How to add video content to Derby on Demand (Video, VOD, Vlog)
Within your section add:
Pattern hero
Field | Required | Notes | Example |
Name | Yes | Internal name of content for T4 in the format [Content type] - [name] | Pattern hero – Student Support video |
Heading | Yes | Add heading – this will be the title of the content in the feed | Student support at Derby |
Media embed
Field | Required | Notes | Example |
Name | Yes | Internal name of content for T4 in the format [Content type] - [name] | Media embed – Student Support video |
Image |
| By default a thumbnail will pull through from YouTube. You can overwrite this by adding an image, if adding the image must be 1280x720 and optimised through tinyjpg |
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Media URL | Yes | Paste the full URL of the YouTube video | |
Alt tag | Yes | Add alternative text for your image thumbnail | Student with their thumbs up sitting at a desk in the student support centre |
Transcript | Yes | Paste in the full transcript of the video |
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Audio description |
| If applicable paste in the full url of an audio described version of the video |
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Media name | Yes | Give your video a name this will be used to form the link to the transcript, start with lowercase and you don’t need to include the word video | student support at Derby |
Run time | Yes | Add the run time for your video in the format MM:SS | 3:15 |
Section config
Field | Required | Notes | Example |
Name | Yes | Internal name of content for T4 in the format [Content type] - [name] | Section config – Student Support video |
Abstract | Yes | Add a short description of your video, this will show beneath the title in the feed. This must be between 150 -400 characters and different from the heading used in your pattern hero. | Coming to university is a very big step, but here at Derby you're definitely not alone. You will make friends really quickly and there are also lots of student support services on hand to help you have any issues that you may have. Follow Jewel around a tour of Kedleston Road to meet everyone who will enhance your university journey. |
Subject(s) |
| Tag any subjects the video is relevant to, if any subjects are selected the blog category will automatically be assigned to Subject content | In this example the student support video isn’t related to any subjects so this field is left blank |
Start or Publish date |
| Give your content a date based on where you want the content to show in the feed – the Derby on Demand feed will be ordered by date with the newest content first. If left blank the date will be set to the last modified date of the section config. | 14 November 2020 |
Blog category |
| Tag a blog category for the video to belong to, you must only tag one category from the list provided at the start of this doc. | Advice and guidance |
Gate your content
“Gate” your content by mirroring the content type Gate content - Derby on Demand from the main Derby on Demand landing page.
Preview
Check your content is displaying correctly by previewing the test view of the feed content. If required go back to your media embed and update the alt tag field with a relevant description of the thumbnail if using one pulled through from YouTube.