Multimedia
5.0 Multimedia
5.1 Embedding a media file from your computer
5.2 Uploading a video from OSU's Media Manager
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Embedding Media File
5.1 Embedding a Media File from your Computer
Note: You can insert a Flash, Quicktime, Shockwave, Windows Media, or Real Media file.
1. Open a page in Edit view and place your insertion point at the location that you want the video to appear.
2. In the text editor, click the Insert/Edit Embedded Media button (looks like a filmstrip). This will open the Insert/Edit Embedded Media dialog box.
3. From the Insert/Edit Embedded Media dialog box:
a. Click the Browse button.
b. If you file is already loaded into the file browser, locate it in the list, select it, and click the Send to Tinymce button.
c. If your file is on your computer, you must upload it to the file browser.
Click the Upload button.
Click the Browse button and locate the desired file on your computer.
Click the Upload button to the right of the Browse button.
The file will now appear in the list. Be sure it is selected and then click the Send to Tinymce button.
Add a check next to Constrain Proportions and then set the dimensions, as desired.
5. Click Insert.
6. The embedded video will appear as a blank box in the text editor. Make any additions to the page (i.e. text, alignment, etc.) at this time.
7. Click Preview to view the page and see the video. Then click Save.
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Upload from Media Manager
5.2 Uploading a Video from OSU's Media Manager
(Click here for information about loading your original videos into the OSU Media Manager.)
1. Open a page in Edit view and place your insertion point in the location that you want the video to appear.
2. In the text editor, click the Insert/Edit Embedded Media button (filmstrip icon). This opens the Insert/Edit Embedded Media dialog box.
3. From this dialog box -
a. Click the Search OSU MediaMan button (filmstrip icon) to the left of the File/URL text box. This will create a connection to OSU Media Manager.
b. The OSU Media Manager opens and shows all videos that you have access to. Click on your desired video.
c. The URL field in the Insert/Edit Embedded Media dialog box will be automatically filled in.
d. Click the checkbox next to the Constrain Proportions option to activate it.
e. Click the Insert button.
4. The embedded video will appear as a blank box in the text editor. Make any additions to the page (i.e. text, alignment, etc.) at this time.
5. Click Preview to view the page and see the video. Then click Save.
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