Artbeats announced the availability of ASIAN CITIES, CROWDS, STREETS OF NEW YORK, CITY RUSH 2, NIGHTSKY, GLASS ILLUSIONS and CHROMATICA at last weeks NAB.
Featuring compelling city and crowd shots from around the globe, beautiful backgrounds and hypnotic time-lapse night sky imagery, these new releases include the same pristine, hard-to-obtain footage that has made Artbeats a favorite among industry professionals. All of Artbeats royalty-free stock footage boasts superior technical and visual quality that can be used for broadcast, feature films, commercial, multimedia, game development, independent production and more.
Some of Artbeats new titles include:
* ASIAN CITIES allows viewers to travel into the heart of such spectacular cities as Tokyo, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong and more. Towering skyscrapers, bustling city streets, stunning Asian architecture, busy waterways, exquisite shots of city skylines at sunset and bridges illuminated with brilliant color are featured in this collection.
* CROWDS are the focus of this new title. From bustling city streets and crowded marketplaces in various cities and towns across the globe, to rural celebrations and massive concerts teeming with spectators.
* STREETS OF NEW YORK features the Big Apple at its best. Hustle and bustle of the city from the sky and the ground, crowds of people, traffic and hordes of taxis as they make their way through the metropolis.
* CITY RUSH 2 has been over two years in the making. One of Artbeats most popular themes, City Rush 2 includes fascinating time-lapse footage of cityscapes, traffic, people and waterways from major cities, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and more.
* NIGHTSKY boasts beautiful dusk-to-dawn time-lapse footage. Particularly challenging to shoot in the cold Northern latitudes, this new collection features rare aurora borealis and some of the best celestial time-lapse footage available as royalty-free stock footage. The Earths rotation is dramatically visible as the camera is either locked to the horizon, or is rotating with the stars.
* GLASS ILLUSIONS includes refractions, reflections and transparencies. These soft and subtle backgrounds can be used for a variety of applications and are incredibly useful without taking away from the foreground message.
* CHROMATICA features multilayered backgrounds that are edgy and hip. Many have high complexity, yet are still very usable in different scenarios. The NTSC and PAL versions also include The Artbeats Blender, a background creation tool for Adobe After Effects users who want to create their own version of Chromatica backgrounds.
Artbeats' footage is available in HD-1920x1080, D1 NTSC-720 x 486 or D1 PAL-720 x 576 resolutions. Pricing for Artbeats HD collections range from USD $799-$899; SD collections range from USD $399-$699. Customers may also purchase royalty-free single clips from these collections; HD clips are $300 and NTSC/PAL clips are $199.
Based in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, Artbeats (www.artbeats.com) is an award-winning provider of royalty-free stock footage for broadcast, feature films, commercial, multimedia, game development and independent producers. The Artbeats library includes nature, visual effects, scenics, aerials, lifestyles, backgrounds and much more. The library is always expanding and currently includes 411 titles, 147 of which are HD, as well as a growing selection of royalty-free single clips. Some of Artbeats' clients include Disney, DreamWorks, Comedy Central, BBC, Cartoon Networks, The Asylum, MTV, Direct TV, Country Music Awards, American Idol, Universal Studios, Pixar, CNN, Activision.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
