Vivi’s Play Video feature is now Play Content, allowing teachers to share more than just videos to the classroom display.
This feature requires updates to the Vivi app and the Vivi hardware (Version 3.6.0 or newer). If it is not available, ensure your Vivi app is up-to-date (you can check your app version by clicking on the Settings cog in the upper-right corner of the app. The Vivi Version will be displayed in the bottom-left of the pop-up). If still not available, speak to your IT Administrator.
If running below version 3.6.0 (either Vivi app or Vivi hardware), this feature will be displayed as Play Video. Refer to the Play Video section below
Play Content is currently unavailable on the Vivi Web App. Play Video will be available instead.
Vivi’s Play Video feature can be used to play videos from online sources, such as YouTube, or local files from your device.
Play Content
Playing a single online video
To play a single video, click on Play Content on the main Vivi page.
Paste in a link to the video in the ‘Paste video or audio links here’ then select Play Link(s).
Vivi is able to play videos from a wide range of online sources such as YouTube and Vimeo. You will be unable, however, to play videos from certain sources, especially those that require you to log in (such as Netflix or Disney+) as Vivi is unable to log into these for you.
Controlling Video Playback
When a video is playing, controls will appear at the bottom of the Vivi app.
On the top part of the control bar, the name of the video will be displayed. Alongside this, the following controls are available from left to right:
CC - Closed Captions - turns on closed captions (subtitles) if the video contains them.
Privacy Mode - stops students having the ability to screenshot the classroom display (refer to section 3.8 for further information).
Volume - adjusts the volume of the video.
In the middle part of the control bar, the following controls are available:
Stop - stops playback of the video.
Forward / Back - skips forward or back when playing multiple items in a queue (see below).
Pause - pauses the video. When selected, this changes to a play button which can be selected to resume playback.
Show Queue - changes the view mode to see what items are in the queue (see below).
Along the bottom is a timer that also acts as a slider. Click and drag to jump to a particular point in the video.
Playing a single file
To play a single file, click on Play Content on the main Vivi page.
Drag and drop the file in. Currently, Vivi supports videos, audio files, images, PDFs and PowerPoints.
Once the file is dragged it, it will be automatically processed. This should just take a few seconds. Once processed, each page of the file will be displayed as a separate item in a queue. If a PowerPoint is uploaded that contains embedded videos or audio files, these items will be extracted and placed as separate pages in the queue.
To begin playing, select Play From Start.
Controlling File Playback
When a file is playing, controls will appear at the bottom of the Vivi app.
On the top part of the control bar, the name of the file will be displayed. Alongside this, the following controls are available from left to right:
Privacy Mode - stops students having the ability to screenshot the classroom display (refer to section 3.8 for further information).
Volume - adjusts the volume of the file if audio or video.
In the middle part of the control bar, the following controls are available:
Stop - stops playback of the file.
Forward / Back - skips forward or back when playing multiple items in a queue (see below), or when in a multipage document.
Pause - available if playing a video or audio file. Pauses the file. When selected, this changes to a play button which can be selected to resume playback.
Show Queue - changes the view mode to see what items are in the queue (see below).
When play a video or audio file, along the bottom will be a timer that also acts as a slider. Click and drag to jump to a particular point in the file.
Queues
To play multiple content items in a row, either drag and drop in multiple files, or paste in either individual links or multiple links to online videos and select the Add to Queue button (to the right of Play Link(s)).
Once a queue has been started, use the Add Content button to insert more content items.
Use the three-line icon to drag items into a different order. When ready to begin playback, select Play From Start.
Playlists
Queues can be saved as Playlists to access at another time.
To save a playlist, once all files have been entered into a queue, click on Save as Playlist.
In the pop-up, insert a name then select Save Playlist.
To load a Playlist, click on its name in the left-hand side of the Vivi app. Then click Play from Start to begin playback. Alternatively, click on the ꞏꞏꞏ button next to its name and select Play Playlist to begin immediate playback. The ꞏꞏꞏ button can also be used to add to an existing queue, to rename the Playlist, or to delete the Playlist.
Play Video
Playing a single video
To play a single video, click on Play Video on the main Vivi page.
To play an online video, paste in the video’s URL.
To play a video from your device, click on Browse Files and select a video.
One a video URL is entered or a local video is selected, click on Play Video.
Vivi is able to play videos from a wide range of online sources such as YouTube and Vimeo. You will be unable, however, to play videos from certain sources, especially those that require you to log in (such as Netflix or Disney+) as Vivi is unable to log into these for you.
Controlling Video Playback
When a video is playing, controls will appear at the bottom of the screen.
The top part of the control bar will show how many videos are in the queue (see below) and the name of the video currently playing.
Along the middle, the following controls can be used:
Privacy Mode - stops students having the ability to screenshot the classroom display (refer to section 3.8 for further information).
CC - Closed Captions - turns on closed captions (subtitles) if the video contains them.
Stop - stops playback of the video.
Forward / Back - skips forward or back when playing multiple videos (see below).
Pause - pauses the video. When selected, this changes to a play button which can be selected to resume playback.
Volume - adjusts the volume of the video.
Closed caption (subtitles) can only be used if the video being played contains them. Vivi is unable to auto-generate subtitles.
Along the bottom is a timer that also acts as a slider. Click and drag to jump to a particular point in the video.
Video Queues
If you want to play multiple videos in a row, select the Add to Queue button to create more spaces for you to add videos. Videos can then be added either from online sources or from the device.
To rearrange the order of the videos, use the ≡ button to click and drag them into a different order.
Once ready, click on Play Queue to begin playback.
Playlists
Video queues can be saved as Playlists to access at another time or from another device.
To save a playlist, once all videos have been entered into a queue, click on Save Playlist.
Insert a name then click Create Playlist.
To load a Playlist, click on its name in the Playlists list on the side of the Vivi app. Then click Play Queue to begin playback. Alternatively, click on the ꞏꞏꞏ button next to its name and select Play Now to begin immediate playback.
If loading a Playlist on another device, only online videos will be included. Local videos will only be show if the playlist is loaded on the device it was created on.
To rename a playlist, click on the ꞏꞏꞏ button next to its name and select Rename.
To delete a playlist, click on the trash can icon next to its name.