In this tutorial we will go through the steps for an easy method on converting your MacVideo caption files into transcripts to provide for your students. It’s always best practice to provide alternative forms of your content for your students. SRT files can be open by any word processor, but […]
How to Integrate Video Quizzes into Avenue to Learn’s Gradebook
Through the Avenue to Learn integration, you are able to create video quizzes within MacVideo and have the quizzes as graded items in the grade book. Before adding a graded video quiz, make sure to first make your video quiz and make sure there are no mistakes or errors in […]
How to Display Captions on Videos
Every video on uploaded to MacVideo will be automatically machine captioned. By default, captions are not turned on or displayed on the video. If you want to see the captions, click on the CC button at the bottom of the video player on the right hand side and select English. […]
Who Can Use MacVideo?
Anyone with a Mac ID can log into MacVideo and use its features. This includes faculty, staff and students. If you log in and notice you don’t have access to all the features, please email us. This is happening most likely due to your account being registered into the system […]
Working with SRT Caption Files
When editing captions in MacVideo, users may run into some issues or errors. MacVideo’s player is sensitive to the formatting of SRT files so it will be important to ensure the details in edits follow the proper formatting. If you are editing SRT files outside of the MacVideo caption editor […]
How to Upload Captions
MacVideo automatically begins captioning your uploaded videos in English but if you already have a 100% accurate caption file and would like to use it instead follow the steps below: Go to your selected media and underneath the video click the ACTIONS menu and select Edit. You will then see […]
What analytics are available?
MacVideo provides each user a detailed analytics dashboard overview for all of your content. The My Analytics dashboard accessed from the main menu provides an overview of all your content, whereas you can still see entry level analytics for each video. The dashboard can show your users engagement with specific […]
What are the features of the MacVideo Player?
MacVideo provides users with several different features for viewers to customize their experience. For an overview of the viewing features Macvideo provides, please view the video below.
What Video Player Options Are There?
When using MacVideo, you have the option to choose a customized video player for specific purposes. Users have requested features to have picture-in-picture videos side by side by default and options to allow students to download videos directly. You can also choose to have a video player that does not […]
How to Customize Your Video Entry Page
The display for MacVideo entries can be customized. Each entry can have its own look and feel based on the content owner’s settings. The Display tab is used to change the elements of the UI for a specific entry and provides a great amount of flexibility to change and customize […]