Please note!
To stream videos on demand with our platform, you need a Vimeo Pro, Business, or Premium account.
These instructions explain how to integrate a video-on-demand into our viewing page.
Although this is not the only way, it is the method recommended by Thepointofsale.com to ensure that you benefit from our secure services.
From Your Vimeo Account
1- Click on New Video.
2- Drag and drop your video file at the location seen in the screenshot below:
3- Under Privacy, choose the option Hide this video from Vimeo from the scrolling menu. This ensures that an individual cannot take and share your streaming link.
4- Enter the relevant information, and click Save. Then, when your video is uploaded, click Edit settings.
5- On the next page (which is your event page on Vimeo), click the General tab in the left-hand menu, then on Privacy.
6- Under Privacy, determine where the video can be embedded. To do so, go to the question Where can this be embedded?, and select Specific domains.
In the section below, add Lepointdevente.com and click on the + sign. Then, add Thepointofsale.com and click the + sign again.
** It is important to enter both domains!**
**If you chose the white label service, do not forget to add your broadcast domain as well.**
What's the use?
This step ensures that no one can steal your video link and integrate it into another website, making it accessible to people who haven't purchased a pass.
This means that only people who have obtained a unique Thepointofsale.com or Lepointdevente.com link will be able to access your event.
7- We recommend selecting the following settings under the Integration tab in the left-hand menu, then Controls (Playbar, Volume, Fullscreen), and deselecting all other options.
These options will optimize your customers' experience.
7- Copy the link found above the Preview window.
Hide the number of attendees
By default, Vimeo displays the number of attendees watching the video.
If you want to hide this information, you'll need to change your account settings.
Go to your Vimeo account Settings.
In the Settings menu, click on Videos, then Upload defaults.
Under the Video preferences section, check the box Hide video stats and viewer count on the video page and in search results.
Click Save.
By doing so, this preference will be applied to all the events in your Vimeo account, and the number of attendees will be hidden from the public.
From Your Thepointofsale.com Account :
1- In the management tool, go to your event's Information tab.
2- In the Location section, choose the Virtual location type, then Vimeo Broadcast Provider.
3- Add your video’s Vimeo link in the Video link field.
In the Viewing options drop-down menu, select Embed the video on the secure viewing page.
4- Still under the Location section, decide :
Display attendee count. If this option is selected, a counter will appear in the left corner of your video, indicating how many people are watching it. Most organizers offering VOD prefer to remove this option.
Display live chat at entry time. This option will add the chat area to your event. Displaying this allows your viewers to interact with other viewers. However, different users will not watch the video simultaneously, so there is a strong possibility that the chat can reveal spoilers. For this reason, most organizers offering VOD prefer to remove this option.
Time of video display. This option establishes the moment when the video is displayed on the Thepointofsale.com viewing page.
Page expiration. Crucial for VOD! The expiry of the page will determine how long the video will be available to attendees. You can choose to calculate when the page expires from the following three options:
[Determined amount of time] after the planned event start time;
[Determined amount of time] after the planned event end time;
[Determined amount of time] after ticket issuance.
Page expiration. Please also note expiration date and time are displayed in the streaming link sent by email to the attendees.
Maximum number of plays. This option limits the number of views per person and reduces the chances of sharing their link with their entourage.
If a client attempts to view the event after the allowed viewing period or has reached its maximum number of plays, they will see this message by clicking on the link :