Legacy Tutorials: How To Add A Video using Slipstream

Modified on Thu, Jul 31 at 1:26 PM



There are 4 things you'll need to do to add a video using Slipstream:

Upload the file(s) you want to add, view tutorial here.

Install a new video template to add your video to

Edit the template and put your video into it

Add the template to your Slipstream playlist




STEP 1: Install a new video template to your playlist


  • Click Slipstream in the Menu on the left side of the screen:



  • click New Job so that you can view the template library




  • Click on Template Library:



  • Search and Find the template called "Full Screen Video"



  • Once you've found Full Screen Video, click it and select Install:




Once the Template installs, you will be brought back to My Templates, you just need to edit the template to add your video.



STEP 2: Add the video to the Full Screen Video template


Now that you have a new Full Screen Video template, you need to edit it to add your video.

  • Click on the Full Screen Video template to open the menu, and select Edit:




You should now see a preview of the template. 


  • Click on Edit Template in the top left of the page



  • You should now see a window called "Edit Video Player Plus". Here is where we can upload our video file.


  • You should see the file you uploaded during step 1. Drag and Drop it from the right to the left (be sure to remove the truDigital placeholder image by selecting - )

    If your file is stored on your computer, you can upload here. You'll need to follow these steps if you want to add a file from Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive.


  • drag and drop your video into the Video Playlist on the left:


  • You can add multiple videos to one video template. We recommend each video have their own template to make managing the content easier.
  • When you have added all your videos, click the blue Save button:




Now you need to save the changes to the entire template. 

  • Hover over the Save Changes button in the top left, and click Save Changes in the dropdown



  • You should now see your video appear on the screen. Click the Back button to go back to Slipstream:





OPTIONAL: Rename your template


You may want to rename the template so you can distinguish it from other templates you have installed

  • Click on the Full Screen Video to open the menu, and select Rename:


  • For Example, since this template contains my sample video, I'll name it "Sample Video":


 



STEP 3: Add the video template to your Slipstream playlist


  • drag the template from My Templates over to the Live Playlist



  • Once you see it on the left under Slipstream, Click Next




  • select which playlists from the Master List you want to add this Video to and move them to Selected Destinations




  • select how you want the video to display in the playlist

 


Insert Before - Video will display before all other templates

Insert After - Video will display after all other templates

Replace - Only this video would display and it would clear any other templates.



  • click Run Job





Your image has now been added to your playlist. Your player should automatically update and begin displaying it within the next 10-15 minutes


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