
Rep (00:48:24) : You should have at least 5 clips in your main category. Your main cat is JOI but none of your clips are in that one.
Me (03:50:08) : I don't see where its stated that I need to have 5 clips of my main category.
Rep (00:51:06) : Please make this change on your studio to activate it for payments.
Me (03:51:56) : Where is it stated that 5 clips need to be of my main category?
Rep (00:52:25) : We just stated.
Rep (00:52:37) : In this conversation.
Me (03:53:00) : Where is it on the site?
Rep (00:52:47) : Please update it, or studio won't be activated.
Me (03:53:19) : It only says this on the sign up page "You MUST have 10 unique clips and not a single clip in various different formats. The 10 unique clips can be multiple parts of a clip along with the full version of the clip."
Rep (00:53:32) : It is not on the site, many thins are not on the site, that's why support exists to clarify things for customers and studio owners.
Rep (00:53:38) : *things

I closed the window after that. Filling out my store info was the first thing I did once I was able to access the admin, I'm not sure why he said I didn't. I've never read on here or anywhere about need 5 clips of 10 needing to match your main category, that doesn't even make sense to me. It doesn't even state that in the welcome email. I'm going to open a ticket but I was just wondering if anyone is familiar with this rule or was told this?

CandaceMoon
01-11-2017, 04:54 AM
I've opened....maybe 5 store over the years and was never told that 5 of the clips had to be in the category I chose. Maybe you can just change your store category to a general "Fetish" and get it approved that way and then switch back to JOI...? That seems stupid, btw. If they have these rules, why not make them public so people don't constantly have to be contacting support.

miss_anja
01-11-2017, 04:58 AM
So I just had this conversation with live support.

I've never read on here or anywhere about need 5 clips of 10 needing to match your main category, that doesn't even make sense to me. It doesn't even state that in the welcome email. I'm going to open a ticket but I was just wondering if anyone is familiar with this rule or was told this?

That information is not on their site at all, they really should update their site about it. For myself, I knew it from Sinna's blog.

Classy_Katy
01-11-2017, 05:00 AM
Welcome to our world, Blovely!

Sinna (2pee4you)
01-11-2017, 07:34 AM
As Anna said, I knew this, but never had an issue about it. When I opened my stores, no one asked me about it (and I didn't know it back then). It's either a new rule or they didn't enforce it as much.. or you were just unlucky with the rep you got. There are differences for sure.

However, having a main category can be a big help when you just start out. Your store will be featured in that category for 60 days in the New Studios list (if no other studios kick you out of that list earlier). That's not stated on the site anywhere, either. So it makes sense to enforce the rule, to give new studios better chances of getting sales.

If you open your studio in, let's say category a and you have 10 clips in b, c, d, -k then any customer clicking your link in "a" won't find any clips they like and just leave.

Anyway, I understand your frustration. The support person was not very empathic. This could be the beginning of something great, though. You are forced to make additional joi clips - new updates which will help your store :)

Tea4Me
01-11-2017, 09:24 AM
I thought someone mentioned in this thread that you can change your store category only ONCE, after you start your store? Has anyone done this? And what is the significance of store category anyway? (Except for the 60 day New Store exposure in said category?)

Classy_Katy
01-11-2017, 09:40 AM
I thought someone mentioned in this thread that you can change your store category only ONCE, after you start your store? Has anyone done this? And what is the significance of store category anyway? (Except for the 60 day New Store exposure in said category?)

I've changed mine several times.

AlyssaJ
01-11-2017, 09:49 AM
I sold my first clip! I actually saved a bottle of champagne I got in August, just for this moment. Champagne is a good motivator :D Let's hope it keeps up haha.

