使用免版税视频可以真正改善您的视频项目(video project)，添加您自己永远无法捕捉到的场景和镜头序列。
即使您是专业的摄像师，使用免版税视频也可以节省大量时间，以便能够快速下载适合您的视频主题(video subject)的视频，而不是自己尝试录制视频。
但是哪些免版税视频网站是最好的？我们已经挑选出它们并解释了每一个以及它们提供的内容。
什么是免版税和了解使用权(What Is Royalty-Free And Understanding Usage Rights)
当我们谈论免版税时，我们指的是不需要支付版税或许可费的内容。因此，在这种情况下，您可以免费使用这些内容，而无需支付商业许可费用。
我们将展示的网站将包含您可用于商业目的的免版税视频，但并非所有内容都拥有这些权利。您可能需要付费才能访问这些网站上的免版税内容，或者在某些情况下，我们展示的网站将拥有不同的归属权。有时，您可以使用某些内容，但必须注明作者。在某些情况下，您可以使用这些内容，但只能用于非商业用途。
虽然可以方便地使用来自以下网站的数千个免版税视频，但也带来了一些额外的不便，因为您必须注意确保尊重原始内容创建者设置的任何内容权利。
(Coverr)如果您正在寻找可免费用于商业和非商业用途的免版税内容，Coverr是一个很好的平台。正如他们的许可常见问题解答所述，在(license FAQ)Coverr上发布的所有视频都可以免费使用，您无需提供信用或请求许可即可使用任何内容。
Coverr许可(s license)的唯一限制是您不能从Coverr获取视频并直接在其他地方出售该内容，例如在另一个视频股票网站上(video stock website)，这对我们来说非常有意义。
Coverr上有数以千计的视频，您甚至可以找到更多独特的格式，例如智能手机的垂直视频或Zoom 虚拟视频背景(Zoom virtual video backgrounds)。
Pixabay主要是一个库存图片网站(stock image website)，因此视频的类别可能没有其他网站那么大。但是，这并不意味着您无法在Pixabay上找到一些好的镜头。与Coverr一样，您可以免费使用所有视频和照片，无需(Pixabay)任何署名或信用(attribution or credit)。这也包括商业用途。
如果您不确定，在您按下下载按钮之前， (download button)Pixabay 许可证(Pixabay license)会列在任何视频或照片(video or photo)旁边。
Pexels是另一个很好的免版税视频和照片(videos and photos)资源。Pexels许可证允许您免费使用(Pexels license)Pexels上的所有内容，无需署名。您还可以将Pexels上的所有内容用于商业用途。正如预期的那样，您不能转售从Pexels下载的视频或照片(videos or photos)的未经更改的副本。
根据我们的经验，Pexels一直是查找人物照片和视频的绝佳资源，因此，如果您希望通过内容激发某种情感，Pexels可能很棒，但也有很多其他视频内容(video content)。
(Videvo)如果您寻找的不仅仅是视频，Videvo是一个很棒的网站。您可以获得免版税的视频、音乐和声音，从而真正改变您的项目。
您需要更加小心Videvo，因为使用了不同的许可证。当您访问任何内容的下载页面(download page)时，您将获得有关许可证的详细信息。如果您想在不注明出处的情况下对内容进行完全商业访问，请寻找免版税许可。
Videvo上的某些内容可以通过免费计划访问，但其他内容需要每月会员资格。您可以在每个视频、声音或音乐下载页面(music download page)上查看它是在免费计划还是高级计划中提供的。
Videezy是另一个提供 4K 视频的免版税库存网站。(stock website)Videezy与(Videezy)Videvo的结构类似，其中一些内容在免费计划中可用，而其他内容仅限于专业会员。值得庆幸的是，很容易看到免费提供的内容 - 您会在所有专业视频的缩略图上看到专业横幅。
Videezy 的许可权对于每个视频都是不同的，但是您可以在每个下载页面(download page)点击许可权。
您可以将Videezy上的大多数视频用于商业用途，但您必须按照其许可权利页面上所述的正确方式提供信用。否则，您可以购买每个视频的专有权利，这样您就不需要给予信用。
如果您想认真对待视频内容(video content)，Storyblocks可能是一个不错的选择。没有免费的选择，所以很明显，Storyblocks专注于那些已经拥有盈利的现有业务的人。
我们相信，对于那些负担不起的人来说，有很多免费内容的好来源，但Storyblocks是那些想要无忧无虑的 4K 视频、高清内容(HD content)和音频的人的选择。
您可以浏览 800,000 多个视频，并且您将拥有所有这些视频的商业、无署名访问权限(attribution access)。Storyblocks还为大型企业提供企业选项(enterprise option)。
Envato是一个跨越多个不同创作领域的平台，但通过Envato 订阅(Envato subscription)，您可以访问所有内容。这包括视频文件、字体、3D 模型、网站设计和照片的商业用途。
如果您不想付费，您可以注册一个免费帐户并每月访问12 个免费文件。(account and gain access)或者，您可以注册每月订阅并获得无限制的访问权限，以下载他们的 900,000 多个视频文件中的任何一个。该订阅还可以让您访问 5000 万张库存照片以及各种其他创意资产。
对于许多人来说，单个Envato 订阅(Envato subscription)可能是物有所值的，因为它包含所有其他功能，例如字体和网页设计。您还可以找到有关企业和团队订阅(Enterprise and Team subscriptions)的交易，但定价可能因地区而异。
Shutterstock可能是世界上最著名的股票网站(stock website)。如果您想要最大的免版税内容库，无需信用即可用于商业用途，这是最佳选择之一。
但是，您必须支付许可证才能访问Shutterstock不断增长的免版税库存视频(stock videos)、照片和音乐库。Shutterstock可能是最大的图书馆，但也是最昂贵的。
