Uploading Videos to Your Course Product Lessons

When you choose a file to upload, whether it be from a Google Drive, Dropbox, or your local hard drive, our video partner Wistia will encode the video in various formats to be delivered to all types of devices with varying internet speeds. Learn to upload videos to your Product Lesson using Dropbox, Google Drive, and links (URL).  

 In this article:

• Wistia
• My Device
• Dropbox
• Google Drive
• Link (URL)
• Choose a thumbnail

Wistia

When you choose a file to upload, whether it be from a Google Drive, Dropbox, or your local hard drive, our video partner Wistia will need to encode the video in various formats so that it can be delivered to all kinds of devices with varying internet speeds (don't worry, this is automatically going on in the background during your upload).

Wistia will usually run a quick pass on one format of your video so that you can view it immediately.

However, in the background, Wistia is encoding higher-quality versions. This is why you'll see the "Converting" and "Storing" messages just after uploading a video file.

Give your video about 15-30 minutes after uploading and it should be viewable at a higher quality!

Remember: Upload speed is dependent on your internet connection and device processing power.

My Device

Use My Device to upload your videos directly from your local hard drive:

• Open the Products tab from your Dashboard. 
• Then, select the Product you wish to edit.
• Within the Product Outline, click the title of the Lesson you want to add a video to.
• In the media selection at the top of the Lesson Editor, click Video.
• Then, click Select Video in the dropdown menu.
• Select your video file by dragging and dropping or clicking Choose File:

Dropbox

Use the Dropbox integration to upload video files directly from your Dropbox account:

• Open the Products tab from your Dashboard. 
• Then, select the Product you wish to edit.
• Within the Product Outline, click the title of the Lesson you want to add a video to.
• In the media selection at the top of the Lesson Editor, click Video.
• Then, select the Dropbox option in the File Uploader.
• Connect to Dropbox.
• Choose a video to upload:

Google Drive

Use the Google Drive integration to upload video files directly from your Google Drive account:

• Open the Products tab from your Dashboard. 
• Then, select the Product you wish to edit.
• Within the Product Outline, click the title of the Lesson you want to add a video to.
• In the media selection at the top of the Lesson Editor, click Video.
• Then, select Google Drive in the File Uploader.
• Connect to Google Drive.
• Choose a video to upload:

Link (URL)

• Open the Products tab from your Dashboard. 
• Then, select the Product you wish to edit.
• Within the Product Outline, click the title of the Lesson you want to add a video to.
• In the media selection at the top of the Lesson Editor, click Video.
• Then, click Link in the File Uploader.
• Copy and paste your video file URL in the field to upload the video file directly through the URL:

Choose a thumbnail

After the video has been uploaded and saved, you will have the option to choose a thumbnail.

Select your thumbnail from a specific frame of your video or by uploading an image to the Lesson Thumbnail image.

To select a specific frame:

• Click in the player to a frame you would like to use as the Thumbnail.
• Click Use Current Frame as Thumbnail:

And that’s how to upload videos to your Product Lessons! Please vote below and let us know if you found this article helpful. We value your feedback. Thanks for being the best part of Kajabi!