I didn't plan on the white background but I can't get background image to work. I wrote to support. Dark background with white text is not so easy on the eyes, especially for elderly people so white is better for now.
I keep running into bugs and errors, annoying and time consuming. Like one clip that doesn't go active though nothing seems wrong, banner not scheduled, gif:s that doesn't work properly even though the same gif works for the other format. Etc etc. And the store page takes around an hour or more to update. I already lost valuable exposure for example in the taboo cat when my clips never showed and then it's too late. I get you all have the same problems and it's so frustrating being a small store when every second of exposure counts.
But I also have to say, looking back at my notes with your advice from months ago when reading this thread, a lot of things are more user friendly now.

AlyssaJ
01-11-2017, 10:00 AM
About support - I think they have to be under a lot of time stress. Several times they asked me to provide my store number to be able to help me. Well duh of course - it's just... I did. And worded no differently than when they do see it. So I think, being very short and clear and just ask one question at a time helps.

Several times I got the reply "Your email is cutting off your reply to us and we can not see it. Try resending your email to us without any special characters or text."
But there are no special characters and when I resend the exact same e-mail they see it. Anyone had this problem?

AlyssaJ
01-11-2017, 10:13 AM
It's actually a little weird they don't have an internal messenger system, it would have to be easier and more organized than communicating with thousands of different mail servers and systems. They wouldn't have to repeatedly ask for store number and studios won't have to rely on their own e-mail accounts' limitations. Like, support wanted me to send them a clip that wouldn't work, though it is already on C4S server. It's too big to send in my e-mail and sprending etc is time consuming. Gah.

AlyssaJ
01-11-2017, 10:24 AM
AlyssaJ, nice startup
are You planning to film latex butt and giantess?

and what is TABOO? i see a lot of vanilla clips in this section anywhere

Thanks! I do like latex clothes, but it's not a specific fetish for me, I just mix those pieces in with my outfits. So.. probably no. I do like the giantess category, but I have enough cats to play around with already :)
Taboo is fantasy incest and the likes, but people film it with their regular partners/performers of course (or solo like me). The fantasy comes in how it is narrated. Like "this is me and my sister having sex". But the clip itself can look vanilla.

AlyssaJ
01-11-2017, 10:28 AM
Two more clips sold! I am so happy! And those are both the clip I like the least. I've been into fetishes most of my life and still you never really know fully what others will like right?

Totally spamming the forum today, hope you don't mind haha.

PixiieGirl
01-11-2017, 12:20 PM
Two more clips sold! I am so happy! And those are both the clip I like the least. I've been into fetishes most of my life and still you never really know fully what others will like right?

Totally spamming the forum today, hope you don't mind haha.
I just wanna say I LOVE your store

right I think I'm gonna do it, if I post mine could people have a look? I'm really bad at design but I wanna play around with it and see if it can help my sales, I dont have a main cat as such atm as I'm playing around with different stuff to see whats good

(also my clips aren't like - super HD, I'm saving for a good camera so using my logitech webcam for now)

(my store: http://clips4sale.com/111662)

AlyssaJ
01-11-2017, 12:32 PM
I just got a reply that my banner wasn't in rotation because the size limit is 25k (!). My banner sized 1,9 mb works fine for the studio page so how can one know? Another thing I haven't seen anywhere so note that if you have banner problems.
About the "5 clips has to be studio main category" - I totally understand that they need to keep it organized for customers to find what they are looking for. It's reasonable. But why not state that somewhere so people don't make and upload clips they can't start with. I only knew it bc I read it here or on Sinnas blog.

PixiieGirl
01-11-2017, 12:36 PM
I swear I put mine as fetish and I dont have any specifically "fetish" clips? or is fetish general enough that they dont enforce it?

