Overview

Media Library offers a media processing, storage and streaming option for all audio-video material in D2L Brightspace. The Media Library repository holds all media files uploaded using Record Audio, Record Video, Video Note and the Content tool from your course(s) in D2L Brightspace.

What you need to know...

  • The Media Library is replacing our Capture streaming media server as the place where you should upload any video content into that you want to include in your courses.
  • Any audio/video media you add to any course will automatically be stored in your Media Library
  • There is a 2GB file size limit on media uploaded to the Media Library. (It would take a very large video file to reach this limit)
  • At this time, there is no ability to prevent students from downloading a video when it is made available in Content. Classroom lectures should not be uploaded into a course if they contain a potential FERPA violation.
  • At this time, there can only be one 'owner' of a file uploaded to the Media Library and that owner will be the only person who can add the piece of media to a course. This means that other faculty in the class will not be able to see and add the media to the Content area. Ownership of the media can be transferred to others via a helpdesk ticket request.
  • Video files added to the Media Library can automatically be captioned (link this)
  • Most audio and video types are supported but .mp3 and .mp4 are the recommended types

Accessing Media Library

You can access your Media Library under the More Tools dropdown in your course. (It can also be accessed anywhere within the learning environment by clicking the Gears icon toward the upper right hand corner of your screen)

Keep in mind that the Media Library is a repository that will contain all the audio and video files you have in uploaded into D2L Brightspace across all courses.

Helpful Hint: Considering utilizing a naming convention to help you find your content via a search more easily (i.e. including the course code in the title of the file if the content is course specific)

D2L Brightspace Navbar with the "More Tools" dropdown menu expanded out. There is a red box around the "Media Library" option in the dropdown menu.

Elements of the Media Library

  1. Click Add to upload a media file or record a webcam - The Record Webcam option allows you to use D2L Brightspace's Video Note tool to record audio or video that will be saved to the Media Library. Instructions on using Video note can be found here (link this).
  2. Filter content based upon audio-video type. More than one filter can be used. (remember to hit the magnifying glass after select a filter to 'apply' it).
  3. Search all content within the Media Library repository.
  4. Click Options (...) to:
    Preview Content
    Download content to your computer or device
    Edit video timelines, add chapters, create manual or automated captions using the editor
    Rename content and Edit Description
    Delete content

Labeled screenshot of the Media Library main page, showing two videos in the user's library with red boxes around 1. the Add button in the top left corner, 2. the Filters button, 3. the empty Search text field, and 4. an ellipses button associated with video "Test Demo 2"

Upload File

Media Library main page with a red box around the blue "Add" button in the top left corner of the page. There is a dropdown menu below the button with the options of "Upload File" and "Record Webcam"

Once the Upload File has been selected,  a pop-up will appear, choose the file or open a folder to select the media file. Select Open to begin uploading the file.

File explorer window showing an video file called "Create a Discussion Forum and Topic in D2L Brightspace.mp4". There is a red box around the "Open" button in the bottom right corner of the window.

The file will begin uploading. Once completed the file will appear in your list of media.

Media library main page with a red box around an added video called "Create a Discussion Forum and Topic in D2L Brightspace.mp4", There is also a red box around a "1 upload complete" notification in the bottom right corner.

Record Webcam

  1. Video and Audio recording - Select New Recording for both audio and video.
  2. Audio Only recording - The recording will start, the New Recording button will change to Stop Recording. Select Stop Recording when finished recording.

Labeled screenshot of a window called "Record Webcam". There is 1. a New Recording button, 2. an Audio only toggle, and a red box around the next button in the bottom left corner of the window. There is a pixelated screen of the users webcam in the middle.   Screenshot of a window called "Record Webcam". There is a red box around each of a "Stop Recording" button, a time code of 00:03 / 30:00, and the next button in the bottom left corner of the window. There is a pixelated screen of the users webcam in the middle.

Select the Next button.

The New Webcam Recording properties will open:

  1. Add a Title.
  2. Add a Description.
  3. Select the Audio Language for your audience.
  4. Select the "Automatically generate captions from audio" checkbox to generate captions.
  5. Select Finish.

Labeled screenshot of a popup window called "Record Webcam", with fields for 1. Title, 2. Description, 3. Audio Language, 4. a checkbox to "Automatically generate captions from audio", and 5. a "Finish" button in the bottom-left corner of the window.

The new webcam recording will start uploading and appear in the Media Library list when finished.

  1. Recording appears in Media Library.
  2. Upload Complete message.

Media Library main page showing two videos in the user's library, including 1. a newly added video called "Test Demo 2". and 2. a "1 upload complete" notification in the bottom-right corner.