Capstone Projects - Finding and Citing Media

Videos that you create:

• You may insert the video into your presentation slide
• You may choose a video hosting platform such as YouTube or Vimeo
  • YouTube recommended file type & encoding settings
  • Vimeo File Formats & Upload Help
• Consider file format of the video
  • .avi and .mov are uncompressed file formats recommended for long term preservation (but are larger in size/ take longer to download)
  • MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1 are recommended compressed formats
• Consider any other media that you incorporated into your video. Are all images, music, video clips, etc: Created by you? Or, CC licensed or royalty free? If not, you may be infringing on copyright. Obtain written permission.​

Videos that others created:

• Insert the link to the video or use the platform's embed function. Downloading and inserting a full video, even with citation, is not best practice, as it may infringe on copyright.
• Cite the source of the video on the same page (best) or in a reference list (ok) at the end of your slide deck, webpage, etc.
  • ​APA citation example:
    Donosla. (2017, August 17). Best Video File Format for YouTube Uploading (2017) [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://youtu.be/yHtmUBsKjNQ
  • More on APA Style: Images & Videos - Courtesy of Des Moines University Library

Librarian curated lists for finding Creative Commons and royalty free audio and video:

Finding CC Licensed Works

Hamline Audio Sources Page

Audio Sources: Free Music - Courtesy of University of Notre Dame

Free Media Library (audio, image, video) - Courtesy of Penn State University

Royalty Free Music - Courtesy of Ball State University

Find and Download Royalty-Free Music and Sounds - Courtesy of University of Houston