Fram Rate 30p or 24P?

Does anybody have an opinion as to whether to shoot 30p or 24p for Pond5?

I tried 24p for about a year and saw less sales from those clips. So I went back to 30p
But that was my non-scientific result.

Others have had different results so it could vary depending on subject and who buys it.
And I think a lot of buyers don't even look at frame rate when purchasing. I've bought 24p videos to use in 30p projects, it just conforms and looks correct.

25p ;)

As a purchaser in 25p 'land' my preference (out of 24 or 30p) is 24. It's easier to interpret a 24p clip to run at 25p and live with the 4% speed difference than a clip at 30p

good question, I think frame rate does matter. I seem to have a little better luck with 24 than 30 and I suspect that buyers that are particular are looking for 24/25 not 30. I go back and forth on my outputs so I would like to hear more opinions.

In my opinion:

24 matches perfect with cinematic film, but not so much for other uses.
30 fps is preferred in countries based on the NTSC system (USA, Japan)
25 fps is preferred in countries based on the PAL system (Europe etc.)

Most (LCD) computer screens (in this context: web video) however runs at 60 fps (regardless of TV/electrical system) which mean 30 fps will "fit" without any quality drop. For those with 120 Hz monitor both 24/30 fps are equally fine.

It's also generally better to throw away a frame than to synthetically create/interpolate one. In the case of 24 fps being displayed on 25 fps systems the problem is less than converting 24 fps to 30 fps, as you can simply re-interpret the footage as 25 fps at the cost of a small increase in playback speed. For 24 to 30 you would need blending or interpolation (pixel or frame based) in most cases.

So I would say, overall 30 fps is a more "safe" choice unless the content specifically target cinema/movie use.

Personally, I prefer 60fps as it is smoother and cleaner over 30fps.

As a buyer I have to say that content is king. Modern editing programs will interpret your 24/30 fps footage into whatever timeline you want instantly. And when the majority of all stock being purchased is being used for web purposes the slight quality issues you'd run into with those interpretations are completely moot.

Shoot great stuff in any frame rate and it'll sell

+1 with SkywardKick