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.
Click on the webinar
Then select 'Edit webinar'
Finally press 'Webinar'.
Uploaded videos
This is the recommended method of adding videos.
To use an added video, press 'Videos' in the main menu
Then '+ New Video'. You're provided with the option to create a recording through a live webinar, uploading a file or adding a video with an external URL.
Press 'Upload' and then 'Select a video file' to select the file on your computer. The following file types can be used: .mp4, .m4v, .mov, .qt, .mpg, .mpeg, .mpv, .wmv, .avi, .mkv, .flv, .webm
The maximum size for the files is 5 GB.
Further instructions and remarks on adding videos to your 'Videos' page can be found here.
YouTube
If you want to use YouTube videos, you can enter the video URL.
This URL will look a little something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxx
The xxx part is different for each individual video.
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').
Please note! We recommend uploading your video to WebinarGeek instead.
Youtube shorts
YouTube shorts can only be used if you change the “shorts” link to a “normal” YouTube watch link. You can copy the ID of the video and replace the xxx in the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxx .
Example:
"Shorts" links:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R1bTS86LvWA
https://youtube.com/shorts/R1bTS86LvWA?feature=share
"Normal "watch link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1bTS86LvWA
MP4 URL
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.
Please note! We recommend uploading your video to WebinarGeek instead.
HLS
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:
https://webinargeek.com/awesomevideo.m3u8
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.
Please note! We recommend uploading your video to WebinarGeek instead.
Vimeo
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.