Mediasite channels are searchable, customizable video collections. You can create channels that stand-alone or include them in showcases. When new channels are created directly from a showcase, they are managed along with other channels. You can add channels to multiple showcases, which allows content creators to repurpose video content easily.
Mediasite channel characteristics
Below are characteristics that distinguish channels from other methods of aggregating content:
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What are they? |
Searchable, customizable video collections. |
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Features |
•Built-in video player, with settings per channel •Responsive layout •Registration •LTI-friendly •Supports comments •Supports time-based annotations •Supports auto-play •Supports full-screen player view •Includes controls for sharing and embedding the video •Supports an embeddable player layout •Supports publish-to-go, vodcast and podcast downloads •Can be shared and embedded in website •Moderators can launch the Moderate application from a channel to manage questions from the audience as well as comments and annotations. |
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What are they optimized for? |
•Embedding in Learning Management Systems and other pages •Secure collaboration among users •Searching, browsing, and playing back presentations within a single application |
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Applications |
•Supports automatic aggregation •Use with assignment submission |
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Methods of aggregating content in them |
•Automatically add presentations by linking to a Mediasite folder and optionally filtering on a search term •Automatically add presentations using search terms |
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Search features |
Users can enter words or phrases in the search field and Mediasite will scan through the following items to locate presentations containing the specified terms: •Indexed video (closed caption) and slide text •Tags and presentation metadata, including custom fields •Comments •Annotations Considerations: •When indexed video or slide text is included in a channel’s search results, timeline hits appear for them. Users can use these to view presentations at the times when the search term is found. •Comments and annotations are indexed. Presentations with comments or annotations meeting the search criteria appear in the results. |