.. note:: Some past courses have used .sjson files for video transcripts. If your course uses this format, see :ref:`Steps for sjson files`. We don't recommend that you use .sjson files.
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Step 3. Post the Video Online
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You can use any video backup site that you want. However, keep in mind that the site where you
post the videos may have to handle a lot of traffic.
.. note:: The URL for the video that you post on a third-party site must end in .mp4, .ogg, or
.mpeg. EdX can't support videos that you post on sites such as Vimeo.
.. note:: The URL for the video that you post on a third-party site must end in .mp4, .mpeg, .ogg, or .webm. EdX can't support videos that you post on sites such as Vimeo.
.. _Create a Video Component:
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Create a Video Component
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Step 4. Create a Video Component
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#. Under **Add New Component**, click **Video**.
#. When the new video component appears, click **Edit**. The video editor opens to the **Basic** tab.
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You'll replace the default values with your own.
#. In the **Display Name** field, enter the name you want students to see when they hover the mouse
over the unit in the course accordion. This text also appears as a header for the video.
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* - **Download Transcript**
- If you've uploaded a transcript for your video to a backup website such as Amazon S3, enter the external URL for this transcript.
* - **Download Video**
- If you've uploaded a copy of your video to a backup website such as Amazon S3, enter the external URL for this video. Note this URL must end in .mpeg, .mp4, or .ogg.
- If you've uploaded a copy of your video to a backup website such as Amazon S3, enter the external URL for this video. Note that this URL must end in .mpeg, .mp4, .ogg, or .webm.
* - **End Time**
- The time, formatted as hours, minutes, and seconds (HH:MM:SS), when you want the video to end.
* - **HTML5 Transcript**
- The name of the timed transcript track (for non-YouTube videos).
- If you uploaded an .srt file on the **Basic** tab, the name of your .srt file appears in this field by default. You don't have to change this setting.
* - **Show Transcript**
- Specifies whether you want the transcript to show by default. Students can always turn transcripts on or off while they watch the video.
* - **Start Time**
- The time, formatted as hours, minutes, and seconds (HH:MM:SS), when you want the video to begin.
* - **Transcript Download Allowed**
- Specifies whether you want to allow your students to download a copy of the transcript.
* - **Video Sources**
- Additional locations where you've posted the video. This field must contain a URL that ends in .mpeg, .mp4, or .ogg.
- Additional locations where you've posted the video. This field must contain a URL that ends in .mpeg, .mp4, .ogg, or .webm.
* - **YouTube ID, YouTube ID for .75x speed, YouTube ID for 1.25x speed, YouTube ID for 1.5x speed**
- If you have uploaded separate videos to YouTube for different speeds of your video, enter the YouTube IDs for these videos in these fields.
.. _Steps for sjson files:
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Steps for .sjson Files
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If your course uses .sjson files, you'll (overview of process).
.. note:: We don't recommend that you use .sjson files.
#. Upload the .sjson file for your video to the **Files & Uploads** page.
#. Create a new video component.
#. On the **Basic** tab, (do anything?).
#. Click the **Advanced** tab.
#. In the **HTML5 Transcript** field, enter the name of your .sjson file. Do not include ".sjson".
