Product Description

This attractive coral reef screensaver and video features a colourful collection of fish. They playfully swim around the living coral within the tank. The stars of the show include a beautiful Yellow Tang, an Indo-Pacific Blue Tang and Mandarin Fish. The corals include Mushroom Leather Coral, Finger Leather Coral and Bubble Coral.

The Coral Reef Tank download bundle includes a 20 minute video which comes in the MP4 format. Plus a self looping 3 minute screensaver, which comes in both Windows and Mac versions. The footage is 1080p full HD, so it will look fantastic even on the largest computer and TV screens. Unlike the sample video above, the downloaded versions are completely free from any branding.

Please note: As of 3 November 2015 Coral Reef Tank has been re-encoded to improve the video quality. So far just the MP4 video and Mac screensaver have been updated. This removes an issue with a frame around the video and improves the color grading. Previous buyers can download the new version my visiting the My account page when logged in. The Windows screensaver will be renewed soon.

Additional Information

Coral Reef Tank was shot in April 2014 at an aquarium in Thailand. This part of the world is famous for it's exotic sea life. I wasn't disappointed when I realised what excellent corals and fish were waiting for my camera.

The camera is focused in on the Yellow Tang, which is a truly beautiful fish. I altered the aperture on the camera which means less focus on the fish and corals at the back, giving the illusion of greater depth to the tank. By adding some extra sharpness in post production we were able to keep the other details very clear too. I like the fact that this tank isn't overcrowded with fish, it allows one to really appreciate the living corals, which have obviously been growing for quite some time.

The location of the aquarium is within a zoo. The zoo was busy with kids on school trips but I managed to hoard this fish tank for around 13 minutes. The footage does loop on the full 20 minute video after around 13 minutes but it isn't too noticeable as we used a crossfade to blend the clips.

Being located in a busy aquarium, the sound wasn't suitable to be used. Instead we have dubbed over a far more relaxing audio track with the gentle sound of bubbles underwater. It fits the scene rather well and helps make this a very relaxing piece of footage.

Video and Screensaver Information:

• Full HD MP4 videos are approx. 20 minute 1080p footage suitable for all TV screens. Approx. 500 MB to 1.3 GB download. We use the H.264 codec which allows us to compress the files to a manageable download size, whilst maintaining excellent quality.
• 4K Ultra HD MP4 videos are around 1.2-1.6 GB for UHD televisions. We have encoded these videos in the superior H.265 (HEVC) codec, which means faster download speeds. 
• The computer screensavers are self looping 3 minute versions in Full HD for Windows and Mac PCs and laptops (approx. 100 MB to 230 MB).  The 4K Ultra HD screensavers are also 3 minutes and loop automatically (approx. 200 MB to 350 MB) . 

Some of the MP4 videos are looped to make up the 20 minutes.

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Please note: our products are all virtual, downloadable files. We do not sell DVDs or Blu-rays.

If you are unsure if your devices can play our formats; please click here to try quick samples.