Add videos to a channel

There are two ways to put a video into a channel:

• One video, by hand — create a Media topic and upload it (or paste a link).
• A batch of videos — an operator imports a whole list; the videos are copied in with a title, author, description, header image and transcript generated for you.

Both end up the same way in the channel: a media topic you can watch and read.

Add one video by hand

1. In a channel, choose New topic and set the type to Media.
2. Add a cover: in Images, + Add images, then Set as cover.
3. Add the video — either paste a YouTube / Vimeo URL, or Upload video… to store the file in the channel.
4. Add a title and, if you like, some text.
5. Publish (or Save draft).

See Create a media topic for the full steps.

What a batch-imported video looks like

When videos are imported in bulk, the app fills in the details for you so you don’t have to type them:

• Title — a headline derived from what the video is about.
• Author — the presenter / creator (when it can be told from the video).
• Text — a short description shown under the title.
• Header image — a still frame taken from the video, shown as the cover.
• Transcript — the full spoken text, shown in the collapsible Transcript panel below the video, and used by search and the AI assistant.
• Tags — a few topic tags.

You can edit the topic like any other: change the title, the description, the tags, the cover or the transcript, comment, react, and share it.

Reading a video topic

• The video plays at the top of the topic.
• The Transcript panel sits below the video (collapsed — open it to read along). A language selector shows the original plus any available translations.
• Search and Ask the assistant include the transcript, so questions about a video are answered from what was said in it.

Where to try it

Your VNCchannels administrator gives you your organisation’s address. In the demo environment the History channel already contains an imported video; sign in with your VNC SSO account.

Adding a batch needs an operator (it runs as a job — see the playbook); ask your Channels admin to import a list for you.

See also

• Create a media topic
• Attach a file to a topic
• The topic page