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You can choose to upload a video from your computer, from your webcam, or from Metacafe. See the glossary definition of Metacafe for more information on this site. To follow the steps below, your videos need to be under 2GB large. You can import videos over 2GB if they have been uploaded to the web and have public URLs. In this case, please contact SHANTI staff.
Upload a Video from Your Computer
- Open the Audio-Video homepage
- Find the "Add to Your Collections" section
- Find this section on the right below the "Create a Collection" section
- Choose a collection from the drop-down menu
The drop-down menu will close, and will show the name of the collection
- Click on Upload a Video
The "Create Video" page will open
- Click on Media
The "Media" section will unfold
- Click on Add Media
The "Add Media" dialog box will appear
- Click on the Upload tab
The "Upload Video" screen will open
- Click on Browse
A dialog box showing a list of the files on your computer will load
- Choose a file
- Click on Open
The dialog box will close, and the file will appear in the "Upload Video" list
- Click on Upload
A dialog box will open, showing a status bar for the upload; when it finishes, you will be returned to the "Upload Video" list, and the file's status will be listed as "Done"
- Click on Next
A window will load, allowing you to change the title of the media file and add tags
- Add at least a title
The video will not process without a title
- Click on Next
A status bar will appear, and when the file is uploaded the dialog box will close
- Note that the video file is listed in the "Media" section of the "Create Video" page
- Click on the sections below "Media" to add more settings, such as rights, availability, technical metadata, and so on
- See the Add Information to Video Files guide for more information on editing these fields
- Click on Save
Record a Video from Your Webcam
- Open the Audio-Video homepage
- In the menu sidebar to the right, locate the "Add to Your Collections" section
- Click on the drop-down menu to choose a collection for the file
The drop-down menu will close, and will show the name of the collection
- Click on Upload a Video
The "Create Video" page will open
- Click on Media
The "Media" section will unfold
- Click on Add Media
The "Add Media" dialog box will appear
- Click on the Webcam tab
The "Webcam" screen will open
- Click on the Select a Webcam drop-down menu
- Choose a webcam
A dialog box will appear, asking for access to your webcam
- Click on Allow
The dialog box will close and the webcam will turn on
- Click on Record
The video will begin recording
- Click on Stop when you are finished recording
- Click on Next
A window will load, allowing you to change the title of the media file and add tags
- Add at least a title
The video will not process without a title
- Click on Next
A status bar will appear, and when the file is uploaded the dialog box will close
The video file will be listed in the "Media" section of the "Create Video" page
- Click on the sections below "Media" to add more settings, such as rights, availability, technical metadata, and so on
- See the Add Information to Video Files guide for help editing these fields
- Click on Save
Upload a Video from Metacafe
- Open the Audio-Video homepage
- In the menu sidebar to the right, locate the "Add to Your Collections" section
- Click on the drop-down menu to choose a collection for the file
The drop-down menu will close, and will show the name of the collection
- Click on Upload a Video
The "Create Video" page will open
- Click on Media
The "Media" section will unfold
- Click on Add Media
The "Add Media" dialog box will appear
- Click on the Metacafe tab
The "Metacafe" screen will open
- Type keywords into the search bar to find a video
- Click on Search
Results will appear below the search bar
- Click on your chosen video
A plus sign will appear on the video
- Click on Next
A window will load, allowing you to change the title of the media file and add tags
- Add at least a title
The video will not process without a title
- Click on Next
A status bar will appear, and when the file is uploaded the dialog box will close
- Find your new video file in the "Media" section of the "Create Video" page
- Click on the sections below "Media" to add more settings, such as rights, availability, technical metadata, and so on
- See the Add Information to Video Files guide for help editing these fields
- Click on Save