Tutorial

How to Stream Video and Audio Files Stored In Your Cloud Service Using MemberGate's Responsive Media Players

Now you can store and play your videos in the 'cloud' with MemberGate's Responsive Media Players

Instead of only using files stored on your Membergate server, mp4, m4v and mp3 files from third party solutions can be used with the MemberGate's, responsive Media Players

This means that any video files hosted at services like Amazon s3, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Apple iCloud, Rackspace, Akami or any of these CloudServic Providers can be played directly from the cloud host using MemberGate's video and audio players.

Files that are even stored on regular websites can also be used to stream from MemberGate's players.

As long as you have a url for the video file, it can be played from MemberGate's responsive Media Players.

Video Player

To use the mp4 or m4v files saved elsewhere to stream videos on your site using the built in Video Player follow these instructions:

1. Under 'Multimedia' choose 'Video Player'

Under 'Multimedia' choose 'Video Player'

2. Select 'Add New Video Player'

Select 'Add New Video Player' from the drop down menu to create a new player, or choose an existing player from the drop down menu to edit an existing video. Press the 'Add/Edit Video Player' button

3. In the 'Video File' field, click 'Enter other Video File URL'

In the 'Video File' field, click 'Enter other Video File URL'

4. Enter the full url of the video or audio file

A box will appear with the beginning of a url. Enter the full url of the video or audio file into the box. The file's url should end in .mp4, .flv or .m4v.

5. Change the file selected at anytime

If you wish to change the file selected at anytime (even when editing in the future), begin the process again from step 3 and the file will be overwritten.

Audio Player

To use the mp3 files saved at Amazon S3 to stream videos on your site using the built in Audio Player follow these instructions:

1. Under Multimedia choose 'Audio Player'

Under Multimedia choose 'Audio Player'

2. Choose 'Add New Audio Player'

Choose 'Add New Audio Player' to create a new Audio Player, or select an existing one from the drop down list to edit an existing file. Click 'the Add/Edit Audio Player' button

3. In the 'Audio File' field, click 'Enter Other Audio File URL'

In the 'Audio File' field, click 'Enter Other Audio File URL'

4. Enter the full url of the video or audio file into the box that appears

A box will appear with the beginning of a url. Enter the full url of the video or audio file into the box. The file's url should end in .mp3

5. Change the file selected at anytime

If you wish to change the file selected at anytime (even when editing in the future), begin the process again from step 3 and the file will be overwritten.