KET School Video Project - Content and Technical Requirements

Please make sure all uploaded videos meet these requirements. Rejected videos may be altered and re-submitted for approval.

If you have questions, don't understand the specifications, or want to speak with someone please contact Jeff Gray at 800-432-0951 ext. 7263 or

Content Requirements

• Video length limits: 30 minutes or 500MB.
• All videos submitted must be approved by an authorized school or organization representative, as listed on the upload form.
• No bullying or slander.
• No hate references regarding race, religion, ethnicity, sex or sexual orientation.
• No other inappropriate content.

Technical Requirements

• At the present time, you may upload video files in any file format and we'll try to use them. Try to upload the best quality video possible in a compressed format for reduced file size. Video length limits: 30 minutes or 500MB.
• If possible, upload a compressed video file type for videos to be shared on the web such as .mp4 (mpeg-4 filetype container/h.264 AVC compression codec) or .wmv, with a medium-to-high quality setting. Video cameras now commonly output video files in .mp4 format, and most video editing software programs will export the .mp4 file type. Other acceptable compressed file types include .mov and .mpg.
• Less-compressed files such as .mpg (mpeg-2) or uncompressed .avi files are acceptable but will take longer to upload and process, and you won't be able to fit many minutes into the 500MB limit.

Note for uploading from Apple Mac pcs: To successfully upload to KET from an Apple Mac pc you may have to add the KET URL – www.ket.org – to your school proxy server’s “whitelist” of non-blocked web addresses.

Media Restrictions and Copyright

Please check your use of media resources in school video productions. Try to use copyright-free media, public-domain media, or make your own video, audio, and music for school multimedia productions that are to be broadcast or viewed from the Internet/Web. Uploaded Kentucky student videos that include copyrighted music, video, or other media - of whatever length - will not be accepted by KET, unless:

• Media used is approved for download, sharing, and editing from a KET online resource such as KET Teachers' Domain at http://www.ket.org/encyclomedia/. Try the "Building Blocks" special collection of videos and still pictures for school multimedia project use at http://www.teachersdomain.org/special/bb/. Note: Discovery Education videos marked for download, sharing, and editing can only be shown in a school setting.
• Media used has been purchased from a media content provider who allows inclusion of their media in a video that is to be played on the Internet/Web from a server.
• Approved, purchased, or contracted-for-use media is listed in credits at the end of a school-produced video and the copyright attributed to the copyright owner

Note that:

• United States federal copyright "Fair-Use" guidelines do not allow school multimedia projects to be broadcast or played from the Internet/Web without approval from the copyright holder and listing of the approval in the project's credits.
• If approved for use, one must also list intent to use the media in a multimedia project at the beginning of the video project.
• Media from some free, online media providers cannot be used in school-produced video productions that are to be broadcast or played on the Internet from a network. Read the media provider's copyright restrictions carefully. Often, downloaded media may be used in a classroom setting only and not in a school multimedia production for broadcast or network-web playback.
• Locally-performed (by a school band, for example) recordings of copyrighted music may not be used.

Example online resources for free-to-use media for school multimedia projects.

Here are some sites that offer media that can be used in school projects, with attribution. So we’ll know where your media came from, you must attribute (list sources) and any license of media used in a project for upload to KET, even if in public domain. See the resource websites for appropriate crediting (usually Creative Commons licenses or public domain):

• http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/: Professional composer Kevin MacLeod offers many free-to-use music titles in various genres and styles. See his instructions for listing his copyrighted works used in your projects (Creative Commons 3 license). It’s easy! http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/faq.html.
• http://freepd.com/: Kevin MacLeod’s companion website of free, public domain music. In credits of video projects uploaded to KET, be sure to list titles used as “public domain” so we’ll know they’re not copyrighted.
• https://www.smartsound.com/royalty-free-music/incompetech/: More customizable, royalty-free music by Kevin MacLeod (Creative Commons license) – choose title/style, length, and download! List in your project credits as, "Music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (www.smartsound.com/royalty-free-music/incompetech)".
• http://www.jamendo.com/en/creativecommons: a collection of music to use, check the various Creative Commons licenses to credit in your video projects.
• http://soundcloud.com/creativecommons: A search for Creative Commons-licensed free-to-use music at soundcloud.com.
• http://turbulence.org/soundtransit/index.html: Search and download a variety of field-recorded sounds or take a tour of sounds from around the world – a fascinating site that also offers free-to-use audio media with Creative Commons license attribution (crediting).
• http://soundbible.com/royalty-free-sounds-1.html: Many sounds and sound effects free for use with Creative Commons license attribution, some public domain.
• http://www.freesound.org/browse/: A collection of many sounds – check icons for Creative Commons licensing. Requires free registration and login for download.
• http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page: Wikimedia Commons site for free media (pictures, sounds, video); see links to search for files listed under Creative Commons licenses or in the public domain.
• http://www.archive.org/: Huge online collection of media including moving images (videos/films), sounds, music, text. See individual items for copyright icons: Creative Commons licenses or public domain.
• http://www.google.com: Images can be searched by Creative Commons license and public domain. Search for title, then change to the “basic version” – link at bottom of page; then use “Advanced search” link at top of page to search by “Usage rights” and include search for “Modification”.
• http://www.teachersdomain.org/special/kyimg/: Search for pictures in KET Teachers’ Domain. See icons for licensing and attribution guidelines.

If you have questions, don't understand the specifications, or want to speak with someone please contact Jeff Gray at 800-432-0951 ext. 7263 or