Mediasite:
Recording, uploading, editing & embedding
November 3, 2021
Duane Woods
Audio Video Design Specialist, CEE
what is My Mediasite?
My Mediasite is SFU's video streaming service and online repository for stored video and audio recordings for staff and faculty. These recordings can then be directly embedded into Canvas.
Mediasite
- Classroom version
- IT Services records & uploads
- Automatic
- Room to walk around
- No editing
- may have to get IT to transfer video to your account
my mediasite
- Home version
- User records & uploads
- Manual
- In front of your screen
- Basic editing (cuts/fades)
- videos are automatically on your own account
Mediasite vs. My Mediasite
stream.sfu.ca
where to go
Add Media
Add Presentation: Capture App
Choose your capture app
Mediasite Recording apps
Mediasite Desktop Recorder (MDR) , Mediasite Capture and Mediasite Mosaic are online screencasting apps that directly integrate into My Mediasite.
It allows you to record video and/or audio presentations, with light editing available in the Web Editor, if needed. It is then automatically streamed online with My Mediasite.
Versions
MDR - PC
Mediasite Capture - Older Mac
Mediasite Mosaic* - Newer Mac
*all Mediasite apps will become Mosaic
Keep in Mind
Best to think of MDR/Mosaic recordings as "one-shot" videos (one chance to record with little/no editing)
Uploads and downloads can take much longer than you think
What it can do
Record your screen & mic
Single window or side-by-side
Record audio/podcast
Basic editing (cut/fade)
Create chapters (*chunking is better)
What it can't do
Record system audio
Resize or cut between shots
Not quite Youtube quality
Advanced editing (text, titles, other media)
Can't create closed captions
What can mdr/Mosaic do?
Capture
Presentations
Other Screen recording methods
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Zoom
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Macs: COMMAND + SHIFT + 5
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Windows 10: Game Bar
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Camtasia (*must be purchased)
Export a Movie from PowerPoint
Narrated POwerpoint
*all can record/export in MP4 format
uploading
Uploading VIDEO FORMATs FOR MEDIASITE
Video FORMAT
Container Format: MP4 (*mp4, avi, mov, flv, m4v, mkv, wmv accepted, but may causes issues)
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 recommended, 720p okay
Codec: H.264 is preferred
Frame Rate: 24 or 30 frames per second
Duration: ideal length for a video is under 1 hour (up to 2 hours maximum)
File Size: less than 2GB for a single video file recommended
Uploading audio FORMATs FOR MEDIASITE
Audio Format
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Container Format: MP3 (*wav, vob also accepted)
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Bit rate: 192 kbps or less recommended
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Duration: length for a recorded audio is under 3 hours
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Note that audio uploads will appear as a black screen, like a "blank" video
Add Media
Uploading
uploading
Add Presentation
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Capture Video (MDR/Mosaic)
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Upload New Video (from your computer)
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Link External Video (ie. Youtube)
Details
uploading & processing
- processing/uploading times are not exact, no "percentage done"
- processing times have sped up since a spring 2021 Mediasite update
Mediasite settings
Individual
Presentation
Permissions
recommended for ease
SFU ID needed to view
may already be signed in
Mail list through IT
private
anyone can view
no security
Details
Making it downloadable
view Analytics
Editing & File Conversion
mediasite Web Editor
(optional simple editing)
mediasite Web Editor
(optional simple editing)
Fades at head and tail (beginning and end)
cut out a part in the middle or end
add chapters (*chunking is better)
no text/titles, no additional media, no callouts (ie. arrows), no moving around clips, no music, no VoiceOver
mediasite EDITING: What can it do?
*if short enough, often better to re-record than edit
Editing recommendation
It's better to use dedicated editing software rather than the Mediasite Editor.
Editing software
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iMovie (free on Macs)
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Adobe Rush (SFU supported, Mac/PC)
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Camtasia (*must be purchased, Mac/PC)
Smartphone apps: iMovie, Rush
*Quick Tip: iMovie or Camtasia can be used as easy file converters
Converting files
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VLC (can be unreliable)
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Handbrake (free but complicated)
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iMovie (free on Macs)
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Camtasia (*must be purchased, Mac/PC)
Mediasite can accept many formats, but many will be slower to process and have other issues
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1920 x 1080 or 1280 x 720
MP4
conversion software
embedding into Canvas
SHARING from Mediasite?
Use it to directly email a link
Do not use it to embed into Canvas (embed FROM Canvas)
SHARING from a shared folder?
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Classroom recordings: May have to get IT to transfer video to your account
embedding into Canvas
Open up a Page in Canvas to Edit
embedding into Canvas
2. Click on Apps icon, select Mediasite
embedding into Canvas
3. Choose:
Presentation for a single video
Collection for a playlist (*Channel in Mediasite)
embedding into Canvas
4. Choose your video, select:
Presentation Link for a hyperlink
Player Only to embed it
embedding into Canvas
5. Save your edits!
embedding into Canvas
How it looks on your Page:
Link
Player Only
Captioning
SFU does NOT have a captioning service.
CEE uses a paid service called Otter.ai.
closed Captioning
Accepted file types for Mediasite:
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SRT (*Otter creates this)
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SAMI
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DFXP
Captioning types:
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Closed Captions: can be turned on and off (Mediasite has the "CC" button)
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Open Captions: cannot be turned off
info/FAQ from IT Services
https://www.sfu.ca/information-systems/services/mediasite.html