Video Template is a Platform functionality that allows you to apply templates containing image and text over an "original" video to be shared on Youtube, Facebook or Twitter and in this way create content that generates more traction with your viewers.

The creation of Templates can only be executed by Admin users of the account. You must go to the main Menu Settings> Video Templates. On the screen that is displayed you must press the create button (plus cross). You will be able to select the Aspect ratio of your choice from four different options.

Once done, press OK.

There are several options available in the Templates administration, which are explained below:

General user interface:

1 - Create new template

2 - Preview of existing templates

3 - Search for template

Within the selected template:

4 - Insert text in selected template

5 - Change background color

6 - Insert background image, when you click, it is loaded from any preset you have on your PC.

7 - Scale to fit screen: change the size of the video box in the template.

8 - Upload Intro video: This video is inserted before the original video that is displayed with the template.

9 - Upload Outro video: This video is displayed at the end of the video above the template.

10 - Edit template name

11 - Preview of current template. It also allows to manipulate the position of the original video objects and texts.

12 - Delete the created template.

13 - Save changes to current template

- When inserting a Text (4) a menu is activated where you can select the font, color, alignment, among others, you can enter several text fields on the same template.

- When you change the background color (5), keep in mind that this selection will place a simple color as background of the template, for its management, 3 model options are offered to enter the colors, these are: RGB - HLS - HEX, which can be switched where it is highlighted in blue on the image below.

- When uploading the intro and outro clips, an additional section is enabled where you can define the offset, which is the time in seconds that the Intro and outro will be superimposed over the original video; you can also activate the option to add Fade to the sound volume from the beginning of the original video, this will have the same duration as the offset.

Once the template is created, it will be available to all users who wish to use this function.

A video can be shared directly from a Media Video or from a newly created Media from Live Editor. Both streams are the same and start by pressing the Share button . Next, a Dialog (window) will open where the first step is to select the template to use and edit the text.

In the first step Video Template you must enter the texts you want, you can also move them to adjust to the correct position. When you are sure, press the Next button .
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In the Post Settings step you can select the YouTube channels, Fan pages or Twitter accounts where you want to send the video. With each selection you can enter the title, description, tweet or options of each social network as appropriate.

Then the video will begin to be processed to be sent to the previously selected social networks.
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When the video is uploaded and confirmed by the first social network, the final step is taken where the status of the missing social networks will be reported and the link of the video of the respective social network can be copied.

We hope this functionality will be useful, if you have any questions, recommendations or any other concerns, please contact us via chat or contact your sales executive.

Atte. Mediastream team