Publish to iTunes U

iTunes U Publishing Requirements

Camtasia Relay can publish presentations directly to iTunes U provided the following conditions are satisfied:

•      Your institution has an iTunes U account. TechSmith is not affiliated with iTunes U.

•      The published presentations are encoded into a file type supported by iTunes U. Camtasia Relay offers MP4, and MP3. (iTunes U supports M4A, MP3, MP4, M4V, MOV, and PDF.)

•      You know the Shared Secret code provided to your school by Apple. This is a 32 character alpha-numeric code.

•      You have access to desired Media Group ID codes. These are 10-digit numbers that direct the produced media into a specific instructor’s class. Learn how to find your Media Group ID.

•      Viewers need iTunes on their computers.

Create iTunes U Publish Destination

1.  Sign in to the Camtasia Relay website as an Administrator.

2.  Click Profiles > Publish Destinations.

3.  Click the New destination link.

4.  Select iTunes U as the destination and enter a title.

5.  Enter the URL registered with Apple for your institution’s iTunes U account.

6.  Enter your shared secret provided by Apple.

7.  Enter the account (case-sensitive) associated with the shared secret.

8.  Click Save.

Add Accounts (Media Group IDs)

Each iTunes U course requires a Media Group ID. The Media Group ID is a 10-digit number supplied by Apple. Each instructor usually has a Media Group ID for each class.

1.  Click the New account link.

2.  Enter the Media Group ID. The remaining fields are optional, but they can be helpful when assigning iTunes U publish destinations to Profiles.

3.  Click Save. There is a delay as Camtasia Relay verifies the settings with iTunes U.

4.  Add additional accounts as necessary. iTunes U will be available as a publish destination for encode types supported by iTunes U.

What is my Media Group ID?

1.  Click on a class in iTunes U.

2.  Right click the Videos tab and select Copy iTunes Store URL.

3.  Paste the URL into a document. It will look similar to: https://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/BrowsePrivately/example.com.1927435401.01099125312

4.  The Group ID is the last 10 digits in the URL, indicated in this example in bold (1099125312).