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How to add videos to the Academy

If you want to design your Academy with videos, this article will be helpful for you

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Written by Julia
Updated over a month ago

To upload a video, click the plus icon (Quick Insert) and select “Insert video” from the menu:

Then open the “Upload” tab. On this tab, you will find several settings:

  • Video file upload field

  • Thumbnail (timestamp): choose a specific second from the video to use as the thumbnail

  • Enable controls: allows learners to access the control panel (volume, full-screen mode, playback speed, Picture-in-Picture mode)

  • Enable autoplay: the video will play automatically when learners open the lesson

  • Enable download button: learners will be able to download the video to their devices

📌 Recommended video size and format — up to 1 GB, mp4

After uploading the file and selecting the settings, click “Insert video”:

The video will be added to the lesson. Playback controls will appear below:

If you enabled the download option, learners will be able to download the video by opening the settings menu via the three dots:

Additionally, you can adjust the display size of the video:

If needed, you can delete the video by clicking the trash bin icon:

As an alternative, you can embed videos from popular video hosting platforms using an embed code. You can find more details in this article: How to upload a video to the Academy from popular video hosting platforms?

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