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@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ Transcript Format
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Your transcript must be an .srt file.
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.. note:: Some past courses have used .sjson files for video transcripts. If your course uses this format, see :ref:`Steps for sjson files`. We don't recommend that you use .sjson files.
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Step 3. Post the Video Online
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@@ -120,20 +122,23 @@ Other Sites
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You can use any video backup site that you want. However, keep in mind that the site where you
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post the videos may have to handle a lot of traffic.
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.. note:: The URL for the video that you post on a third-party site must end in .mp4, .ogg, or
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.mpeg. EdX can't support videos that you post on sites such as Vimeo.
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.. note:: The URL for the video that you post on a third-party site must end in .mp4, .mpeg, .ogg, or .webm. EdX can't support videos that you post on sites such as Vimeo.
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.. _Create a Video Component:
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Create a Video Component
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Step 4. Create a Video Component
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#. Under **Add New Component**, click **Video**.
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#. When the new video component appears, click **Edit**. The video editor opens to the **Basic** tab.
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.. image:: Images/
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You'll replace the default values with your own.
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#. In the **Display Name** field, enter the name you want students to see when they hover the mouse
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over the unit in the course accordion. This text also appears as a header for the video.
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:header-rows: 0
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* - **Download Transcript**
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- If you've uploaded a transcript for your video to a backup website such as Amazon S3, enter the external URL for this transcript.
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* - **Download Video**
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- If you've uploaded a copy of your video to a backup website such as Amazon S3, enter the external URL for this video. Note this URL must end in .mpeg, .mp4, or .ogg.
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- If you've uploaded a copy of your video to a backup website such as Amazon S3, enter the external URL for this video. Note that this URL must end in .mpeg, .mp4, .ogg, or .webm.
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* - **End Time**
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- The time, formatted as hours, minutes, and seconds (HH:MM:SS), when you want the video to end.
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* - **HTML5 Transcript**
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- The name of the timed transcript track (for non-YouTube videos).
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- If you uploaded an .srt file on the **Basic** tab, the name of your .srt file appears in this field by default. You don't have to change this setting.
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* - **Show Transcript**
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- Specifies whether you want the transcript to show by default. Students can always turn transcripts on or off while they watch the video.
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* - **Start Time**
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- The time, formatted as hours, minutes, and seconds (HH:MM:SS), when you want the video to begin.
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* - **Transcript Download Allowed**
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- Specifies whether you want to allow your students to download a copy of the transcript.
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* - **Video Sources**
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- Additional locations where you've posted the video. This field must contain a URL that ends in .mpeg, .mp4, or .ogg.
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- Additional locations where you've posted the video. This field must contain a URL that ends in .mpeg, .mp4, .ogg, or .webm.
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* - **YouTube ID, YouTube ID for .75x speed, YouTube ID for 1.25x speed, YouTube ID for 1.5x speed**
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- If you have uploaded separate videos to YouTube for different speeds of your video, enter the YouTube IDs for these videos in these fields.
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.. _Steps for sjson files:
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Steps for .sjson Files
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If your course uses .sjson files, you'll (overview of process).
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.. note:: We don't recommend that you use .sjson files.
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#. Upload the .sjson file for your video to the **Files & Uploads** page.
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#. Create a new video component.
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#. On the **Basic** tab, (do anything?).
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#. Click the **Advanced** tab.
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#. In the **HTML5 Transcript** field, enter the name of your .sjson file. Do not include ".sjson".
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#. Set the other options that you want.
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