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Are you searching for open-licensed or public domain videos that you can reuse, customize, edit, or remix for teaching, learning, research, or personal projects? This article is tailored just for you.
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Introducing the Vimeo Website
Navigate to the Vimeo homepage. To access the Vimeo homepage and its search tool, go to: https://vimeo.com/creativecommons.
Components. (See also the article: Understanding the Terms and Conditions of Using Open-Licensed Creative Commons Videos on Vimeo). The search tool on Vimeo includes the following components:
- Vimeo's menu bar. Located at the top left of the screen, right after the word Vimeo, this is the site's menu bar.
- The most crucial part of Vimeo's search tool is its search field, situated at the top right corner of the screen, labeled Search video, people, and more. This is where you enter your search queries.
- Adjacent to the search field is the ‘Upload’ button, allowing you to upload videos to Vimeo.
- The main body of Vimeo's homepage. This section begins with an introduction to Creative Commons, reminding users: ‘Browse Creative Commons licensed videos on Vimeo. Learn what you can and cannot do with others' videos on Vimeo to help you share, adapt, and reuse legally.’
- Below this is a list of the 6 standard Creative Commons licenses and public domain, each accompanied by example videos. Before working with videos on Vimeo, it's essential to understand the specifics of each Creative Commons license and public domain, as they directly relate to Vimeo's content. The article Understanding the Terms and Conditions of Using Open-Licensed Creative Commons Videos on Vimeo is designed to help you grasp these concepts.
- On the right side of Vimeo's homepage, starting with the green, uppercase text ‘CREATIVE COMMONS,’ you'll find an introduction to the 4 core elements of the Creative Commons licensing system and public domain contributions on Vimeo. It's recommended to read this to understand what you can and cannot do with videos on Vimeo. The article Understanding the Terms and Conditions of Using Open-Licensed Creative Commons Videos on Vimeo is tailored to help you understand these elements.
- There are other sections on Vimeo's homepage not covered in this article, which you are encouraged to explore on your own.
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- Click on the word more located below the video's title, just beneath the selected video's screen, to open a small ‘About’ screen describing the video. To check the license of the selected video, look at the bottom line of the ‘About’ screen, where you'll find the Creative Commons license icon for that video.
- Move your cursor near the license icon, and you'll see: (1) The name of the license, in this specific case: Attribution * NonCommercial * NoDerivatives; and (2) explanatory lines about the license.
- Click on the word more located below the video's title, just beneath the selected video's screen, to open a small ‘About’ screen describing the video. To check the license of the selected video, look at the bottom line of the ‘About’ screen, where you'll find the Creative Commons license icon for that video.
- Move your cursor near the license icon, and you'll see: (1) The name of the license, in this specific case: Attribution; and (2) explanatory lines about the license.
- Click on the word more located below the video's title, just beneath the selected video's screen, to open a small ‘About’ screen describing the video. To check the license of the selected video, look at the bottom line of the ‘About’ screen, where you'll find the Creative Commons license icon for that video.
- Move your cursor near the license icon, and you'll see: (1) The name of the license, in this specific case: Public Domain Dedication; and (2) explanatory lines about the license.
- Refer to methods for downloading videos from YouTube, which can also be applied to downloading videos from Vimeo, as outlined in the article Downloading Videos from YouTube.
- Search for, install, and use freely available extensions like Download Helper, Flash Video Downloader, etc., to download the video you want. With these extensions, you may need to let the video play before you can download it.
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Recommendations
- Always adhere to the terms and conditions of the licenses attached by authors to each Creative Commons open-licensed video when using them. To ensure compliance, read the article Understanding the Terms and Conditions for Using Open-Licensed Creative Commons Videos on Vimeo before using any videos on Vimeo.
- In all materials referencing your use of open-licensed videos on Vimeo, in addition to complying with the license terms, remember to: (1) Acknowledge the author as suggested; and (2) Provide a link to the Creative Commons license associated with the video.
- See an example of author attribution as outlined in the article: Finding Open-Licensed Icon Images Using Noun Project's Search Tool, in the ‘Sources and Citations’ section of that article.