每个地区的定价可能不同，但在英国，每月 10 个剪辑下载的定价(UK pricing)为125英镑，或每月 20 个剪辑下载的定价为 159 英镑。或者，您可以购买剪辑包，这不会强迫您进行年度承诺，但每个剪辑的价格会更高。
Distill是另一个免版税的视频网站(video website)，但它们对提供内容的方式有些限制。用户每 10 天可以下载 10 个高清视频。(HD videos)Distill也比其他平台更新，因此他们的产品(offering isn)没有那么大，但您可以快速过滤包含食物、城市、技术或动物等类别的剪辑。
Distill根据知识(Creative) 共享(Commons) 零许可许可(Zero license)其所有内容，这意味着您可以随意使用这些内容，用于商业用途，且无需署名。
Mazwai与其他股票网站略有不同。通常，用户提交自己的内容，完全知道将应用哪些许可证。在Mazwai中，视频是由网站所有者亲自挑选的。
视频仍归他人所有，用户提交，但您看到的内容比其他网站更精心策划。值得庆幸的是，所有Mazwai 内容(Mazwai content)在其许可下均可免费用于商业用途。与往常一样，请务必先检查每个文件旁边的许可证，因为有些文件需要署名。
概括(Summary)
可以肯定地说，随着近年来创意产业的爆炸式增长，越来越多的免版税视频内容(video content)开始出现在网上。我们认为您会很高兴从这些网站中的大多数免费获得所需的内容，但订阅Storyblocks、Shutterstock或Envato等网站可能对正在寻找更大内容库的现有企业有益。
The 10 Best Online Sources For Royalty-Free Videos
Using royalty-free videos can really improve your video project, adding scenes and sequences of footage yоu’d never really be able to capture yourself.
Even if you’re a professional videographer, using royalty-free videos saves so much time to be able to quickly download a video that’s suitable for your video subject, instead of going out of your way to try and record the footage yourself.
But what royalty-free video websites are the best? We’ve picked them out and explained each one and what they offer.
What Is Royalty-Free And Understanding Usage Rights
When we talk about royalty-free, we mean content that requires no royalties or license fees to be paid. So in this case, it’s content you can use for free without the need to pay for commercial licenses.
The websites we will show will include royalty-free videos that you can use for commercial purposes, but not all content will have these rights. You may have to pay to gain access to royalty-free content on these websites, or in some cases, the websites we show will have different attribution rights. Sometimes, you’ll be able to use some content, but must credit the author. In some cases, you can use the content but only for non-commercial use.
Whilst it’s great to have the convenience of using thousands of royalty-free videos from the websites below, there is some added inconvenience because you must take care to ensure you’re respecting any content rights set by the original content creators.
Coverr is a great platform if you’re looking for royalty-free content that can be used for free, for both commercial and non-commercial use. As stated by their license FAQ, all videos published on Coverr can be used for free, and you don’t need to provide credit or ask permission to use any content.
The only limit for Coverr’s license is that you cannot take videos from Coverr and directly sell that content elsewhere, for example on another video stock website, which makes perfect sense to us.
