How To - English

Sign in / Join

Create an account  if you are not a member of IsumaTV

To upload your media to IsumaTV, you must first create an account. Click “Join/Upload” in the far-right corner of the top banner and, on the next page, fill in all the necessary sections, including “Username,” “Choose a Password,” “Confirm Password,” the terms and conditions box, and the spam protection area. When ready, click “Create Your Account” to go to the “Welcome to IsumaTV” page where you will find links to upload your media, personalize your profile and customize your channel.

Sign In if you are already a member of IsumaTV

Sign in to your account so that you can use your profile page and upload media to your channels. Click “Sign in” in the far-right corner of the top banner and fill in the username and password areas. If you cannot remember your password, click the “Forgot your password?” link and write in your username or the email address associated with your account, as well as the spam protection characters. We will send a new password to your email account.

Create a channel

Create a personal channel
To create a personal channel on IsumaTV, you must first open an account. Once you have an account you will be taken to the welcome page where you can click on “create a channel”.

Create a channel for an organization
To create a channel for an organization, you must first open an account. To do so, click “Join/Upload” in the far-right corner of the top banner and, on the following page, fill in the required information. For your username, use the name of your organization. Click “Create Your Account” and create a new channel where you can upload your media.

Add more channels
As a user, you are allowed to have as many channels as you want on IsumaTV. If you already have a channel and want to create more personal channels, click “My Profile” on the top and then click the “Create your own channel” button on the right side of the page.

Upload

You need to create a channel to upload your media (video, audio, images or text) to IsumaTV. Once you have a channel click on the media type you want to upload at the right side of the page and follow the instructions.

Upload VIDEO

Create a channel first. If you already have a channel go to your channel’s homepage and click “Video” in the “Upload” section at the right side of the page. On the next page, start by selecting the video file you want to upload and writing in its title. Tag your video with keywords, language, areas of interest and location so that others can find it when they use “Search.” In “Advanced Options,” select whether you would like your video to be available for download and, if so, with what sort of file (as a podcast, as the original file or through Video on Demand). You can also write in a text for others to read before they can download your video.

Tag your video with keywords, language, areas of interest and location so that others can find it when they use “Search.” When you are finished, click “Save”.

Use these basic specifications for uploading your videos.
(1) Standard good quality streaming video:- video: h264 codec- size: 640 x 360 (I'm assuming the original video is 16:9)- bitrate: 1000kbs- audio: mpeg4 aac- audio bitrate: 64kbs- a 15 minute video will be about 115MB(2) HD streaming:- video: h264 codec- size: 1280 x 720 (I'm assuming the original video is 16:9)- bitrate: 4000kbs- audio: mpeg4 aac- audio bitrate: 128kbs- A 15 minute video will be about 429MB

Upload audio files

Create a channel first. If you already have a channel go to your channel’s homepage and click “Audio” in the “Upload” section on the right side of the page. On the next page, write in your audio album’s name (if you are uploading a single file, write its title) and who made the album. Select the audio files you wish to upload and write in their titles. Your audio files must be mp3, m4a, wav, wma, aac, ac3, aif, or ogg. The maximum file size is 500 Mb.

If you want to upload more than two files, click the “Add another audio file” button. To avoid waiting, we recommend clicking the button before you select your files to upload. If you are uploading a large number of files, click “Save” for every 10 files and return to upload more.

Tag your audio album with keywords, language, areas of interest and location so that others can find it when they use “Search.”

In “Advanced Options,” select whether you would like your audio album to be available for download and, if so, with what sorts of files (as a podcast, as the original files or through Audio on Demand). You can also write in a text for others to read before they can download your audio files. When you are finished, click “Save”.

Upload images

Create a channel first. If you already have a channel go to your channel’s homepage and click “Images” in the “Upload” section on the right side of the page. On the next page, write in your image album’s name (if you are uploading a single image, write its title), select the files you wish to upload and provide their titles. Your images must be JPG, PNG or GIF images. The maximum file size is 500 Mb.

If you want to upload more than two files, click the “Add another image” button. To avoid waiting, we recommend clicking the button before you select your files to upload. If you are uploading a large number of images, click “Save” for every 10 images and return to upload more.

Tag your images with keywords, areas of interest and location so that others can find it when they use “Search.” When you are finished, click “Save”.

Upload text

Create a channel first. If you already have a channel go to your channel’s homepage and click “Text” in the “Upload” section on the right side of the page. On the next page, write in a title and your text. You can also attach files to your post under the Advanced Options and upload an image for its thumbnail.

