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Add Multimedia

Updated by Carolina Martin

Multimedia blocks add images, videos, presentations, files and SCORM packages to a course page. This article covers each block in the Multimedia column.

For more video walkthroughs, see the Coursebox YouTube video library.

Add a multimedia block

  1. Open the page in the course editor.

  2. Click + Add block where you want the content to go.

  3. Choose a block from the Multimedia column: Images, Videos, Slides, Downloadable File, Embed PDF or SCORM.

Add block panel opened from the page, with the Add block button and the Multimedia column outlined

You can also click Add block (the + icon) in the top toolbar, click Multimedia and choose a block.

Images

Choosing Images opens a window with three tabs: Stock Images, Upload Image and AI Image.

Stock Images

  1. Click Stock Images.

  2. Type a topic in the search box, for example "teamwork".

  3. Click an image to select it.

  4. Click Add to Course.

Images window on the Stock Images tab with a search for teamwork, one image selected and Add to Course outlined

Upload Image

  1. Click Upload Image.

  2. Drag your image onto the Drag & Drop area, or click Select Files.

  3. Click Add to Course.

Images you've uploaded before appear under Previously Uploaded Images, so you can reuse them.

Images window on the Upload Image tab with the Drag and Drop area, Select Files and Add to Course outlined

AI Image

  1. Click AI Image.

  2. Describe the image you want in the prompt box.

  3. Click Generate.

  4. Select the image, then click Add to Course.

Images you've generated before appear under Previously Generated Images.

Images window on the AI Image tab with the prompt box, Generate and Add to Course outlined

You can't edit a generated image. To change it, generate a new image with a revised prompt and add that one instead.

Plan requirement: Each AI image uses an image credit. Free includes 2 credits (one-off), Creator 20 a month, Pro and Pro + LMS 300 a month, and Enterprise 1,250 a month. Credits reset on your billing date, not on the first of the month.

Add more images to the same block

  1. Click the + tile under the image thumbnails on the left of the block, and add another image.

  2. To remove an image, click ⋮ in the top-right corner of the image and choose Delete.

Image block with the plus tile under the thumbnail and the image menu with Delete outlined

To add a separate image block instead, use + Add block.

Videos

Choosing Videos opens a window with four tabs: AI Video, Video Upload, Video Link and From Presentation.

AI Video

AI Video creates a video of an avatar presenting your script. The settings are split into five tabs: Avatar, Script, Text, Logo and Background.

  1. Click the AI Video tab.

  2. On the Avatar tab, choose a presenter under Available Avatars. To use your own likeness, see Create your own avatar below.

Videos window on the AI Video tab with the Avatar tab, Available Avatars and a selected avatar outlined

  1. Click Script. The AI Video Script is written from the content on the current page. Edit it as needed.

  2. Choose a Voice accent, then choose a voice under Available Voices. Any voice works with any avatar.

AI Video Script tab with the script, Voice accent dropdown and Available Voices outlined

  1. Click Text to change the on-screen title and its Color. The title appears in the left block of the video.

  2. Click Logo to upload your logo (JPG, PNG or SVG, up to 10 MB), or tick Hide logo.

AI Video Text tab with the on-screen text, Color and the Force Completion and Auto play settings outlined

  1. Click Background and choose Template, Upload or Color.

  2. Change the Left Block colour, or tick Hide block for a full-width video.

  3. Under Settings, tick Force Completion or Auto play if you need them (see Video settings below).

  4. Click Generate Video.

AI Video Background tab with the Template, Upload and Color options, Left Block colour and Hide block outlined

Lip-sync and accents are applied during final generation, so the preview doesn't show them. Each AI video works best at about 1–2 minutes (100–150 words). For longer content, split the script across several AI Video blocks or use From Presentation.

Plan requirement: AI videos use AI video minutes. Free includes 1 minute (one-off), Creator 5 minutes a month, Pro and Pro + LMS 75 minutes a month, and Enterprise 250 minutes a month.

Create your own avatar

  1. On the Avatar tab, click Create your own Avatar.

  2. Click Upload Photo and choose a clear, front-facing photo.

  3. Coursebox creates an animated avatar from the photo and adds it to your avatars. Select it, then continue from step 3 of AI Video.

