Video on Demand
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The Replace Media feature allows you to upload a new version of a video or other media while retaining all the existing links to or embedded instances of that media. This allows you update, change, or swap the media while any links you have already shared continue to work and will display the new…
Overview
Chapters
Chapters are markers that work like bookmarks within the video. Using them, you can jump directly to that section of the media.
Policy for Academic Uses Copyright and Academic Integrity
If you are considering using the Video on Demand service for academic purposes the following information will be helpful in understanding the law and policy around the protection of students' education records as well as copyright for both…
There are several options to share your videos, audio files, or images. After deciding how to share your media, you may have to change the media's publishing status.
The procedure described here assumes a certain degree of familiarity with editing Confluence pages.
Channel User Permission Levels
Channel users may have one of four permission levels:
To Open Your My Media Page
Click the user profile link in the top right corner of the window and select My Media. You may also select the My Media menu item.
If you haven't logged in to Video on Demand, you will be prompted to login.
Log in to Video on Demand.
What types of files can I upload?
Video on Demand is ideal for uploading video, such as such as recordings of WebEx, Skype or Zoom sessions. Audio and image files are also supported. An alternative for image files is to host the image in Box and create a link to the file.
What is the…
How can I use embedded links to my media?
See the Share Your Media page.
How are thumbnails generated?
Thumbnails are generated automatically and are taken from the start of the video.
What is the intended application or use of this service?
Cornell's Video on Demand service enables any university faculty or staff members to upload, edit, manage and host videos, images and audio files. It provides a hosted presence or embedded code for streaming of the videos to a web…
User Experience
While viewing the My Media page, I get "Media not ready" when selecting a video.
How to Solve this Problem
Rapidly navigating between videos within the interface can sometimes cause this error as the system tries to rapidly load a player for each video (when you select a video,…
User Experience
After copying and pasting the embed code, your video does not appear (or is not playable) on the web page where you want it.
How to Solve this Problem
First, if you have recently uploaded the video, make sure that the video is not still being converted. Video playback via…
User Experience
After uploading a video, you see the message: This Media Is Still Being Converted
How to Solve this Problem
This is normal. Each video is converted into several formats to automatically support a wide variety of playback options. Video conversion can take several minutes. …
User Experience
After I uploaded my video the dialog box where I fill in the title and other information did not appear. The upload looked successful, but after clicking Next, I'm taken back to the My Media page, and I don't see the new video listed there.
User Experience
While uploading, you see this error message:
No Files Uploaded - An error occurred during the upload. Please try again.
How to Solve this Problem
This is most often a transient problem that can occur due to network congestion or system load. Waiting a few minutes…
User Experience
I'm trying to upload a video in the m4v format, but it doesn't appear when I'm selecting the file to upload.
How to Solve this Problem
The m4v video file format is specific to Apple iTunes and is not supported for upload as this…
Create a New Playlist
After logging in to Video on Demand, open your My Media page from the user drop-down menu or the horizontal navigation bar.
Add Content to a Channel
Open the channel that you wish to add content to.
To add media to one of your channels, click the user drop-down menu and select My Channels. Click the channel's thumbnail to open the channel.
Channels are collections of your content and may contain video, audio, and image files. You may create many channels and duplicate content in channels. A channel's thumbnail image that is displayed in the Channels tab is created from the most recently added media and updates periodically.