Short, silent, videos that autoplay -- also know as Ambient Videos -- can be added to Page Titles.
These videos will autoplay when user has them visible in their browser.
Examples are the videos promoting films on this page, such as the one for Rite of Passage.
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Exporting an Ambient Video
After creating an Ambient Video in video editing software, you must export the video without audio.
Important: Even if the video you are exporting doesn't have an audio track, you must select to export without audio, or it will create an empty track.
In Adobe Premiere, you use a slider to deselect exporting audio.
Add to Vimeo, adjust End Screen settings
The first step in setting up a Cover animation is the cut the video and prepare it for display in Vimeo.
After creating a video, upload it to Vimeo like any other video used in the Platform.
Once the video is inside Vimeo, it will need to be set to display no image when it stops playing, which Vimeo calls the End Screen.
To set this option, click the Settings icon in the right column and then click the Advanced Settings button.
This will open up the list of Advanced Settings.
Click the Interaction Tools button, then the End Screen button and find the End Screen drop down list to make a selection.
In the drop down list, select Empty and then click the Save button.
Upload to The Platform
The next step is to add the video as a Media Item in the Platform, so it will be available to use as a Cover background video.
Navigate to the Media tab in the Platform and click the Add Media button.
From the pop up selection window, select the Vimeo button.
Use the search field or scroll to find the video from the list and then click the Import Videos button.
Add Ambient Video to Page Title
The video is now ready to be added as an Ambient Video to the Page Title.
Navigate to the Titles area of the Platform and use the Filter field or scroll to find the Cover that will display the video.
Click to open the Page Title and navigate to the Content Tab and click the Add Block button.
From the drop down list, find the Media selection and click it.
On the interface that opens, click the Choose Media button.
Find the video from the list using the Filter field or scrolling through the list. Note: The duration field may be an easy way to find it.
Find the Ambient Video checkbox and select it.
After you do so, you'll notice that the Loop Video Playback check box is also checked by default. You can uncheck this if you like.
Also make sure to make other metadata selections for what will appear in association with the Ambient Video, such as Description and Credit.
Make sure to consider what you'd like the item to link to and add it to the Link URL field.
After the interface is filled out, click the SAVE button.
Click and hold the Drag to Sort icon or place the Ambient Video where you'd like it to appear on the page.
Once it's placed, click the SAVE button.
Use the Preview button in the column on the left to preview what the item looks like on the page.
To read more about Content Blocks and their options, see this document: Content Blocks
To read more about Page Titles, see this document: Title Type: Page
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