vjmedia - User contributions [en]

Sandbox

2023-02-24T18:10:40Z

Jmonaco: Pywikibot 8.0.0

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== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

=== Copied ===

== Nurbekova's Spinning Wheel Final Project ==
Description:

Have you ever had that feeling when you watch an awesome video with, in your opinion, not so suitable music that spoils all the mood? This may be not due to the poor music selection or composition, but due to the fact that everyone simply has his or her own perception of things. In this project I created an electronic composition of my own that fits the video and reflects how I feel about the piece of art presented in it. So, my project idea is a score to a video introducing the new hand art form - sand wheel. The person on the video is drawing incredible patterns on sand wheel while the wheel is spinning.

Software: Ableton Live 9, Camtasia

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[[Category:Algorithmic, Interactive, & Electro-acoustic Compositions]]
[[Category:Film, Video, and Related Scores]]
[[Category:Foundations of Music Technology (2300)]]
[[Category: Advisor:Manzo]]

Sandbox

2023-02-24T17:54:18Z

Jmonaco:

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== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

=== Copied ===

== Nurbekova's Spinning Wheel Final Project ==
Description:

Have you ever had that feeling when you watch an awesome video with, in your opinion, not so suitable music that spoils all the mood? This may be not due to the poor music selection or composition, but due to the fact that everyone simply has his or her own perception of things. In this project I created an electronic composition of my own that fits the video and reflects how I feel about the piece of art presented in it. So, my project idea is a score to a video introducing the new hand art form - sand wheel. The person on the video is drawing incredible patterns on sand wheel while the wheel is spinning.

Software: Ableton Live 9, Camtasia

<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="ensembleEmbeddedContent_GOPMM8nCYkySiUKxldWH-A" src="https://video.wpi.edu/app/plugin/embed.aspx?ID=GOPMM8nCYkySiUKxldWH-A&displayTitle=false&startTime=0&autoPlay=false&hideControls=false&showCaptions=false&width=640&height=360.5633802816901&displaySharing=false" frameborder="0" style="width:640px;height:416px;" height="416" width="640" allowfullscreen></htmltag>

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[[Category:Algorithmic, Interactive, & Electro-acoustic Compositions]]
[[Category:Film, Video, and Related Scores]]
[[Category:Foundations of Music Technology (2300)]]
[[Category: Advisor:Manzo]]

Sandbox

2022-04-27T16:58:27Z

Jmonaco:

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== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

=== Copied ===

== Nurbekova's Spinning Wheel Final Project ==
Description:

Have you ever had that feeling when you watch an awesome video with, in your opinion, not so suitable music that spoils all the mood? This may be not due to the poor music selection or composition, but due to the fact that everyone simply has his or her own perception of things. In this project I created an electronic composition of my own that fits the video and reflects how I feel about the piece of art presented in it. So, my project idea is a score to a video introducing the new hand art form - sand wheel. The person on the video is drawing incredible patterns on sand wheel while the wheel is spinning.

Software: Ableton Live 9, Camtasia

<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="ensembleEmbeddedContent_GOPMM8nCYkySiUKxldWH-A" src="https://video.wpi.edu/app/plugin/embed.aspx?ID=GOPMM8nCYkySiUKxldWH-A&displayTitle=false&startTime=0&autoPlay=false&hideControls=false&showCaptions=false&width=640&height=360.5633802816901&displaySharing=false" frameborder="0" style="width:640px;height:416px;" height="416" width="640" allowfullscreen></htmltag>

[[Category:Algorithmic, Interactive, & Electro-acoustic Compositions]]
[[Category:Film, Video, and Related Scores]]
[[Category:Foundations of Music Technology (2300)]]
[[Category: Advisor:Manzo]]

Nurbekova's Spinning Wheel Final Project

2016-05-02T21:07:14Z

Jmonaco: /* Nurbekova's Spinning Wheel Final Project */

Description:

Have you ever had that feeling when you watch an awesome video with, in your opinion, not so suitable music that spoils all the mood? This may be not due to the poor music selection or composition, but due to the fact that everyone simply has his or her own perception of things. In this project I created an electronic composition of my own that fits the video and reflects how I feel about the piece of art presented in it. So, my project idea is a score to a video introducing the new hand art form - sand wheel. The person on the video is drawing incredible patterns on sand wheel while the wheel is spinning.

Software: Ableton Live 9, Camtasia

<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="ensembleEmbeddedContent_GOPMM8nCYkySiUKxldWH-A" src="https://video.wpi.edu/app/plugin/embed.aspx?ID=GOPMM8nCYkySiUKxldWH-A&displayTitle=false&startTime=0&autoPlay=false&hideControls=false&showCaptions=false&width=640&height=360.5633802816901&displaySharing=false" frameborder="0" style="width:640px;height:416px;" height="416" width="640" allowfullscreen></htmltag>

[[Category:Algorithmic, Interactive, & Electro-acoustic Compositions]]
[[Category:Film, Video, and Related Scores]]
[[Category:Foundations of Music Technology (2300)]]
[[Category: Advisor:Manzo]]

Nurbekova's Spinning Wheel Final Project

2016-05-02T21:06:44Z

Jmonaco: Created here by jmonaco; User originally overwrote Create Page page.