AlyssaJ
01-11-2017, 12:50 PM
I just wanna say I LOVE your store

right I think I'm gonna do it, if I post mine could people have a look? I'm really bad at design but I wanna play around with it and see if it can help my sales, I dont have a main cat as such atm as I'm playing around with different stuff to see whats good

(also my clips aren't like - super HD, I'm saving for a good camera so using my logitech webcam for now)

(my store: http://clips4sale.com/111662)

Ah thanks! Your's is looking great too! I like how you state in one description that you're shy about it. I think one of the main things with C4S:s popularity is authenticity, that you find real people doing real things. It is not perfect and static. Full HD is good but content is many times more important. I have bad sound myself. If my sales take off I'll get an external mic.
I actually don't think design matters that much here (especially since the top banner is hidden anyway) The design just needs to get the job done, and most important is that it works. Tainton for example has really bad design, compared to webdesign ideal. Porn and C4S really is a world of it's own...
If you put your banner in rotation (recommended), make sure it is 468x72 pixels (and apparently, less than 25 k) The banners are tiny in rotation, so choose only 1-3 good pics that are blown up and not too detailed, and have your text in the biggest size possible or it might not be readable.
The pink color fits your store, but like I stated earlier, some color combos are harder to read, and that makes a big difference for how long people care to read it. For people with lesser eyesight it's crucial. A softer pink, a light pink with black text, or only having bright color on the side bars would be easier to read :)

PixiieGirl
01-11-2017, 01:04 PM
Ah thanks! Your's is looking great too! I like how you state in one description that you're shy about it. I think one of the main things with C4S:s popularity is authenticity, that you find real people doing real things. It is not perfect and static. Full HD is good but content is many times more important. I have bad sound myself. If my sales take off I'll get an external mic.
I actually don't think design matters that much here (especially since the top banner is hidden anyway) The design just needs to get the job done, and most important is that it works. Tainton for example has really bad design, compared to webdesign ideal. Porn and C4S really is a world of it's own...
If you put your banner in rotation (recommended), make sure it is 468x72 pixels (and apparently, less than 25 k) The banners are tiny in rotation, so choose only 1-3 good pics that are blown up and not too detailed, and have your text in the biggest size possible or it might not be readable.
The pink color fits your store, but like I stated earlier, some color combos are harder to read, and that makes a big difference for how long people care to read it. For people with lesser eyesight it's crucial. A softer pink, a light pink with black text, or only having bright color on the side bars would be easier to read :)
thanks lovely! I'll have a play round with colours, I do have a banner in rotation but it was thrown together really quick so I should probably put some time into another haha
thank you! I found my first burping clip did well so the shy angle for my second seemed like a way to make it "different" I guess haha
I really love that yours is so like, has a theme running through it - some of the ideas are ace to :D gratz I reckon you'll do really well xx

boyru
01-11-2017, 01:06 PM
...
Full HD is good but content is many times more important. I have bad sound myself. If my sales take off I'll get an external mic.
...

100% success = 50% video quality + 30% actors behaviour + 10% clips description + 10% c4s outside promotion

i have a lot of incredibly cruel videos (1999-2002 years) in 320*240 resolution, but noone want to buy them because of very-very bad quality

please place emphasis on purchase of the good camera :)

PixiieGirl
01-11-2017, 01:09 PM
100% success = 50% video quality + 30% actors behaviour + 10% clips description + 10% c4s outside promotion

i have a lot of incredibly cruel videos (1999-2002 years) in 320*240 resolution, but noone want to buy them because of very-very bad quality

please place emphasis on purchase of the good camera :)
annoyingly the video quality is actually better than that of the gifs, theyre like 640x480 I think? Maybe I should mention that in the descriptions D:

boyru
01-11-2017, 01:18 PM
annoyingly the video quality is actually better than that of the gigs, theyre like 640x480 I think? Maybe I should mention that in the descriptions D:

i shoot 90% of videos in 1080/50p, but real clear resolution from camera is 1680*945 (945 lines of height)
and i have no right to deceive buyers selling 1920*1080 clips to them
i use resolutions 1600*900, 1408*792, 1280*720 and 960*540 and i feel honest
when i use 4k digital camera i can sale up to 2560*1440

PixiieGirl
01-11-2017, 01:47 PM
i shoot 90% of videos in 1080/50p, but real clear resolution from camera is 1680*945 (945 lines of height)
and i have no right to deceive buyers selling 1920*1080 clips to them
i use resolutions 1600*900, 1408*792, 1280*720 and 960*540 and i feel honest
when i use 4k digital camera i can sale up to 2560*1440
I'll put the resolution in the descriptions thanks :)

boyru
01-11-2017, 01:50 PM
I'll put the resolution in the descriptions thanks :)

You may not put it, because c4s automatically calculate clip resolution

PixiieGirl
01-11-2017, 01:54 PM
You may not put it, because c4s automatically calculate clip resolution
does it display it for members to see? ah ok cool! I just think the gifs dont represent the actual quality and dont want that to put people off, do you think its worth mentioning that in the descriptions?