Tag your text with keywords, language, areas of interest and location so that others can find it when they use “Search.” When you are finished, click “Save” on either page.

View Videos

Get best quality video for your bandwidth
If you are watching a video using a low-speed Internet connection, you can switch to low bandwidth in order to prevent the video from downloading too slowly. Simply click the “Switch to low bandwidth” below the video.
If you are on a low bandwidth setting and want to switch to high bandwidth, click the “Switch to high bandwidth” below the video.

Search

General search
To search through all the media and channels on IsumaTV, find the “Search” bar in the top banner of any page on the site, enter in the keywords, phrase or name you are looking for and click “All” right below the “Search” bar.

If you want to browse through all of IsumaTV’s media and channels by most recently uploaded, click “All” without entering any words in the “Search” bar.

Search VIDEO
Find the “Search” bar in the top banner of any page on the site, enter in the keywords, phrase or name you are looking for and click “Videos” right below the “Search” bar.

If you want to browse through all of IsumaTV’s videos by most recently uploaded, click “Videos” without entering any words in the “Search” bar.

Search AUDIO FILES
Find the “Search” bar in the top banner of any page on the site, enter in the keywords, phrase or name you are looking for and click “Audio” right below the “Search” bar.

If you want to browse through all of IsumaTV’s audio files by most recently uploaded, click “Audio” without entering any words in the “Search” bar.

Search CHANNELS
Find the “Search” bar in the top banner of any page on the site, enter in the keywords, phrase or name you are looking for and click “Channels” right below the “Search” bar.

If you want to browse through all of IsumaTV’s channels by most recently created, click “Channels” without entering any words in the “Search” bar.

Search IMAGES
Find the “Search” bar in the top banner of any page on the site, enter in the keywords, phrase or name you are looking for and click “Images” right below the “Search” bar.

If you want to browse through all of IsumaTV’s image albums by most recently uploaded, click “Images” without entering any words in the “Search” bar.

Search TEXT
Find the “Search” bar in the top banner of any page on the site, enter in the keywords, phrase or name you are looking for and click “Text” right below the “Search” bar.

If you want to browse through all of IsumaTV’s text posts by most recently uploaded, click “Text” without entering any words in the “Search” bar.

Search LANGUAGES
Find the “Search” bar in the top banner of any page on the site, enter in the keywords, phrase or name you are looking for, click “More” right below the
“Search” bar and then “Languages” from the drop-down menu.

If you want to browse through the languages, click “More” and then “Languages” without entering any words in the “Search” bar.

Search AREAS OF INTEREST
Find the “Search” bar in the top banner of any page on the site, enter in the keywords, phrase or name you are looking for, click “More” right below the
“Search” bar and then “Areas of Interest” from the drop-down menu.

If you want to browse through the areas of interest, click “More” and then “Areas of Interest” without entering any words in the “Search” bar.

Edit

Edit your profile
To make changes to your profile and account, go to “My Profile” on the top of every page and click “Edit” (below your username). You can upload a new image, update your location and add different text about yourself or your organization. You can change your username, your first and last name, your email address, your password, your time zone setting and the language in which you would like to view IsumaTV when you are signed-in.

Edit your channel – basics
Change the way your channel looks and works by clicking “Edit This Channel” at the top of your channel’s homepage. You can change your channel’s name, upload a new image and add more text describing your channel. You can also tag your channel with keywords, language, areas of interest and location to make it easier to find through “Search.” In “Advanced Options,” select a different display for your channel, pick other channels to appear in the “Related Channels” section, and control how easily other users can join your channel and what types of media they can upload when they become members.

Customize your channel – advanced
Make your channel look and work exactly the way you want. IsumaTV offers a low-cost customizing service for organizations, businesses and all users wanting a more highly-designed and advanced channel to suit their particular needs. Contact info@isuma.tv for more details.

Download

Download a video
Many IsumaTV users choose to make their videos available for download through the website. To download a file, either go to the Video Downloads page http://www.isuma.tv/lo/en/vod or find the specific video you want, and click the “Download This Video” link on its page (if available). Videos can be downloaded as podcasts (small, iPod-compatible files), as the original files (larger and higher quality files) and/or as Video on Demand (best quality and with a pay-what-you-can fee) depending on the users settings.

Download attached files
Some IsumaTV users attach downloadable files to their text posts (such as PDFs, images, etc.). If files are available, they will be listed under the heading “Attached Files” on the right side of the text post’s page. Click on the title of the file you want to download and follow the instructions for saving it to your computer.