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Where to Download Royalty-Free Stock Footage, Loops & Video Backgrounds:
'Clips.At.Hm' and Other Choices...
Make your productions sizzle by downloading video loops, motion backgrounds and stock footage, with NO royalties to pay! There's something about the realness of background video that adds sheer dynamite to what would otherwide might look like a slideshow. When you're on a budget, buying video clip DVDs may be out of the question. What you want is an online video library that's totally, completely, absolutely royalty-free. This article shows you where to get these gems for usage in your productions.
Let's start with some basic, simple resources. There's Archive.org/details/stock_footage, plus Commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Video, and RoyaltyFreeStockVideoFootage.com.These offer a good selection to get you started. Do some digging around, and you might find what you need here to put behind your titles. There's also BottledVideo.com. Between these four sources, you can start putting pep and punch into an everyday presentation.
Now for the spotlight of this article. Go to Clips.At.Hm, which takes you to a company whose footage has been used by NBC, ABC, MTV, the History Channel, National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, the Weather Channel and USA Network. It doesn't get bigger than that. Some of the video clips are absolutely amazing.
Having 7-day free trial access to Hollywood-grade stuff is amazing (for aerial sweeps, helicopter time alone is typically $225-$500 an hour). On a more mundane level, the video for "slow motion falling money" is one of those clips with a million obvious uses. It's all royalty-free and compatible for either Windows PC or Mac. You can view the videos about stock video footage, background music downloads, and stock footage & music ideas for more details.
During this free trial you can download royalty-free video stock footage, looping effects and other special effects and backgrounds -- plus professional background music and audio sound effects to accompany the video. Here you'll find high quality, variety and quantity (50,000+ choices of videoclips and audioclips, which can take months to go through, even using the searchbox), thousands of people stay on as members (and new clips are added continuously). The member testimonials page includes people's full names and companies. Customer support is available if you need help.
It's not just the splashy stuff (like the vivid science-fiction type animations or disco backgrounds), but a vast scope including US cities, international/foreign countries and regions all over the world -- and everyday scenes with people, animals, flags waving in the breeze (or still), and so on. Looking at the menu subcategories is like being a kid in a toy store on Christmas Eve. There's the always-popular fire and explosions, but also serenity and romance, as well as cities and industry.
Special mention should be made for those who want to download royalty-free wedding video clips and backgrounds, or stock footage for religion, sermons in churches, worship and spirituality -- that's there, too. Beautiful and peaceful selections are part of the vast spectrum of offerings. For videomakers, this site is like a key to Fort Knox.
Their royalty-free stock video and audio can also be used for personal presentations, commercial advertisements, podcasts, TV shows, home movies, DVD menus, playable DVDs/CDs including regular discs and Blu-Ray, backgrounds to play on HDTVs and large-screen displays, DJs' and VJs' productions at parties/events/conventions & ceremonies, website streaming media, and many other needs.
So there you have it: four handy sources to get you started downloading royalty-free video stock footage for your computer's editing studio: Archive.org, Wikimedia,BottledVideo.com and Clips.At.Hm. Even if you're not into the free trial membership, at least go to Clips.At.Hm and take a look at those opening examples -- they're awesome just to witness. Good luck with your video productions, keep grabbing more subscribers for your YouTube channel, and make the most of royalty-free stock footage!
Postcript: If you want to go to Clips.At.Hm for the free trial, here's some of the categories you'll find:
AERIAL FLYOVERS of: Canyons and Valleys, Cities, Cliffs and Rocks, Scenic Landscapes, Sports and Leisure, Transportation, Urban Sprawl, Water Landscapes, Wildlife, Winter Wilderness. These are scenes from the air/sky (bird's eye views), taken from (or shot by) a helicopter flying over.
LOWER-THIRDS: Business, Clean, Graphic, News, Tech.
TRANSITIONS: Geometirc, Graphic, Matte, Metal, Particle, Splat
WORLDWIDE / INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS & SCENES: Aegean Islands of Greece, Athens and Piraeus, Australia, Austrian Coutnryside, Azerbaijan, Bangkok, Beijing & the Great Wall of China, Bermuda, Bosnia, Cambodia, Canada, Caribbean Cruise, Caribbean Islands, Central Asia, Central Europe, People's Republic of China, Cook Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Germany 1990, Ecuador, Egypt, England/Great Britain, Florence Italy, France, French Polynesia, Geneva Switzerland, Germany, German Countryside, Greek Antiquities, Greek Islands, Greek Landscapes and Seascapes, Guangzhou China, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Indnesia,Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jerusalem, Ladakh India, Laos, Malaysia, Mayan Cities, Mexico, Mexico Pacific Riviera, Middle East, Milan Italy, Morocco, Moscow, Myanmar Burma, Naples Italy, Nepal, Panama Canal, Paris France, People of Africa, Prague, Provence France, Puerto Rico, Quebec Canada, Republic of Georgia, Rome, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, St Thomas, Switzerland, Thailand, Traditional Livelihoods, Trans Siberian Railroad, Turkey, Turks and Caicos, Venezuela, Venice, Vienna & Salzburg, Vietnam, Wales, West Africa, World Religions.
