Updating default channel settings

Channel defaults allow you to create new channels that have a consistent look and features. When you update the default channel settings, existing channels are not affected.

To update default channel settings:

1. Click Publishing > Channels and select Edit Channel Defaults.

2. Update the following settings:

Settings	Details
Top Banner Image Upload	• Browse to the image you want to use for the top banner. The recommended size of the image is 320 pixels x 60 pixels.
Top Banner Area Background Color	• Specify the color you want to appear behind the top banner area. Click Match Banner Image to match the background color based the colors in the right most pixels of the uploaded banner image.
Top Banner Link	• Enter a URL to link the top banner to a web address. When a user clicks on the Top Banner image in the catalog, the specified web address will load in another browser window.
Default Sort	• Select the default order of videos when a user browses through the channel: Date (newest to oldest), Date (oldest to newest), or Title.
Show Top Banner	• Select to display a banner at the top of a page.
Allow Login Controls	Select to allow users to log in and out of Mediasite from a channel.
Allow Sharing and Embedding	• Select to display controls in the channel that will allow users to share or embed presentations with others. Typically, if integrating a channel with a Learning Management System (LMS), you will disable this feature to ensure users are only accessing content in the channel through the LMS.
Allow Annotations	• Select to allow users with appropriate permissions to add annotations to presentations.
Allow Comments	Select to allow users to provide feedback on presentations via comments.
Allow Presentation Download	• Select the check box to allow users to download portable presentations, podcasts, and video podcasts from the channel. For users to be able to download content (podcasts, vodcasts, portable presentations), they must have permission for the “Download Mediasite Content” Portal resource. To download portable presentations, users must also have permissions for the “Publish to Go” operation. For more information, see the Mediasite Configuration Guide. CAUTION: Once you download a podcast, vodcast or portable presentations, it is outside of the Mediasite system. Therefore, the security features available with live and on-demand presentations are not available with downloadable content.
Enable Continuous Playback	• Select this check box to allow auto-play of a channel’s presentations. When a user watches a presentation, successive presentations will automatically load and begin playing in the channel’s player. External videos, and presentations containing quizzes, will be excluded from continuous playback.

Settings

Details

Top Banner Image Upload

• Browse to the image you want to use for the top banner. The recommended size of the image is 320 pixels x 60 pixels.

Top Banner Area Background Color

• Specify the color you want to appear behind the top banner area. Click Match Banner Image to match the background color based the colors in the right most pixels of the uploaded banner image.

Top Banner Link

• Enter a URL to link the top banner to a web address. When a user clicks on the Top Banner image in the catalog, the specified web address will load in another browser window.

Default Sort

• Select the default order of videos when a user browses through the channel: Date (newest to oldest), Date (oldest to newest), or Title.

Show Top Banner

• Select to display a banner at the top of a page.

Allow Login Controls

Select to allow users to log in and out of Mediasite from a channel.

Allow Sharing and Embedding

• Select to display controls in the channel that will allow users to share or embed presentations with others. Typically, if integrating a channel with a Learning Management System (LMS), you will disable this feature to ensure users are only accessing content in the channel through the LMS.

Allow Annotations

• Select to allow users with appropriate permissions to add annotations to presentations.

Allow Comments

Select to allow users to provide feedback on presentations via comments.

Allow Presentation Download

• Select the check box to allow users to download portable presentations, podcasts, and video podcasts from the channel.

For users to be able to download content (podcasts, vodcasts, portable presentations), they must have permission for the “Download Mediasite Content” Portal resource. To download portable presentations, users must also have permissions for the “Publish to Go” operation. For more information, see the Mediasite Configuration Guide.

CAUTION: Once you download a podcast, vodcast or portable presentations, it is outside of the Mediasite system. Therefore, the security features available with live and on-demand presentations are not available with downloadable content.

Enable Continuous Playback

• Select this check box to allow auto-play of a channel’s presentations. When a user watches a presentation, successive presentations will automatically load and begin playing in the channel’s player. External videos, and presentations containing quizzes, will be excluded from continuous playback.

3. Click Save.

Channel default settings