ESTAGE Video overview
What the ESTAGE Video app does, who can open it, and a tour of the library screen — so you know where uploading, settings and sharing live.
ESTAGE Video is the video library that comes with your ESTAGE account. You upload or record a video once, ESTAGE processes it into streaming quality levels, and it plays through the ESTAGE player — on your Genesis sites, in your community, or from a plain link. Use it when you want your videos on your own pages, with your own logo and settings, instead of on YouTube or Vimeo.
The app lives at video.estage.com. You can also reach it from the module menu in the top bar of any ESTAGE app (Video Hosting), and from Genesis under Media → Videos.
Who can open it
You sign in with your ESTAGE account. An active ESTAGE plan unlocks the library — without one, the app shows a Get started page instead. Viewers who watch your videos never need an account (unless you protect a video; see Privacy and sharing a video).
The library screen
| Area | What it's for |
|---|---|
| All videos (left sidebar) | Your library's top level — folders and videos that aren't inside a folder |
| Shared with me | Folders other ESTAGE users have shared with you. A count appears once anything is shared |
| Folders | Your folder tree. The + next to the heading creates a folder |
| Storage (bottom of the sidebar) | How much of your storage you're using, or Unlimited |
| Search videos and folders… (top bar) | Finds videos and folders by the start of their name |
| Add Video (top right) | Upload Video or Record Video |
| Workspace switcher (top bar) | Switch between your Personal library and team workspaces you've joined; Manage team opens the team page |
| Profile menu | Your credits, Settings, Knowledge Base, Log out |
Click a video to open its settings page — title, thumbnail, privacy, player look, captions, chapters, on-video buttons and the end screen. See Video settings.
What you do here
- Uploading and processing — add files, follow processing, and what to do when a video gets stuck.
- Recording your screen or camera — record straight from the browser.
- Organizing your library — folders, sorting, search, moving and deleting.
- Video settings — everything you can change on a single video.
- Privacy and sharing a video — who can watch, links, and embedding.
- Teams and shared folders — give other people access to your videos.
Where your videos show up
- On a Genesis site — the ESTAGE Video player element plays any video from your library.
- In your community — course lessons and community posts can use videos from your library. See Community.
- From a link — every video has a player link you can send or embed.
Things worth knowing
- The library belongs to your account, not to a project. The same video can play on several sites and in your community at once.
- Deleting a video removes it everywhere it plays. There is no trash or undo.
- Your storage is per library. People working in your team workspace use your storage, not theirs. See Uploading and processing.