FAQ

What Can I Do With Miro Community?
Miro Community can embed and display videos already on the internet. It offers an easy way for you to collect and curate videos, and display them elegantly....
Sat, 18 Jan, 2014 at 3:34 PM
Is Miro Community free?
The software that runs Miro Community is free and open source and can be downloaded here. We host free sites for the general public and small community grou...
Mon, 23 Jun, 2014 at 10:36 AM
What are authors and playlists?
The primary purpose of Miro Community is to make videos easier to find and to be able to add context to them. Visitors to your site will have a better exper...
Tue, 15 Oct, 2013 at 4:33 PM
Why should my community have a video front page?
Right now, there is a lot of valuable local and topical video out there, but it can be very difficult to find, especially if you're looking to get a gen...
Tue, 4 Feb, 2014 at 2:12 PM
Why should I use Miro Community to make a community video page?
Miro Community takes much of the work out of making a video page. Simply copy and paste media embedded RSS feeds into the Manage Sources page, and videos wil...
Tue, 8 Jan, 2013 at 11:51 AM
Is Miro Community a video hosting site?
At this time, Miro Community does not host videos. You cannot upload videos to Miro Community sites (yet). If you need a place to host your videos, try blip...
Wed, 31 Jul, 2013 at 12:44 PM
Does Miro Communtiy support Ogg Theora? Does it allow flash?
Miro Community supports any video that can be embedded, including Ogg Theora videos. As co-founders of the Open Video Alliance, the Participatory Culture Fo...
Sat, 22 Feb, 2014 at 6:13 PM
Do I need permission to post someone else's video to a Miro Community site?
Because Miro Community works by embedding videos hosted at other sites, there is no need to request permission to post other peoples' videos to a Miro C...
Sun, 9 Feb, 2014 at 4:08 PM
Can Miro Community accept videos from anywhere?
Miro Community accepts any video that can be embedded. It works especially smoothly with videos from YouTube, blip.tv, and Vimeo, but any video that can be e...
Thu, 29 Nov, 2012 at 8:43 PM