LOOPING BACKGROUNDS: 4K Super High Resolution, Abstract Backgrounds, Business and Money, Global Finance, Dollars, Euros, Earth Air and Space, Fire and Effects, Flags, Flourishes, Glass Objects, Holiday and Celebration, Industrial and Machinery, Kids and Family, Light and Energy, Liquid Effects, Love and Relationships, Math Science and Medicine, Music, Musical Instruments (Guitar, Piano, etc.), Music Notes, Jukebox, Nature and Animals, Objects, Particle Effects, Politics, Religion, Retro, Shapes and Lines, Sports and Games, Symbols and Signs, Technology, Textures and Patterns, Transparent Alpha Channel, Travel and Transportation.
NATURE AND ANIMALS: Autumn Leaves, Palms, Trees, Forests and Redwoods, Mountains, Hills, Canyons, Valleys, African Wildlife (Lions, Elephants, Giraffes, Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Rhino, Cheetahs, Wildebeest Herd, Babboons, Hyenas, Zebras, Hippo, Monkey, Water Buffalo, etc.), Beach Reef Lagoon, Between the Tides, Caves, Cherry Blossoms, Colorado Highlights, Dawn's Early Light, Ducks and Fowl, Environments, Ecology, Exotic Tropical Plants, Falling Rain, Farms and Countryside, Flowers, Grand Canyon Rain, Hawaiian Sunsets, Insects and Bugs, Moon Moods, Mount St Helens, Nature Colors, Nature Moods, Nature Patterns, Nature Solitude, Niagara Falls, Northern Wildlife, Orchids, Scenic Clouds, Songbirds, Southwest Desert, Sunrises and Sunsets, Tropical Rainforest, Underweater, Wading Birds, Winter and Snow.
PEOPLE: Closeups, Dancing, Families, Fitness, Kids, Lifestyle, Romance, Sports and Athletes.
RED ONE 2-4K RESOLUTION: International, Dancing, Fruits and Vegetables, Gambling, Hot Air Balloons, Macro Elements, Nature, New York City, Sports and Athletes, Other.
SLOW MOTION: Breaking Glass, Burning Objects, Explosions, Fire Effects, Breaking & Smashing, Food and Beverage, Liquid Flow, Paint Splatters, Smoke Effects, Water Effects, Wind Falling Objects.
SPECIALTY AND OTHER: Airplanes, Abandoned Asylum, Ancient, Beaches and Islands, Boating, Civil War Reenactment, Convention Center, Crowds of People, Elections and Voting, Environmental Issues, Fall Harvest, Fire, Fireworks, Fruit and Vegetables, Holiday, Worship & Church Scenes, Light Effects, Lighthouses, Lightning, Liquid Abstract, Lonely Roads, Louisiana Traditions, Macro Elements, Political Rally, Roadside Construction, Skiing and Snowboarding, Sports, Summer Countryside, Trains & Railroad, Vail, War and Military.
TIME LAPSE: Cityscapes, Dramatic Clouds, Stormy Skies & Clouds, Fisheye Clouds, Nightscapes, Road Rush, Sunrise and Sunset, Traffic Patterns, Vibrant Landscapes, Waterscapes, Winter Landscapes.
USA CITIES, STATES, LOCATIONS: American History Monuments, American Icons, American Landscapes, Arizona, Boston, California, Charleston South Carolina, Colorado, Delaware, Floria, Georgia, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusets, Miami, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New Orleans, New York, New York City, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St Paul Minnesota, Utah, Vermont, Washington DC, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yellowstone.
PRODUCTION MUSIC / BACKGROUND TRACKS: Alternative Rock, Chillout, Cinematic Action, Cinematic Underscores, Classic Rock, Corporate, Country, Crime and Suspense, Dramatic, Fashion Pop, Guitar, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal, Holiday Tunes, Horror, Instrumental, Island, Jazz, Percussion, Playful and Comedic, Pop Rock, Punk Rock, Romantic, Sadness, Science and Technology, Techno, Time Periods, Uplifting and Epic, Urban, World.
SOUND EFFECTS: Alarms, Ambience, Animals, Bangs, Bathroom, Bells, Billiard, Birds, Boats, Breaking, Buzzers, Cameras, Cars, Cartoon, Casino, Clicks, Court, Crowds, Dogs, Doors, Effects, Falling, Festive, Fire, Flight, Football, Friction, Gams, Garage, Highway, House, Industry, Kitchen, Mechanic, Miscellaneous, Money, Musical, Office, Paper, People, Percussion, Phones, Play, Rain, Rhythmic, Ripping, Sci-Fi, Squeaks, Toolbox, Toys, Trains, Vehicles, Water, Weapons, Whistles, Work.
Some Notable Sound Effects Include: Ocean Waves, Church Bells, Crowd Cheers & Applause, Nuclear Siren, Evil Laugh, Rhythms, Fire.
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Music in the Clips.At.Hm video is from audionautix.com (Creative Commons United States 3.0 attrib. lic.). Note: Clips.At.Hm is not part of, and is not owned by, the company providing the video stock footage download service.
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