Create Vodcasts and Podcasts
Vodcast (downloadable MP4) or podcast (MP3)
Streaming video files is best practice, however, in circumstances where playback is causing an issue for students you may provide a downloadable file
- In My Mediasite Dashboard, find the video you would like to make downloadable and click on the linked title to open the presentation’s properties page
- In the right-side menu, click on the menu point Edit
- In the pop-out window ‘Edit Presentation’, under the video preview click the tab Delivery
- Create a MP4 downloadable file:
- Tick the checkbox selection Vodcast, then click in the field where it says ‘Select a Vodcast Project’ and choose a vodcast project, there should only be one in the list
- Create a MP3 downloadable file:
- Tick the checkbox selection Podcast then click in the field where it says ‘Select a Podcast Profile’ and choose your desired quality output
- MP3's must be downloaded to your local computer and then re-uploaded to LearnJCU via the menu Build Content and then selecting Audio
- Click the blue button Save at the top-right and the system will begin to create the video file (expect some time for this to complete)
- Move on to Sharing an MP4 link to see where you can find it and how to share via the Mediasite player or LearnJCU subject.
→ Share your MP4 link via the Mediasite player or add it directly to LearnJCU
→ Add your MP3 audio file to a LearnJCU
Things to know about creating downloadable file
Streaming video files is the best practice, however, in circumstances where playback is causing an issue for students you may provide a downloadable file.
A few things to consider before doing this:
- Try delivering the videos in smaller chunks as these can perform better on slower connections
- More of your storage space will be used when creating Vodcast and Podcasts. As it will include the default versions; smooth-streaming and progressive MP4 (required for playback on iOS devices), as well as, the Vodcasts or Podcasts files
- Students will be asked to re-authenticate in order to download Vodcasts or Podcasts as no authentication pass through is possible with direct links
- MP3's must be downloaded and then re-uploaded to LearnJCU via the Build Content Menu and then selecting Audio
- Once downloaded, videos can be easily distributed outside of JCU.
Quick find Mediasite guides
- Auto-captured lectures (taken from your timetabling booking)
- Ad-hoc recorded lectures (manual, push of the red button)
- Recording with a Mobile Device
- Installing or registering Mediasite Desktop Recorder (MDR)
- Recording the desktop with MDR
- Uploading existing media
- Creating vodcasts-MP4 and podcasts-MP3
- Sharing vodcasts-MP4
- Sharing podcasts-MP3
- Using Mediasite for Assessment
- Mediasite Myths
- Web-editor (Mediasite's online video editor)
- Accessing the Web-editor
- Editing with the Web-editor
- Top and tail (altering the start and finish of the video)
- Remove video (have audio and slides only)
- Adding/removing chapters
- Editing slides
- Publishing to LearnJCU
- Adding a Mediasite Catalogue (auto-captured lecture playlist) to LearnJCU
