MiVideo: Add YouTube Passthrough Videos to My Media

Environment

Canvas 
MiVideo Mediaspace

Issue

Add YouTube videos to My Media.

Video Demo

Adding Youtube Media to My Media

Resolution

Notes:

• YouTube videos are passed through to your My Media library but continue to reside on YouTube.
• YouTube videos can be captioned on the MiVideo service.
• Be aware if you are not the YouTube video owner, the owner may edit or delete the video and you will not be notified.
  • If the video is deleted, MiVideo will display an error message in the player because it will no longer be able to access the video on YouTube.
  • If the video is edited, MiVideo captions for the video may become inaccurate.
• EAD (extended audio description) for YouTube passthrough videos is not supported.

Canvas

1. Account > My Media > Add New > YouTube
2. Paste the YouTube URL or Content ID
   • Tip: To find the YouTube URL, navigate to the video, click the Share icon under the video player. Copy the URL.
3. Click Preview
4. Enter the Name, Description, add Tags, and enter any custom metadata as needed
5. Select a Publishing Status. If the video is added to your Media Gallery, it is automatically Published. See the Publish Media article for more information
6. Click Save

Mediaspace

1. Add New > YouTube
   • Note: If you are logged in and cannot find the Add New list you may not have the necessary upload rights, or your site is using a special layout. Contact your site administrator for help.
2. Paste the YouTube URL or Content ID
   • Tip: To find the YouTube URL, navigate to the video, click the Share icon under the video player. Copy the URL.
3. Click Preview
4. Enter the Name, Description, add Tags, and enter any custom metadata as needed
5. Select a Publishing Status. If the video is added to your channel, it is automatically Published. See the Publish Media article for more information
6. Click Save

Resources and Questions

• Check out the new Academic Technology@Michigan website for course planning resources from across U-M
• Visit the Canvas @ Michigan site for faculty including the U-M Instructor Guide with links to additional support resources from across campus
• Check out the Canvas and MiVideo tutorials

For additional questions, please contact the ITS Service Center