How to convert and upload videos to Firefly

Ipad videos are recorded in the mov file format which are not always embeddable in Firefly. The videos need to be converted to mp4 format to work on firefly.

Converting videos from .mov to .mp4

1) Copy the videos to a folder on the desktop.

2) Open Format Factory (Start->All Programs->FormatFactory).

3) Click on “All to MP4”.

4) Click on “Output Setting” and change the Video Stream – Video Encode option to AVC(H264) and click OK.

5) Drag all the video files from the folder into the white area (Or click on Add File and choose the files).

6) For “Output Folder” click browse. Select desktop and then Make New Folder and give it a name. Click OK.

7) Click OK (next to the Output Setting button).

8) When you are ready click on Start and the videos will convert to mp4 videos.

Uploading the videos to Firefly

1) On the page you would like to embed the videos click Edit Page in the bottom right hand corner.

2) Open the folder with the videos you would like to embed and select them.

3) Drag them on the page in firefly and wait for them to finish copying.

4) You can rearrange the videos by dragging them around on the page.

5) Click the arrow next to the done button and click Advanced.

6) Click the add button next to “Who can see this?”

7) Type in the name of the group(s) you would like to have access to the page. (Remove “Students” group if you don’t want all students to access it).

8) Click Add and then Done.

9) Click Done to save the changes.