Moving Videos from Zoom to YouTube

Instructions on how to download videos from Zoom and upload to YouTube.

Table of Contents

• Downloading Videos from Zoom
• Upload Video to YouTube
• Add YouTube Video to D2L as a Single Content Page
• Add YouTube Video to D2L as an Element in a Content Page

 

Downloading Videos from Zoom

1. Login to the SFA Zoom website (https://sfasu.zoom.us/) and select Recordings & Transcripts

2. Click on the title of the video you want to download

 

3. Click Download will begin downloading the Zoom recording, Audio Transcript (if enabled), and Chat file
   • If you want to only download the Zoom screen itself and do not need the Audio Transcript or Chat file, hover over the Share screen with speaker view and click the download icon
   • IMPORTANT NOTE: Sharing videos with student information or discussion could present FERPA and privacy issues. If your videos contain student discussion or work, we recommend sharing videos via Microsoft Stream.

4. After clicking Download, you may receive a pop-up dialog box, click Download

 

5. Once the recordings are downloaded, you should see them appear in the top right of your browser under downloads. You can also access your recordings in the Downloads file of your computer.

 

Upload Video to YouTube

1. Go to YouTube and click the blue Sign In button in the top right corner of the screen, then login with your Google Account

   • If you do not have a Google account, you will need to create one

 

2. Once logged in, click the camera icon with a plus sign in the top right corner.

 

3. Select Upload Video

 

4. In the pop up, either drag the downloaded Zoom video into the box or select the file using the Select Files button

 

5. YouTube will begin to process the video. Some information, like the title, will be pre-filled

   • Be sure to title the video accurately, enter a description, select a thumbnail, and select the audience

6. Click Next through each of the headings (Details, Video Elements, and Checks)

7. On the Visibility tab, select Unlisted and click Save.

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8. The video will continue to process. Processing may take a while depending on the length of the video and your internet connection.

9. The link to the video can be found in the Details tab

10. ​​​​​​​You can now add the video to D2L as a single content page or as an element of a content page. Instructions for both are provided below.

 

Add YouTube Video to D2L as a Single Content Page

1.  On the YouTube homepage, click your Account icon in the top right corner and select YouTube Studio

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2. Select Content on the left side of the screen to see all of your previously uploaded videos

 

3. Hover over the video you want to share to D2L, and click the pencil icon

 

4. The share link is located on the right side of the screen, under a preview of the video. Copy it using the button next to the link

 

5. Login to D2L. Select your course into which you want to load the video, and click Content

6. Navigate to the module into which you want to load the video, click the blue New button, and select Create a Link

7. In the pop-up window, provide a title in the Title box, and paste the link into the URL box

8. Optionally, you can select the checkbox Open as External Resource to open the link in another tab

9. Click the blue Create button

 

Add YouTube Video to D2L as an Element in a Content Page

1. Navigate to the content page to which you want to add your YouTube video

2. Click Insert Link

3. Paste in the link. Click Next

4. Click Insert (lower left-hand corner)