Upload video from an external source

You can add a new presentation by linking to an external video. When you add an external video to a presentation, you can display it in video collections. Since the video content is not stored in Mediasite, a system player is assigned to the presentation, there are limited analytics available, and the following features are not available:

 

     Captions

     Q & A forums

     Polls

     Live broadcast

     Podcast

     Video podcast

     Annotations

     Add Like

     Copy To/Export To

     Editing

     Content server groups

     Stream groups

 

 

Add Presentation: Link to external video

     If this feature is not available on your system, contact your Mediasite administrator for more information.

To create a new presentation by linking to an external video:

1.  Click Add Presentation.

2.  Under Add Video, click Link.

3.  Click Link Video. When the New External Video dialog appears, paste the URL or embed code for the video in the Paste External Video URL or Embed Code field. The name of the presentation appears along with the thumbnail URL if there is a thumbnail associated with the video, its URL.

4.  Update the presentation’s name as needed and enter a description.

5.  In the Destination area, choose where you want your presentation to be stored.

     Store presentation in draft location: My Drafts is the default destination for your presentations. Content in your draft location is only visible to you. Until you are ready to share your presentation with others or publish it, we recommend keeping it here.

     Choose a new location: Click Change to specify a new destination for your presentation. In the Destination Search dialog, select User channel or Shared Folder from the Destination Type drop-down list. Enter the name of channel or folder and click Search.  Select the location you want.

 

6.  Click Create External Video.

New External Video settings

7.  Update, share, and publish your recorded presentation as needed to make it available to your audience.