Amateur Seeking Advice after Almost 1 Year of Experimentation

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by MRock

I'll run the same movie clip as a replay at camsites and not only get a better split ( usually 40-50%), but also charge a MUCH higher per minute charge and get it ( .69 per minute). I just wish I could set up 100 computers running replays!

This is ingenious! Thanks for passing that tip out.

I can tell you a little of whats involved from the other side of a VOD system that might help you understand.

You send a DVD as a producer to AEBN and thats the LAST thing you ever do. The company encodes it, they store it and they multicast it.

And thats where other companies end but AEBN also aggresively markets your titles and all you do is cash a check.

Sinclair from Kandi Peach felt the same way you did but I had him just send in his older titles as to not impact his new sales.

He agrees that hes recieving a nice check from titles that have seen no action in years. Not bad for the investment of postage.

I think youd benefit from a discusssion from one of the reps on here about what VOD can do for your pocket book.

I know that there are some VERY exciting things coming for the am market in 2008 designed to put money in your pocket as a producer and in the pockets of others that promote your videos.

Thank you for your kind words also. Im overdue a trip to Tampa and I have a few friends down there. I think I will make the trip soon after vegas and round up all yall for a night of fun.

[KevinG]

Great thread with lots of intelligent discussion.

Why are downloadable clips a processing issue?

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by KevinG

Great thread with lots of intelligent discussion.

Why are downloadable clips a processing issue?

Ask CCBill or Epoch. I dont know.

[KevinG]

Originally Posted by gonzo

Ask CCBill or Epoch. I dont know.

I was going to ask my mom, but she said, "go ask your father".

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by KevinG

I was going to ask my mom, but she said, "go ask your father".

He said, "I don't know, go ask your mother....."

"why, why, why..."

[MRock]

Had a few more thoughts from this thread...

I am using a php script to sell zip files of music CDs. I use PayPal for processing. This same method can be used for clips, but who will process the money? Obviously someone will, C4S found one. I wonder if stormpay could be configured to work with the script? Or if they would allow it?

I know everyone hates DRM, but really, it is the simple solution for the individual clip sale that has been here for a long time. The parameters can be set to allow full use after purchase. I've always said that it should have been called "Digital Register Media" instead of Digital Rights Management. Weedshare had a slogan: "The cash register is in the file". They sold song singles with DRM, but you could burn to CD or transfer to mobile with no problem after purchase. They set the permissions on the DRM that way. Porn should be the same ... Then content producers could just hang the files where ever. It would be much easier than worrying about scripts and processors. How do you change the consumers view of DRM though ... quite the task. Don't use DRM to "protect" the content, use it for easier distribution. Thieves will steal no matter what protection method is used. C4S built its whole business on the fact that consumers don't like DRM. When I quit worrying about "protecting" my content, I started making a LOT more money.

As a side note ... Ifriends provides a drm service for free to all cam hosts. The site is pay2play and your username/pass for IF works there also. The fee for cam hosts is 0, nada, zilch. You get 100% of the money. Others wishing to use it pay a 5% fee per file sold. I rolled up last year and made a go of it with them, but alas, the money was not worth the effort. I did sell clips. I did make money. But the sales were mostly from IF customers. I did not get much from regular website distribution. Their DRM parameters are set the "old way" though. I wonder if it would have worked better the Weedshare way ...

[KevinG]

1. I use DRM for my content and I don't give a rats ass if people hate it. Too fucking bad.

2. Clips for download - I am skeptical about this not being possible, but I could be wrong.

I have a client that mentioned he had an issue with it.

However, I have my own functionality with aMember and indeed offer individual files for download on http://www.cigarglamour.com. Granted, I have my own (non-adult) merchant account.

But ... we also use aMember for http://joannaangel.com with the processing through CCBill.

That site doesn't offer clips, but I could set it up in about 20-30 minutes. The functionality is there.

What I still don't know is if there is some RULE that would be broken.

I called ccbill yesterday, got voice-mail and didn't leave a message.