Adding videos to your lessons
Add a Video tile when you want to upload a clip, record your screen or camera, embed a hosted video, or create an AI-generated Editable Video.
When a Video tile is empty, it offers four starting points:
Upload a video from your device
Record your screen, camera, or both
Embed a video URL or iframe
Editable Video to create a narrated, scene-based video with the Mindsmith Agent
Uploading a video
Add a Video tile, then choose Upload.
Drag in a file or browse your device.
Keep the editor open until the upload and any final processing finish.
Video tiles accept MP4, MOV, and WebM files. If you add a file that needs a more broadly compatible playback format, Mindsmith may process it after upload.
After the video is added, select the tile to open its settings.
Embedding a hosted video
Choose Embed, then paste a public video URL, such as a YouTube or Vimeo link, a direct video URL, or an iframe snippet.
If the URL cannot play in the standard video player, Mindsmith converts the tile to an Embed tile instead.
Playback settings
Select a video tile to control how learners can watch it:
Video must be completed requires the learner to finish the video before continuing.
Learners can skip ahead appears when completion is required. Turn it off to prevent seeking past unwatched content.
Hide speed picker removes playback-speed controls from the learner player.
Some workspaces may also have an option to prepare uploaded videos for adaptive streaming. When that option is available, use Send to Mux in the video settings. Mux playback does not support the completion, skip-ahead, or speed-picker settings.
Thumbnail, transcript, and captions
Select the tile to add a custom thumbnail or accessibility content.
Upload a PNG, JPEG, GIF, or WebP image as the thumbnail.
Enter a plain-text transcript.
Upload synchronized captions as a
.vttfile.Enterprise workspaces can use Generate Captions & Transcript to create both from the video audio.
Trimming playback
For an uploaded video, drag the start and end handles or enter timestamps in the tile settings. This changes the range learners see without replacing the original uploaded source.
Recordings made with Mindsmith can also be trimmed on the preview screen before you save them. Saving that trim processes the recording into the selected range.
Recording your screen and camera
Mindsmith recordings can be up to 15 minutes long.
Add an empty Video tile and choose Record.
Choose Screen only, Camera only, or Screen and camera.
Select your microphone and camera as needed, then continue to the preview.
Start recording after the countdown. You can pause and resume during the take.
Stop, review the result, trim the beginning or end, and select Save.
Your browser may ask for permission to use your screen, camera, or microphone. If a source does not appear, check the browser and operating-system permissions for the site.
Creating an Editable Video
Choose Editable Video when you want the Mindsmith Agent to draft a narrated video from a prompt. Describe the topic, audience, desired length, and any important visuals or source material. You can preview and refine the generated scenes before rendering the final video for learners.
See Editable Video for the full authoring and rendering workflow.
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