Overview
Uploading a video recording to Mediasite and posting it to a D2L Brightspace discussion is a simple three-part process. Use the links below to jump to a specific part of this process:
- Upload your video
- Unlock your video
- Post a link to your video in Brightspace
Prerequisites
- You must be a current Villanova user with an active Mediasite account. If you haven't created an account yet, refer to "Mediasite: Create your account".
- The video file you want to upload must be saved locally to your device. Transferring videos to Mediasite from the Zoom cloud, OneDrive, Dropbox, or SharePoint is not permitted.
Part 1 of 3: Upload your video
1. Log in to your MyMediasite account with your Villanova credentials: https://vums-web.villanova.edu/mediasite/mymediasite/
2. Select Add Presentation from the left-hand menu.
3. You will be redirected to the Add Presentation page. From here, select "Choose File".
4. You will be prompted to select the video file that you want to upload from your device. Please review the scenarios below to ensure you're following the correct upload method for your device:
- iPhone: After selecting "Choose File", you will be prompted to select an existing video file saved to your mobile device in "Photo Library" or "Library" (varies by device)
- Android: After selecting "Choose File", you will be prompted to select an existing video file saved to your mobile device in "Gallery" or "Videos" (varies by device)
- Locally saved Zoom recording on an iOS/Apple device: After selecting "Choose File", you will be prompted to select an existing video file saved to your iOS device under /Users/[Username]/Documents/Zoom. Be sure you're selecting the .MP4 file with video at the beginning of its file name.
- Locally saved Zoom recording on a Windows device: After selecting "Choose File", you will be prompted to select an existing video file saved to your Windows device under C:\Users\[Username]\Documents\Zoom. Be sure you're selecting the .MP4 file with video at the beginning of its file name.
- Zoom recording saved to the Cloud: First, you must download your cloud recording from https://villanova.zoom.us/recording/ to your device. Transferring videos to Mediasite from the Zoom cloud, OneDrive, Dropbox, or SharePoint is not permitted. After you download the video to your device, use the appropriate method above to upload it to Mediasite, depending on your device type.
5. When the New Presentation Details pop-up window appears, enter a title for your video then click the blue Create Presentation button.
6. Your video will now begin uploading to Mediasite. Please keep your browser tab open while the upload is in progress, or it will fail.
7. After the upload completes, your video will move on to processing. This begins with a Queued for Processing stage, followed by a Currently Working stage (see images below). Videos with heavy graphics or very long durations require extra processing time. You can keep working in another tab or window while this process completes.
8. You may need to refresh your browser window after the Currently Working stage to view your finished video. It will be set to private ("Only Me"), and no one will be able to access your video until it's viewable to My Organization. For help changing your presentation's permissions setting, please proceed to Part 2 of 3: Unlock your video below.
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Part 2 of 3: Unlock your video
If you haven't already, please log into your MyMediasite account and open the presentation you will be sharing.
1. Locate the Who Can View? setting in the right-hand menu.
2. Click and hold the slider with your mouse cursor to move it up to My Organization. Your video will now be visible to any logged-in Villanova user.
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Part 3 of 3: Post a link to your video in Brightspace
If you haven't already, please log into your MyMediasite account and open the presentation you will be sharing.
1. Click the Share Presentation button in the right-hand menu.
2. After the Share Presentation pop-up window appears, copy the full Quick Link provided.
3. Open a new browser tab or window, and log in to Brightspace: https://brightspace.villanova.edu/d2l/login
4. Navigate to your Brightspace course page and click on Discussions.
5. Open the appropriate forum or topic and click the Start a new thread button.
6. Enter a Subject for your post.
7. From the toolbar, click the Insert Quicklink icon, then select Link from the list of available course materials.
8. After the Insert Quicklink pop-up window appears, paste the Mediasite quicklink you copied in Step 2 into the Link field. Confirm New window is selected under "Open in", then click the blue Insert button. If you'd like the link to match your video title or assignment, enter that information in the Text field. If you leave this blank, your link will appear as is.
The Link field will initially display the text "https://" (see image). Erase this text before pasting in your link, or it could break.
9. When your link is ready, click the blue Post button to publish your topic/thread.
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Known Issues & Troubleshooting
- Supported video file formats: MP4 (preferred), MOV, MPEG, or AVI
- Recording with the iPhone: The iPhone often records content at 4K, which produces an extremely large video file. These files must be compressed before they will be accepted by Mediasite.We recommend that you record in HD 30 fps before you begin recording on your iPhone (see directions). For more information, please see the "Share your movie on the web" section on Apple's website here.
- Stable Internet: If you're using Wi-Fi and your uploads keep failing, try re-uploading them when you have access to a wired connection.
- Switch Browsers: If your uploads continue to fail, try the upload in a different browser. Chrome and Firefox are preferred browsers for uploading content. MyMediasite operates entirely in the cloud, so make sure your browser is up to date (directions) or you may experience issues.