18 – Video block

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Description

Video block with Gif image fallback support. This is not compatible across all devices; however, support is growing, albeit very slowly. There are some excellent ways to utilize this block to feature it at its best. By utilizing a few extra assets, the block can give the appearance of an embedded video for those clients that are not compatible.

You need to create 4 assets and their URLs before editing the Video block. Save the URLs to a TXT file for later.
Asset 1 – upload your video (short, low MB/GB file) to the content store.
Asset 2 - Upload what will be called the poster image. This could be an image of your video's opening screen, first slide, or some other call-to-action. Do not overlay a 'play icon' on the image; the system will do that automatically.
Asset 3 - Create the URL for where your video is hosted – youtube, landing page, etc.
Asset 4 - Upload a fallback static image for all the email clients that do not support video in HTML email. This can be the same as the poster image above but add an overly 'play icon'.

Default block view

Desktop

Mobile

Formatting options

Padding

As with all blocks, the Video block is no exception when it comes to padding. Padding is the space between the content of the block and its border. This can be edited in the Details Tab in the usual way.

Option	Details	Default
	Top Right Bottom Left	0

Block Background Color

Used to change the block background color. Only use HEX color values. HTML email only recognizes 6-digit long-hand versions and has patchy support for shorthand versions.

Option	Details	Default
Background Color	Block Background Color	#ffffff

Video URL (MP4)

Add the video URL. This can be loaded to the Content Store just like any other asset.

Option	Details	Default
Link	Video Link	https://amundsen.shortest-route.com/demo-dk/imgproxy/cont/2029110731/video-snip.mp4

Video Poster Image URL

It allows you to apply a fallback image. This does not need a play icon.

Option	Details	Default
Image	Video Poster Image URL (system auto adds play icon)	https://amundsen.shortest-route.com/cts-demo/imgproxy/img/2040410182/preview_image.png

Fallback Video Link

Apply the link for where the video is hosted externally, like Youtube, your website, or a Mapp Engage landing page.

Option	Details	Default
Links	Fallback Video Link (hosted video, YouTube link, or landing page)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/jfha5FPDBAk?rel=0&autoplay=1;fs=0;autohide=0;hd=0;

Fallback Image URL

Add the static fallback image URL

Option	Details	Default
Links	Fallback Image URL (image includes play icon)	https://amundsen.shortest-route.com/cts-demo/imgproxy/img/2040245173/video_poster.png