One of the easiest ways to display videos on your digital signage is through our YouTube Content App. YouTube is a free video-sharing website that makes it easy to watch online videos. Utilizing our YouTube Content app, you can easily pull videos from other accounts or channels, select the videos you would like to play, and display them on your signage.
Display channels, playlists, or individual videos to make sure your content is relevant to your audience. You can also edit your video playlist to ensure that only approved videos play on your digital signage screens. Additionally, our CMS comes pre-loaded with YouTube channels, like C-SPAN, Fox Sports, PBS, Weather Nation, and more to display. Here is the full list:
- News: MSNBC, C-SPAN, CBS NEWS, ABC NEWS, FOX NEWS, PBS News Hour, NBS, and CNN
- Technology: Engadget, CNET, Google, Wired, The Verge, Apple, and Microsoft
- Sports: Fox Sports, NHL, Golf Channel, MLB, and NBA
- Educational: Science Channel, NASA, TED Education, PBS, and the U.S. Department of Education
- Food: Food Network, Cooking Channel, Alton Brown, Epicurious, and America’s Test Kitchen
- Weather: WeatherNation, AccuWeather, The Weather Channel, and Weather Underground
- Holidays: New Years Fireworks, Holiday Fireplace, Christmas Songs,
- Fitness: 7-Minute Workout, Fitness Blender 5-Minute Cool Down.
Here’s How YouTube Works on Digital Signage
Here’s how this feature will work on your digital signage:
- Choose What to Show: You have the option of displaying individual videos, clips of videos, channels, and custom playlists. Displaying clips enables you to display the content you desire.
- Add Content: You can either display preloaded content through a selection of popular channels or custom content by adding a custom YouTube IRL of an individual video or playlist channel.
- Add Custom Features: There are also custom features that come with our YouTube features like adding a custom time to start and end videos or closed captions/subtitles.
- Display Your Videos: Display your new playlist or individual videos to your audience to keep them engaged and entertained while in your establishment.
What You’ll Need:
- A compatible digital signage player e.g. Mvix Player, BrightSign, etc.
- Mvix CMS Software with a supported feature package
- Internet Connectivity
- Access to the YouTube Content App
Using the YouTube Content App
- Hover over the “MEDIA” menu item and click on “ADD MEDIA.”
- Click on the “WEB” category and select the “YouTube” content app.
Displaying Preloaded Content
- The Youtube Content App has two ways you can display a Youtube Channel. The first is an array of preset YouTube channels pre-linked inside of our CMS. There are different channel categories such as news, science, sports, food, and more.
- Click to highlight the channel you want to display.
- Under “Advanced Settings”
- Choose the number of videos that will play.
- Toggle on or off to display Closed Captions/Subtitles.
- NOTE: Any video you would like to use subtitles on will need to have the Closed Captions created and set by the video creator.
- Click on the Closed Caption label to see more details on how to add captions to a video.
- Under “Advanced Settings” you must accept the Google Privacy Policy and YouTube Terms of Service. You cannot display YouTube unless they are toggled on in agreeance.
Displaying Custom Content
- The second option to display a YouTube Channel is to enter a custom URL link to display the Channel of your preference.
- To add a custom YouTube video, playlist, or channel, click on the “Custom” tab.
- Enter the YouTube URL of the individual video or playlist channel.
- Toggle the Audio toggle switch to mute a video or unmute.
- Under “Advanced Settings”
- Choose the number of videos that will play.
- Toggle on or off to display Closed Captions/Subtitles.
- NOTE: Any video you would like to use subtitles on will need to have the Closed Captions created and set by the video creator.
- Click on the Closed Caption label to see more details on how to add captions to a video.
- Under “Advanced Settings” you must accept the Google Privacy Policy and YouTube Terms of Service. You cannot display YouTube unless they are toggled on in agreeance.
- Next, click “PREVIEW” to see a preview of your media to ensure it is formatted in the correct style and apply changes if needed.
- Lastly, once you are satisfied, name your media under “NAME/TITLE” and save by clicking “SAVE MEDIA” to your Media Library.
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