The Video Cloud module of the Cumulus (Web) Server Console is available if either a Cumulus Video Cloud license, or a Video Cloud Connectors license, is activated via the Remote Admin module of the Cumulus (Web) Server Console.
The Video Cloud module looks different depending on whether a Cumulus Video Cloud license is activated, or a Video Cloud Connectors license
To work with the Video Cloud module, a user must have the Video Cloud Administrator permissions (Permissions > Catalog Permissions > Video Cloud Permissions).
Configuration Settings for the Cumulus Video Cloud
There is not much to configure with the carefree Cumulus Video Cloud solution, just the account credentials must be entered.
Modifications to the configuration settings must be explicitly saved in order to take effect.
The Settings Tab
The Settings tab provides the following items:
• Logging Level – Drop down list to select the level of error messages that shall be logged. Possible levels are Error, Warning, and Information.
• Account credentials, such as User Name and Password, for the Cumulus Video Cloud.
NOTE: Depending on your geographic location, different Video Cloud providers may be involved in providing the Cumulus Video Cloud. Therefore, different account credentials may be displayed, according to the conditions of the actual Video Cloud provider.
• Import player skins into catalogs... button to import the player skins available with the Cumulus Video Cloud into Cumulus catalogs.
A player skin is required and must be specified in the metadata of each video uploaded to the Cumulus Video Cloud. Without a specified player skin, uploaded videos can’t be streamed from the Video Cloud in Cumulus Portals or Cumulus Web Client
The Queue Tab
This tab contains a table of currently pending or unfinished upload task, if any.