Publishing Streaming Media

After you upload the streaming media file to the server, you can embed or link it to a web page including the ELMS content area based on your instructional goals.

Link Your Streaming Media File

You can copy and paste the URL to the URL field when you use the external link tool in Blackboard. Here is the example:

http://streaming.umd.edu/academic/YourFolder/FileName

Embed Your Streaming Media File 

If you want to have more control, we recommend to embed your media into a page. With the embedded media, you can easily customize your media. Choose the right code based on your media format, copy and paste the code to your web page or ELMS course content area, such as discussion board, quiz, or learning unit. 

QuickTime(mov) [1]

Windows Media(wmv) [2]

MPEG(mp4) [3]

NOTE: UMD streaming media server does not support Flash video(flv or swf), you can either convert it to the supported format, such as QuickTime, MP4 or Windows Media, or contact us [4] for other options.