Categories can provide a useful means for organizing access to content when you are publishing a lot of videos to an embedded video library.  ABC. To publish to any Ensemble Video Web destination you must choose a Category in the Sharing form in the Add/Edit wizard. There is a single “Default ... [More]

Joel Steinfeldt, Media Communications Specialist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, recently shared with me the details of how to use YouTube transcription and closed caption functions with Ensemble Video (Thanks, Joel!). ABC. Joel Steinfeldt Joel has experimented with YouTube’s ... [More]

Check out a live stream at the University of Illinois Chicago of a Perregrine Falcon nest outside the office of LAN Administrator Scott Quinn. When this entry was written the chicks were a little over a week old and just gaining their bearings! ABC. UIC Peregrine Falcon's Nest Live streaming can... [More]

Embedding individual videos with a Flash-based player in a Web page can be a powerful and useful way to provide viewer access to video managed in your Ensemble Video library. It’s easy to do, and there are a few things you can do to customize how your videos look and play on your pages. ABC. There ... [More]

While most Ensemble Video users upload and publish video-on-demand, Ensemble can also be used to manage and publish live streams from live event video or television broadcast feeds. ABC. Many institutions use live streaming to provide access to live events, such as graduations, lectures, and sporti... [More]

This blog entry explains how to create closed captions with MAGpie and upload them to Ensemble Video, where they will be automatically synchronized with your video on playback. This is a fairly simple process to implement and one you should consider if you’re not already captioning your content. ABC... [More]

The Ensemble Video library publishing model is a powerful feature that many new users don’t recognize or use. If you are one, I recommend you try it, you’ll like it!  ABC Users who upload and manage media using Ensemble Video typically want to publish their content to viewers on a Web site out... [More]

With Ensemble Video’s collaboration and sharing features, you can easily create a video showcase Web site for your organization. If you have lots of compelling content across your organization, a showcase Web site can be a real winner! ABC. Many organizations that use Ensemble Video find that video... [More]

iTunes University is a critical publishing destination for many educational institutions. Here’s how to publish content automatically from an Ensemble Video library to iTunes U.  ABC Jim Daley - Ensemble Video & iTunes U 1) Log in to Ensemble Video. 2) Click on the Web Publishing tab. ... [More]

A special Ensemble Video RSS feed lets you syndicate content directly to iTunes, where a lot of folks are now expecting to find their content!  ABC Jim Daley - Ensemble Video & iTunes 1) Log in to Ensemble Video. 2) Click on the Web Publishing tab. 3) Click on the information bubble... [More]