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Who can purchase stockshots from the NFB

Stockshots are for the exclusive use of film, advertising, television and new media professionals.

Why set up an account?

Setting up an account allows you to

• Add stockshots to your bin and archive them for an unlimited time
• Have access to your orders at all times
• E-mail the list of selected clips to a colleague
• Download low-resolution versions of selected clips free of charge or order various types of physical media
• Access all editing functions, add comments to a text field, change the viewing order of clips in your current clipbin, move or copy clips to another clipbin

Research

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Here are a few search tips to help you get what you need.
― Check your spelling of keywords
― Try synonyms
―Use a more general term or see our subject list

A search with the keyword Rockies would find more specific results than one using the keyword mountain, which would find all the descriptions containing the word mountain, including those containing Rocky Mountains.

Another way of narrowing your search is to use the boolean operators AND, OR and NOT, which are represented as follows:

• AND: &
• OR: |
• NOT: -

You can also use the criteria explained under Advanced Search, enter a keyword to narrow your search or enter a related term to expand your search.

Viewing

Only digitized stockshots can be viewed online. To limit your search to digitized footage only, go to Advanced Search and select View Online. A preview copy of any stockshots that have not been digitized is available on request.

Creating a new clipbin

Click on the View Content menu title, then click on Create a New Clipbin.
Be sure that the current clipbin is the right one for your project before you start adding clips to it.
To add a clip to your current clipbin, click on the + icon. Once you have completed your selection, you can use Edit Clip to cut a clip by indicating the timecode in and out of the part you want.
You can keep clips in your clipbin for an indefinite period.
Before ordering, you can e-mail the list of clips in your clipbin to a colleague by clicking on Send Selected Clips by Email .

Ordering contents of selection

Click on View Content and check the clips that you wish to order. The Shopping Cart icon will appear, confirming your selection.
When your selection is complete, click on the Shopping Cart icon Add Selected Clips to My Cart .
View and check the contents of your shopping cart and click on the Shopping Cart icon Checkout to choose the format. You can order a preview copy for offline editing or the final version for online editing. If the format you want is not on the list, enter it in the Choose Your Format field.
Click on Checkout and enter your billing and shipping addresses, then click on Continue Checkout. Check your order and click on Continue Checkout to confirm
Please print a copy of your order for your records.

Help

If you need assistance, call or email us.