MEDIAL Library

A YouTube-like video portal your IT team can actually control

Give staff, students and employees one secure place to upload, tag, search and watch video. MEDIAL Library handles transcoding, adaptive streaming, captions and permissions, so your content plays everywhere and only the right people can see it.

Active Directory, LDAP, SAML & OpenID Connect sign-in
SSO
Adaptive bit-rate streaming to desktop, tablet & mobile
Any device
On-premise, your cloud (AWS/Azure) or MEDIAL Cloud
Your choice

Trusted by universities, colleges and businesses in more than 20 countries

  • Florida International University
  • University of South Australia
  • Regent's University London
  • Ascend Learning
  • University of Texas at San Antonio
  • FernUniversität in Hagen
  • Indian Oil
  • University of the Highlands and Islands
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  • Universidad Complutense Madrid
  • CAF Development Bank of Latin America
  • Sandler Training
  • Zhejiang Wanli University

MEDIAL Library

Everything you need to manage video at scale

  • Branded video portal

    A YouTube-style front end with featured media, categories, playlists and search, styled to your institution or company brand.

  • Single sign-on & permissions

    Secure access with your existing directory services or SSO, then control who can view, upload and publish by user, group or category.

  • In-browser editing

    Trim, chop and export new clips from existing recordings, as destructive or non-destructive edits, with no desktop software to install.

  • AI captions & search

    Caption every upload automatically, then search inside videos and jump straight to the moment a topic is mentioned.

  • Viewing analytics

    See what is being watched, by whom and for how long, from the whole library down to a single video.

  • Content retention policies

    Automatically archive or remove media by rule, so you keep what you need and control storage costs.

  • Integrations & API

    Embed anywhere, connect to Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Zoom and Teams, or build on our documented API.

  • Secure & scalable

    Run a fully redundant, load-balanced system and add encoders as demand grows. Enterprise-grade security keeps media assets protected.

Portal

An internal YouTube, without the risk

The "YouTube generation" expects video to just work on every device. MEDIAL Library gives lecturers, trainers, students and employees a familiar experience to share content, while you keep control of where it lives and who can see it.

  • Featured media, categories and channels
  • Personal and shared libraries for every user
  • Embed securely in your LMS, intranet or website
MEDIAL Library home page showing featured media in a branded portal

Administration

Powerful controls in one admin console

Manage content, categories, security, encoders, integrations, captions and analytics from a single dashboard. Ingest Zoom and Teams recordings automatically and apply retention rules across the library.

  • Granular roles and category permissions
  • Zoom & Teams recording ingest
  • Automatic archive and retention rules
The MEDIAL admin console with tiles for content, categories, security, analytics and captions

Playback

Streams beautifully to every device

MEDIAL does the hard work of transcoding each upload into adaptive bit-rate renditions, so video starts fast and plays smoothly on laptops, tablets and phones, inside or outside your network.

  • Adaptive bit-rate streaming
  • Accessible, keyboard-friendly player
  • Multi-language captions and audio tracks
MEDIAL Library video playback on a mobile phone

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can MEDIAL Library be hosted on our own servers?

Yes. MEDIAL can be deployed on-premise on your own servers and network, in your own AWS or Azure cloud account, or as a fully managed SaaS service in the MEDIAL Cloud.

How do users sign in?

MEDIAL integrates with your existing Active Directory or LDAP directory and with single sign-on, so users sign in with the credentials they already have. Access to content can then be restricted by user, group or category.

Which file types can we upload?

MEDIAL accepts common video and audio formats and automatically transcodes them for adaptive streaming. You can also attach associated documents such as Office files, PDFs and caption files to a media item.

Can we migrate content from another video platform?

Yes. Our team regularly helps institutions move libraries from platforms such as Kaltura, Panopto, YuJa and Mediasite. Book a demo and we will scope your migration.

Better together

The rest of the three L’s

  • L

    MEDIAL Library

    Your secure, YouTube-style home for every video and audio file.

    • YouTube-style portal with SSO
    • In-browser trim, chop & export
    • AI captions, search & analytics
    Explore Library
  • L

    MEDIAL Live

    Schedule, stream, brand and automatically archive live events.

    • One-click publishing from any encoder
    • Scheduling & branded pages
    • Automatic archive with permissions
    Explore Live
  • L

    MEDIAL Learning

    Record, submit, grade and quiz with video, without leaving your LMS.

    • Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard & Brightspace
    • Video assignments & feedback
    • AI quizzes synced to the gradebook
    Explore Learning

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