Use a Vimeo video

Magellan user guide

To ensure the video image is responsive to the screen size and still plays when reduced down to a mobile size, you have to format the link in a particular way.

  • To use a Vimeo video:

  1. Open the video that you want to embed and select the Share icon.

    Select Share

  2. Select and copy all the text in the Embed window.

    Select embed info

  3. Paste it into Notepad.

    The code will look something like this:

    <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/247875919?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

    <p><a href="https://vimeo.com/247875919">Author-it Honeycomb Demonstration Webinar</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/authorit">Author-it Software</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

  4. Select and copy just the scr URL: https://player.vimeo.com/video/247875919

  5. Paste the link into the file object > Web tab > Source URL window, replacing the default URL.

    Link to Vimeo video2

  6. Select the Media Options tab at the bottom and choose how the video will play.

  7. Click Apply.

    The selections are added to the URL, for example:

    Link to vimeo video with controls

  8. Click OK.