Embedding video/audio content

Video and audio content may be added from Youtube, Vimeo, Microsoft Stream or Kaltura (mediaspace.gla.ac.uk).

For help preparing your video please follow the steps outlined in: Video brand guidelines

There are three players available:

smallplayer example

Small footprint player, automatically floated right with caption beneath

smallplayer

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largeplayer example

Full width of main column on a two column page

largeplayer

popupplayer example

Small footprint thumbnail, floated right which pops out into a lightbox

popupplayer

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Accessibility

You should remember that using video makes meeting web accessibility guidelines much more difficult.

  • To conform with double-A guidleines, you must provide a transcript, captions and audio description
  • To conform with triple-A guidelines, you must provide a transcript, captions, an extended audio description and a sign language interpretation.

We would advise that you are at least able to provide a transcription on demand.

Embedding a standard player

  • In the t4 content editor, type the title of your video.
  • Highlight the title and select 'insert/edit external link'
  • In the 'link URL' box add the URL of the video and click OK'
  • Highlight the text again, and from 'Format: Formats' select one of the following:
    • smallplayer
    • largeplayer
    • popupplayer
  • Preview your content to examine the positioning of your new player


Don't use a video url with a playlist or timestamp at the end:

(https://youtu.be/123EXAMPLE6789?si=RaNdOmCoDe123456)

Thumbnails

By default a thumbnail is generated from around 10 seconds into the video. You can add a custom thumbnail by following these steps:

  • Upload your thumbnail to the t4 media liibrary
  • Add the thumbnail to your content as an image
  • Link the image to your mp4 file and use one of the video classes to generate the player