Below the link to the RTF file is a link to a video file, Drifters of the Deep. This is a web page created in Blackboard, with the video embedded on the page; that is, the page is on Blackboard, but the video is on a different hosting service, such as YouTube or Vimeo:
Compare how the embedded video is displayed above, to the one in the following screenshot:
In this example, we uploaded the video file into Blackboard. The file is no longer being stored and played on an external site. Blackboard is using its built-in media player to display and play the file. In Chapter 3, Adding Static Course Material, you will see how to add a video by embedding it on a page and uploading it into your course.