An external video is a Mediasite presentation that has no video content stored in Mediasite. Video from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, or Hihaho may be added to Mediasite as presentations.
To add an external video, it must be
public. Also, analytics for external video content is not supported in
Mediasite. If your content is hosted on a video sharing site and you are the
content owner, you may be able to view relevant analytics on that
site.
External video general properties
To create a presentation containing external video:
1. Click Content, navigate to the folder in which you want to add the presentation, right-click it, and select Add Presentation.
2. Paste the External Video URL or Embed Code into the corresponding field.
3. The External Video Thumbnail URL will populate automatically, or a custom thumbnail can be provided by entering a URL here.
4. Select a Visibility Option:
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Viewable |
The presentation will be published to Mediasite as Viewable by default. Select to allow viewers with appropriate permissions to view the presentation. |
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Private |
Select so only the owner can view the presentation. Other users will be able to see the presentation in Mediasite applications, but they will not be able to view it. Only the presentation’s owner can view, search for, and update the presentation. Changing a presentation’s visibility to Private allows the presentation owner to fine-tune a presentation before making it available for viewing. |
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Offline |
Select so no one can view the recorded presentation. Offline presentations are not available for viewing or in searches and only the presentation owner can update them. Changing a presentation’s visibility to Offline allows the presentation owner to hide a presentation without changing its permissions. |
5. The Folder field will show the current folder, but a different content folder may be selected.
6. Date, Time and Time Zone values will be automatically populated, but may be changed.
7. The Duration field will show 00:00:00 for external videos. The duration may be entered manually.
8. On the Information tab, specify the following settings:
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Title |
The title will be automatically populated but may be changed. |
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Description |
Enter a short description of the presentation. Viewers can search for presentations using words and phrases in the description. |
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Tags |
Enter the tags that you want associated with this presentation. |
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Presenters |
Click Add New or Existing Presenters to add presenters. Use the search feature to find presenters that have already been added on the Mediasite.
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Links |
Add hyperlinks to your presentation that will allow your audience to view other websites or online documents. To add a link, click in the field and enter the link’s name as it will appear in the Player and the URL for the document or website to which the link will point. Click Add. |
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Categories |
Click Add Category and select a category from the drop-down list. This setting is available only if categories have been enabled on Mediasite. You can select multiple categories. |
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Modules |
Click Add Module and select a module from the drop-down list. This setting is available only if modules have been enabled in Mediasite.
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9. The Delivery tab will be empty initially, but after the external video is saved, the Delivery tab will contain a preview of the automatically generated thumbnail image, if available. The thumbnail image may be changed after you save the presentation.
10. Click the Actions tab to specify one of the following actions: update visibility updates, remove adaptive bitrate (smooth streaming) content, and send the presentation to the Recycle Bin.
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