Migrating from Ryecast to Stream
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On your browser, go to the Ryecast channel list.
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On the Search for… text input, start typing the channel’s name and click the icon to go to that channel’s home page.
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Log in to the Ryecast Admin panel. On the top-right hand side, click Log In then Log In again.
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Click Admin on the menu bar.
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Click Presentations on the left menu.
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Click on the presentation you want to backup.
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Scroll down to Transcoding Status to show the download links.
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Right click on the Download link and select Save Link As…
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Save the file in a directory on your computer.
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In a browser, go to Stream Video Platform.
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Login using RU Single Sign On.
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The My Media repository will now be visible. Your Ryecast channel will appear as the top-level folder, and the videos will be organized according to the Ryecast folders within that folder.
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Navigate your My Media by double-clicking on folders and the navigation bar.
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Under Public Videos, you can find the same folder structure under Library. These are referencing your My Media videos.
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In D2L Brightspace, open the rich text editor and remove the Ryecast player by pressing delete on your keyboard.
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Click the Insert Stuff button.
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Select the Stream Media Chooser.
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Once the Stream Media Chooser loads, select the video from your Media Library to embed.
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Click on the three dots on the corner of the video thumbnail and check Publish to Course.
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Click Insert Content. Verify that the content is embedded properly in the preview.
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Click Insert.
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Click Save and Close.
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In the D2L Brightspace rich text editor, highlight the existing link, then click Insert Quicklink.
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On Stream Video Platform, hover your mouse over a video and click More…
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In the General tab, find Published To and to make sure that the course or organization shell has access to this video.
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Switch to the Links tab on the left sidebar.
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Copy the Direct Link by clicking the Copy Direct Link button beside it.
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Paste the new link in the URL field.
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Click Update.
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Click Save and Close in the HTML editor.
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On Stream Video Platform, hover your mouse over a video and click More…
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Click Links on the left sidebar.
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Click the Security Settings button and set the access to Public.
Note: you can also add more security restrictions here like Password or Authentication Restriction (Login Required).
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Click Save and Close the pop up.
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Copy the Embed Code by clicking the Copy Embed Code button beside it.
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Paste it into your external webpage in place of the Ryecast player.
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On Stream Video Platform, hover your mouse over a video and click More…
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Click Links on the left sidebar.
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Click the Security Settings button and set the access to Public.
Note: you can also add more security restrictions here like Password or Authentication Restriction (Login Required).
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Click Save and Close the pop up.
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Copy the Direct Link by clicking the Copy Direct Link button beside it.
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Paste it into your external webpage in place of the Ryecast link.