MediaSpace content is designed for both desktop and mobile playback. It will also play back content on any device capable of playing Flash video. MediaSpace also supports HTML5 playback and will play video without a Flash plugin on both Mac and Windows computers with most modern browsers, including Microsoft Internet Explorer and Google Chrome, most Google Android devices, as well as iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
Most newer versions of Flash will work, but for security reasons it is always recommended that your Flash player be up to date. Known issues with older versions include:
If you experience these or similar problems, please update your Flash player to the latest version.
iOS and Android mobile devices are capable of playing back content from MediaSpace. But functionality such as uploading content or capturing from a webcam can only be accomplished from a desktrop browser.
The Mozilla Firefox browser not does support the format of HTML5 video used by MediaSpace. As such, you require the Flash plugin in order to watch media in Firefox. Furthermore, MediaSpace has not been tested with any Blackberry or Windows Phone device.
All media from our legacy Media Manager system has been migrated to MediaSpace. Because of the way ownership of media is assigned in MediaSpace, it is possible that a piece of media which you previously owned in Media Manager will not be available to you in MediaSpace. The migration process only allowed for one person to own a piece of media, and that ownership was assigned to the original uploader. In some cases, that person is no longer at OSU or has simply transferred responsibility to another person. In those cases, we can easily re-assign the piece of media to another owner in MediaSpace. Simply contact Media Services and notify them the change.
MediaSpace only allows for media of less than 2GB to be uploaded. Alternate methods of upload exist for files larger than 2GB. Please contact Media Services for details.
Currently there is no limit to the number, duration, or size of media that can be uploaded into MediaSpace. Users of MediaSpace may encounter issues uploading files larger than 2 GB. For assistance uploading large files, please contact Media Services.
There may be several reasons why a piece of media may not play. These are just a few:
MediaSpace can support both audio and video files.
Content uploaded to MediaSpace is encoded in a variety of formats for both desktop and mobile playback. They are:
It is important to note that MediaSpace cannot produce a piece of media at a higher resolution than the quality of the original file.
Video is encoded in bit rates ranging from from 496 kbps to 4192 kbps. It is important to note that MediaSpace cannot produce a piece of media at a higher bit rate than that of the original file.
MediaSpace can encode the following video file types:
MediaSpace can also encode the following audio file types:
For best results with video, we recommend preparing videos in 1280x720 pixels and using the H.264 video codec at about 4000 kbps.
You should contact the owner of the content for a copy of the original recording.
MediaSpace does not retain your originally uploaded file nor is it an archival system. MediaSpace creates a high quality transcoding of the media you uploaded, but the original file is discarded after the conversion is completed. You should retain the original copy of all media you uploaded.
Functionality exists to replace media in MediaSpace with an alternate recording while retaining the same link and metadata. Please contact Media Services for further details.
You have the option to make your media public for all to see by publishing it to a public category or restrict it's access to it to only yourself, or to a select group of people in a Channel or restricted category.
There are a few different ways to distribute your media once it has been encoded.
Certain categories in MediaSpace are unmoderated. You can add your content to any of these categories. At the same time, administrators may find your content is inappropriate for the selected category and may remove it from that category.
MediaSpace administrators at Media Services have the ability to restrict categories in a number of ways:
Users on an access list can have one of two different types of permissions:
You can add your content to as many as seven different categories in MediaSpace.
Categories in MediaSpace are created by Media Services. If you would like an additional category, please contact Media Services.
Channels allow content owners to group media together and restrict access to that media to only a defined list of users. Note: if you publish your media to a public category, adding that same media to a Channel will not restrict who has access to it.
