Using URL Links rarther than Files
If your municipality posts meeting recordings to an online platform, like YouTube or Vimeo, or uses a video-on-demand (VOD) service like Cablecast or Vietbit, MuniMins can accept the URL of the video location instead of having you upload the file yourself.
How to do it
Click New Minutes, fill in the meeting details, and paste the video URL in the URL field (instead of choosing a file). Click Upload & Process.
What MuniMins does with the link
The platform pulls the audio from the video automatically. If the video has existing captions, MuniMins may use those as a starting point for transcription, which can speed up processing.
Requirements
- The video must be publicly accessible (not private or unlisted with restricted access).
- Supported platforms:
- YouTube
- Vimeo
- CableCast
- Viebit
- TownHallStreams
- Castus VOD
Please be aware that direct URL processing relies on each provider allowing MuniMins to access the video and their platform being online and functional. MuniMins does not control these platforms and access may change at any time.