Warpwire FAQ
What is Warpwire?
Who can use Warpwire?
How are Warpwire accounts set up?
Where do I log in to Warpwire?
What type of files does Warpwire support?
What resolution does Warpwire use for delivering video?
What are the minimum technical requirements for using Warpwire?
My Warpwire videos keep buffering. What can I do to improve performance?
Where can I find documentation for using Warpwire?
When would I use Warpwire vs. YouTube?
When would I use YouTube vs. Warpwire?
How do I get help for Warpwire?
What is the retention policy for Warpwire content?
Is there a restriction on file sizes for upload?
Is there a storage limit for Warpwire?
To whom can I grant access to content in Warpwire?
Can Warpwire content be made public?
How can I use Warpwire within Sakai?
Does Warpwire support guest accounts (yahoo/ gmail)?
Why can't I download my videos from Warpwire?
Warpwire is a simple, user-friendly, media publishing solution that integrates with Duke's identity management system to offer NetID and group-based security. It was developed by the makers of Voicethread and is being offered to the Duke community as a production service starting in January, 2015.
Anyone with a valid Duke NetID can use Warpwire to publish media files.
How are Warpwire accounts set up?
Account setup in Warpwire is automatic when a valid Duke NetID holder logs in to Warpwire.
Where do I log in to Warpwire?
You can log in to Warpwire via https://warpwire.duke.edu. Click the yellow button that says Log in. You will be taken to the Shibboleth login page or to the main Warpwire application window if you already have a Shibboleth session open in your browser.
What type of files does Warpwire support?
Warpwire currently supports videos, images and audio files A full list of currently supported file types can be found here: https://www.warpwire.com/support/playback/browser-requirements-and-file-types/
What resolution does Warpwire use for delivering video?
Warpwire uses Adaptive Bitrate Streaming and currently produces 3 different versions of each video you upload. When a user plays a video, Warpwire automatically delivers the highest quality version of the video the viewer's internet connection and CPU can support. This can change in real time, such that if a viewer experiences a temporary bandwidth glitch, Warpwire will automatically shift to a lower resolution version, and then back up if and when the issue improves. This is how Netflix and most other major online video providers deliver video. The three different versions of the video Warpwire produces have the following specifications:
- 360p - 640 x 360 @ 550 kbps
- 480p - 854 x 480 @ 1.5 Mbps
- 720p - 1280 x 720 @ 3 Mbps
What are the minimum technical requirements for using Warpwire?
Network Speed:
- Viewing videos at 360p requires 1.0 Megabit per second
- Viewing videos at 480p (SD quality) requires 3.0 Megabits per second
- Viewing videos at 720p (HD quality) requires 5.0 Megabits per seconds
Test your network speed here: http://www.speedtest.net/ Latency To stream videos effectively via Warpwire's default method (currently Apple's HLS protocol), your network latency (sometimes called "ping") should be no greater than 150ms. Test your latency ("ping") here: http://www.speedtest.net/) Browser Requirements: See https://www.warpwire.com/support/playback/browser-requirements-and-file-types/
My Warpwire videos keep buffering. What can I do to improve performance?
If your videos keep buffering (i.e., showing three moving dots on top of the video), test your network connection for bandwidth and latency via http://www.speedtest.net/). If your bandwidth and/or latency are close to our minimum recommended thresholds, switching the media libraries to Progressive Download may help. To do that, contact the OIT Service Desk (oit.duke.edu/help) if you own the Media Library or Libraries containing the problem files and provide the name and URL of the Libraries in question. If you are not the owner, contact that person (the person who shared the files with you) and request that they contact the OIT Service Desk to switch to Progressive Download or make other arrangements to share the file/s with you.
Please note that if you do not have a bandwidth of at least 1 Megabit per second, your best option may be to request that the owner of your Media Library or Libraries move the files to Duke’s box.com site where you can download the videos and view them on your local hard drive.
Where can I find documentation for using Warpwire?
- Duke documentation for Warpwire can be found here:
https://warpwire.duke.edu/documentation/
- Warpwire's documentation can be found here:
https://warpwire.com/support
When would I use Warpwire vs. YouTube?
- Use Warpwire if you want to secure your videos to Duke NetID holders and groups, such as course groups.
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- Use Warpwire if you are concerned about usage and licensing of your work as per YouTube's terms of service (https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms). One clause you may wish to note is: "by submitting Content to YouTube, you hereby grant YouTube a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the Content in connection with the Service and YouTube's (and its successors' and affiliates') business…"
Use Warpwire as part of a strategy to protect copyrighted videos for academic use. Warpwire videos can be protected to individual Duke NetID holders and/ or Duke course groups. For more information about working with copyrighted material and for assistance addressing specific copyright questions, visit http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/copyright-in-teaching/copyright-duke/
Use Warpwire if you have other types of media besides videos to publish, such as, images and audio only files.
When would I use YouTube vs. Warpwire?
Use YouTube if you want to cultivate a wide, public audience for your videos (i.e., promotional videos for your organization)
How do I get help for Warpwire?
Help for Warpwire is offered via the OIT Service Desk. Service-Now tickets should be submitted to Media Technologies-OIT with the Configuration Item set to “Warpwire.”
What is the retention policy for Warpwire content?
Warpwire content is retained in the system for five years.
Is there a restriction on file sizes for upload?
Yes. File sizes for individual files is currently limited to 10GB per file.
Is there a storage limit for Warpwire?
There is currently no policy that sets any limit on the overall space a user or department may utilize in Warpwire.
To whom can I grant access to content in Warpwire?
In the Warpwire Share interface, you can search for and share with Individual Users or with Groups. For Individual Users, you can search by Name or by NetID. Group search currently only includes course groups and ad hoc Toolkits groups, and will be expanded later (date TBA) to include other types of groups, such as staff and administrative groups (i.e., all staff at the Law School). You also can share media with anyone on the web that doesn't have a Duke NetID.
Can Warpwire content be made public?
Yes, you can share files with anyone on the web that doesn't have a Duke NetID.
How can I use Warpwire within Sakai?
For information on using Warpwire within Sakai, visit this document created by Duke's Center for Instructional Technology: http://support.sakai.duke.edu/2015/01/29/warpwire-for-streaming-media/
Does Warpwire support guest accounts (yahoo/ gmail)?
Not currently. If you have the need to share multimedia files with guest users outside of Sakai, we suggest uploading them to a Box folder (https://box.duke.edu/) and sharing it via a public link.