While text often forms the backbone of a Rise course, adding multimedia can really make your training content shine.

You can easily add images, audio, and video directly into many Rise blocks or in their own special blocks. Adding web content can enhance your training even more. Keep reading for tips on working with multimedia content.

Depending on the lesson or block type you’re using, click the camera icon or the Add Images button. Sometimes it’s in the main window; sometimes it’s in the sidebar.

Upload images from your computer or search photos and illustrations from 14+ million royalty-free stock assets.

Rise compresses images with virtually no loss of quality. Use high-quality images in your courses and let Rise optimize them for web distribution.

After adding an image, click Edit to remove it, replace it, or add alternate text for screen readers.

In labeled graphic, process, and timeline blocks, add voiceover or narration by clicking the Record Audio microphone icon, then clicking either Start Recording or Upload a File.

You can also add a multimedia audio block on its own. Click Edit to open the sidebar. Choose either Upload or Start Recording.

The maximum file size for each audio file you upload to Rise is 5 GB.

After adding audio, click Edit to remove or replace it.

Mac Users: Safari must be updated to the latest version for audio recording support. Alternately, use Google Chrome or Firefox to record narration in Rise.

In blocks that support video, click the camera icon and choose Upload Media. Sometimes the camera icon is in the main window; sometimes it’s in the sidebar.

We recommend using high-quality videos with a 16:9 aspect ratio for the best results. Rise compresses videos so they have smaller file sizes for web distribution while maintaining high quality.

The maximum file size for each video you upload to Rise is 5 GB.

After adding a video, click Edit to remove or replace it.

Tip: For information on how to use video blocks, click here.

In blocks that support embedded media, click the camera icon and choose Embed from Web. Sometimes the camera icon is in the main window; sometimes it’s in the sidebar.

Just paste the URL or embed code for the web content you want to use—for example, a YouTube video or an interactive graphic. You can even use parameters for embedded YouTube and Vimeo videos.

We use Embedly to embed rich media in Rise courses, which means you can use videos, images, documents and other media from over 600 content providers, such as YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, and Scribd. See the complete list of supported content providers here.

If there’s an error or your web content doesn’t display, see this article for tips.