Footage search tips, research help and Rights and Clearances support

Thought Equity Motion offers one of the world’s largest collections of footage, including content available for search, preview, and download online and deep offline archives.

To access our online collections, you can begin your search at the search box at the top of the page or browse content categories and collections through the pulldown menus. See below for help documentation around the site’s search and sharing features.

For complimentary research help from one of our footage experts, please call us at 866.815.6599 or email us at sales@thoughtequity.com.

To access instructions, tutorials, and tips to help you navigate our online footage library’s industry-leading search, preview, transcode, and download tools, please visit our Info Center or click on one of the following links:

• Registering with Thought Equity Motion
• Basic Footage Search Instructions
• Use Filters to Modify a Search
• Create and Share Clip Bins
• Download Comps
• Types of Clips: Royalty Free and Rights Managed

Research

Our research team can help you find the perfect clip for your project. To learn more about our online and offline research including live chat, complimentary research and deep research services, click here.

Rights & Clearances

Our Rights & Clearances experts help you clear recognizable talent from TV and film, including celebrities, brands and athletes. To learn more, visit our Rights & Clearance page here.

Info Center

The Thought Equity Motion Info Center features resources and information to help our customers, partners, and anyone interested in what we do learn about our services, technology, and company and derive more value from motion video content.

The Info Center features site FAQs, a video editorial calendar, content submission specifications, and platform APIs; blogs around our footage content and general company and industry topics; and press and company information.

Contact Us

You can call Thought Equity Motion at 866.815.6599 or email our sales team at sales@thoughtequity.com. For more options, visit our Contact Us page here.