I have discovered the convenience of iMovie and now it finally handles full HD, I no longer have to wrestle with Final Cut. Great.
What I would like though is to have some advise on good music which I can download from iTunes or so to use for the home movies... just want to know if there is music which is kinda made for this... what's is is personal of course, but looking for albums of any genre aimed at Movie making.
Many thanks!
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Check out Freeplay,
http://freeplaymusic.com/licensing/termsofuse.php
Be sure to read their Terms of Use.
For the kind of personal use you describe you can use it for free.
Keep in mind, you cannnot broadcast it in anyway (YouTube included) without a proper license.
Also, check out all the free music and effects that comes with iMovie. Lot's of cool stuff there too that you can use as you like. Just don't resell it!
Matt
Hi
In GarageBand there are a lot of Jingles - that You are free to use - even if You sell the DVD.
I use them all the time.
Yours Bengt W
Mathew and Bengt, Thanks for your replies. I will try these options and let you know.... I will have a good look at iMovie sound options as I did not find these other than the trailers which are pretty neat I have to say... on discovery, but at last looks like HD home movie making has come of age... cameras with HDD or SDD with stabilisation and now iMovie with mighty powerful yet simple editting option. I manaeged to summary the video of the skiing holiday in 15min (self imposed constraint), then took 3 x 15 minutes to add, music, titles/comments and then export to iTunes/ATV. Not look for pro-results in this though....
Mathew, Can't beleieve I did not spot this before you mentioned it... Great . what I needed. Thanks
You're welcome.
A bit of trivia:
When Apple first launched iTools (which became .Mac and then MobileMe) they once offered some of the FreePlay catlogue as a membership perk.
Matt
It is weird, but YouTube now puts a copyright claim on all videos with this FreePlay music. I suppose this a later development. But when I got this music for free from Apple that can be considered as a contract. Free for non-commercial use. No license required.
Now YouTube is putting claims on this music. Which is not fair in my opinion. Once you have the right to use it, say in 2001, a change of policy cannot touch your right.
By the way, Apple never mentioned the change in policy and told people to get a license for videos on YouTube.
It's again a sign of the untrustworthyness of the music industry.
There should be some free music on iMovie.
Well yes, but free is not really free nowadays. It seems the new situation is that the new site for FreePlay Music is in development and users should sign a new agreement. But in my opinion the free stuff we got in 2001 is still free without limits, as an agreement cannot be retrospective, cannot include the past.
One of the limitations is this:
"2(e) Free YouTube Use:
Subject to your full compliance with all of Freeplay and YouTube’s terms and conditions, including but not limited to those listed here in this paragraph 2(e), the Terms Of Use and the full execution of a FPM YouTube license, FPM grants free master recording and synchronization rights to users for use on YouTube. As part of the preceding, Freeplay and YouTube retain the right to and are permitted to post advertisements in any manner on, before, or otherwise connected to your video for any purpose, including without limitation, monetization without Licensee’s prior consent when such video is posted on YouTube or any other YouTube-based platforms."
Which means your video is simply a vehicle for ads.
My free FreePlay music dates from 2001. Only now YouTube seems to put copyright claims on this music. And if ones signs the new agreement one gets ads. Very disappointing.
I get my free music from Jamendo, but even then YouTube manages to put claims on them, and it is very frustrating to dispute all of them. Even if you are right and have a cc license, YouTube intimidates users.
I'd check with Freeplay.
https://freeplaymusic.com/ContactUs.aspx
Just remember the license terms that would apply would be those in effect at time of actual usage not necessarily when you acquired the music file itself.
Matt
My last usage dates from September 2011, then one from July 2010 and the rest are dated 2009.
Thanks for the link. Their site is still under development anyway.
YouTube has just reinstated their claim on my videos with FreePlay music, but now they have stated an other copyright holder: TuneSat. This actually means that YouTube is putting fraudulent claims on thousands of videos. Is the real copyright holder Apple-FreePlay Music or TuneSat? It doesn't matter, because YouTube is cooking the books anyway.
So don't use any FreePlay music on videos you plan to upload to YouTube. Choose an other company.
Lessing is in a lawsuit against YouTube at the moment about a copyright matter.
Those large companies have no respect for law and are actually infringing the copyright laws and free expression.
The first thing I'll do now is remove all the FreeWay music in my iTunes. Thanks for nothing!
I guess Apple is not prepared to give us some legal help in matters like these. Maybe Apple FreePlay should sue TuneSat (and YouTube).
Appeltjehehe wrote:
So don't use any FreePlay music on videos you plan to upload to YouTube. Choose an other company.
It's YouTube you shouldn't be using if your dissatisfied.
Is the real copyright holder Apple-FreePlay Music or TuneSat?
The real copyright holder is probably the composer of the track you're using. FreePlay is the Publisher.
but now they have stated an other copyright holder: TuneSat.
That doesn't make any sense. TuneSat is the owner of audio fingerprint technology that helps rights holders collect what they are due.
It's up to you. If you want to get in touch with FreePlay and make sure you have the proper, executed license and send that to YouTube, you should be in the clear.
It might also be useful to list music credits in your video.
I guess Apple is not prepared to give us some legal help in matters like these. Maybe Apple FreePlay should sue TuneSat (and YouTube).
Apple and Freeplay are two different companies. Anyway, Apple does not provide legal support to their customers.
Matt
I see. It is obvious that YouTube is wrong here. But when you get a serious threat that your account will be closed if THEY decide that I am wrong, you don't start a litigation. The point is that YouTube cannot be trusted. They are intimidating people and will go very far, even when they know they are wrong. But the problem is getting my right recognized. That is a costly matter. And that is what YouTube also knows and counts on.
As you said, stating TuneSat as the copyright holder doesn't make any sense at all. YouTube knows that. Nevertheless, that's what they tell thousands of people and that's what they will continue doing.
Appeltjehehe wrote:
But when you get a serious threat that your account will be closed if THEY decide that I am wrong, you don't start a litigation.
I don't think supplying them with an executed license from FreePlay constitutes litigation.
The point is that YouTube cannot be trusted. They are intimidating people and will go very far, even when they know they are wrong.
I won't argue with that. I'm just trying to help you get your video published.
But the problem is getting my right recognized. That is a costly matter.
I've suggested how to do that and it shouldn't cost you anything but a little time.
Matt
Thanks, Matthew, but I've been getting too much copyright claims from YouTube lately, some for music I made myself with GarageBand. It's ridiculous. I won't bother any more. I've had lots of copyright claims removed. But it's getting on my nerves. And it takes too much time. I'll remove FreePlay music from iTunes. I just got an answer from TuneSat and it appears they did lodge a claim. They probably search YouTube as well and work for FreePlay Music.
The trouble with FreePlay Music is that on all videos with their 'music' uploaded to YouTube there will be ads. Well, I only used FP music for very short slide shows, that's what this music mostly is produced for. So before anyone has clicked and removed the ad from the show, the show is half way. I can't be bothered any longer with this free-but-not-really music. And one has to sign a new agreement with FPM. So all earlier contracts or understandings are null and void.
It's not my cup of tea. I say toodle-oo to FreePlay and I'll choose Vimeo for uploading.
What does 'free' still mean nowadays? Freedom's just another word for nothing else to lose. Did you know that when you make your own version of Jingle Bells (public domain!) with GarageBand, or any piece by Mozart or whomever, you are bound to get a copyright claim. This is a topsy turvy world. And it's against the law.
iMovie needs music - where can I get it?
