Mediacentral is °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s enterprise media portal, helping users to share and stream their content to enhance learning, teaching, research, promotional activities, training and improve communications.
Mediacentral News
Mediacentral upgraded to v8.5
Mediacentral upgrade to v8.5 on 16 February 2024. This upgrade resolved several bugs, including the known issue with the 'Yes' button in the content library. The system has been thoroughly tested, but if you notice any anomalies or unusual behaviour, please inform the team via theÌýÌý±Ê´Ç°ù³Ù²¹±ô.
MediacentralÌýUpgrade - February 16th 2024
We wish to inform you that a significant upgrade of Mediacentral to version 8.5 is scheduled for deployment on Friday, 16th February 2024, from 13:00 to 17:00. This major update will enhance security, fix various bugs, resolve known issues, and introduce new features added for our retention policy.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this essential upgrade process.
MediacentralÌýretention of your media files
From the 1st JanuaryÌý2024 the team will beÌýfollowing the retention policy as set out here. We will not be deleting unviewed files, but archiving them as per the policy.ÌýIf you have any problems accessing your media please inform the team via theÌýÌý±Ê´Ç°ù³Ù²¹±ô.Ìý
We also welcome feedback and would be gratefulÌýif you could completeÌý
MediacentralÌýto the Cloud - January 2023
As expected there were short outages of the system as the final changes were implemented and as with any application we discovered a few minor bugs - all these have now been resolved and users should be experiencing a faster upload and processing time forÌýtheir files.
ForÌýnow, we are keeping the current look and feel. However,Ìýsome new features will be implemented in the following few months.
If you have any problems using the system please inform the team via theÌýPortal.
Give Feedback - December 2023
We welcome feedback and would be grateful if you wish to do this by completing Ìý
Please would really appreciate users to and help us shape the future direction of thisÌýserviceÌý
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Blackboard Collaborate at °×С½ãÂÛ̳ is now decommissioned - July 2022
The use of the Blackboad Collaborate service was finallyÌýbrought to closure.ÌýThe video content has been archived, however, if you hadÌýnot downloaded your content in the decommission phase,Ìýyou can request a copy and then upload this to Lecturecast. Where there is a requirement for sharing with externals, or make the content publicly available to anyone, then Mediacentral is suggested as the preferred system.
Information on how to:
Anyone wanting to add their Blackboard content into °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Moodle for internal use can see information on theÌýÌýpages.
For users requiring external access to the content thenÌýyou should upload their videos using the Upload feature and you can follow the instructions here:Ìý/mediacentral/upload-mcÌý
To share the video content users can use the Share link, information is found here:Ìý/mediacentral/share-mc
For further information regarding the decommission of Blackboard Collaborate, read the story here:Ìý/teaching-learning/news
What is Mediacentral
is the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ onlineÌývideo portal,Ìýhelping users to enable collaboration by sharing video and audio content through a streaming system that works flawlesslyÌýbehind the scenes andÌýallowsÌýyou to Create, Manage, Deliver and View all your content within an all-inclusiveÌýsolution.ÌýThe system delivers 'Video on Demand' content directly to your audience whether they are on a mobile or a desktopÌýdevice and works locally and internationally.
Mediacentral takes the difficulty out of streaming content, whilstÌýgivingÌýmore control, more engagement, and new ways to communicate – all with less work.