You can use external video files for on demand and automated webinars. In this article, we explain which type of video files you can use and how to insert them correctly.

This is the recommended method of adding videos.

The maximum size for the files is 5 GB.

If you want to use YouTube videos or shorts, you can enter the URL.

This URL will look a little something like this for videos:

And like this for shorts:

Or

The xxx part is different for each individual video or short.

The YouTube video has to be published as 'Public' or 'Hidden' (found under 'Basic information'). A hidden video isn't pubicly available but can be played in WebinarGeek. Additionally, video embeds have to be enabled. (under 'Distribution options' > 'Allow embeds').

At its core, every MP4 video can be imported as long as it's publicly available. We currently automatically check if 'mp4' occurs somewhere in the link, so please keep note of that.

Please verify with your hosting provider or hosting service whether sufficient capacity is available to stream your video file to the expected number of (simultaneous) viewers.

You can add a HLS video by entering a URL to a HLS playlist. Keep in mind that the ‘.m3u8’ extension has to be present in the URL and the link has to be https (a secure link). An example of a working HLS video URL is:
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It will not work if the link is http or ‘.m3u8’ is not present in the URL.

Please verify with your hosting provider or hosting service whether sufficient capacity is available to stream your video file to the expected number of (simultaneous) viewers.

You can use Vimeo as a hosting party/service. You need (at least) a Vimeo Pro account for that. You can then add the HLS link for your recording if you upload it in a certain way in Vimeo. Read exactly how to do that on the Vimeo page.