Embedding Your Video
Getting Started
Getting the content from the 247 Platform onto your website is very simple. On the Video page, under the Live tab and the VOD tab, you'll see a link that looks something like this:
http://console.247platform.com/embed/?v=2c-b22db-vod
This embed page is all you need to send your viewers to get your content. You can embed it using an I-frame, using code like:
<iframe width="853" height="480" src="http://console.247platform.com/embed/?v=2c-b22db-vod" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true" ></iframe>
Parameters
There are several parameters you can pass to the embed link in the form of the querystring.
Parameter | Description | Values | Required |
v | the stream name of the video | Yes | |
autoplay | If the video should start playing once the page has loaded | 0 or 1 | No |
authHash | The authorization hash used for secure videos | A string passed back via the API | No |
hidethumb | Set to not show the thumbnail in the embed page | 0 or 1 | No |
defimage | Set an alternative image instead of the Thumbnail to be displayed | URL to image | No |
Putting a URL together
The embed url always requires the v option, so it's advised to start with that. Other values you can add to the URL by appending them with a &, so to not autoplay the above video, and to use a different thumbnail image you would have a URL like:
http://console.247platform.com/embed/?v=2c-b22db-vod&autoplay=0&defimage=http://tinyurl.com/nq37fzw
Securing your Video
Securing your video so only users you choose can view it is quite simple, but does require some interaction with the 247 Platform API. When you perform a Video - Authenticate call, it returns a value authHash, which is what you embed in your video embed querystring.
Remember - you will need to change the Security dropdown ( under Settings on your videos' Live or Video on Demand tab) to Only authorised can watch for this to take effect.