Making Videos Downloadable
Hi,
Did you know that you can allow viewers to download your videos?
From inside your library or folder, click on the Edit icon of the media you would like to make available for download.
Make sure the "Hide Download" link is unchecked to enable users to download the video.
Remember that as the owner of the media, you will always see the download media link when you are logged into your account . If you are not logged in, the link is only available if you make it available.
Here is a short video (under 2 minutes) that walks you through the entire process.
Enjoy.
You can see other tutorials about Screencast.com at: Screencast.com Training
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Thanks for the tip! One question remains however... Is the only way for a viewer to download the media for him/her to go to the screencast.com page? What if you are embedding your video into another site? Is there a way to add a "Download Media" option to the player if the owner is allowing it?
Greg,
When adding embed code to another site you are welcome to use any link to the media you would like. Copy the URL and present it on your site in any method you prefer.
That said, you bring up a point that we've discussed a number of times. "What if the link changes due to a change in our architecture?" It is a concern of ours as we would rather save you the trouble of discovering a broken link and correcting it. As we consider how to improve this we've tossed around several ideas...but we're most concerned with what someone like you would expect from such a feature. Could you perhaps elaborate on what would work best for your situation? What could we give you that would make it easy?
Andy Bell
Screencast.com Team
Lead Test Engineer
Hi
If someone watches one of my videos and then downloads it via the download button is my account charged twice for the used bandwidth? Also, if a user "replays" the video is my account charged twice for the bandwidth?