To upload media, you will need to go to the upload page The Hub accepts a wide variety of image, audio and video files, including:
Video files in particular can be extremely large, and therefore we recommend that you compress your video files before uploading them to the Hub. This is much less complicated than it sounds, and has two benefits – it means you use up less bandwidth and time when you are uploading your content, and it also takes up less space on your computer.
We will shortly be giving you a guide to compressing video files – but in the meantime, visit the Compression Clinic at fourdocs for guidance.
Many video-sharing sites provide a way for users to display videos on their own sites and blogs - you can also use this functionality, called "embedding", to display content on the Hub, if you have already uploaded your own content to another video-sharing site. To embed a piece of content from a third-party site such as YouTube or Google Video, you will need find and copy the embed code from that site. Once you have this code, go to the Upload page on the Hub, complete the upload form, and in the “Type of Media” pulldown, choose “embed content”. Then paste the embed code into the text box provided. Please be aware that if for any reason the video is removed from the original site you are embedding from, it will also disappear from the Hub.
Through the Hub, you can classify your media by country, region and human rights issue, add detailed context to each media item, and tag each media item with keywords to help other Hub users find your media easily. The more context you provide, the easier your content will be to locate, and the better the quality of information on the site as a whole.
1. Provide a descriptive title. Example: "Rights On The Line: Immigration on the Mexico/US Border"
2. Provide detailed context. See this video for an example
3. Add tags to your media. For example: Mexico, USA, immigration, human rights, border, minutemen, discrimination
Click "Submit" on the form and your media will go to the Hub Team for review. You may track the status of your media, make changes to and manage all of your content through your My Account page in the top right toolbar throughout the site. If you have questions about the review process, you can read our Content Review Policy
Once your media has been approved and is live on the site, you may add links so users can get more information, take action and participate in events related to your media.
Step 1: Click My Account in the top toolbar
Step 2: Choose the “Preferences” tab
Step 3: Enter the text you would like to appear next to your media in the text box, and enter the direct web link in the URL box to create a hyperlink from the Hub to that site
See an example of how this looks here.
Remember, you can always edit the content and links associated with your media at anytime through your My Account page.