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Videos Widget

Please note:
  • Due to the Autoplay policy, there are restrictions on preview and play modes. You can find more information about this policy in our documentation at Autoplay policy.
  • With the Hardware Accelerated Player enabled, you are unable to use Animation or Scripts to modify your video. Learn more about its behavior at Hardware Accelerated Player behavior.

With the Videos widget, you can add a gallery of videos to your content.

Properties​

Selecting Files​

In the Videos Menu, you can select the videos that you want to play in your content either individually.

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Using Folder​

You can also select a whole folder to play from with the Use folder option.

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Behaviour​

In the Behaviour Menu, you can customize the video playback settings:

  • Volume: Set the volume of your video with the slide.
  • Native Player/Hardware Accelerated Player: For improved performance, use the screen's native video player instead of the HTML player. Learn more: Native Player/Hardware Accelerated Player.
  • Keep ratio: Maintain the aspect ratio of the video source through different sized screens.
  • Randomized: Randomize the order of videos (random order is unique to every screen).

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Size & Position​

In the Size & Position Menu, you can select the width, height, and placement of your widget quickly. Learn more: Size & Position.

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Proof of Play​

Proof of play is a reporting system that allows you to gain reports about used assets. If you turn on widget statistics, you can report information about the displayed duration, number of displays, and interaction events of this widget. If you turn on asset statistics, you can report information about the displayed duration, number of displays, and events of each media asset inside this widget.

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Effects​

In the Effects Menu, you can:

  • Add a Shadow and a Border to your widget.
  • Set the size, type, and color of your border.
  • Use the Rounding Slide to round over the corners of your widget.

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Jump​

In the Jump Menu, you can set up the Jump on end function. The content will switch to the selected page after the video has ended.

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Animation​

In the Animation Menu, you can choose the Enter and Exit animations of your widget. Learn more: Animation.

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Additional Properties​

Under the Jump Menu, you can click on the three dots to access Additional Properties (aka MORE). However, this section is not detailed in the current documentation.

Returned Values​

The Videos widget can return values that allow you to perform various actions based on them:

  • Current state values: Accessible directly as current.
  • Detailed information: Includes details.src, details.index, and details.videoDuration.
  • Next video information: Nested under details.next, including details.next.src, details.next.index, and details.next.videoDuration.

To use these values, you can create a content with a Videos widget, select sources, and navigate to Properties >> Widget >> Other to edit gallery actions.