Films on Demand User Guide

You must create a user account in order to use features such as favorites and playlists. To create an account, open Films on Demand, and click on Your Profile in the top right corner. You will create your own user name and password. Passwords are case-sensitive. 

Once you have a user account, you can add favorite videos, segments, and playlists to your My Content area. You can also organize your content into folders, personalize some settings, and use your user account to log in to the Films on Demand mobile app. 

Add to Playlists / Favorites

Keep track of individual videos or segments by adding them to your favorites, or combine videos or segments into playlists. On the viewing page (not full screen): 

1. Click on Add to + 
2. In the pop-up dialog box, you'll see the Favorites tab. You can choose to save the video to your list as "unassigned," save it in a folder that you created previously, or create a new folder. 
3. Select the Playlists tab to add the video or a segment to a new or existing playlist. Playlists may also be saved in folders. 

Managing Playlists / Favorites

1. Use the Your Profile button at the top right to log in to your user account, or click on your name there if you're already logged in.
2. Choose My Content. 

• Videos, segments, and/or playlists can be listed individually or organized into folders.
• You can create, delete or rename folders.
• You can edit your playlists by adding, deleting, or changing the order of videos and segments.

Using Playlists

Each playlist is assigned a unique, durable URL that can be shared. Anyone can create and share playlists, but this is particularly useful for faculty, since the playlist link can be added to Canvas or emailed in the same way as a link to specific video. 

Posting a Films on Demand link in Canvas

Best Practice: include the name of video in the text in your course, so that students can find it in the Films on Demand database if they need to use an alternative method of access. 

Tips: You can also create a user account in Films on Demand to create and store your favorites and playlists.

Create a Link that Embeds the Video Inside Canvas

• In Canvas, select the "New" button and then click "Add" and then [ Create Page ].
• Give your page a name in the "Page Name" box and then add it.
• Navigate to the page, open it, and edit it. 
• Add any introductory material about the video that is desired.
• Click on the Apps tool on the top right. It looks like an electric plug. Then select "Films on Demand" from the drop-down menu.
• Type the name of the video into the search box. Make sure to select the correct film/segment. You can use the "Preview" button to check.
• Click on the "Embed" drop-down menu and select the size you would like, small, medium, or large.
• Save your page and test.

Create a Link that Opens the Video in Films on Demand

Use this link if you would like students to access the full functionality of the Films on Demand interface, including viewing the transcript, segments, and citation.

• Find the desired film or segment in FOD and click on "Share" below the screen and then "Embed Link" at the top of the pop-up window.
• Copy the "Record URL."
• In Canvas, select the "New" button and under "Add" select "External URL."
• Paste the URL and give the page a name.
• Save your link and test.

Create a Link that Opens the Video in Full-Screen in a New Window

This will open the video in full-screen. Captions may still be turned on using the "CC" button at the bottom of the video.

• Find the desired film or segment in FOD and click on "Share" below the screen and then "Embed Link" at the top of the pop-up window.
• Copy the "LTI Link."
• In Canvas, select the "New" button and under "Add" select "External URL."
• Paste the URL and give the page a name.
• Save your link and test.