== Nurbekova's Spinning Wheel Final Project ==
Description:

Have you ever had that feeling when you watch an awesome video with, in your opinion, not so suitable music that spoils all the mood? This may be not due to the poor music selection or composition, but due to the fact that everyone simply has his or her own perception of things. In this project I created an electronic composition of my own that fits the video and reflects how I feel about the piece of art presented in it. So, my project idea is a score to a video introducing the new hand art form - sand wheel. The person on the video is drawing incredible patterns on sand wheel while the wheel is spinning.

Software: Ableton Live 9, Camtasia

<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="ensembleEmbeddedContent_GOPMM8nCYkySiUKxldWH-A" src="https://video.wpi.edu/app/plugin/embed.aspx?ID=GOPMM8nCYkySiUKxldWH-A&displayTitle=false&startTime=0&autoPlay=false&hideControls=false&showCaptions=false&width=640&height=360.5633802816901&displaySharing=false" frameborder="0" style="width:640px;height:416px;" height="416" width="640" allowfullscreen></htmltag>

[[Category:Algorithmic, Interactive, & Electro-acoustic Compositions]]
[[Category:Film, Video, and Related Scores]]
[[Category:Foundations of Music Technology (2300)]]
[[Category: Advisor:Manzo]]

Create Page

2016-05-02T21:01:54Z

Jmonaco: Protected "Create Page" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite))

Create Page

2016-05-02T21:01:40Z

Jmonaco:

Create Page

2016-05-02T21:01:09Z

Jmonaco: Reverted edits by Mnurbekova (talk) to last revision by Crmastrangelo

Sandbox

2016-05-02T20:59:36Z

Jmonaco:

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<div class="center">Media Player:</div>

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<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Sandbox/A Broader View.mp4</mediaplayer>
Media Player:
<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Daniel_Benson/final_presentation_reencode/final_presentation_reencode.mp4</mediaplayer>
MediaPlayer with Youtube:
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</mediaplayer>
Youtube with URL:
<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>
Youtube with ID:
<youtube>54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>

== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

=== Copied ===

== Nurbekova's Spinning Wheel Final Project ==
Description:

Have you ever had that feeling when you watch an awesome video with, in your opinion, not so suitable music that spoils all the mood? This may be not due to the poor music selection or composition, but due to the fact that everyone simply has his or her own perception of things. In this project I created an electronic composition of my own that fits the video and reflects how I feel about the piece of art presented in it. So, my project idea is a score to a video introducing the new hand art form - sand wheel. The person on the video is drawing incredible patterns on sand wheel while the wheel is spinning.

Software: Ableton Live 9, Camtasia

<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="ensembleEmbeddedContent_GOPMM8nCYkySiUKxldWH-A" src="https://video.wpi.edu/app/plugin/embed.aspx?ID=GOPMM8nCYkySiUKxldWH-A&displayTitle=false&startTime=0&autoPlay=false&hideControls=false&showCaptions=false&width=640&height=360.5633802816901&displaySharing=false" frameborder="0" style="width:640px;height:416px;" height="416" width="640" allowfullscreen></htmltag>

[[Category:Algorithmic, Interactive, & Electro-acoustic Compositions]]
[[Category:Film, Video, and Related Scores]]
[[Category:Foundations of Music Technology (2300)]]
[[Category: Advisor:Manzo]]

Embedding Media

2016-01-20T15:58:40Z

Jmonaco:

== To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need 3 steps: ==
# Upload the video to WPI's streaming server
# Obtain the embed code for your video
# Make a small change to the embed code and add to your page

<div style="float:left">
=== 1) Uploading to the media server ===
[[File:Publishing_video.png|thumb|Right|alt=Publishing|3) Publishing]]
[[File:Add_media.png|thumb|left|alt=Adding Media|1) Adding Media]]
[[File:Uploading_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Uploading|2) Uploading]]
* Head on over to https://video.wpi.edu/app/SingleSignOn/default.aspx and log in. (If you go to video.wpi.edu, be sure to click on the "Login from Your Institution" link). If the login brings you to a blank page, then it is possible that this class list has not yet been added to the Ensemble server! Please ask your professor to request the addition.
* Click the +add button to upload your video to the appropriate library
* Fill in metadata fields (Title, description, etc) and press Continue
* Upload your file(s) and click Continue to go to the Publish section
* Choose any playlists, if applicable, and click Save and Publish
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== 2) Obtaining Embed Code ===
[[File:Share_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Embed Option|Embed Option]]
[[File:Embed_code.png|thumb|left|alt=Embed Code|Embed Code]]
* Navigate to the Media Library where your video is stored
* Locate the sharing options beneath the preview image thumbnail. See image for the Embed Code option
* Copy the iframe code provided
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== 3) Make a change to your embed code ===
Go ahead and past your code into the intended wiki page. Notice how the code starts with '''<iframe id=''' and ends with '''</iframe>'''. Those are iframe "tags"--a kind of markup used for web pages, but not for wikis. Make the following 2 changes:
# Replace '''<iframe id=''' with '''<htmltag tagname="iframe" id='''
# Replace '''</iframe>''' with '''</htmltag>'''

And you're done!
</div>

Sandbox

2015-12-14T17:15:20Z

Jmonaco:

Access:Group

2015-10-28T13:46:58Z

Jmonaco:

*vjmanzo
*jmonaco
*awhalen
*lftapper
*testAccount

Access:Group

2015-10-26T14:12:50Z

Jmonaco:

<accesscontrol>Users</accesscontrol>
*vjmanzo
*jmonaco
*awhalen
*lftapper
*testAccount

