How to use media in training course activities?

1. USE OF WEB AUTHORING TOOL

Note: the Mission Center renames the media with a unique identifier when it is loaded, it is mandatory for the export and import of good media with good content

Select the Module and edit the Activity 

A new window appears offering the possibility to Browse file:

For each added image, you have two options:

1. Zoom option, allows the learner to zoom the image,
2. Full option will display the image on the whole screen.

To add a video, an audio extract or a PDF document, just select the right item:

• Add video
• Add audio
• Add document

1.1. How to replace a media in a training course created with the Webauthoring tool?

a) replace an image

On mouse-hovering the image, click on  and a new window will appear allowing you to browse your files on the computer to select another image.

b) remplace a video

In the upper left corner of the Video insert, click  and select Change video source. A new window will appear allowing you to browse your files on the computer in order to select another video.

1.2. How to replace / add a media in a training course previously created using Excel® templates?

Click on the Upload / Download button, then select Manage media

A new window will open and you will see all the current or expected media (.srt, vignettes). A simple drag and drop will allow the integration, it will overwrite media with the same name. Example, if a media (my-image.jpg) is referenced in several places (whether in the default language or in one or more translations), all occurrences will be replaced

2. Use of Excel® activity templates

Note: if you modify a media, all media with the same name will be replaced, even in the translations

Select the Module and edit the Activité for which you would like to manage media. Click on Media : 

You will be able to:

• drag / drop the media you would like to upload. 
• download an existing media 
• delete an existing media Remove 

The Teach on Mars solution can host three types of media in training course activities but also PDF files. These media have certain restrictions, here they are:

AUDIO

File format: MP3

Definition: 128kbps

Naming convention in Excel activity templates:

[media:my-audio.mp3] where my-audio = the name of your audio file

IMAGE

File formats: JPG / JPEG / PNG 

Definition: width: 768 Pixels / height: free

Remark: For illustrations, prefer Landscape layout. Images must be in RGB and not in CMYK, 72px resolution.

Naming convention in Excel® activity templates:

[media:my-image.jpg] or my-image.jpg in a column only hosting an image*

My-image = name of your image file

Note: *some columns in the Excel® activity templates are specific MEDIA columns and therefore do not require the use of [media:] tags, you just have to write my-image.jpg

VIDEO

File format: MP4 in h.264

Definition: 720p recommended

Naming convention in Excel activity templates:

[media:my-video.mp4] where my-video = Name of your video file

Note : The video files must not exceed 80MB. Read the article "How to manage videos in training course activities?"

PDF

File formats: PDF

Naming convention in Excel activity templates: 

[media:my-doc.pdf] where my-doc = the name of your PDF file 

HOW TO NAME MY MEDIA?

Only the alphanumeric characters (a-zA-Z0-9), underscore (_), dash (-) and period (.) are allowed for media naming. Spaces or accents in media names are no longer allowed as from April 30, 2020.