There are several different ways to use videos in SiteCritter.
Media Player
From the "add" menu select "media player" and drag where you would like it to go.
Select the type of video you would like to add:
- YouTube: you will need to paste in the URL or ID
- Video: you will need to upload the video from your computer
- Instagram: you will need to paste in the URL or ID
- Facebook: you will need to paste in the URL or ID
- Vimeo: you will need to paste in the URL or ID
- Youku: you will need to paste the full video URL
After adding the video, you can edit the settings in the right pane such as the size or disabling player controls.
Add Video as Background
From the "add" menu select "shape" and choose a shape composition to add.
In the right pane, select "background" and "image/video"
Upload or select a video
Change opacity and start/end times
You can choose to "make background" for the section (you can also do this with YouTube videos from the previous section).
Note: video will be played without sound.
Custom HTML
From the "add" menu select the "advanced" option. Look for "custom html" that has a </> icon.
Click the pencil in the right pane next to "html code" to edit the code.
Paste the following code:
<video style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: relative; z-index: 2;" src="VIDEO_FILE" controls>
Your browser does not support the video tag</video>
Select "VIDEO_FILE" without the quotes and delete in.
Click "Click to add file(s)" button at the bottom left of the HTML editing pane.
Select or upload a file.