Adding video to project

You can drag a video file onto a page or select it using one of several interface options. The video file can be a video file located on your computer, a shared video file in the Media Library, a video file that has been shared as a library object, or an existing video file that is already included in the project.

For responsive projects, video files must be converted to MP4 format, especially when building for the mobile environment. For details about converting to MP4 format, see Converting to MP4 video.

To add a video file located on your file system:

In the Project Explorer, select the location in which you want to add the video.
Do one of the following:
- On the Home ribbon, click the down-arrow under Add object in the Quick Insert group and select the Add Video graphic. Navigate and select the video file.
- On the Insert ribbon, click the drop-down list under Video in the Add Media group and select Video File. Navigate and select the video file.
- Drag and drop a supported video file from a Windows Explorer window to the work area.
- Right-click in the Project Explorer or in the work area, select New and Video.
- Type Ctrl+Alt+1. Navigate and select the video file.

The local video file is added to the project.

To add a shared video file from the Media Library:

In the Project Explorer, select the location in which you want to add the video.
On the Insert ribbon, click the drop-down list under Video in the Add Media group and select Media Library or click the My Library side-tab located on the right-side of the work area. The Media Library opens.
From the Media Library, navigate the Shared Media folder and double-click the custom video or drag it onto the page.

The shared video file is added to the project.

To add a video file shared as a library object:

In the Project Explorer, select the location in which you want to add the video object.
Click the Library Objects side-tab located on the right-side of the work area. Navigate the Shared Library Objects folder and double-click the video file or drag it onto the page.

The shared library object file is added to the project.

To re-use a video that already exists in the project:

In the Project Explorer, select the location in which you want to add the video.
Click the Project Resources side-tab located on the right-side of the work area, open the Videos group, and either double-click the video file or drag it onto the page.

The existing video is added to the project.