Video slides display videos from various sources.
Adding a video slide
To add a new slide, click + Add Page and select Slide.
Now select Video as the slide type and click Add Page.
Video file
There are three ways of adding a video to a video slide:
| Upload MP4 video | Upload a video file in the MP4 format. The file must be under 25mb in size. We recommend using video files that are only 15mb in size. If you want to use longer or larger videos, we recommend hosting them on YouTube or Vimeo and linking to them from your course. |
|---|---|
| Link to MP4 | Add a link to an MP4 file hosted elsewhere. This must be a url that ends in ".mp4". |
| Link to external video | Simply add a link to a YouTube or Vimeo video. If they don't display properly, double check that they are set up to be publicly visible. |
Subtitles
Poet has an inbuilt subtitles editor that you can use to add subtitles based on a time code:
Or you can choose to upload an SRT or VTT file using the Upload Subtitles button.
**Note: **
If you're translating your course, English subtitles must have time codes & text entered to ensure that they are translated with the rest of the course during the translation process. The time code for each line will be the same for all languages. The video file should not include any embedded subtitles — they cannot be translated.
Configurations
To enable users to skip a video or make a video mandatrory you have to go into the flex editor and toggle the Required button on or foo
If you enable Allow Users to Skip Video, a continue button appears alongside the play button. Clicking this skips the video. Alternatively, turning the toggle to 'Required Watch' will only show the continue button once the video has finished playing.