You can build a cover that plays a video animation before displaying another cover afterwards.
You'll do this by creating a Splash cover that includes another cover within it as its first item.
The Splash cover will be for displaying the animation.
The cover within it will be display what appears after the animation is done playing, and will contain links to other elements.
Create and import a Cover Loop
Before beginning, you'll want to have a short Cover Loop uploaded to the Platform. Cover Loops are short videos that contain no sound.
For a walkthrough of how to create a Cover Loop, watch this video: Background Video Loops for Covers
You can read more about creating and uploading Cover Loops for Covers here: Add Background Videos to Covers
Set up a Splash Cover for the animation
Navigate to the Titles pane by clicking on the Titles button.
Click on the New Title button near the top right.
On the pop-up that appears, enter a name for the Cover, select the cover option, and hit the Create button.
When the Cover opens, add all appropriate metadata in the fields provided, and click the Save button.
Click the Images button on the left to add preview images to the title.
You can select Use Reference Media to use an image that's already in the Platform, directions are here: How To use Reference Media as Preview Image
Or you can use the Choose File button to select an image from your computer.
After adding preview images, click the Save button near the top right of the interface.
Click the Layout button to open that pane.
Check the button for the Splash option.
Click the Save button.
In the options column on the right, click the Choose Image button to select an image to appear in scenarios in which a background video isn't supported.
Find the image you'd like to use from the list, click the checkbox to the left of the item and click the Accept button.
In the options column on the right, click the Choose Video button to select the Cover Loop video you created.
Find your Cover Loop from the list, click the checkbox to the left of the item and click the Accept button.
Both the image and video areas should now include descriptions of your selected media.
Now you need to set the proper options for the Cover Loop playback.
In the options column on the right:
- Uncheck the box for "Loop Video Playback"
- Check the box for "Navigate to first cover item when playback completes"
- Set the "animation delay" field to one or more seconds longer than your cover loop. (In this case, the cover loop is 13 seconds, and 14 seconds worked. You may need test and tinker with this number until the button no longer shows.)
Click the Save button.
Adding a Cover to appear after the Cover Loop
Another cover needs to be added to the Splash cover, which is what will display after the Cover Loop has played.
Note: To complete this step, you should have a cover title already built and ready in your Platform account. To learn how to build a cover, see this document: Overview: Cover Titles
From your Splash Cover, click on the Items button and then click the Add New Item button. Leave the Item Source check box set to Manual.
On the pane that appears to the right, click the Select Title button.
From the list, find the cover title you'd like to include and click the checkbox to the left of it.
Click the Accept button.
You should now see your title appear as the linked item in the item pane.
Note: If you want to remove the item, click the trash icon that appears to the right of it.
In the Item options:
- Leave Label blank
- Set Name to Custom Name and leave blank
- Set Description to Custom Description and leave blank
- Don't use the Choose Media or Choose Video buttons
Click the Save button
You can now click the Preview button on the Title to see the Splash Cover display.
Note: There will be two parts to this preview:
1 - The Cover Loop animation video
2 - The Cover with links that appears after it.
The cover is now ready to be added to a release to be published.
To read more about releases, see: Overview: Releases
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