Adding Internal Media

Owned by Zachary Restifo
Last updated: Dec 22, 2022 by Denise Meyer
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With the Media Library tool, you can add either External or Internal Media. The following instructions are for adding Internal Media.

For information on adding External Media with the Media Library Tool, see these instructions: Adding External Media

 

  1. Select Media Library in the left navigation.

  2. Click the +Add New blue button on the upper right.

  3. In the Upload Media field, drag and drop the raw video file (or click in the field to browse) to begin the upload and encoding process.

    • Be aware that the encoding process can be lengthy. Anticipate an encoding rate of approximately 30 seconds for every 1 minute of video (for example, if your video is 5 minutes long, you can expect an encoding time of approximately 2 minutes and 30 seconds).

  4. In the Media Thumbnail section, drag and drop the thumbnail image file (or click in the field to browse for it on your machine). Once your video has encoded, an option will appear to Select from Generated Thumbnails which will allow you to select from system selected video thumbnails.

  5. In the General Media Information field, input the appropriate ownership and copyright information for the video.

    • In the Title field, enter the title of the video.

    • In the Alt Text, add a description of the media. It is often appropriate to repeat the title.

    • In Description field, enter the description of the video content.

    • In the Credits field, input the appropriate ownership and copyright information for the video.

    • To determine whether or not the video should be allowed for reuse by any user in the Media Library system, use the Re-Use dropdown menu and select the appropriate option.

      • Select the Anyone may use this media option if your video may be used by others in the system.

      • Select the None, only I may use option if your video is for your use only.

    • The Require Yale CAS Login option allows you to add security to a video.

      • If this option is set to Yes, users will be required to log in with their NetId to watch the video.

  6. Once the video has uploaded, the Transcripts section will appear at the bottom of the page. All videos on YSM websites must now provide either captioning or a video transcript.

    • To use and edit the system generated transcript for the video, review and edit the text in the box below Edit Transcript Text.

    • Select Approve for public access to approve the transcript.

    • If you already have a .VTT file for the video, you can upload it and use it instead of the system generated transcript. To do this, drag and drop the VTT file (or click in the field to browse for it on your machine) in the box below the system generated transcript.

  7. You can return to your Media Library items to see data on viewing, where the media is used and the item’s status.

 

To see how to add these videos to your site, visit these instructions:

Using Media in SDL