Sandbox

2015-10-26T14:07:39Z

Jmonaco:

<accesscontrol>Access:Group</accesscontrol>

Media Player:

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<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Sandbox/A Broader View.mp4</mediaplayer>
Media Player:
<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Daniel_Benson/final_presentation_reencode/final_presentation_reencode.mp4</mediaplayer>
MediaPlayer with Youtube:
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</mediaplayer>
Youtube with URL:
<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>
Youtube with ID:
<youtube>54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>

== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

Sandbox

2015-10-26T14:05:45Z

Jmonaco:

<accesscontrol>Users,Access:Group</accesscontrol>

Media Player:

<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="ensembleEmbeddedContent_3WxctYs2nkOGDYYTnfLD_g" src="https://video.wpi.edu/app/plugin/embed.aspx?ID=3WxctYs2nkOGDYYTnfLD_g&displayTitle=false&startTime=0&autoPlay=false&hideControls=false&showCaptions=false&width=640&height=360&displaySharing=false" frameborder="0" style="width:640px;height:436px;" height="416" width="640" allowfullscreen></htmltag>

<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Sandbox/A Broader View.mp4</mediaplayer>
Media Player:
<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Daniel_Benson/final_presentation_reencode/final_presentation_reencode.mp4</mediaplayer>
MediaPlayer with Youtube:
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</mediaplayer>
Youtube with URL:
<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>
Youtube with ID:
<youtube>54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>

== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

Access:Group

2015-10-26T14:05:28Z

Jmonaco:

<accesscontrol>Users</accesscontrol>
*vjmanzo
*jmonaco
*awhalen
*lftapper

Access:Group

2015-10-26T13:51:51Z

Jmonaco:

<accesscontrol>Users</accesscontrol>
*vjmanzo
*jmonaco
*awhalen

Sandbox

2015-10-26T13:48:37Z

Jmonaco:

<accesscontrol>Users</accesscontrol>

Media Player:

<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="ensembleEmbeddedContent_3WxctYs2nkOGDYYTnfLD_g" src="https://video.wpi.edu/app/plugin/embed.aspx?ID=3WxctYs2nkOGDYYTnfLD_g&displayTitle=false&startTime=0&autoPlay=false&hideControls=false&showCaptions=false&width=640&height=360&displaySharing=false" frameborder="0" style="width:640px;height:436px;" height="416" width="640" allowfullscreen></htmltag>

<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Sandbox/A Broader View.mp4</mediaplayer>
Media Player:
<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Daniel_Benson/final_presentation_reencode/final_presentation_reencode.mp4</mediaplayer>
MediaPlayer with Youtube:
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</mediaplayer>
Youtube with URL:
<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>
Youtube with ID:
<youtube>54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>

== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

Sandbox

2015-10-26T13:35:59Z

Jmonaco:

Media Player:

<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="ensembleEmbeddedContent_3WxctYs2nkOGDYYTnfLD_g" src="https://video.wpi.edu/app/plugin/embed.aspx?ID=3WxctYs2nkOGDYYTnfLD_g&displayTitle=false&startTime=0&autoPlay=false&hideControls=false&showCaptions=false&width=640&height=360&displaySharing=false" frameborder="0" style="width:640px;height:436px;" height="416" width="640" allowfullscreen></htmltag>

<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Sandbox/A Broader View.mp4</mediaplayer>
Media Player:
<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Daniel_Benson/final_presentation_reencode/final_presentation_reencode.mp4</mediaplayer>
MediaPlayer with Youtube:
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</mediaplayer>
Youtube with URL:
<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>
Youtube with ID:
<youtube>54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>

== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

Sandbox

2015-10-26T13:35:33Z

Jmonaco:

Embedding Media

2015-10-19T15:26:53Z

Jmonaco: Protected "Embedding Media" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite))

== To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need 3 steps: ==
# Upload the video to WPI's streaming server
# Obtain the embed code for your video
# Make a small change to the embed code and add to your page

<div style="float:left">
=== 1) Uploading to the media server ===
[[File:Publishing_video.png|thumb|Right|alt=Publishing|3) Publishing]]
[[File:Add_media.png|thumb|left|alt=Adding Media|1) Adding Media]]
[[File:Uploading_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Uploading|2) Uploading]]
* Head on over to https://video.wpi.edu/app/SingleSignOn/default.aspx and log in. (If you go to video.wpi.edu, be sure to click on the "Login from Your Institution" link)
* Click the +add button to upload your video to the appropriate library
* Fill in metadata fields (Title, description, etc) and press Continue
* Upload your file(s) and click Continue to go to the Publish section
* Choose any playlists, if applicable, and click Save and Publish
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== 2) Obtaining Embed Code ===
[[File:Share_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Embed Option|Embed Option]]
[[File:Embed_code.png|thumb|left|alt=Embed Code|Embed Code]]
* Navigate to the Media Library where your video is stored
* Locate the sharing options beneath the preview image thumbnail. See image for the Embed Code option
* Copy the iframe code provided
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== 3) Make a change to your embed code ===
Go ahead and past your code into the intended wiki page. Notice how the code starts with '''<iframe id=''' and ends with '''</iframe>'''. Those are iframe "tags"--a kind of markup used for web pages, but not for wikis. Make the following 2 changes:
# Replace '''<iframe id=''' with '''<htmltag tagname="iframe" id='''
# Replace '''</iframe>''' with '''</htmltag>'''