AI Video Avatar tab with Create your own Avatar and Upload Photo outlined

Plan requirement: Custom avatars aren't included on the Free plan or on monthly Creator plans. They're included on yearly Creator plans and on Pro, Pro + LMS and Enterprise.

Video Upload

  1. Click Video Upload.

  2. Click Upload Video and choose your video. Only MP4 files are supported.

  3. To set Force Completion or Auto play, open Advanced Options and tick them under Settings.

Videos window on the Video Upload tab with Upload Video, Advanced Options and the Force Completion and Auto play settings outlined

Each plan has a maximum size per file. The limits are listed under Compare plans → Hosting on the pricing page. If your video is too large, compress it, or host it on YouTube, Vimeo or Loom and add it with Video Link. Coursebox doesn't edit videos, so trim or caption them in a video editor before you upload.

Video Link

  1. Click Video Link.

  2. Paste the YouTube, Vimeo or Loom link into Upload Video Link.

  3. Click Upload.

Videos window on the Video Link tab with a YouTube link in Upload Video Link and the Upload button outlined

From Presentation

From Presentation turns a slide deck into a narrated video, with one scene per slide.

  1. Click From Presentation.

  2. Click Import Slides (PDF only) and upload your slides as a PDF. Each slide becomes a scene.

  3. Select a scene and type its narration in the script box under the slide. Aim for 40–70 words per slide, and at least 10 seconds of speech.

  4. Click Voice, preview the voices and choose one. Click Apply to all scenes to use the same voice throughout.

  5. Click Generate.

From Presentation workspace with Import Slides (PDF only), the scene script box, Voice and Generate outlined

Video settings and more videos in one block

To change a video block's settings, click Video actions (⋮) in the top-right corner of the video:

  • Force Completion: learners must watch the video to the end before they can move on.

  • Auto play: the video starts playing when the page opens.

  • Delete: deletes the video.

To add another video to the same block, click the + tile under the video thumbnails on the left of the block.

Video block with the Video actions button, the Force Completion, Auto play and Delete menu and the plus tile outlined

How Force Completion works

For videos uploaded to Coursebox, the progress bar is locked, so learners can't skip ahead. They can still pause, replay parts they've watched and change the volume. Progress is saved per device and browser.

YouTube and Vimeo videos play in the provider's own player, which Coursebox can't control. Learners can skip ahead, and the video counts as complete once playback reaches the end. If completion must be enforced, upload the video to Coursebox instead of linking it.

Slides

  1. Under Multimedia, click Slides.

  2. Choose a PowerPoint file (.pptx, .ppt, .pps or .ppsx) from your computer.

The slides appear in a viewer on the page. Learners scroll through them and use the Page controls to jump to a slide or zoom in and out.

Slides block showing an uploaded PowerPoint deck in the viewer with the Page and zoom controls outlined

Using Google Slides or Canva? Download the deck as a PowerPoint (.pptx) file first, then upload it.

Downloadable File

  1. Under Multimedia, click Downloadable File.

  2. Choose your file. You can upload PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TXT, VTT and SRT files.

Learners see the file under "Click to download the task documents:" and can download or preview it. To add more files to the same block, click + Add under the file list. Each file has icons to download, preview and delete it.

Downloadable File block listing a file, with the download, preview and delete icons and the + Add button outlined

Add a short line of text above the block, for example "Download the full chapter (PDF) – optional", so learners know the file is a resource and not an assessed task.

Embed PDF

  1. Under Multimedia, click Embed PDF.

  2. Choose a PDF file.

The PDF shows on the page, and learners scroll through it without downloading it.

Embed PDF block showing a PDF checklist on the course page

SCORM

Plan requirement: SCORM import is available on Pro, Pro + LMS and Enterprise.

  1. Go to the page where you want the SCORM content.

  2. Under Multimedia, click SCORM.

  3. Choose your SCORM package (.zip file).

The package plays inside the block on the page.

SCORM block playing a sample SCORM package on the course page