YouTube
The YouTube app is only available in Full and Pro subscriptions.
Add a YouTube video to your page, by simply copying and pasting the web address (URL) of the video.
If you play your playlist or channel in a web browser, make sure that your browser is configured to allow automatic playback of audio. If you've setup your playback device with one of our platform-specific apps or setup steps in our platform guides, then that is already taken care of.
Properties
You can configure the app using the following properties:
| Property | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Web address of video or playlist | Go to YouTube and navigate to the video or playlist of your choice. Simply copy the YouTube web address you see in your browser's address bar and paste it in this input field to load the video or playlist into your Compete Narrowcasting page. Please note: it is also possible to specify multiple videos in the web address, see the paragraph below. |
| Closed captions | If you want to show closed captions in your video and any are available, you can set it to match the your company's content language setting or the language configured on the specific registered playback device. Alternatively, you can select one specific caption that is available with the video. |
| Play from...to | Allows you to play a specific part of the video by entering a start and end time. If you leave out the end time, the video will play until the end. You can enter the number of seconds or a time in the format mm:ss. |
| When page is shown | Select what the video should do when the page is shown (during playback):
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| Video determines this page’s playback duration | Enabling this option will make a playlist advance to the next page when the video ends during playback. This way you don't have to specify an exact playback duration for this page in the playlist editor. |
| Play in random order | (Only for playlists) Go through the videos in the YouTube playlist in random order. |
| Volume | If you like to include the sound of the video, simply set the appropriate playback volume. |
And finally there are a number of generic app properties that you can configure that you'll find on many other elements as well.
YouTube video owners can turn on ads to be shown in their videos. Unfortunately these will also show in the bottom of the Compete Narrowcasting YouTube app. If you yourself are the video owner, make sure you disable ads in YouTube itself for the best viewing experience.
Specifying multiple videos
When using the web address of a video contained in a playlist (copying the web address of a video that is part of a playlist) or of a playlist (copying the web address of the page of a playlist in YouTube) the YouTube app will assume the intention is to play all videos in the playlist. The Properties of the YouTube app will show an informational message when this is the case. The playlist part of the web address can easily be identified. It is the part of the web address that starts with 'list=' followed by a code consiting of letters, numbers and dashes or underscores. It ends at a '&' or the end of the web address.
When multiple videos are specified in the web address field these videos are all played from the start of the list to the last video in the list each being played from start to finish. When the whole list has been played, playback is resumed from the first video in the list.
If it is not your intention to play the videos of a playlist and only want to play one video; make sure to remove the 'list=playlist-id' part of the web address. Please note that you do not remove the '&' following the playlist ID since that is not part of the playlist ID. Make sure the web address contains a 'v=' followed by a code consisting of letters, numbers, dashes or underscores. This part of the web address specifies the video you want to show.