Users of MediaSpace can create their own personal Channels. To do this:
Upon creating a Channel, you determine if that Channel is Open, Restricted or Private. Depending on your choice, you are then required to define who is a member of your Channel if you wish them to access the content therein. You do this as follows:
You must be granted permission from a Channel manager in order to submit content to a Channel. Furthermore, you may only submit content that you own to a Channel. You may add content to a Channel in one of two ways. Either from the Channel's page or from the media's page. From the Channel's page:
From your media's page:
A content owner can remove any of his media from a Channel to which it had been previously submitted. Channel managers can remove any content that has been previously submitted to their channel. If you're a content owner:
If you're a Channel manager:
Channels must have moderation activated in order to approve or reject a submitted piece of media. Only a Channel manager or moderator may approve or reject content submitted to a Channel. To do this:
Only a Channel manager may delete a Channel. To do this:
Playlists allow you to group content together for embedding on an external web page. Every time you add a new or remove an item to a Playlist, your embedded player automatically updates to reflect this change. Playlists presently are only Adobe Flash compatible and only work in browsers with the Flash plug-in installed.
Users of MediaSpace can create their own personal Playlists. To do this:
Any media in MediaSpace can be added to a Playlist.
Users can delete the Playlists they have created. To do this:
Yes, the MediaSpace player can be embedded on a web page. Click the Share tab underneath the media. Copy this code and paste it into the source code for your web page. This can be done on any web page including Drupal and Blackboard pages. Only the owner of the media has access to the HTML code necessary for embedding that piece of media.
You cannot password protect your media in MediaSpace but you can restrict who has access to it to only certain users who must first log in before reaching your content. By default, every piece of media in MediaSpace is unpublished and remains inaccessible until the owner either publishes it to a category or adds it to a Channel with defined access controls.
MediaSpace allows you to restrict access to your media by assigning it to a restricted category or by creating a Channel and assigning an access list to that Channel. By placing your media exclusively in one of these categories or Channels - and not publishing it publically anywhere else - you can thus control who can access your content.
No. MediaSpace is intended to be used as a media distribution and management tool, not an archival tool. Please keep your original media files stored somewhere safe, such as on your personal computer, a CD/DVD, or other form of electronic storage.
If you have found material on MediaSpace which you find offensive, please report it to Media Services immediately.
If you have found material on MediaSpace which you believe is in violation of copyright, please report it to Media Services immediately.
MediaSpace allows for the captioning of media and is compatible with SRT files. You may upload your own captions file if you are familiar with the SRT format. Otherwise, Disability Access Services can assist you in generating and adding captions to your video. You can contact DAS at 541-737-4098.
Media Services can assist with the streaming of your live events. These events can be webcast at http://live.oregonstate.edu/. If you would like more information on streaming a live event, please contact Media Services at 541-737-2121.
Yes. Instructors who have uploaded media to MediaSpace can link to it in Blackboard. Furthermore, by leaving their media unpublished in MediaSpace and simply embedding the media in Blackboard, the instructor can prevent anyone but their assigned students from accessing that specific piece of media.
All media previously uploaded and set as "Private" will continue to behave in the same way. That is, the media will not be discoverable by searching MediaSpace or by browsing through the galleries or channels. Only if you link to that media will people be able to access it, with the added caveat that if that link becomes publically accessible, then *anyone* will be able to access it.
Defining your media as "Private" in the previous version of MediaSpace was an imperfect way of making your media secret. It allowed you to upload media and make it undiscoverable in MediaSpace while still being able to share a link to it from off the site. But if that link was discovered, then your media would become public to the world.
The new MediaSpace allows you the ability to make your media more public or much more secure. But it will not allow you to make media private in the same way that the old MediaSpace did. Unlike the previous method of sharing private media, if you upload media to MediaSpace and leave it unpublished, but then share a link to it, those who follow that link will not be able to access your media.
One alternative available to you is to embed your media on an external page - Drupal, Wordpress, Blackboard, etc. - rather than a link. This will allow anyone with access to that external page to view that media. The access control to this media then shifts away from MediaSpace and onto the external web page (Blackboard, for instance).
Another alternative is to assign your media to the Private channel. Only ONID authenticated users can browse content of the Private channel. The caveat being that every ONID authenticated user can browse the content of the Private channel. But it also allows you to share a link to your media, even with those who are not ONID authenticated.
Lastly, if you know precisely with whom you'd like to share your media, you can create your own channel, set the permissions to Private, and populate the members list with only the ONID names of those who should have access to that media. That access list can be as short as one or two people, or as many as every ONID user on campus. Note that this only works with users who have ONID accounts. Thus, non-OSU users would not qualify in this scenario.
