Introduction

TDM5 offers the ability to create your own designs, this can be done using elements. Each element has its own properties which can be configured. With these elements you have the ability to create content based on your needs. 

This article will describe how a video can be added. Information on YouTube, Vimeo or TikTok videos can be found in their relevant articles. Additional articles regarding elements can be found in our knowledge base.

Requirements

If you want to add a video to your page you need to meet the following requirements:

• Have access to: Designer > Pages and be able to create or edit a page.

How To add a video

1. Login to your TDM5 environment.
    
2. Select “Designer”.
   
    
3. Select the menu option called “Pages”
   
    
4. Open an existing page by selecting ‘Edit’ or create a new page using the ‘Add new page’ button Edit existing page: 
   
   
   Add new page:
   
    
5. You will be navigated to the content editor, from here you can design your page.
   
    
6. Select the ‘Video’ element, this can be done by selecting it in the menu on the left side of the screen.
   
    
7. You can now draw a frame by clicking in the template editor, once this has been done you can decide the size of the element. Click again once you are happy with the size of the element.
   
    
8. On the right side of the page you can configure the properties of the element. To change the name double click the element in the ‘Elements’ section.
   
    
9. In the ‘Element layout’ section you can adjust the position of the element and set rotation in case needed. The size can also be changed by selecting the border of the element. 
   
   
   Rotation can be set with the dot located at the top of the element.
   
    
10. In the ‘Video’ section you have the option to select a video from your TDM media library, input a URL for a video stream or play videos from an external data source. 
    
    To select a video from your library or upload a video from your hard drive, click on the thumbnail image to the right of ‘file’.
    
    
    Keep in mind that the options for URL and Data source require the video to be streamed and no local copy will be created on the player. This could result in high data traffic.
     

11. In the ‘Touch’ section you can configure content which will be displayed as soon as someone is pressing the element. This can be useful in case the content is being displayed on a device with a touchscreen.
    

    Once you have finished this step you have successfully added a video. It is possible to continue with your design and add additional elements if needed.