In this article we can explore the video capabilities and Video Search in SharePoint 2013.
Video Capabilities
SharePoint 2013 supports video playback using the HTML 5 player. Video files can be stored in an Assets Library where a pre-configured video content type exists.
Search Result for videos uses the Video item template.
What Video Search Vertical is
The Enterprise Search Center page provides a Video vertical where the user can search only on videos.
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Pre-requisites for Video storage
The following are the pre-requisites:
- Enable Video and Rich Media feature at site collection level
- Create Assets library
After doing that, you can try uploading a video file into the library and perform a full crawl. Later you can search using the file name.
Practical
Let us do a video search.
Step 1: Activate Feature
Activate the Video and Rich Media feature from Site Collection features.
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Step 2: Create Assets Library
Choose Add an App > Go to Page 2 > Asset Library
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Enter a name for the Library.
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Step 3: Upload Video File
Download a 1 MB video file from the Internet and upload it to the library.
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You can see the uploaded file shown below.
Step 4: Add File Type
Open Central Administration then select Manage Service Applications > Search Service Application > File Types > Add mp4 extension.
Note: a few video file extensions are not pre-configured and might not appear in the search results. You need to explicitly add them to the Search Configuration.
Step 5: Perform Crawl
Perform an Incremental Crawl for the content source and wait for the completion.
Step 6: Test Search
Open the Enterprise Search Center site and search for the video using the name.
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You can also see the video preview offered by OOTB.
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This concludes our article on Video Search.
Summary
In this article we explored Video Search in SharePoint 2013.