Replacing a video with a newer version
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Nita Travis
When we were hosting our videos on Vimeo, one of my favorite features was the ability to replace a video with an updated version. This was incredibly helpful because faculty often want to update a lesson, or we missed something in editing that needs to be corrected. With Echo, we have to upload the new video and then change the embed code in Canvas. With Vimeo, we could simply replace the video and it maintained the same URL. This means that all courses that include the video are automatically updated, no extra steps required and no chance that something would be missed.
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Nita Travis
I agree with Jacob: The requirement to retain at least one of the original tracks makes this option unusable when we want to replace the current video with an updated version. Being able to simply upload the new version as a replacement makes the task so simple and foolproof. Of course, we realize we would then have to set the thumbnail, add polls, edit the details for the new version.
Marc Jennings
Hi Jacob,
Thanks for replying back to me, it’s good to hear the use case for you. I’ll keep this request open and will make sure you are updated on any developments.
With kind regards,
Marc
Marc Jennings
Hi Nita,
I just want to highlight the Replace Track functionality in the Editor. It is not a one stop replace video option as it is designed to be more granular but, hopefully, meets the requirements of this request.
I will monitor this post for a response and we can look to further refine the requirement if this is not suitable.
With kind regards,
Marc
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Jacob Dyer
Marc Jennings Hi Marc, I'm not Nita but I too really want this feature. What you describe simply doesn't cut it. From the docs: "The one stipulation that applies to performing any of these tasks is that there MUST be at least ONE TRACK from the original media that remains. You cannot replace or remove all of the original parts." So I can replace the video but not the audio, or replace the audio but not the video? It's simply not the feature we need. If there's an error in a video, or we just want to add additional information with an updated video, I need to be able to replace it wholesale.
Kathryn Stewart
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Nita Travis
Kathryn Stewart: Thank you so much!
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Cari Mathwig Ramseier
YES! I miss this feature as well when we had Ensemble.