Browsing The Video Gallery
From HwdMediaShare Documentation
This article is intended for website users, click here if you are the website administrator. Depending on the configuration of the website on which you are viewing hwdVideoShare, some of the following options might not be available.
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Watching Videos
In order to watch videos on our site, make sure you have access to the following system requirements:
- Macromedia Flash Player 7.0+ plug-in
- Windows 2000 or higher with latest updates installed
- Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
- Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 5.0+, or Safari 1.0+
- Broadband connection with 500+ Kbps
Searching for Videos
There are lots of ways to find videos to watch. Here are a few to start with:
- If you know what you're looking for, you can type keywords into the Search box at the top of every page.
- Click on the Videos tab to browse the video gallery; the links from the video homepage will give you an idea of what other users are watching and rating using time-related information.
- Click on the Category tab to browse the video categories; related videos are grouped together in categories to help users find related media.
- We also have "featured" videos on the video homepage.
- If you are watching a video you like, you can view related videos, and find other videos from the same users.
Organizing Videos
Users have the option to organise their videos using one of the following methods:
- Go to the "Your Videos" page and click on the delete' button to delete the video from the gallery.
- Go to the "Your Videos" page and click on the edit' button to edit video information and upload a new thumbnail image.
- Add a video to your favourites to keep s record of your favourite videos.
- Add a video to one of the video groups which you have joined.
Sharing Videos
Make my video private
When you upload a video, or edit your video later you can choose to:
- Only allow registered users to see your video.
- Only allow yourself to view the video.
- Password protect your video so only users with your password can watch the video.
Adding video to Groups
You can add videos to video groups and share them with other members of the group.
Commenting on videos
You can comment on videos. You can also comment in video groups.
Embedding videos
If enabled, you can copy and paste the embed code from the video page to share the video on external websites outside the video gallery.
Linking to videos
You can copy and use the Permalink from the video page to link directly back to the video. You can share this link on external websites outside the video gallery.