Top 5 Free Stock Footage Sites — Full Breakdown & Transcript

[00:00] In this video, you're going to learn some top resources whether you post videos on YouTube, on social media, Let's start with the first one. This one's called Mixkit.

[00:15] Now, Mixkit's a great website owned by Envato Elements. such as something related to the sky. is usually an advertisement of other paid stock videos,

[00:30] Scroll down and let's say you want this image right here. And now on the next page you can download the video

[00:43] For the most part, 1080p is enough, or for commercial purposes, this may not be enough. you can see some other categories such as some new videos,

[00:58] You've got some nature videos. Vertical ones too. So let's say you only want videos based on a vertical format because, let's face it, these days people do watch on mobile

[01:12] So you can filter it in this way. with most of these free stock video sites, For instance, with Mixkit's licence, you can read it,

[01:24] music videos, educational, even commercial projects. is redistribute the videos that you downloaded

[01:36] In addition, you don't necessarily need to credit however, it is always appreciated. is called Coverr.

[01:49] Now, I love the range of videos that you find here. too many ads around. 15% off Shutterstock footage,

[02:02] And it's geared towards filmmakers, are pretty high quality. and see what we can find there.

[02:15] But going down below, So scrolling down, Click that once. You can preview it in a larger form.

[02:30] To download a video, and then choose between full HD or original, So that's the great thing about Coverr.

[02:42] You can download a full 4K version, which is higher quality. you do need a signup to Coverr, And then you can simply click the download button

[02:54] as all these other stock video websites. and you do not need to ask for permission from or provide credit to the videographer or coverr.co.

[03:09] it's always good to do your due diligence, for your next project, The next website where you can download free stock videos

[03:22] What I really love about Pexels is its clean interface. so anything that's city videos, So let's say this right here, open it up,

[03:37] It's clutter free. There's no ads as you can see. Let's say horizontal, vertical or square. So let's say you are going to create a vertical video.

[03:53] and then click on Vertical. Other than that, I don't have much more to say about Pexels. I like how it looks in terms of its layout.

[04:07] and then if you like something, Can't get any easier than that. Now, you might have heard of Pixabay before.

[04:19] kind of photo and video website. Now, both Pixabay and Pexels was bought out by Canva, But these types of videos that you see right here,

[04:34] if you simply go to your Canva account Most of these will be listed there. and then search individually right here.

[04:49] and you can filter it by pictures or videos. so we are only searching for videos. So scrolling down,

[05:04] Clicking on any of the videos, you're given more details in terms of this particular video. We've got the resolution 1920 by 1080, and the duration,

[05:18] So this one right here only comes in 1080p. which I searched for before, comes in 4k.

[05:30] And then once you're ready, simply click on download. is it's search functionality. editor's choice, trending, and latest.

[05:44] you can go into it and then see related videos. by the different types of orientation, the format. Just videos and no other kind of categories

[06:01] it's simply just the different sections of Pixabay. such as if you want slow motion, time lapse. and also publishing date.

[06:16] is the quality of the videos. I find the quality isn't as great as the other ones It looks like it wasn't quite taken by,

[06:30] I mean, it's not too bad but I personally like Coverr and also Mixkit. So it is personal preference,

[06:46] between different stock video websites. use some from Pixabay, Mixkit, and Coverr, whichever. is called Videvo.

[06:59] so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Videvo features stock footage and also motion graphics. you can download it.

[07:12] And that's the kind of difference between Videvo Another stand out of Videvo So if we click on Filter,

[07:26] So we can click on 4K instead. And we are going to change the duration to something like, Scroll down and you can see some other categories.

[07:43] by popular, random, or newest. Let's go and search for drone shots. Right now, here are the results.

[07:56] When doing a search, you can see some footage that are free on the left corner. on one of their paid plans

[08:11] however, you do need to attribute. I've already mentioned don't require that attribution. is you've got attribution licence.

[08:25] but you must credit or attribute the author of the clip. So that's an important thing to note when using Videvo. to download free stock videos for your next project.

[08:40] Mixkit and Coverr to see if I can find Otherwise, I go ahead and search on Pixabay or Pexels. by all means give this video a thumbs up.

[08:53] you'll be using to download your stock videos. and I'll leave up a couple of relevant videos for you to watch next.