Video in SharePoint – Store and Manage Rich Media Assets

Centralize video storage and playback and simplify access to training videos, management presentations, or any other media, whether it is stored locally or on the Web.

Uploading, managing, and sharing videos in SharePoint is as simple as Create, Upload, Play

These days, companies need to share more than just documents. From training materials to commercials, companies are accumulating rich media like videos quickly. While SharePoint is pretty good at storing a lot of things, video and audio files have their own needs. Bamboo Solutions created the Video Library for SharePoint so you can create a centralized location for not only storing videos, but for playing them back and sharing them as well. The Bamboo Video Library provides several advantages over a standard Document Library, such as:

An embedded video/audio player that supports multiple file types.
Ability to capture and display metadata such as file type, duration, and resolution.
Display of video thumbnails.
Storage of media in the library or linking to external sources.
Ability to share links to videos or embed them into another page.

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The The Bamboo Video Library for SharePoint provides users with a simple but powerful library that is designed specifically for storing media. Authorized users can upload or link to video and audio files in a variety of formats and locations, while other users can view media details (like resolution and length) and play back the content from within the library using the embedded player. Video Library lets you centralize and organize your rich media the way it was meant to be.

Key Feature	Description	SharePoint 2007	SharePoint 2010
Multiple Media Storage Options	Store media files directly in Video Library, or use an existing network file share by connecting Video Library to a Bamboo File Share Library (sold separately).
Support for Multiple Media Players	Choose from Microsoft Silverlight or Windows Media Player to play videos or audio from Video Library.
Multiple Viewing Options	Automatically play videos and listen to audio using an item display form, pop-up window, or embedded player on a Web Part page.
Automatically Extract Metadata	When a video or audio file is uploaded, details such as title, duration, format, number of audio channels, and resolution are automatically extracted.
Upload File or Create a Streaming Link	Choose to either upload the physical video or audio file to the content database or stream the file from a direct URL.
Automatically Generate Thumbnails	When you upload or link to a video, Video Library will automatically generate the thumbnail image to associate with the SharePoint item. Optionally display a custom thumbnail by defining the thumbnail image URL in the item properties, great for audio files.
Support for Multiple File Formats	Video Library includes support for multiple file formats for both audio and video files.
Multiple Item Display Views	Select from three different custom views to display your items, including Standard, Details and Thumbnails.
Promote Popular Videos or Audio	Each time a user views a video or audio file, a special counter column is incremented. Use this column to filter, group, or sort your SharePoint Video Library items.
Support for Multiple Languages	Translate the text in the Video Library user interface to your language using the Bamboo Translation Framework.

Bamboo Video Library for SharePoint is a graduate of Bamboo Labs and was originally built for internal management of training videos. Bamboo Solutions created Video Library because we saw an increasing demand for storing media-rich content in SharePoint, which WSS v3.0 and MOSS 2007 Document Libraries did not support. The SharePoint community agreed, with several hundred downloads of the Labs version alone! With the launch of SharePoint 2010, Microsoft also listened to the community and provided their own support for media-rich content with the Asset Library. Take a look at the table below to see how Bamboo's Video Library stacks up against the SharePoint Asset Library.

Feature	Bamboo Video Library	SharePoint Asset Library
Support for a variety of video files
Support for a variety of audio files
Link to external video server applications
Support for Windows Media Player (no install required on client)
Support Microsoft Silverlight (requires install on client)
Manually associate thumbnail images to files
Automatically generate thumbnail images for video files
Automatically extract video/audio file technical details (size, duration, format, etc.)
Provide embedded video URL
Quick-play from thumbnail image
Set default player resolution for all videos
Support for WSS v3.0/MOSS 2007
Support for SharePoint Foundation 2010/SharePoint Server 2010		SharePoint Server 2010 only

Bamboo Video Library for SharePoint is based on the standard SharePoint Library. Like other instances of the SharePoint Library, such as Document Library, Picture Library, or Wiki Page Library, it retains all the standard document management capabilities you need to manage your files, including check in/check out, version control, and content approval.

After successfully installing the Video Library, complete these three simple steps to start centralizing and organizing your rich media content:

In the site where you want to create the video library, click the View All Site Content link in the Quick Launch bar, and then click the Create button on the toolbar.
From the Libraries section, click Bamboo Video Library, provide a Title and Description for your new library, and then click OK.
Start uploading video and/or audio files or enter links to external media sources.