Video Hotspots: What is it and how can I use it?

Video Hotspots allow you to incorporate video hotspots into your scenes. You can use video to show product highlights, company promos, design details, introduce designers and more. Video hotspots are another way to enhance your design and tell your story in the context of the VR scene, without having to exit out of the experience.

Keep reading to learn how you can add video to your Yulio VR projects. To find out how to view video hotspots from your VR project, check out this article.

Versions of Video Hotspots: Basic and Premium

The Basic version of Video Hotspots is included on all Standard plans and allows you to link a YouTube video and insert it into your project as a hotspot. This type of Video Hotspot can be viewed in browser mode only and may be interrupted by YouTube advertisements.

To view a Video Hotspot in VR and avoid ads you must have Premium Video Hotspots. This version allows you to upload a video file and insert it into your VR project as a video hotspot that can be viewed in both browser mode and in VR. The Premium Video Hotspots feature also gives you access to video scenes.

To learn more about adding Premium Video Hotspots to your plan, contact us.

How can I add Basic Video Hotspots to my project?

Start off by selecting the VR project you would like to add the video to.

From your Project Edit page, click on the Video tab.

Next, open the video on YouTube and copy the video URL.

Return to Yulio and paste the URL into the YouTube URL box and click Add. Repeat these steps if you are adding more than one video to your VR project.

Now that you have uploaded your video, you need to create the Video Hotspot for your VR project. Click on the blue Hotspot Editor button on the top right side of your screen to open the Hotspot Editor and add your video hotspot to your project.

Once you’re in the Hotspot Editor, click on the Video tab to access the Video Hotspots editor. All the videos you have uploaded will show up here.

Click on the green + icon to add the Video to your VR project. You can also simply drag and drop the thumbnail into your VR project to place the video.

Once inserted, you can drag the Video Hotspot anywhere in your scene.

Click on the pencil icon above the hotspot to access the Video Properties panel. Here, you can change the label, adjust the depth, add an external link or change the hotspot icon color.

How can I add Premium Video Hotspots to my project?

Start off by making sure you have access to Premium Video Hotspots. If you’re not sure, you can ask your account administrator or contact us.

Next, open the project you would like to add your video to. From your Project Edit page, click on the Video tab.

If you’re not sure if your video file is compatible, click on the See file compatible formats button.

Next, select the Browse button to open your file explorer and drag and drop the video into Yulio.

Example

Check out this project to see an example of a VR project with a Premium Video Hotspot.

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