Showfootage.com sells video clips for iPod

by Peter Cohen, Playlist Magazine

Marburg, Germany’s showfootage.com now offers video clip downloads suitable for video-capable iPods. The company provides video content for entertainment professionals, with clips ranging in length from 2 to 20 seconds.

The clips range from flickering candles, tropical beaches and fireworks to computer animated scenes with hundreds of different colors and motifs. They each cost €.99 (US$1.19). Showfootage.com CEO Matthias Finke envisions iPod users grabbing the videos to be used as screensavers or background images for their iPods.

Showfootage.com has begun offering a free “clip of the week” that can be subscribed to as a podcast.