How can I upload a video to Office 365 Video? – Maranatha Christian Academy

Do you have an Office 365 Video channel? Need to know how to upload a video? Here's How:

Uploading videos

As long as you have channel owner or editor permission for a channel, you can upload a video to it from anywhere within Office 365 Video. You can also upload multiple videos to a channel at the same time.

For information about video formats that are compatible with Office 365 Video, see Video formats that work in Office 365 Video.

To make it easier for users to find your video when using search, it can be useful to be consistent about how you title and describe videos when you upload them. This information can make it easier for everyone to search for the videos later, especially when you have a lot of videos in Office 365 Video.

Note: As is the case for any file upload, there are many factors that can affect the time it takes to upload a video, such as network bandwidth and video size.

To upload a video

In Office 365 Video, on the top navigation bar, choose Upload.
Select the channel to which you want to upload the video. If you're already in a channel, the name of that channel will be selected as the default. To upload your video to a different channel, just select the channel name from the drop-down list.
Do one of the following:
- Drag a file to the box labeled Select videos to upload or drag files here.
- Click in the box labeled Select videos to upload or drag files here, select a video in the Choose File to Upload dialog box, and then choose Open.
The video will start to upload.

Tip: To replace an existing video with a new version, simply make sure that the file name for the new version is exactly the same as the file name for the original version. Also, make sure you upload the new version of the video to the same channel as the original one. This will ensure that the URL for the video remains the same.
While the video is uploading, you can provide a title and description for the video, and then click Save.
After the upload is complete, click Go to video to view your video.

To upload multiple videos at the same time

From a Windows Explorer window, drag and drop the videos into the box labeled Select videos to upload or drag file here. The videos will start to upload.
When all the videos are uploaded and are being processed for playback, you can choose Edit details next to a video thumbnail to provide a title and description for the video. To provide this information:
1. Specify a title and description for the video.
2. Choose Save.

Checking when a video is ready to play

After you upload a video, it takes time to process it for streaming playback and index it for search before it is ready to play. The video will first be visible and playable under My Videos in the channel. It will be visible and playable by others elsewhere on the portal a while after that. Only people who have permission to view videos in that channel can view it.

To check when a video is ready to play

Select the channel to which you uploaded one or more videos.
Choose My videos.
Refresh the page occasionally. For example, to refresh the page in Internet Explorer, you can press F5. When the video is ready to play from My Videos, a video thumbnail will appear instead of a processing message. The video will appear elsewhere on the portal for other people to watch it a little later.

Changing a thumbnail for a video

After a video you've uploaded to Office 365 Video has been processed and is ready to play, you can add a custom thumbnail for the video or you can choose from one of the auto-generated thumbnails provided.

To add a thumbnail to a video

On the video player page in Office 365 Video, click Manage on the menu bar and then click Thumbnail.
In the Choose a thumbnail pane, click to select the thumbnail you want to use for your video from one of the pre-generated thumbnails. Alternately, click Upload an image, to choose and upload a custom thumbnail. If you do not choose a thumbnail an automatic one will be chosen for you.
After making your selection, click X in the top right corner of the Choose a thumbnail pane.

Note: It may take several minutes for people to see the new thumbnail.

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