To change the settings of your Shorts item:
- Go to the Media Library
- Click “Shorts” in the left sidebar
- Select a Shorts item
1.0 | Shorts Metadata
To edit the Shorts metadata:
- Click “Edit metadata”
- Enter a descriptive title and description.
The title and description of the Shorts item are not displayed in the actual Shorts, but serve as a way to easily manage multiple Shorts in the OVP.
2.0 | Shorts Playlist
Shorts are built using a playlist. Learn more about creating and managing playlists.
To select a playlist:
- Click “Playlists”
2.1 | Select a Playlist
- Select the playlist you want to display in your Shorts player.
2.2 | Viewed clip behaviour
Configure the behaviour of your playlist items when a clip has been viewed.
- Mark as viewed and move item to the end of the list
- Don’t mark as viewed
3.0 | Shorts Appearance
To Configure the appearance of your Shorts item:
- Click “Appearance”
3.1 | Shorts appearance
- Swipe direction
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- Show clips before and after the active clip
- Show navigation buttons
3.2 | Background options
Configure what to show behind your Shorts content. Display blurred thumbnail of clip as background or pick a solid background color.
3.3 | Shelf settings
Configure the display options for the “Shelf” display format.
- Fit to container height
Base the height of the thumbnails in the Shelf on the height of the containing element. This allows you to have different thumbnail heights for mobile and desktop. - Thumbnail height (in pixels)
3.4 | Preview options
Configure the look and feel of your clip previews.
- Corner radius
- Show clip title
- Show clip duration
- Use thumbnails in full screen mode
By default, we use the first frame of the Short for a smooth transition. If you don’t want this, you can opt-in to use the Short’s thumbnail instead.
4.0 | Shorts Player
To configure the player options:
- Click “Player”
4.1 | Player options
Configure which player controls to display.
- Show play button
- Show title
- Show description
- Show share button
- Show thumbnail preview
- Show subtitle button
- Set an accent color
- Add a logo
4.2 | Behaviour
Configure the behaviour of your Shorts player.
- Auto play your conten
- Loop clips
Display the first clip after the last clip
4.3 | Call to action
Configure a call to action for your Shorts player.
- Clickthrough URL source
Select a (custom) metadata field from your media clip containing the clickthrough URL. Learn more about (custom) metadata. - Button text
Enter a text for your CTA button - Use accent color for button
- Select the button position
4.4 | Share settings
Select the channels where you would like viewers to be able to share a link to your video. The following options are available: Direct embed, Email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X and Whatsapp.
5.0 | Shorts Monetization
To add monetization to your Shorts item:
- Click “Monetization”
5.1 | Ad frequency
Control the ad frequency by setting the minimum number of clips between ad calls.
5.2 | Ad unit
Select a Shorts ad unit to connect to the Shorts player. Learn more about setting up ad units.
