Films on Demand: For Faculty

Some Films on Demand videos have closed captioning.

To Find Films with Closed Captioning

1. From the Films on Demand home page, click on the "Advanced Search" link in the upper right of the screen.
2. Type in your search terms and select limits.
3. Click on the box "Show only Films on Demand closed-captioned programs."
4. Click on the Search button.

To Turn Closed Captioning On/Off

1. Go to the screen for the video you want to watch.
2. Move your mouse over the screen to see the player controls.
3. On the upper right you will see words, "CC is off".
4. Right click on the "CC is off" to change it to "CC is on".
5. Right click on the "CC is on" to turn it off.

The Library strongly recommends linking to Films on Demand videos. Linking is much easier to update and causes less problems in Desire to Learn and other online applications (Facebook, blogs, Twitter, etc.).

To Find and Copy a Link

1. In Films on Demand, go to a video title or segment.
2. Scroll down to "Segment URL" or "Title URL"
3. Copy the whole URL.

To Add a Link

1. Paste the Films on Demand video segment or title URL into an email, Word document, blog, or other resource.
2. All copied links must begin with http://ezproxy.hacc.edu/login?= in order for it to be accessible from off campus.

To Add an Embedded Link to Desire to Learn **NEW**

1. Follow the directions above.
2. In a D2L course, click on the Content button.
3. Click on "New" button.
4. From the drop-down menu, choose "Create a File".
5. Click on the link icon (chain link image) on the far top right.
6. In the "Insert a Quicklink" pop-up box, erase the http:// already in the box. Add the Films on Demand link to your video.
7. Click on the "Insert" button.

NEW! October 2013: Films on Demand streaming videos cannot be embedded into PowerPoint slides.

You can link to Films on Demand videos in PowerPoint slides with one additional necessary step:

1. Add the full Films on Demand video link to your slide.
2. Open the web browser that is compatible (default) with PowerPoint.
3. Open Films on Demand. Minimize the screen.
4. When you click on the link in the slide, it will go to the video if you have Films on Demand up and running (in the background).

If the presentation is long, the connection to Films on Demand will timeout. You may want to do steps #2 and #3 just before showing the film.

Streaming bit rate is comparable to YouTube's streaming video quality. Lowering the streaming bit rate may help you view the video if the network is slow or choppy.

To change the streaming bit rate:

1. Under the viewing screen, click on the drop-down button "Auto".
2. Highlight one of the alternate streaming bit rates.

Creating a Playlist

1. Create a personal account (if you do not have one).
2. Do a search in Films on Demand.
3. At a segment or video title, click on +Add to Playlist.
4. You will be prompted to:  add to a current playlist or  to create a new playlist.
5. To create a new playlist, type in a playlist name in the box and click on "Create a New Playlist" button.
6. To add an entire title (all segments), choose the option --Add All Segments--.
7. Your segment or title has been added to a playlist.

Editing a Playlist

1. Log into your personal account.
2. Click on "Playlist" at the top of the page.
3. Click on the playlist you wish to edit.
4. Choose the segment to move or delete from the playlist.

Linking to a Playlist

1. Log into your personal account.
2. Click on "Playlist" at the top of the page.
3. Find the playlist you wish to (link to) share.
4. Copy the Playlist URL.
5. Paste the URL into an email, D2L page, or elsewhere.