And you're done!
</div>

Embedding Media

2015-10-19T15:26:16Z

Jmonaco: /* 3 Steps to add videos to your wiki page, you'll need to: */

== To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need 3 steps: ==
# Upload the video to WPI's streaming server
# Obtain the embed code for your video
# Make a small change to the embed code and add to your page

<div style="float:left">
=== 1) Uploading to the media server ===
[[File:Publishing_video.png|thumb|Right|alt=Publishing|3) Publishing]]
[[File:Add_media.png|thumb|left|alt=Adding Media|1) Adding Media]]
[[File:Uploading_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Uploading|2) Uploading]]
* Head on over to https://video.wpi.edu/app/SingleSignOn/default.aspx and log in. (If you go to video.wpi.edu, be sure to click on the "Login from Your Institution" link)
* Click the +add button to upload your video to the appropriate library
* Fill in metadata fields (Title, description, etc) and press Continue
* Upload your file(s) and click Continue to go to the Publish section
* Choose any playlists, if applicable, and click Save and Publish
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== 2) Obtaining Embed Code ===
[[File:Share_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Embed Option|Embed Option]]
[[File:Embed_code.png|thumb|left|alt=Embed Code|Embed Code]]
* Navigate to the Media Library where your video is stored
* Locate the sharing options beneath the preview image thumbnail. See image for the Embed Code option
* Copy the iframe code provided
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== 3) Make a change to your embed code ===
Go ahead and past your code into the intended wiki page. Notice how the code starts with '''<iframe id=''' and ends with '''</iframe>'''. Those are iframe "tags"--a kind of markup used for web pages, but not for wikis. Make the following 2 changes:
# Replace '''<iframe id=''' with '''<htmltag tagname="iframe" id='''
# Replace '''</iframe>''' with '''</htmltag>'''

And you're done!
</div>

Embedding Media

2015-10-19T15:25:44Z

Jmonaco: /* To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need to: */

== 3 Steps to add videos to your wiki page, you'll need to: ==
# Upload the video to WPI's streaming server
# Obtain the embed code for your video
# Make a small change to the embed code and add to your page

<div style="float:left">
=== 1) Uploading to the media server ===
[[File:Publishing_video.png|thumb|Right|alt=Publishing|3) Publishing]]
[[File:Add_media.png|thumb|left|alt=Adding Media|1) Adding Media]]
[[File:Uploading_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Uploading|2) Uploading]]
* Head on over to https://video.wpi.edu/app/SingleSignOn/default.aspx and log in. (If you go to video.wpi.edu, be sure to click on the "Login from Your Institution" link)
* Click the +add button to upload your video to the appropriate library
* Fill in metadata fields (Title, description, etc) and press Continue
* Upload your file(s) and click Continue to go to the Publish section
* Choose any playlists, if applicable, and click Save and Publish
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== 2) Obtaining Embed Code ===
[[File:Share_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Embed Option|Embed Option]]
[[File:Embed_code.png|thumb|left|alt=Embed Code|Embed Code]]
* Navigate to the Media Library where your video is stored
* Locate the sharing options beneath the preview image thumbnail. See image for the Embed Code option
* Copy the iframe code provided
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== 3) Make a change to your embed code ===
Go ahead and past your code into the intended wiki page. Notice how the code starts with '''<iframe id=''' and ends with '''</iframe>'''. Those are iframe "tags"--a kind of markup used for web pages, but not for wikis. Make the following 2 changes:
# Replace '''<iframe id=''' with '''<htmltag tagname="iframe" id='''
# Replace '''</iframe>''' with '''</htmltag>'''

And you're done!
</div>

Sandbox

2015-10-19T15:18:38Z

Jmonaco:

Sandbox

2015-10-19T15:17:46Z

Jmonaco:

<accesscontrol>Access:Group</accesscontrol>
Media Player:

<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="ensembleEmbeddedContent_3WxctYs2nkOGDYYTnfLD_g" src="https://video.wpi.edu/app/plugin/embed.aspx?ID=3WxctYs2nkOGDYYTnfLD_g&displayTitle=false&startTime=0&autoPlay=false&hideControls=false&showCaptions=false&width=640&height=360&displaySharing=false" frameborder="0" style="width:640px;height:436px;" height="416" width="640" allowfullscreen></htmltag>

<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Sandbox/A Broader View.mp4</mediaplayer>
Media Player:
<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Daniel_Benson/final_presentation_reencode/final_presentation_reencode.mp4</mediaplayer>
MediaPlayer with Youtube:
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</mediaplayer>
Youtube with URL:
<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>
Youtube with ID:
<youtube>54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>

== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

Talk:Create Page

2015-10-15T12:58:14Z

Jmonaco: Protected "Talk:Create Page" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite))

File:Embed code.png

2015-09-15T14:03:10Z

Jmonaco:

Embedding Media

2015-09-15T14:03:02Z

Jmonaco: /* Obtaining Embed Code */

== To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need to: ==
# Upload the video to WPI's streaming server
# Obtain the embed code for your video
# Make a small change to the embed code and add to your page

