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Using the YouTube App

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Peter Ryan
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The Signagelive YouTube App allows you to show YouTube videos within your Signagelive Playlist. This allows you to show any YouTube video, live stream or playlist of videos on your digital signage displays.

Please Note: We at Signagelive recommend that you never use content that is not your own, however, you can read more about the facts and myths of content sharing here to make sure that any YouTube content you use is not breaking any of the rules set by YouTube or its content owners.

Here’s an overview video of using the YouTube App within your Playlist:

What will I need?

You will need the ‘Embed URL’ of any YouTube video, stream or playlist, which can be obtained by going to the ‘Share’ properties within the video page on YouTube and copying the URL from the embed code, which can be found by following these instructions:

  • Navigate to the video or playlist in YouTube
  • Select Share
  • Select Embed
  • Copy the URL part of the embed code (should read: https://www.youtube.com/embed/#########=1 or similar)
Please Note:If you'd like to embed a Playlist then the process is a little different, so please check out the advice from YouTube here on how to get the embed code. Essentially you can take the Playlist ID (from the Playlist main page, and add it to the end of this URL: https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=

The YouTube App is available within the Signagelive Marketplace for you to add to your Network now.

The steps to add the App are as follows:

  • Login to your Signagelive Network
  • Navigate to Content - Playlist - Create / Edit
  • Select the Upload button
  • Select ‘From the Marketplace’
  • Find the Youtube App
  • Select ‘Add to Network’
  • Exit the Marketplace and go to your ‘Recently Added’ folder

How can I use the App?

You can simply add one App or even multiple versions of it to your playlist like you would any other asset, or you can use the App icon within the layout creator to add a single, static widget to your Layout directly.

Please Note: If you are using your YouTube App within a Playlist, you should be sure to amend the 10-second default duration to match at least the length of the video or playlist being published. If you are using the App as a static App within a layout, it will refresh once every 24 hours as default and continue to loop (unless you change the looping properties within the App).

What properties can I change within the YouTube App?

You can configure the App properties to show either a single video, live stream or a playlist by pasting the Embed URL, found on the YouTube video itself into the editable properties of the App.

You can also change other properties, allowing you to amend the following:

  • Autoplay - This parameter specifies whether the initial video will automatically start to play when the player loads. Autoplay is applied by default
Please Note: Autoplay is not supported on IAdea or Philips devices. 
  • Controls - This parameter indicates whether the video player controls are displayed
  • Loop - This parameter indicates whether a single video or entire playlist will play again from the start, once it reaches the end of the last video. Loop is applied by default
  • Modest Branding - This parameter lets you use a YouTube player that does not show a YouTube logo
  • Related Videos - This parameter indicates whether the player should show related videos when playback of the initial video ends
  • Show Info - This parameter indicates whether the video should display information like the video title or uploader before playing the video
Please Note: YouTube content is not downloaded, so unlike most other Signagelive Apps, offline playback of YouTube videos is not an option, you will need to have a permanent network connection for continuous playback of your YouTube content.

How can I find out more?

More information about the content and Apps within the Marketplace is available in this Help Centre section. You can also speak with the Signagelive Support Team via Live Chat or by emailing support@signagelive.com.

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