Follow these steps to make sure that your Vimeo link is ready to be linked to your virtual event!
1. Give S&T permission to embed your video
- Navigate to the "Settings" of your video on Vimeo. (The settings icon looks like this
and is located on the bottom right hand side) - In the “General” tab, scroll down until you get to the “Privacy” section
- For “Who can watch”, select the bottom most option - “Hide this video from vimeo.com"
- For “Where can this be embedded?” select “Anywhere”
- Navigate to the “Save” button
- Here is a screenshot of what the settings should look like at this point
2. Remove unnecessary Vimeo icons for a more cinematic look
- Then select "Embed" on the left hand menu
- Under "Controls" disable Speed controls
- Under "Action" disable "Let users decide" then disable all
- Under "Your Details" disable all
- Here is a screenshot of the above settings
3. Change the standard Vimeo blue to the S&T orange
- Under "Customization" enable Custom color and replace the Vimeo blue HEX color #00adef with Show&Tell's signature orange tone #d44b19.
- Then disable "Show Vimeo Logo" and disable "Display Custom logo"
- Here is a screenshot of the above settings
4. Copy & paste the correct Vimeo link into S&T
- When pasting the URL into Show&Tell, be sure the link looks exactly like this: https://vimeo.com/452714387
Don’t forget to remove password protection from your video on Vimeo if you haven't already!