<div style="float:left">
=== Uploading to the media server ===
[[File:Publishing_video.png|thumb|Right|alt=Publishing|3) Publishing]]
[[File:Add_media.png|thumb|left|alt=Adding Media|1) Adding Media]]
[[File:Uploading_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Uploading|2) Uploading]]
* Head on over to https://video.wpi.edu/app/SingleSignOn/default.aspx and log in. (If you go to video.wpi.edu, be sure to click on the "Login from Your Institution" link)
* Click the +add button to upload your video to the appropriate library
* Fill in metadata fields (Title, description, etc) and press Continue
* Upload your file(s) and click Continue to go to the Publish section
* Choose any playlists, if applicable, and click Save and Publish
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== Obtaining Embed Code ===
[[File:Share_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Embed Option|Embed Option]]
[[File:Embed_code.png|thumb|left|alt=Embed Code|Embed Code]]
* Navigate to the Media Library where your video is stored
* Locate the sharing options beneath the preview image thumbnail. See image for the Embed Code option
* Copy the iframe code provided
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== Make a change to your embed code ===
Go ahead and past your code into the intended wiki page. Notice how the code starts with '''<iframe id=''' and ends with '''</iframe>'''. Those are iframe "tags"--a kind of markup used for web pages, but not for wikis. Make the following 2 changes:
# Replace '''<iframe id=''' with '''<htmltag tagname="iframe" id='''
# Replace '''</iframe>''' with '''</htmltag>'''

And you're done!
</div>

File:Share video.png

2015-09-15T14:02:15Z

Jmonaco:

Embedding Media

2015-09-15T13:59:38Z

Jmonaco: /* Uploading to the media server */

== To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need to: ==
# Upload the video to WPI's streaming server
# Obtain the embed code for your video
# Make a small change to the embed code and add to your page

<div style="float:left">
=== Uploading to the media server ===
[[File:Publishing_video.png|thumb|Right|alt=Publishing|3) Publishing]]
[[File:Add_media.png|thumb|left|alt=Adding Media|1) Adding Media]]
[[File:Uploading_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Uploading|2) Uploading]]
* Head on over to https://video.wpi.edu/app/SingleSignOn/default.aspx and log in. (If you go to video.wpi.edu, be sure to click on the "Login from Your Institution" link)
* Click the +add button to upload your video to the appropriate library
* Fill in metadata fields (Title, description, etc) and press Continue
* Upload your file(s) and click Continue to go to the Publish section
* Choose any playlists, if applicable, and click Save and Publish
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== Obtaining Embed Code ===
[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Embed Option|Embed Option]]
* Navigate to the Media Library where your video is stored
* Locate the sharing options beneath the preview image thumbnail. See image for the Embed Code option
* Copy the iframe code provided
</div>
<div style="float:left">
=== Make a change to your embed code ===
Go ahead and past your code into the intended wiki page. Notice how the code starts with '''<iframe id=''' and ends with '''</iframe>'''. Those are iframe "tags"--a kind of markup used for web pages, but not for wikis. Make the following 2 changes:
# Replace '''<iframe id=''' with '''<htmltag tagname="iframe" id='''
# Replace '''</iframe>''' with '''</htmltag>'''

And you're done!
</div>

Embedding Media

2015-09-15T13:59:13Z

Jmonaco: /* Uploading to the media server */

== To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need to: ==
# Upload the video to WPI's streaming server
# Obtain the embed code for your video
# Make a small change to the embed code and add to your page

<div style="float:left">
=== Uploading to the media server ===
[[File:Publishing_video.png|thumb|Right|alt=Publishing|Publishing]]
[[File:Add_media.png|thumb|left|alt=Adding Media|Adding Media]]
[[File:Uploading_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Uploading|Uploading]]
* Head on over to https://video.wpi.edu/app/SingleSignOn/default.aspx and log in. (If you go to video.wpi.edu, be sure to click on the "Login from Your Institution" link)
* Click the +add button to upload your video to the appropriate library
* Fill in metadata fields (Title, description, etc) and press Continue
* Upload your file(s) and click Continue to go to the Publish section
* Choose any playlists, if applicable, and click Save and Publish
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== Obtaining Embed Code ===
[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Embed Option|Embed Option]]
* Navigate to the Media Library where your video is stored
* Locate the sharing options beneath the preview image thumbnail. See image for the Embed Code option
* Copy the iframe code provided
</div>
<div style="float:left">
=== Make a change to your embed code ===
Go ahead and past your code into the intended wiki page. Notice how the code starts with '''<iframe id=''' and ends with '''</iframe>'''. Those are iframe "tags"--a kind of markup used for web pages, but not for wikis. Make the following 2 changes:
# Replace '''<iframe id=''' with '''<htmltag tagname="iframe" id='''
# Replace '''</iframe>''' with '''</htmltag>'''

And you're done!
</div>

Embedding Media

2015-09-15T13:58:48Z

Jmonaco: /* Uploading to the media server */

== To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need to: ==
# Upload the video to WPI's streaming server
# Obtain the embed code for your video
# Make a small change to the embed code and add to your page

<div style="float:left">
=== Uploading to the media server ===
[[File:Add_media.png|thumb|left|alt=Adding Media|Adding Media]]
[[File:Uploading_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Uploading|Uploading]]
[[File:Publishing_video.png|thumb|Right|alt=Publishing|Publishing]]
* Head on over to https://video.wpi.edu/app/SingleSignOn/default.aspx and log in. (If you go to video.wpi.edu, be sure to click on the "Login from Your Institution" link)
* Click the +add button to upload your video to the appropriate library
* Fill in metadata fields (Title, description, etc) and press Continue
* Upload your file(s) and click Continue to go to the Publish section
* Choose any playlists, if applicable, and click Save and Publish
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== Obtaining Embed Code ===
[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Embed Option|Embed Option]]
* Navigate to the Media Library where your video is stored
* Locate the sharing options beneath the preview image thumbnail. See image for the Embed Code option
* Copy the iframe code provided
</div>
<div style="float:left">
=== Make a change to your embed code ===
Go ahead and past your code into the intended wiki page. Notice how the code starts with '''<iframe id=''' and ends with '''</iframe>'''. Those are iframe "tags"--a kind of markup used for web pages, but not for wikis. Make the following 2 changes:
# Replace '''<iframe id=''' with '''<htmltag tagname="iframe" id='''
# Replace '''</iframe>''' with '''</htmltag>'''

