YouTube and Video Production Resources
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Note: The resources on this page have been helpful to me in the past. The collection is provided as a service only. No guarantee is made regarding the content, software, or services linked from this page. Please review materials, services, and software carefully before using them. Online resources can change and public archives might contain objectionable materials.
Audio, Images, and Movie Clips for Video Projects
- 30+ Places to Find Creative Commons Media: Find and use legal media.
- diggCCMixter: Free music available under Creative Commons licenses.
- Flicker Creative Commons: Please check the license carefully. I usually avoid those that prohibit derivative works. Always provide attribution when you use Flickr content under CC license.
- Friendly Music: Low-cost music for your YouTube videos.
- Internet Archive: Moving images, audio, and texts are available.
- Internet Archive Search Tips: Find out how to search for content that is licensed under a Creative Commons license or available in the public domain.
- Internet Archive Stock Footage: Much of this is either in the public domain or available under a Creative Commons license.
- Legal Music for Videos: Find music for your video soundtracks that is available under a Creative Commons License.
- Movietools.info: Free 2D and 3D animations for your video projects.
- Partners in Rhyme: This site provides both royalty free and free sound files. Do check terms of use for any files you download.
- PICOL: Pictorial Communication Language. Icons are available for download and they are provided under a Creative Commons license.
- Prelinger Archives: Obtain old video clips that are typically in the public domain or available under a Creative Commons license.
- Public Domain Image Resources: A list of places to look for images.
- Sound Effects Archive: Download free sound effects for your video productions.
- YouTube Audio Swap: Apply a music track to your video after it has been uploaded to YouTube.
- Wikimedia Commons: Find images, audio, and video in the public domain.
Audio Recording/Editing
- Audacity: Free, cross-platform sound editor. See the user manual to learn how to work with the software.
- Lame MP3 Encoder for Audacity: Convert sound files to mp3 format.
- JamStudio: Online music factory.
Browser-Based Video Editing (Remix videos in the Web browser)
- Adobe Premiere Express: Edit video in the browser for hosting at PhotoBucket.
- One True Media: Mix and mash your media to make a movie.
- Stupeflix: Upload your photos and videos to create a movie.
- YouTube's Video Editor: Basic editing within YouTube.
Cartoons and Animations
- GoAnimate: Make animated cartoons directly in the browser.
- Xtranormal: Type a script and make animated movies.
Copyright and Fair Use
- Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the U.S.: Find out how old something has to be to enter the public domain. Prepared by the Cornell Copyright Information Center.
- Fair Use Videos: Center for Social Media videos.
- Fair Use in Online Video: Code of best practice resources from the Center for Social Media.
- YouTube Copyright Center: Guidelines and information.
- YouTomb at MIT: A research project tracking videos removed for copyright complaint.
Image Editing
- Adobe Fireworks: Great for web graphics or images used in video slideshows.
- GIMP: Free and powerful with tools that are similar to Photoshop.
- Google Picasa: Free and works great to organize images. Basic image editing tool are included.
Screen Recording
Browser Based:
- Screencast-O-Matic: Online screen recording program. It requires the use of a Java Applet. Free and pro versions are available. There is a 15 minute limit on free recordings.
- Screenr: Another online screen recording program. Make screencasts for Twitter and YouTube. Free and subscription accounts available. There is a 5 minute limit on free recordings.
Windows or Mac:
- Jing: This is an affordable screen recording software that is cross platform. The pro version allows you to produce a YouTube friendly video clip and it is very inexpensive. The only drawback is that it only records 5 minutes of video. Tutorials are available at the Jing Help Center.
- Camtasia Studio: This has a PowerPoint recording tool that works as a type of screen recording and also records audio narrations simultaneously. Camtasia Studio Tutorials: Learn how to use Camtasia.
Video Conversion
- Any Video Converter: Free and purchased versions available.
- AVS Video Converter: Convert between most video file types.
- Mouvavi Video Converter: Software for Windows to convert video from one format to another.
- Mouvavi Free Online Video Converter: An online tool for video conversion.
- Zamzar: Free online file conversion tool.
Video Production
- Adobe Premiere Elements Help and Support: Tutorials and documentation to help you use Adobe Premiere Elements for video editing.
- iMovie Tutorials: Tutorials for the Mac iMovie software.
- Muvipix.com: A site for the creative video hobbyist.
- Optimizing Video for YouTube: This page describes the best settings for video that will be uploaded to YouTube.
- Videomaker: Covers multiple facets of video production including, news, tutorials, and information, about video cameras, software, and editing.
- Videomaker YouTube Channel: Many great videos about video production on YouTube.
- TubeTape: Green screen gear.
- Windows Live Movie Maker: A light version of Movie Maker for Windows 7.
- Windows Movie Maker (Article): Wikipedia article with links to multiple resources.
- Windows Movie Maker Community: Find help, tips, support here.
- Windows Movie Maker (Tutorial Videos): A series of tutorial videos to help you get started.
- Windows XP: Click the Making Movies button.
- Getting Started with Windows Moviemaker (Vista): Basic introduction.
- Windows Movie Maker (About.com): Tutorials for editing video in Windows Moviemaker.
- Windowsmoviemakers.net: Tips, tutorials, forums, and more.
- Windows Live Movie Maker (Windows 7): This software replaces the older Movie Maker software on new Windows computers.
- YouTube Creator's Corner: Tips, tricks, and support for YouTube video production.
YouTube Resources
- Annotations: How to add notes or create links on videos for interactive video projects.
- Badges for YouTube: Images you can use on your website.
- Collecting Videos into a Playlist: Steps for creating playlists inside YouTube.
- Copyright Tips: Good things to know before uploading video.
- Creator's Corner: A great starting place for information about video production for YouTube.
- Deep Links: Link to a specific point in a movie.
- Private Videos: How to share video privately or as an unlisted video.
- Safety Mode: Learn how to turn on safety mode on YouTube.
- YouTube Homepage: This is the place to begin with YouTube. A login form is available if you have an account. YouTube accounts can be linked to Google accounts.
- YouTube Blog: Keep up with the latest developments and events. Subscribe to the blog.
- YouTube Community Guidelines: Rules of behavior for YouTube.
- YouTube EDU: College and university videos.
- YouTube Help Resources: General help, glossary, current site issues, and more.
- YouTube Safety Center: Learn how to stay safe on YouTube.
- YouTube TestTube: Try out the new tools available in YouTube.
- YouTube Terms of Use: Rules governing what you can and cannot do.
- YouTube Video Editor: Learn how to use the online video editor in YouTube.
Learning Domains
Three three primary learning domains that have been discussed in educational literature are: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. Video has a role to play within all three of these domains. The following links open sites with information about the three learning domains.
Learning Domains (Two or Three Discussed)
Cognitive Domain (Primarily Bloom's)
- Critical Thinking and Bloom's Taxonomy
- Bloom's Taxonomy by ION
- Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy (Krathwohl)
- Beyond Bloom (Revised Taxonomy)
