In addition to storing media within theBox, theBox allows staff to:
- Upload/remove single videos to UNSW's eLearning and Community Youtube channels
- Create and upload [and remove] a Youtube playlist of related videos to UNSW's eLearning and Community Youtube channels
Uploading to and taking down from the UNSW Youtube channel[s] from theBox can take some time, the process is typically not instant.
Note: The UNSW Community playlist has previously been known as the AboutUNSW playlist.
Upload a video to YouTube
You must first upload the video to theBox prior to uploading to YouTube.
- Log in to theBox.
- On the Dashboard, click on the Videos card
- On the list of videos, locate the video you wish to upload to YouTube and click the settings menu.
- Choose YouTube settings.
- On the resulting form, select the appropriate YouTube options:
- YouTube Channel - this is the channel you want to upload to. You can upload to the unswelearning or unswcommunity channel.
- Category - this is the YouTube category your video will be listed under
- Allow Comments - this option allows you to enable/disable comments
- Allow Ratings - this option allows you to enable/disable ratings
- Allow Embedding - this options allows you to enable/disable the ability for users to embed your video on other sites
- ClickPublish To YouTube.
Remove video from YouTube
- Log in to theBox.
- On the Dashboard in the Videos card, click the linkYou have X videos.
- On the list of videos, locate the video you wish to remove fromYouTube and click the cog icon.
- Choose YouTube settings.
- Click theTake Down button.
Create a YouTube playlist and add videos to it
To create a YouTube playlist
- Log into theBox.
- On theBox dashboard, click "Create" in the YouTube playlists card
or
Click the + icon and choose theYouTube playlist button. - On the resulting form, enter/select the appropriate YouTube playlist information/options:
- Title - this is the title of the YouTube playlist you are creating
- YouTube Channel - this is the YouTube channel that the playlist will belong to
- Tags
- Restrict Access To - this is a theBox setting and determines if the playlist can only be viewed by yourself in theBox or if you wish to share it with all staff.
- Click Save.
To add videos to a YouTube playlist
- Log into theBox.
- On the Dashboard, click the YouTube playlistcard
- Search for and click on the YouTube playlist you wish to add a video to.
- Click on the + button and chooseLibrary Picker.
- Search for the video you wish to add.
- Click the checkbox beside the video and clickDone.