And you're done!
</div>

Embedding Media

2015-09-15T13:58:33Z

Jmonaco: /* Uploading to the media server */

== To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need to: ==
# Upload the video to WPI's streaming server
# Obtain the embed code for your video
# Make a small change to the embed code and add to your page

<div style="float:left">
=== Uploading to the media server ===
[[File:Add_media.png|thumb|left|alt=Adding Media|Adding Media]]
[[File:Uploading_video.png|thumb|Right|alt=Uploading|Uploading]]
[[File:Publishing_video.png|thumb|Right|alt=Publishing|Publishing]]
* Head on over to https://video.wpi.edu/app/SingleSignOn/default.aspx and log in. (If you go to video.wpi.edu, be sure to click on the "Login from Your Institution" link)
* Click the +add button to upload your video to the appropriate library
* Fill in metadata fields (Title, description, etc) and press Continue
* Upload your file(s) and click Continue to go to the Publish section
* Choose any playlists, if applicable, and click Save and Publish
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== Obtaining Embed Code ===
[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Embed Option|Embed Option]]
* Navigate to the Media Library where your video is stored
* Locate the sharing options beneath the preview image thumbnail. See image for the Embed Code option
* Copy the iframe code provided
</div>
<div style="float:left">
=== Make a change to your embed code ===
Go ahead and past your code into the intended wiki page. Notice how the code starts with '''<iframe id=''' and ends with '''</iframe>'''. Those are iframe "tags"--a kind of markup used for web pages, but not for wikis. Make the following 2 changes:
# Replace '''<iframe id=''' with '''<htmltag tagname="iframe" id='''
# Replace '''</iframe>''' with '''</htmltag>'''

And you're done!
</div>

Embedding Media

2015-09-15T13:58:19Z

Jmonaco: /* Uploading to the media server */

== To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need to: ==
# Upload the video to WPI's streaming server
# Obtain the embed code for your video
# Make a small change to the embed code and add to your page

<div style="float:left">
=== Uploading to the media server ===
[[File:Add_media.png|thumb|left|alt=Adding Media|Adding Media]]
[[File:Uploading_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Uploading|Uploading]]
[[File:Publishing_video.png|thumb|Right|alt=Publishing|Publishing]]
* Head on over to https://video.wpi.edu/app/SingleSignOn/default.aspx and log in. (If you go to video.wpi.edu, be sure to click on the "Login from Your Institution" link)
* Click the +add button to upload your video to the appropriate library
* Fill in metadata fields (Title, description, etc) and press Continue
* Upload your file(s) and click Continue to go to the Publish section
* Choose any playlists, if applicable, and click Save and Publish
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== Obtaining Embed Code ===
[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Embed Option|Embed Option]]
* Navigate to the Media Library where your video is stored
* Locate the sharing options beneath the preview image thumbnail. See image for the Embed Code option
* Copy the iframe code provided
</div>
<div style="float:left">
=== Make a change to your embed code ===
Go ahead and past your code into the intended wiki page. Notice how the code starts with '''<iframe id=''' and ends with '''</iframe>'''. Those are iframe "tags"--a kind of markup used for web pages, but not for wikis. Make the following 2 changes:
# Replace '''<iframe id=''' with '''<htmltag tagname="iframe" id='''
# Replace '''</iframe>''' with '''</htmltag>'''

And you're done!
</div>

File:Publishing video.png

2015-09-15T13:57:30Z

Jmonaco: Publishing a file uploaded to Ensemble

Publishing a file uploaded to Ensemble

Embedding Media

2015-09-15T13:57:07Z

Jmonaco: /* Uploading to the media server */

== To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need to: ==
# Upload the video to WPI's streaming server
# Obtain the embed code for your video
# Make a small change to the embed code and add to your page

<div style="float:left">
=== Uploading to the media server ===
[[File:Add_media.png|thumb|left|alt=Adding Media|Adding Media]]
[[File:Uploading_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Uploading|Uploading]]
[[File:Publishing_video.png|thumb|left|alt=Publishing|Publishing]]
* Head on over to https://video.wpi.edu/app/SingleSignOn/default.aspx and log in. (If you go to video.wpi.edu, be sure to click on the "Login from Your Institution" link)
* Click the +add button to upload your video to the appropriate library
* Fill in metadata fields (Title, description, etc) and press Continue
* Upload your file(s) and click Continue to go to the Publish section
* Choose any playlists, if applicable, and click Save and Publish
</div>
<div style="float:left">

