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How Information Is Organized in the Video Portal
Overview
Revised: June 26, 2008, OL-15765-01
This chapter will help you understand the organization, terminology, and layout of your Video Portal. It includes the following sections:
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How Information Is Organized in the Video Portal
About the User Interface
The user interface on the Video Portal is interactive in many ways. Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2 provide information about the areas that you see.
Figure 2-1 Video Portal User Interface Displaying Video Playback
Figure 2-2 Video Portal User Interface Displaying Supplemental Information for a Video
Table 2-1 User Interface Reference
Navigation Area—The right side of your Video Portal is the navigation area. You can use the features here to organize, search, and play videos easily. To learn more, see Chapter 3, "Watching Videos."
Interface Links—You might see web links under the navigation area. The administrator for your Video Portal can configure up to three links, which you can click to open in a new browser window.
Ticker Messages—If the administrator for your Video Portal has configured it to show messages to you inside a ticker, the messages scroll across the bottom edge of your Video Portal.
Advanced Video Controls—When you move your mouse into the Video Options area under the basic video playback controls while a video is playing, a set of advanced video controls display. For more information, see the "Using the Advanced Controls" section on page 4-3.
Basic Video Playback Controls—Located directly under the video playback area, basic controls help you to control video playback. For more information, see the "Using the Basic Controls" section on page 4-1.
Video Playback Area—Videos play on the left in the video playback area. If you click the Video Info link above a video while it is playing, the video pauses, and you supplemental information that your Video Portal administrator configured it to include.
Supplemental Information Area—Click the Video Info link above the video playback area to see other types of material that are related to the active video. Possibilities include a detailed description of the video, files that you can download, videos that you can watch, and web links that you can click.
If the active video is of continuing interest to you, the features in this area can also help you to add the active video to your playlist. To resume playback, click the Hide Info link.
For more information, see the "Obtaining Supplemental Information for a Video" section on page 4-3.
Interstitial Area—When you are not watching a video, your Video Portal might show interstitials to you.
An interstitial is an animation or a static image that you see on the left side of your Video Portal when no video is playing. The purpose of an interstitial is to let you know about the videos that are available for you to watch. Interstitials show you the video title, an image, and a short description of the video. When you see an interstitial, you can press the Play Video button to watch the video, or you can add or remove the video from your playlist. For more information, see the "Working with Playlists" section on page 3-1.
When more than one interstitial is shown to you, they follow a timed sequence that an administrator configured for your Video Portal. In this case, you can use the Previous and Next buttons respectively to move back and forth through the sequence.
When you play a video, the interstitial area becomes the video playback area or the supplemental information area if you click the Video Info link. For more information, see the "Obtaining Supplemental Information for a Video" section on page 4-3.
Preview Panel—After you click a video title in the navigation area, this panel open under the navigation area to display information about, and sometimes a preview of, the video that you selected. This panel contains buttons to play the selected video, add it to your playlist, or remove it from your playlist. For more information, see the "Working with Playlists" section on page 3-1.
Closed Captioning Area—The closed captioning (CC) icon displays under the video playback area if closed caption text is embedded in the Windows Media stream. Clicking the icon opens the Closed Captioning area. For more information, see the "Using the Basic Controls" section on page 4-1.
How Information Is Organized in the Video Portal
Your Video Portal uses the following hierarchy to organize media:
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Example: Training, Global, or Corporate.•
Example: Customer Testimonials or Executive Announcements.•
Example: Q4 State-of-the-Business Address or Increasing Productivity with IPC.
