Working with the Brightcove Video Widget

Important: You need an account on http://www.brightcove.com to show videos in the Ektron CMS400.NET Brightcove Video Widget.

Your Brightcove.com account allows you to upload, store, and play videos on your Web page with the Ektron CMS400.NET Brightcove Video widget.

Follow these steps to play videos with the Brightcove Video widget.

  1. Set the Brightcove Video widget Configuration in the Workarea.
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    1. From the Ektron CMS400.NET Workarea, choose Settings > Configuration > Personalizations > Widgets.
    2. Click EditBrightcoveVideo.ascx () to set the properties shown below.

      Note: Brightcove provides the values for the Global Settings for this widget on your Brightcove Account pages. Log in to http://www.brightcove.com and go to Account Settings > API Management.

    3. Click Save.
  2. Place the Brightcove Widget on a PageBuilder page.
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    1. Edit a PageBuilder page.
    2. Drag and drop the Brightcove Widget into a dropzone.

      See Place Widgets on the Page for more information about PageBuilder and Widgets.
  3. Upload Videos Using the Brightcove Video Widget.
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    Note: You can upload your video using your Brightcove.com account or follow these steps and upload a video using the Ektron CMS400.NET Brightcove Video Widget.

    1. Click Edit () on the Brightcove Video Widget.
    2. Notice there are three tabs across the top - Video List, Search, and Upload.
    3. Click Upload.
    4. Enter Video Name.
    5. Enter Video Description.
    6. Click Browse and choose the video file to upload.
    7. Click Upload.

      A message on the Edit window shows that the Video is being uploaded. In this example, we are uploading the Training Program 8.0 video.

      Note: Your video may not be available to view immediately after uploading. Allow time for Brightcove to publish it or check its status on your Brightcove Account page.

  4. Choose the Video to Play in the Brightcove Video Widget.
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    1. Click Edit () on the Brightcove Video Widget. 
    2. Click either the picture or title of the video you want to show in this widget.

      Search or change the Sort by value to make it easier to find your video in a long list.

The following image is an example of the Brightcove Video Widget on an Ektron OnTrek Website page.

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