=== Obtaining Embed Code ===
[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Embed Option|Embed Option]]
* Navigate to the Media Library where your video is stored
* Locate the sharing options beneath the preview image thumbnail. See image for the Embed Code option
* Copy the iframe code provided
</div>
<div style="float:left">
=== Make a change to your embed code ===
Go ahead and past your code into the intended wiki page. Notice how the code starts with '''<iframe id=''' and ends with '''</iframe>'''. Those are iframe "tags"--a kind of markup used for web pages, but not for wikis. Make the following 2 changes:
# Replace '''<iframe id=''' with '''<htmltag tagname="iframe" id='''
# Replace '''</iframe>''' with '''</htmltag>'''

And you're done!
</div>

File:Uploading video.png

2015-09-15T13:55:58Z

Jmonaco: Uploading a video to Ensemble

Uploading a video to Ensemble

Embedding Media

2015-09-15T13:55:02Z

Jmonaco:

== To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need to: ==
# Upload the video to WPI's streaming server
# Obtain the embed code for your video
# Make a small change to the embed code and add to your page

<div style="float:left">
=== Uploading to the media server ===
[[File:Add_media.png|thumb|left|alt=Adding Media|Adding Media]]
[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Uploading|Uploading]]
[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Publishing|Publishing]]
* Head on over to https://video.wpi.edu/app/SingleSignOn/default.aspx and log in. (If you go to video.wpi.edu, be sure to click on the "Login from Your Institution" link)
* Click the +add button to upload your video to the appropriate library
* Fill in metadata fields (Title, description, etc) and press Continue
* Upload your file(s) and click Continue to go to the Publish section
* Choose any playlists, if applicable, and click Save and Publish
</div>
<div style="float:left">
=== Obtaining Embed Code ===
[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Embed Option|Embed Option]]
* Navigate to the Media Library where your video is stored
* Locate the sharing options beneath the preview image thumbnail. See image for the Embed Code option
* Copy the iframe code provided
</div>
<div style="float:left">
=== Make a change to your embed code ===
Go ahead and past your code into the intended wiki page. Notice how the code starts with '''<iframe id=''' and ends with '''</iframe>'''. Those are iframe "tags"--a kind of markup used for web pages, but not for wikis. Make the following 2 changes:
# Replace '''<iframe id=''' with '''<htmltag tagname="iframe" id='''
# Replace '''</iframe>''' with '''</htmltag>'''

And you're done!
</div>

File:Add media.png

2015-09-15T13:10:30Z

Jmonaco: Adding Media to Ensemble

Adding Media to Ensemble

Embedding Media

2015-09-15T13:09:51Z

Jmonaco: Created page with "== To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need to: == # Upload the video to WPI's streaming server # Obtain the embed code for your video # Make a small change to the embed c..."

== To add videos to your wiki page, you'll need to: ==
# Upload the video to WPI's streaming server
# Obtain the embed code for your video
# Make a small change to the embed code and add to your page

=== Uploading to the media server ===
* Head on over to https://video.wpi.edu/app/SingleSignOn/default.aspx and log in. (If you go to video.wpi.edu, be sure to click on the "Login from Your Institution" link)
* Click the +add button to upload your video to the appropriate library
[[File:Example.jpg]]

Encoding

2015-09-14T14:11:43Z

Jmonaco: /* Encoding */

== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

[[Category: Writings, Papers, Tutorials,and Documentation]] [[Category: Advisor:Manzo]]

Sandbox

2015-09-09T20:28:57Z

Jmonaco:

Sandbox

2015-09-09T20:19:12Z

Jmonaco:

Media Player:

<htmltag tagname="iframe" id="ensembleEmbeddedContent_3WxctYs2nkOGDYYTnfLD_g" src="https://video.wpi.edu/app/plugin/embed.aspx?ID=3WxctYs2nkOGDYYTnfLD_g&displayTitle=false&startTime=0&autoPlay=false&hideControls=false&showCaptions=false&width=640&height=360&displaySharing=false" frameborder="0" style="width:640px;height:416px;" height="416" width="640" allowfullscreen></htmltag>

<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Sandbox/A Broader View.mp4</mediaplayer>
Media Player:
<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Daniel_Benson/final_presentation_reencode/final_presentation_reencode.mp4</mediaplayer>
MediaPlayer with Youtube:
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</mediaplayer>
Youtube with URL:
<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>
Youtube with ID:
<youtube>54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>

== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

Sandbox

2015-09-08T17:56:20Z

Jmonaco:

Media Player:

<mediaplayer>rtmp://fms.12E5.edgecastcdn.net/0012E5/mp4:videos/8Juv1MVa-485.mp4</mediaplayer>

<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Sandbox/A Broader View.mp4</mediaplayer>
Media Player:
<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Daniel_Benson/final_presentation_reencode/final_presentation_reencode.mp4</mediaplayer>
MediaPlayer with Youtube:
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</mediaplayer>
Youtube with URL:
<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>
Youtube with ID:
<youtube>54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>

== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

Sandbox

2015-09-08T17:38:20Z

Jmonaco:

Media Player:

<mediaplayer>rtmp://evstream.wpi.edu/streaming/Worcester/ME/Faculty-Sullivan/018V-ReducedPandTChart-SpeedB-kZmr_6bxi06DV45ujZl_7A_1500_852x480.mp4</mediaplayer>

<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Sandbox/A Broader View.mp4</mediaplayer>
Media Player:
<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Daniel_Benson/final_presentation_reencode/final_presentation_reencode.mp4</mediaplayer>
MediaPlayer with Youtube:
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</mediaplayer>
Youtube with URL:
<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>
Youtube with ID:
<youtube>54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>

== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

Sandbox

2015-09-08T17:37:58Z

Jmonaco:

Media Player:

<mediaplayer>http://fpdownload.adobe.com/strobe/FlashMediaPlayback_101.swf?src=rtmp://evstream.wpi.edu/streaming/Worcester/ME/Faculty-Sullivan/018V-ReducedPandTChart-SpeedB-kZmr_6bxi06DV45ujZl_7A_1500_852x480.mp4</mediaplayer>

<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Sandbox/A Broader View.mp4</mediaplayer>
Media Player:
<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Daniel_Benson/final_presentation_reencode/final_presentation_reencode.mp4</mediaplayer>
MediaPlayer with Youtube:
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</mediaplayer>
Youtube with URL:
<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>
Youtube with ID:
<youtube>54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>

== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

Sandbox

2015-09-08T17:24:02Z

Jmonaco:

Sandbox

2015-09-08T17:23:30Z

Jmonaco:

Media Player:

<mediaplayer>http://evstream.wpi.edu/streaming/Worcester/ME/Faculty-Sullivan/018V-ReducedPandTChart-SpeedB-kZmr_6bxi06DV45ujZl_7A_1500_852x480.mp4</mediaplayer>

<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Sandbox/A Broader View.mp4</mediaplayer>
Media Player:
<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Daniel_Benson/final_presentation_reencode/final_presentation_reencode.mp4</mediaplayer>
MediaPlayer with Youtube:
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</mediaplayer>
Youtube with URL:
<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>
Youtube with ID:
<youtube>54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>

== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...

Sandbox

2015-09-08T17:22:50Z

Jmonaco:

Sandbox

2015-09-04T20:07:02Z

Jmonaco:

Media Player:

<mediaplayer>https://video.wpi.edu/Watch/SpecificHeats</mediaplayer>

<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Sandbox/A Broader View.mp4</mediaplayer>
Media Player:
<mediaplayer>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/Manzo/Daniel_Benson/final_presentation_reencode/final_presentation_reencode.mp4</mediaplayer>
MediaPlayer with Youtube:
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</mediaplayer>
Youtube with URL:
<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>
Youtube with ID:
<youtube>54pY8MvwfwM</youtube>

== Encoding Media ==

Many formats and techniques exist for compressing, encoding, and packaging audio and visuals into a final video file. A number of different standards exist, and many variations or partial implementations of those standards are out there. This page has suggestions for formatting and tools to ensure that your video file plays correctly on this wiki and in most web browsers.

=== Tools to encode ===
==== On Campus ====
The following tools are available on campus and can produce files that will work perfectly with all devices.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tool Name
! Where is it
! What to do
|-
| Camtasia Studio (Edit and encode)
| All WPI lab, Tech suite, and Loaner Laptop machines
| Import Media, Add to timeline, Set video size to "recording dimensions" and then Produce and Share, using the Mp4 Only up to 720p preset. Techsmith's tutorial site: [http://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html]
|-
| Adobe Media Encoder (Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Drop a video onto the interface, change the preset to H.264, and Press the green play button to start encoding.
|-
| Adobe Premiere (Edit and Encode)
| Library Multimedia Lab, SL 123 Lab, IMGD Labs, Library Anderson Lab B
| Start a new project (click Ok on the settings page), File > Import media, Drop a video onto the timeline, and select File > Export > Media. When the Export box comes up, change the Format (dropdown menu) to H.264 and click Export.
|}
==== Other ====
These tools are free, but may require some fiddling to use. They are capable of producing compatible files, but some formats may not work correctly in various circumstances. If you use these tools, test the results!!!
*Zamzar [http://www.zamzar.com/]
**Zamzar is free, easy to use, and produces correctly formatted media. Limited to 100 MB files.
*Handbrake [https://handbrake.fr/]
**Handbrake is free and cross platform. It does not '''always''' produce correctly formatted files, however.
*VLC [http://www.videolan.org/vlc]
**Primarily a video player, but also able to convert to MP4 (from the Media > Save/convert menu).
*FFMPEG [https://www.ffmpeg.org/]
**The ultimate video converter, but it is a command-line only program. A simple command like this would work for most video files:
**ffmpeg -i inputFile.ext -c:v libx264 -v:b 1000k -c:a copy output.mp4
**However, for some of the more unusual files, a more complex command may be needed

=== Formatting ===
Generally, the best video format to use is mp4. The wiki can play other formats including mov, wmv, and flv, but these might not play as reliably. One of the most confusing aspects of video formatting is that the file extension does not always indicate what kind of file your video is. This is because video files are actually containers that contain several files! There's generally some data written into the file that describes the kind of content to expect, and then there are audio and video files packed in, each of which contain their own descriptive data and content.

'''What makes it all break?'''
When a video doesn't play correctly, it is often because of unusual combinations of these sub-components of the file. For example, a the file's container may claim to contain video written in the AVC (advanced video codec) format, with audio formatted in PCM (pulse-code modulation). But then, the actual audio and video files actually be written in other formats, like IOSM for the video and MP3 for the audio. Often, a computer can scan through all of this information and can try various combinations of audio and video decoders in order to determine a set that work properly, regardless of what the file info says. But web browsers and mobile devices generally don't have the processing power available to do these things, and rely instead on the files being labelled and encoded very precisely according to a specific standards. Into this mix, you can also add the complication that modern standards such as MP4 are actually still evolving and being revised, so many products are not quite caught up to the latest revisions...