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Video component

Add and customize videos in your items within eWizard Editor

Anna Voloshchuk avatar
Written by Anna Voloshchuk
Updated over 6 months ago

Available for all content items

Use the VIDEO component to add a link to an audiovisual recording or upload a video file with a poster to your item.

Video requirements

To add this component to your item, drag VIDEO from the Components tab on the elements panel to the item layout. Then, customize it on the tabs available for the current item type.

Video in emails, email fragments, email briefs

Select the video component on the layout and go to the Properties tab. Here, you can do the following:

  • Assign the element type to the video component.

  • Set and configure the video URL link type.

    You can check your video behavior in the PREVIEW mode and in Viewer. By default, clicking the video on the email layout opens it in a new browser tab.

  • Change the video container shape to a Rectangle, Square, or Circle.

  • Videos may be cropped or scaled in circular containers. To ensure optimal viewing, keep important video content centered.

  • Add the video description to the ALTERNATIVE TEXT field.

  • Add the video poster and play icon. For this:

    • Click BROWSE in the VIDEO POSTER or PLAY ICON section.

    • In the Assets pop-up that appears, select the required image.

    • Select the Show play icon checkbox to display the play icon on the video.

To edit the uploaded video poster and play icon in the Edit image pop-up. To do this, hover over the image box and click .

You can also configure the video component style.

Video in e-Detailers, webpages, landing page briefs, modules, and messenger ads

Select the video component on the layout and go to the Properties tab. You can do the following:

  • Assign the element type to the video component.

  • Add the component name.

  • Upload the video file in the VIDEO section. For this:

    • Click BROWSE to select the video file in the Assets pop-up.

  • Paste the video link into the VIDEO URL field.

  • Customize the video playback with the following options:

    • Show controls–to display the video controls when playing it.

    • Start playing on slide open–to play the video on the e-Detailer slide opening.

    • Fullscreen–to watch the video in fullscreen. Available for the uploaded video.

    • Loop–to set the loop playback for your video.

    • Mute–to turn off the video sound.

    • Deactivate fullscreen–to keep the video playback within the video component container after the content item is exported into formats compatible with target systems.

      The applied Deactivate fullscreen option takes priority over the activated Fullscreen option. You can't check the changes made by the Deactivate fullscreen option in the PREVIEW mode.

  • Change the video container shape to a circle with the Circle shape checkbox.

    Videos may be cropped or scaled in circular containers. To ensure optimal viewing, keep important video content centered.

  • Define the PLAYING DURATION value in seconds for your video.

  • Add the preview image for the uploaded video. For this:

    • Click BROWSE in the POSTER section.

    • Select the required image in the Assets pop-up.

    • Edit the uploaded image.

    • Select the checkbox to show the video preview image.

You can also configure the video component position and style, add actions and animation to it on the dedicated Editor tabs.

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