The act of adding your video to a webpage is called embedding. Embedding allows you to seamlessly share video on a page without viewers having to leave your site.
As long as you can access and edit the source code of a webpage, you can embed a video.
Learn more about:
- Available embed options by account type
- How to copy the embed code for a video
- The differences between each embed option
Embed options by account plan type
When embedding a video, the subscription plan that you have with Vidyard determines:
- the number of embeddable videos that you can have in your account
- The types of embed codes that you have access to (inline, lightbox, iframe)
| Account plan type | Embed types | Number of embeddable videos |
| Free |
|
5 |
| Pro | 20 | |
| Teams |
|
50 |
| Business | 100 | |
| Enterprise | Custom |
Copy a video embed code
- Select the Share button next to a video in your library
- Switch the toggle ON to make the video embeddable
- Enabling the embed toggle will count the video against your plan's allotment of embeddable videos (5 for Free, 20 for Pro).
- Select Copy Code
- Paste the embed code into your website's HTML editor to add the video to the page.
- Select the Share button next to a video in your library
- Click on the </> button to open the embed options
- Switch the embed toggle ON to make the video embeddable
- Select an embed option, then click on Copy Code
- Paste the embed code into the source HTML of the webpage or application where you want to add the video.
Learn more about each embed option
The inline embed is your standard, go-to embed code to add a video to your webpage. An inline embed displays the video directly on the webpage and allows your viewer to continue to browse the surrounding content.
The inline embed is automatically responsive and will conform to the dimensions of its container on the page. To adjust the dimensions of the video, you can either change the size of the parent container or set a max width and height for the video in Vidyard.
The lightbox embed allows you to present your video as the focal point of the page. When the viewer clicks on the thumbnail, the lightbox embed loads your video in the center of the screen, dimming all other elements on the page.
Both the thumbnail and the video component itself are automatically responsive.
- If you want to use specific dimensions, you can set a max width and height for the video thumbnail to adjust its size on the page
- Because the video component itself takes up the majority of the page when the video plays, it will comfortably respond to the dimensions of the browser window as it changes size.
Sometimes the standard inline embed runs into problems when you try to add a video to a webpage or application (for example, a CMS) that does not support javascript.
The iframe embed acts as a great fallback option. An iframe allows you to display the video on the page from an external source, bypassing the restrictions on in-page javascript.
However, there are some drawbacks to the iframe embed. The iframe may limit Vidyard's ability to pass video analytics to an integrated marketing automation tool, such as Marketo, HubSpot, Eloqua or Pardot. You also cannot use the javascript Player API with the iframe.
- Select the Share button next to a video in your library
- Click the </> button to open the embed options
- Select the More Options tab, then click on Copy iFrame Code.
You can adjust the dimensions of the iframe by changing the height= and width= values in the source code.
<iframe class="vidyard_iframe" src="//play.vidyard.com/uuid.html?" width="640" height="360" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Email is a great way to share video and connect with your audience.
Use this embed option to add a hyperlinked thumbnail image of your video into the template for your email marketing campaign.
You can then use merge tags to identify your viewers and capture video engagement data in Vidyard from the recipients on your mailing list.
Learn more about email marketing and Vidyard.
Not everyone who you work with may have access to your video library. That's why we've provided you with an easy way to share the embed options for a video with others —even if they don't have access to Vidyard.
- Select the Share button next to a video in your library,
- Click the </> button to open the embed options
- Select the More Options tab, then select Copy Link
- Share the link with a project partner or colleague