There are thousands of videos on Coverr, and you can even find more unique formats, like vertical video for smartphones or Zoom virtual video backgrounds.
Pixabay is primarily a stock image website, so the category of videos may not be as large as other websites. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t find some good footage on Pixabay. Like Coverr, you are free to use all videos and photos on Pixabay without any attribution or credit. This also includes commercial use.
If you’re ever unsure, the Pixabay license is listed alongside any video or photo before you press the download button.
Pexels is another great resource for both royalty-free videos and photos. The Pexels license allows you to use all content on Pexels for free, without attribution. You can also use all content on Pexels for commercial use. As expected, you cannot resell unaltered copies of the videos or photos downloaded from Pexels.
In our experience Pexels has been a great resource for finding photos and videos of people, so if you’re looking for striking a certain emotion with your content, Pexels can be great, but there’s plenty of other video content too.
Videvo is a great website if you’re looking for more than just video. You can get royalty-free video, music, and sounds to truly transform your project.
You need to be more careful with Videvo, because there are different licenses used. When you visit the download page for any content, you’ll be given details about the license. Look for the royalty-free license if you want to have full commercial access to content without attribution.
Some content on Videvo can be accessed with a free plan, but other content requires a monthly membership. You can see on each video, sound, or music download page whether it’s available in the free or premium plan.
Videezy is another royalty-free stock website that offers 4K videos. Videezy has a similar structure to Videvo in that some content is available in the free plan, and other content is restricted to pro members. Thankfully, it’s easy to see what’s available for free – you’ll see the pro banner on the thumbnail for all pro videos.
Videezy’s license rights are different for each video, but you can click on the license rights on each download page.
You can use most videos on Videezy commercially, but you must provide credit in the correct way as stated on their license rights page. Otherwise, you can purchase exclusive rights of each video so that you do not need to give credit.
If you want to get serious about video content, Storyblocks could be a good option. There’s no free option, so it’s clear that Storyblocks is focused on those who already have an existing business that’s running profitably.
We believe that there are plenty of great sources for free content for those that can’t afford it, but Storyblocks serves as an option for those that want worry free 4K video, HD content, and also audio.
You can browse through 800,000+ videos and you’ll have commercial, no attribution access to all of it. Storyblocks also has an enterprise option for large businesses.
Envato is a platform that spans across multiple different areas of creation, but with an Envato subscription you can get access to it all. That includes commercial usage of video files, fonts, 3D models, website designs, and photos.
If you don’t want to pay, you can sign up to a free account and gain access to 12 free files every month. Alternatively you can sign up to a monthly subscription and get unlimited access to download any of their 900,000+ video files. That subscription also gets you access to 50 million stock photos, and all sorts of other creative assets.
For many, a single Envato subscription can be worth the price due to all of the other features such as fonts and web designs that are thrown in. You can also find deals on Enterprise and Team subscriptions, but pricing may vary based on region.
Shutterstock is perhaps the most well known stock website in the world. It’s one of the best choices if you want the largest library of royalty free content that can be used without credit and for commercial use.
You will, however, have to pay for a license to get access to Shutterstock’s ever growing library of royalty free stock videos, photos, and music. Shutterstock may be the most vast library, but it’s also the most expensive.
Pricing may be different for each region, but in the UK pricing sits at £125 for 10 clip downloads per month, or £159 for 20 clip downloads per month. Alternatively, you can buy clip packs, which doesn’t force you into an annual commitment, but pricing per clip will be higher.
Distill is another royalty-free video website, but they’re somewhat restrictive with how they offer content. Users can download 10 HD videos every 10 days. Distill is also newer than other platforms, so their offering isn’t as large, but you can quickly filter clips with categories such as food, city, technology, or animals.
Distill licenses all of their content under the Creative Commons Zero license, which means you can use the content as you please, for commercial use, and without attribution.
Mazwai is a little different to other stock websites. Usually, users submit their own content, fully knowing what licenses will be applied. With Mazwai, the videos are hand picked by the owners of the website.
The videos are still owned by others and user submitted, but the content you get to see is curated more than other websites. Thankfully, all Mazwai content is free for commercial use under their license. As always make sure to check the license alongside each file first, because some files will require attribution.
Summary
It’s safe to say that as creative industries have exploded in recent years, more royalty-free video content has started to crop up online. We think you’ll happily get what you need for free from most of these websites, but subscriptions to websites like Storyblocks, Shutterstock, or Envato could be beneficial for existing businesses that are looking for larger libraries of content.
