Configuring Video

You can set up your community to support videos recorded and uploaded by community members. This feature is different from the ability to embed video from other sites such as YouTube or Vimeo. With this feature, members of the community can upload their own video (even record if they have a webcam). Videos uploaded in this way are visible only within the community, making this a more secure way to share video that's specific to the community.

Note: This is an optional feature available as a module. For more about modules, see Adding Features with Modules.

Admin Console: System > Settings > Video

To configure this feature:

Enter the license number you received, then click validate.
Select the Allow webcam check box if you want people to be able to use their computer's webcam to record video for uploading.
Choose an image to use as a watermark. Some version of your community's logo is a good choice.

Supported Formats

Supported video container type -- AVI, MOV, WMV, MP4, MPEG, FLV, 3GP, and 3G2.
Supported video codecs -- All of the popular MPEG-4 variants like DivX, XviD, H.264, 3IVX, and MSMPEG4, plus Windows Media 9.
Supported audio codecs -- MP2, MP3, WAV, AAC (typically seen in QuickTime files), Windows Media audio, and for mobile devices AMR in both narrow-band and wide-band varieties.