Videos can be embedded into a web page or a Canvas course to allow users to view them directly within that content.
Please note that if videos are embedded into external domains (i.e. non-Manchester sites) then they must be set to public to play correctly on that site.
Embedded video player sizing
There are 3 options available for video player size when embedding a video, which you can select from the dropdown menu in the Video Info section. The 3 default sizes are:
- Small (560 x 315 pixels)
- Medium (660 x 380 pixels)
- Large (853 x 480 pixels)
You can use a custom size by changing the height and width attributes in the provided code.
Embedding a video
The steps involved to embed a video are:
- Find the embed code for the video by clicking the Options button under the video on the Video Portal and choosing Video info. Copy the code from the box that appears.
- The default embed size is medium, but you can change this from the dropdown box above the embed code area.
- Go to the page in Canvas where you want the videos to appear, and click on the switch to HTML editor via the button highlighted in the image below and paste the copied embed code into place.
- Press Save in the source code window, and you will see the video appear in the page. Press Submit in the main window to save all the changes.
If you need any further help or support, contact podcasting@manchester.ac.uk.