Showing a Video on Displays

Add a Video file to your Media Library and Schedule to play on Displays.

You may have Video content which has been created to showcase product promotions or show company updates to employees, ready to be shown full screen on your Display network.

Video files are first added to the Library by upload or by URL. For this example a Video file will be uploaded to the CMS Media Library.

How-to Video

Add Media

Click on Media under the Library section of the main CMS menu.
Click the Add Media button.
Select Add files and select the Video file to upload.
Use the scroll bar to select a frame to use as the Video thumbnail, to make it easier to identify in Media Library lists.
Provide a new Name or leave this field blank to keep the original file name.
Click Start upload.
Once uploaded click Done.

Select Media

From the Media grid use the filters to make it easier to find the uploaded video file if required.
Use the row menu and select Schedule:

The Select Media form will open to provide further configuration options for the Video:

Duration in loop determines how long the video should play each time it appears in a Schedule Loop.

Set a lower duration to cut the original file short or set a higher duration and the video will “loop” back to the beginning to satisfy a longer set duration.
Select a a specific Resolution to use.
Set a colour to fill any gaps in the background if the media file will not fill the screen.
Save to close the Select Media form and continue with scheduling.

Schedule Event

Complete the fields in the Schedule Event form:

Give the event a Name for easier identification in the CMS.
Select which Displays this Video will be shown on.
From Dayparting, select Always to show the Video constantly or select Custom to set specific start and end dates/times.
Click Save.

The CMS will now update a Schedule change and your Video will be shown on Displays for the timings set in the schedule.

FAQ’s

What are Schedule Loops?

A Schedule Loop is how media content will play when in schedules with other media content. For example, if you have scheduled 2 media items each with a 10 second duration to be shown at the same time for 1 hour, both items will play for their 10 second durations in fair rotation for the scheduled time.

Which file format is recommended for Videos?

We recommend H264 MP4 file format.