When searching for audio within CourseMedia™, users now have the option to verify the record at three separate points of failure. The tool is integrated within the metadata panel of the audio clip editor and will let the user know if the record fails on the following three points:
Metadata Record Retrieval
Flash Media Server Connection Via Directory
File Streamability
If any of these points fail, a message is shown to the user at that point. Most of the records which fail in these ways are caused by bad filenames or misnamed files and directories.
Check out the video below for a walkthrough: Get the Flash Player to see this content.
Just plug in your Web Property ID when you generate the embed code and you are good to go. This is completely optional- you can still use the tool without Google Analytics integration.
Right now, we support the following events:
“Auto-Play” only in the case of the video playing automatically
“Play” in the case of a play button being clicked
“Pause” in the case of the pause button being clicked
“Scrub” when the scrub-thumb is released
“End” when the video stream completes its duration
The full RTMP address of the video and event stream time are both recorded for each event as well.
To view your recorded events in Google Analytics, you must go to “Content” then “Event Tracking” as shown below.
Please let us know if you would find additional events useful for your needs!
We made some updates to both the ALORA Video Player and ALORA Embed Generator this afternoon. Older embed codes will still function correctly and do not need to be updated unless you’d like to take advantage of the new features.
The most prominent feature is the inclusion of a full screen option as seen above. This will allow the user to go full screen if he so wishes. Also, internal elements of the player have been simplified and the rounded corners have been removed, allowing for fewer options during the embed generation procedure.
This tool will only work with RTMP streams through the university Flash Media Server instances. The tool can be accessed from the CTL website.
In order to simplify the process of embedding ALORA/ CourseMedia™ video into websites, the CTL has created the ALORA Embed Generator.
This interface will allow a user to generate simple embed code specific to the video he/she wishes to embed.
There are two things to keep in mind when using this tool:
Many videos within ALORA are copyright materials and the Flash Media Server will refuse to stream such materials to un-authenticated web domains.
In order to properly use this tool, you must know a certain amount of information regarding the video in terms of resolution, name of the file, and exactly where the object is being stored.
After generating the embed code, you can paste it into any website you like as seen below:
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