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Vimeo

With the «Vimeo» app you play a Vimeo video on the screen, e.g. a corporate film, in high quality and without ads.

Purpose

Show a specific Vimeo video on the screen, optionally with sound. Simply paste the link of the video.

Applications

This is how Vimeo looks on the screen, examples from real use:

Requirements

  • An active revolutionSCREEN account with access to my.rstv.app.
  • The link (URL) of a Vimeo video whose privacy setting allows embedding.
  • At least one configured screen.

Install the app

In the sidebar on the left, click «Apps» and at the top click «zum App-Store» (to the Appstore).

Scroll to the «Alle» (All) list and click the «Vimeo» tile. Use the category buttons to narrow down the list.

The app's detail view opens. If it is not yet installed, first click «Installiere» (Install). Then click «Neue Instanz» (New instance). «App Guide» opens a quick guide.

What is an instance?

An instance is a separate configuration of the app, e.g. one gallery for the reception and another for the canteen. You can create as many instances as you like and use each one individually on screens, in Playlists or Layouts.

Create a new instance

Under «Apps › Meine Apps» (My apps) you see all instances of the app as tiles. Use «Neue Instanz» (New instance) at the top right to create another one, and click a tile to open an existing one.

In the editor, hover over the title and click the pencil to give the instance a name. A new instance shows «Kein Name angegeben» (No name specified) in red until then. At the top right you choose whether the preview appears in portrait or landscape format.

Configuration in detail

All settings are on the left, and on the right you immediately see in the live preview how the instance looks on the screen. Use the arrow next to the card to collapse the settings.

  • URL: link of the Vimeo video, e.g. https://vimeo.com/123456789.
  • Audio: turn sound on or off. The live preview shows «Ton an» (Sound on) at the top when sound is enabled.

Save & play on the screen

Save the instance at the top right with «Speichern & Schliessen» (Save & close).

Add to a Playlist: Open the Playlist, select the «Apps» tab on the right, click the app and then the instance. The instance is added immediately.

Add to a Layout: Open the Layout and click the pencil on the desired section.

In the «Inhalt für Abschnitt bearbeiten» (Edit content for section) window, add the instance with «Inhalt hinzufügen» (Add content). On the right of each element, set the schedule via «Täglich» (Daily).

Then click «Veröffentlichen» (Publish) in the Playlist or Layout. As long as it says «Entwurf, Veröffentlichung erforderlich» (Draft, publishing required) there, the screen still shows the old version.

Tips & troubleshooting

Video won't load

Check the link. The video's privacy setting on Vimeo must allow embedding.

No sound

Turn on «Audio» and check the volume on the device.

Videos from a Vimeo account

You play private videos from your Vimeo library with the «Vimeo Enterprise» app.

Content does not appear

Check whether the Playlist or Layout is published and assigned to the correct screen and whether the Player is online.

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