How do I send a link to a particular video in a player that contains more than one video?

Overview

Vidyard players can contain more than one video to create a playlist. Sometimes you may wish to direct a contact to a particular video in a playlist, rather provide them with a link that shows a player with multiple videos which runs through all of them.

Solutions

There are two viable options:

Option #1

If you wish to ensure that all of the analytics are kept on the current player containing the playlist, then you can provide a link to the sharing page that includes a chapter query string in the URL. 

A chapter query string allows you to show a particular video in the playlist from the moment the play button is pressed.

• You can see the difference that makes here:
  • No query string:
    http://embed.vidyard.com/share/uEKX33rvWbjE5H735GPYiq
    
    
  • Query string set to chapter 2
    http://embed.vidyard.com/share/uEKX33rvWbjE5H735GPYiq?chapter=2
    
    
  • Query string set to chapter 3 and autoplay:
    http://embed.vidyard.com/share/uEKX33rvWbjE5H735GPYiq?chapter=3&autoplay=1

Note: The splash-screen image is always relevant to the player and will not change if you use a chapter query string. Therefore, you may need to ensure that it is set to an image that is relevant to any of the videos in the playlist, or use autoplay to avoid them seeing it.

Note: This query string will only work on the sharing page, but you can add your own javascript using the Player API to perform something similar on your own landing page if desired. 

Option 2

The other solution is to Add a New Player that only contains the video that you want to send to your target audience. Once encoded, provide your viewer with a link to the new sharing page.

Doing this will mean that the analytics will only be collected on the new player. 

Use the scenario that is best suited to your needs.