Brightcove - Video Embedding
Embed video in web pages using Brightcove
What is Brightcove?
Brightcove is an off-site video conversion and hosting service. Columbia web developers can upload a video (most major formats are supported - see list below) to the Brightcove servers, where the file will be converted to Flash (FLV) format. After adding some HTML code to a Collage page the video can be viewed in a web browser; the video is streamed from the Brightcove servers, which provides fast delivery.
Who can use Brightcove?
Any department who has the need to host video content on their site can have an account; please contact the Webmaster for details. As of Spring 2008, the service is covered through the Web Services budget.
What file formats can be uploaded?
For additional information & FAQs please see the Brightcove Help page.
Brightcove Walkthrough / Demonstration:
What is Brightcove?
Brightcove is an off-site video conversion and hosting service. Columbia web developers can upload a video (most major formats are supported - see list below) to the Brightcove servers, where the file will be converted to Flash (FLV) format. After adding some HTML code to a Collage page the video can be viewed in a web browser; the video is streamed from the Brightcove servers, which provides fast delivery.
Who can use Brightcove?
Any department who has the need to host video content on their site can have an account; please contact the Webmaster for details. As of Spring 2008, the service is covered through the Web Services budget.
What file formats can be uploaded?
- .3GP (3GP for GSM phones)
- .3G2 (3GP for CDSM phones)
- .asf Windows Media Player)
- .avi (Windows video format)
- .dv (Digital Video)
- .flv (VP6 Flash video)
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.mov (QuickTime multimedia format)
- .mp4, .f4v (H.264 MPEG-4 Part 10, MPEG-4 Part 14)
- .mpeg (MPEG-1, MPEG-2)
- .mpg (MPEG-1, MPEG-2)
- .qt (QuickTime video)
- .wmv (Windows Media Video)
What is the maximum file size or video length that can be uploaded?
The maximum file size for uploaded videos is 2 GB.
For additional information & FAQs please see the Brightcove Help page.
Brightcove Walkthrough / Demonstration: