Building trust on YouTube: ‘Captured with a camera’ disclosure

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2024-10-18 06:30:05

It’s important for viewers to trust what they see on YouTube. That's why you’ll find the "Captured with a camera" disclosure in the “How this content was made” section in the expanded description of some videos. It signifies that the creator used specific technology to verify their video's origin and confirm its audio and visuals haven’t been altered. This, along with our policy on altered and synthetic content, is part of YouTube’s efforts to increase transparency.

For “captured with a camera” to appear in the expanded description, creators must use tools with built-in C2PA support (version 2.1 or higher) to capture their videos. This allows the tools to add special information, metadata, to the video file, confirming its authenticity. YouTube will relay the information that the content was “Captured with a camera,” and apply the disclosure when it detects this metadata. The content must also not have edits to sound or visuals. This disclosure indicates that the content was captured using a camera or other recording device with no edits to sounds or visuals.

“Captured with a camera” only appears if a creator opts to use C2PA technology during filming. If it’s missing, it doesn’t mean the content has modified audio or visuals.