Sinna (2pee4you)
01-11-2017, 02:03 PM
Before you go crazy about the resolution: Ever since the changes, where they added the resolution to the description, we can look around and see other stores' resolutions. First thing I noticed was that Tara Tainton, who has been sitting on #1 for most of "my c4s life" is shooting in 720x404. Which was surprising to me at first, but really, resolution is not a real issue. I sell a lot of my "bad" resolution because the file size is smaller or the customers computer is not good enough to play hd. It's hard to believe that someone spends $100 on clips a month but has a 15 year old computer, but I have made that experience more than once.

Luna66
01-11-2017, 02:16 PM
Pixiiegirl, please do not believe what he said about 50% of what sells a clip being resolution. As Sinna says, Tara Tainton shoots in really low resolution (404p) and Xev Bellringer never goes higher than 720p. Go look at the top 10 clip stores, I just checked and only 2 are in 1080p. Some are as low as 404p, 560p etc. The idea that resolution is 50% of what makes a clip sell is utterly and completely false.

PixiieGirl
01-11-2017, 02:26 PM
oh wow okay, I have had others tell me whats in the clip is more important as long as its not like unwatchable quality haha

I should probably just learn to make gifs so I dont have to use the inbuilt gif maker tbf hahaha

thank you everyone I love this thread I've learnt SO much and am getting sales more frequently by applying the stuff talked about
love you guys <3

Natalie0523
01-11-2017, 03:07 PM
Don't mind me please, but I am just so happy that I am back in the top 50 on c4s after all these months of hard work. So happy. I have been working extensively on adult-income and now this happens. Feels like a reward :)

Congrats Sinna =) Yeah I saw your store on the Top 50 of C4S before. That must feel awesome. Good for you. My store popped into the Top 50 of C4S a few times and literally I remember having the biggest smile on my face lol. It's such a great feeling.

I know with consistent work, talent and authenticity it's achievable.

AlyssaJ
01-11-2017, 03:23 PM
It might be that boyru is referring to old clips that maybe had extremely bad resolution, so of course that makes a huge difference upgrading so you can see what happens in the video - especially for detailed visual fetishes.
I have full HD but accidentally shot some in 720 and the difference would only be noticeable on a big tv screen. Im guessing 95% or more watch on computer or phone.

Good/suitable lighting makes a much bigger difference than the diff between Full and regular HD. A good quality camera though, can shoot in darker lighting without the image going as grainy. But mine works surprisingly well in candlelight etc even though it's not a pro-camera, but it's a DSLR. I don't use my softboxes much, but strongly recommend those (or any other powerful light) for regular camcorders if you are indoors. Instead I compromised, prize-wise, with autofocus not really working for video, so I have the focus fixed and can't move my body back and forth in depth without losing focus (which can look sexy tho lol). With DSLR camera (that are initially meant for still photos) the image quality is much sharper than camcorder, but you lose on things like sound, shooting time, autofocus etc. Another thing, if you use a DSLR, is that the objective quality is more important than the camera itself. That's where it gets expensiiive.

I also think that marketing matters more than 10%. I might be new on C4S, but I worked in creative jobs for 15 years. You can have kickass content, but I don't think relying only on C4S marketing will take you to the top. Dick sucking lips (a top studio) said he marketed as f.. in pretty much every major porn site, and still does. Tainton and Bellringer has followers coming from elsewhere as well. I'm good at the creative stuff myself, but know little about web marketing in practice. I'll learn as I go. That said, you can be super at marketing, but if the content is not good you won't get popular anyway.

