Uploading Camtasia Files to UASHome

1. These instructions are assuming you have produced your presentation using the Camtasia for RealPlayer format or as a Macromedia Flash movie.
   
   The files for streaming Camtasia presentations need to be placed in your UASHome Web folder. For the Camtasia for RealPlayer presentations there are three files to copy. The first file has an extension of .smil, the second has extension .rm, and the third file has a .camv extension. All three of these files need to be uploaded to the same folder for the video to play properly. If you move any one of these files to a different location the presentation will not play. It is recommended that a folder for the presentation be created in the UASHome web folder and that the three files are all placed in this folder.
   
   For Macromedia movies you need to upload the html file produced by Camtasia along with the folder of files produced bearing the same name. The folder and the html file must be uploaded to the same directory for them to work. Both the folder and html file must be uploaded for the movie to play. It is recommended that you create a folder for the move and copy the folder and file into it.
• A. On campus the easiest way to move the files to UASHome is to copy them from the hard drive to a folder created for it in the z: drive.
• B. From off campus the best way to upload the files is to use an FTP client such SmartFTP (free) which can be downloaded from the internet or from the UAS Information CD that can be acquired from the Helpdesk.
  Now that the files are placed in the proper location, a link to the .smil file can be created in the course’s UASOnline Resources section.
2. Go to the UASOnline site for the course for which the presentation was prepared. Click on the Instructor Tools link at the top of the page then the resources link on the page that opens. Another option is to click on the edit link located in the References section itself.
3. The Resources settings page shown below opens.



4. Click on the Create New Link Button. Text boxes to enter the URL and title for the link open as seen below.



5. For Real player files enter the URL for the .smil file located in the UASHome directory into the URL text box in the Add a Link Section of the Resources dialog box. For Real Player to stream the video, the URL must be entered as shown in the example below:
   
   http://uashome.alaska.edu:8080/ramgen/your username/Web/filename.smil
   
   For a Macromedia Flash movie enter the URL for the HTML file as shown below:
   
   http://uashome.alaska.edu/~username/filename.htm
   
   Type in the name for the presentation into the Title text box and click the add button. The link will now appear in the Edit Links section of the resource dialog box. It is not necessary to create links to the other files.
6. The presentation is now linked to the UASOnline site for the course.

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