user5089: Is there any service where I can describe stock footage that I need using human readable search terms and sentences and send out a search request to multiple footage archives at once, so I will not have to contact each one individually, that will then use real humans or otherwise search intelligently and send me a list of suggested and relevant footage clips?

user6079: I don't know what you mean by human readable search terms, as opposed to keywords or tags?
But for a meta search directory service I would recommend (know of)
http://www.footage.net/
(If anyone knows of any additional search engine stock video directories, I would love to know about it as well)
Otherwise, ya, you would be going through each service looking for footage.
These are the stock services that I am aware of:
http://www.shutterstock.com/video/
http://www.gettyimages.ca/footage/ <- used by major media outlets
http://www.pond5.com/
http://www.alwayshd.com/
https://www.videocopilot.net/products/ <- geared more to adding effects to clips
http://www.footagesearch.com/
And many more... I am sure others can chime in with their favorite sites.

user3029: I use VideoHive - large collection of clips and affordable prices.

5089: <p>Is there any service where I can describe stock footage that I need using human readable search terms and sentences and send out a search request to multiple footage archives at once, so I will not have to contact each one individually, that will then use real humans or otherwise search intelligently and send me a list of suggested and relevant footage clips?</p>
 6079: <p>I don't know what you mean by human readable search terms, as opposed to keywords or tags?</p>

<p>But for a meta search directory service I would recommend (know of)<br>
<a href="http://www.footage.net/" rel="nofollow">http://www.footage.net/</a><br>
(If anyone knows of any additional search engine stock video directories, I would love to know about it as well)<br></p>

<p>Otherwise, ya, you would be going through each service looking for footage.<br>
These are the stock services that I am aware of:<br>
<a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/video/" rel="nofollow">http://www.shutterstock.com/video/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.gettyimages.ca/footage/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gettyimages.ca/footage/</a> &lt;- used by major media outlets<br>
<a href="http://www.pond5.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.pond5.com/</a><br>
<a href="http://www.alwayshd.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.alwayshd.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://www.videocopilot.net/products/" rel="nofollow">https://www.videocopilot.net/products/</a> &lt;- geared more to adding effects to clips<br>
<a href="http://www.footagesearch.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.footagesearch.com/</a><br></p>

<p>And many more... I am sure others can chime in with their favorite sites.</p>
 3029: <p>I use <a href="http://videohive.net/popular_item/by_category?ref=altarvic&amp;category=stock-footage" rel="nofollow">VideoHive</a> - large collection of clips and affordable prices.</p>