AlyssaJ
01-11-2017, 03:29 PM
when i use 4k digital camera i can sale up to 2560*1440

I would not recommend 4k resolution (not for years to come) as this will increase file size many times over, and I think you'd lose more customers than you would gain. Also 4K cameras cost a LOT just bc they are 4k. You get better value for the same money with a regular HD.
I know some tv filmers use 4k so they can shoot for example an interview with only one angle and then edit using zoomed in parts inside that image afterwards and still have good quality. So there are good uses, but for C4S it wouldn't be worth it.

PixiieGirl
01-11-2017, 03:32 PM
It might be that boyru is referring to old clips that maybe had extremely bad resolution, so of course that makes a huge difference upgrading so you can see what happens in the video - especially for detailed visual fetishes.
I have full HD but accidentally shot some in 720 and the difference would only be noticeable on a big tv screen. Im guessing 95% or more watch on computer or phone.

Good/suitable lighting makes a much bigger difference than the diff between Full and regular HD. A good quality camera though, can shoot in darker lighting without the image going as grainy. But mine works surprisingly well in candlelight etc even though it's not a pro-camera, but it's a DSLR. I don't use my softboxes much, but strongly recommend those (or any other powerful light) for regular camcorders if you are indoors. Instead I compromised, prize-wise, with autofocus not really working for video, so I have the focus fixed and can't move my body back and forth in depth without losing focus (which can look sexy tho lol). With DSLR camera (that are initially meant for still photos) the image quality is much sharper than camcorder, but you lose on things like sound, shooting time, autofocus etc. Another thing, if you use a DSLR, is that the objective quality is more important than the camera itself. That's where it gets expensiiive.

I also think that marketing matters more than 10%. I might be new on C4S, but I worked in creative jobs for 15 years. You can have kickass content, but I don't think relying only on C4S marketing will take you to the top. Dick sucking lips (a top studio) said he marketed as f.. in pretty much every major porn site, and still does. Tainton and Bellringer has followers coming from elsewhere as well. I'm good at the creative stuff myself, but know little about web marketing in practice. I'll learn as I go. That said, you can be super at marketing, but if the content is not good you won't get popular anyway.
do you have any specific lighting recommendations for use with a HD webcam? I think that should be my first port of call cause the lighting in my room really sucks in some places and I dont wanna just film all my clips in one space in the room haha - only issue is I'd need it to be small cause I'm living with my boyf in his mums flat so I dont wanna 1) have to explain why I need it or 2) clutter up our space cause his room isn't huge

AlyssaJ
01-11-2017, 03:33 PM
annoyingly the video quality is actually better than that of the gifs, theyre like 640x480 I think? Maybe I should mention that in the descriptions D:

I tried the generated gif maker and the quality is not good. I think most/many understand that the gif is lower quality but I still prefer to make the gif:s myself. I either use still frames put together, or I choose small portions and make a mini-film directly in my editing program, and capture that with giphy capture. It's super easy to use, the only downside is you can't edit the gif except for start and finish points.

AlyssaJ
01-11-2017, 03:41 PM
do you have any specific lighting recommendations for use with a HD webcam? I think that should be my first port of call cause the lighting in my room really sucks in some places and I dont wanna just film all my clips in one space in the room haha - only issue is I'd need it to be small cause I'm living with my boyf in his mums flat so I dont wanna 1) have to explain why I need it or 2) clutter up our space cause his room isn't huge

I think your light is ok, but with webcam you get a bluish light from the computer screen, and you are also more limited with no additional light. So, any strong, moveable light is good, like a work light. I also know some bloggers use a light therapy lamp, but those tend to cost as much as a camera light. BUT, they are mom-friendly because they come with an excuse haha. Daylight is the prettiest light but might not fit the mood of what we do lol. Morning and evening sun is super sexy and pretty, but unreliable.
AND, some guys probably like the bluish webcam-lighting because they associate that with camgirls. So really depends on your style I'd say.