With our video overlay feature you can upload video files that can be played on top of a Spiideo Play broadcast at the click of a button.
Video overlays are great for:
Runnings ads on your livestream
Showing interviews and other promotional content
Showing video of team walkouts and lineups
Requirements for Video Overlays
For video overlays, we require:
MP4 file format
File must contain video and audio
Maximum file size 1GB
You can have:
Unlimited files uploaded
Only 6 files active at any time
Upload and Access Video Overlays
Navigate to the Video Overlays tab on the left side menu of Spiideo Play.
Within this menu, you can upload, manage video files and enable up to 6 video overlays at a time for your CloudStudio.
To upload a video overlay:
Video overlays will process and then be ready to use
If processing fails, this will be displayed under the 'Date Added' column
In this case, check that your file format is correct and attempt to reupload
If problems still occur, reach out to support via the chat.
You can now toggle on which Overlays you wish to use in your upcoming broadcast, via the 'CloudStudio Enabled' column
Use Video Overlays in CloudStudio Onsite
Once you have uploaded and enabled your Video Overlays they are ready to use.
Find your video overlays in CloudStudio, once your broadcast has started
Here you can choose to start and stop your Video Overlays at any time during the broadcast. Once you press the play button for a Video Overlay, this will:
Start the video overlay on the broadcast
You can see it is active in the overlays preview
You can choose to stop the Video Overlay early or allow it to play entirely and return to the broadcast automatically
See what the viewer sees by watching the active overlays preview window
Use Video Overlays in CloudStudio Anywhere
Once you have uploaded and enabled your Video Overlays they are ready to use.
Find your video overlays in CloudStudio, once your broadcast has started
Here you can choose to start and stop your Video Overlays at any time during the broadcast. Once you press the play button for a Video Overlay, this will:
Start the video overlay on the broadcast
You can see it is active in the Production mode video
You can choose to stop the Video Overlay early or allow it to play entirely and return to the broadcast automatically
See what the viewer sees by watching the active overlays preview window
If you have any questions not answered in this article, please reach out to Spiideo Support via the chat.