Source for motion video backgrounds?

I need some motion video background for my keynote presentations. Cost is only a minor concern.
I have looked at digital juice and digital hotcakes. Are there other good sites I'm missing.

You can also use Quartz Compositions in Keynote, which offers more flexibility than pre-generated motion video if you're willing to muck about with Quartz Composer. (We've used this at work for a multimedia school show that runs partially on Keynote, and the results have been fine.) Some QC backgrounds can be found at QuartzCompositions.com.
I have the sense that, in many circumstances, using Quartz Compositions may require less horsepower from the computer (and thus yield better performance) than using pre-recorded video, but I'm not sure -- does anyone know?
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