MiVideo: Share or Embed a Playlist in Mediaspace

Environment

MiVideo Mediaspace

Playlists organize media into easy to browse collections so viewers don’t have to search to find related media. Multiple playlists can be created and the position media appear in the playlist can be ordered. See related Playlist articles for more information about these compilations.

Issue

How to share a channel or personal playlist in a Mediaspace (this feature is not available in Canvas) or create embed code to embed a playlist onto an external website.

Resolution

Channel Playlist

  1. Navigate to the Edit Channels page > Playlists tab
  2. Click the embed icon next to the playlist
  3. The Started Watching link directs viewers to the Playlist Playback page on the Mediaspace
    1. Copy link to share the watch link
    2. Email link to embed the watch link into an email using your system's email application
  4. The Embed code will embed the video player onto an external website 
    1. Choose Player: Select horizontal or vertical layout
    2. Max Embed Size: Select the size of the video player
    3. Embed Type: Select the embed type which determines how the embed code is generated
    4. Auto Play: Select whether to begin playing the first media in the playlist once the page loads. When enabled this option will also automatically continuously play all media in the playlist
    5. Copy Embed link: Copy code to be embedded onto a website

Personal Playlist

Note: The Watch Later playlist can be used to collect media to watch later. This playlist cannot be shared, deleted, or published.

  1. Navigate to the user drop-down menu > My Playlists
  2. Click the share and embed icon under the playlist thumbnail
  3. The Started Watching link directs viewers to the Playlist Playback page on the Mediaspace
    1. Copy link to share the watch link
    2. Email link to embed the watch link into an email using your system's email application
  4. The Embed code will embed the video player onto an external website 
    1. Choose Player: Select horizontal or vertical layout
    2. Max Embed Size: Select the size of the video player
    3. Embed Type: Select the embed type which determines how the embed code is generated
    4. Auto Play: Select whether to begin playing the first media in the playlist once the page loads. When enabled this option will also automatically continuously play all media in the playlist
    5. Copy Embed link: Copy code to be embedded onto a website

Resources and Questions

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