Downloading video files

Uploading videos from YouTube

On KWIGA, there is an option to upload videos from your YouTube channel. To do this, simply insert the video link as shown in the picture.


This can be a public video or an “unlisted” video (accessible via a link).

Important – if you plan to restrict access to content, we recommend using “unlisted” videos (or link-only access). In this case, YouTube generates a unique link that will only be known to you. You can decide who to send the link to and who not to.

This way, you can sell your course and be confident that no one will share the link with a friend, etc. Since participants will watch the video not on YouTube but on KWIGA, they won’t have access to the link.

Additionally, make sure that the settings don’t prevent embedding the video.





When using YouTube and providing the link, you can hide the YouTube player by using the corresponding toggle.


Please note that this setting may cause issues with video playback for students, especially if they are not logged into YouTube or are using incognito mode in their browser. Instead of the video, a message will appear in the lesson.


We cannot influence the display of such a message, as the algorithm or frequency of its appearance is unknown, and YouTube does not provide information on this issue. To avoid this error, you can recommend the following to your students:

• Log in to YouTube in the same browser where they are viewing the lesson.
  

• Use a VPN.
  

• Check if there are any restrictions on the video in YouTube. Sometimes, YouTube applies restrictions automatically for certain countries, and in such cases, using a VPN may help with the message.
  

Sometimes, even these recommendations do not resolve the issue. To avoid this problem, we recommend uploading videos to the Kwiga storage or other video hosting services supported on the platform.

Uploading videos from Vimeo

Videos are uploaded just like YouTube videos.
Unlike YouTube, the free version of Vimeo has a limit of 500 MB per week for video uploads.

Uploading videos from Dropbox

If you store videos on Dropbox, you can embed the video directly from Dropbox into the lesson. This uses an iframe tool rather than a video block. For more details on how to do this, you can refer to the article via the provided link.
Please note that video playback in this case occurs from Dropbox servers, and the speed and quality of video playback depend solely on the Dropbox service. Dropbox may also apply limitations, which you can review via the link regarding bandwidth limitations.

Uploading videos from your device

You can upload a ready video directly from your device by clicking the "+" button, selecting the “From computer” option, and specifying the path to the video.

You can upload files up to 15 GB in the following formats: .mov, .mp4, .3gp, .divx, .flv, .mpeg, .mpg, .wmv, .mkv.
Important: The video is automatically added to the media library.

Uploading videos from the KWIGA media library

All content you upload is automatically added to the media library. For convenience, you can upload all materials to the media library first, and then select the needed content when creating the course.
To upload a video from the media library, click the "+" button, select “From media library,” and specify the required video.

Please note that the platform is planning to implement a download protection feature (currently in development). This protection will be set by default for all video files.
If reliability, security, and content protection are important to you, use the KWIGA storage service.

Important: There will be a charge for storing files on KWIGA based on the storage and CDN rates (more details are available in the article “KWIGA Service Payments”).