What kind of videos are available on the website?

In the context of the 2010 European Year and beyond, we produced a series of video clips highlighting success stories for combating poverty and social exclusion in the EU Member States as well as in Iceland and Norway. Adding to these there is a video clip on EU policies for combating poverty and social exclusion, and two VNRs one on child poverty and another on microfinance.

The material is composed of:

•  Edited story with commentary (EN)
•  International sound-version, without commentary
•  Selected rushes (B-Roll)
•  Full script (EN) with translations of interviews
  

Why use our video reports?

•  Quality: they provide ready-to-use material produced by TV professionals for TV professionals
•  Flexibility: their content and format are adaptable by all types of programmes (news, magazines)
•  Choice: they offer good pictures, clear graphics and interviews with key personalities
•  EU dimension: filmed accross the EU as well as Iceland and Norway, they add a pan-European dimension to your own national coverage
  

What are the restrictions for using the videos? 

The reports are available to all interested journalists and televisions channels completely free of charge and copyright.

How to watch the video?

Most of the free multimedia software freely available on the Internet can be used to watch our online videos (Windows Media Player, Real Player, Quick Time). High definition formats can be immediately used in digital image servers. In some cases you may need additional codecs to view our videos; these can be downloaded directly from the Internet.

How to obtain the video?

Go to the "Ordering videos" section

Which formats are available?

The formats available on our website are:

•  Flash Video for preview
•  MPEG4 HQ for broadcast-quality dowloads
•  MP3 for audio files

Which languages are available?

Video features and documentaries are in English, with subtitling of the interviews which are in national languages.

How to use My account?

First step to use "My account" is creating Account.
For this, on the "My account" page, click on registration page.
Fill in the form and send it.

After this step, you will receive an email with a confirmation link to validate your account.
Click on the link to validate and go to you My account section.

In My account section, you can see differents links:

•  Edit your profile (add information about you)
•  History (video viewed)
•  Change password
•  Delete your profile

When you are logged in, you can also click on My Order to view your ordered video.
For ordering a video, please go on the section "How to order".

How can I be informed about the latest videos?

In order to be kept informed about the latest videos, you have to subscribe to the Newsletter on the main page of the website.

What is a Podcast?

A Podcast is a pre-recorded audio file that has been posted on a website for people to download and listen to on personal computers or mobile devices.

What is a RSS feed?

An RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed is a web format used to publish frequently updated works, such as audio, photo and video files, in a standardized format. It allows users to identify content from various websites simultaneously and view all the selected information via a single interface instead of browsing from one website to another. The web feed includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship.