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Create a video tile

A video tile shows a cover image in the mosaic; one click opens the video full screen, where it starts right away, with the description as its caption.

Create the tile

1. In Content Manager, click TileVideo, then Create new entry.
2. video: click the area and upload your video file (one per tile). A large file may take a few minutes: wait until it is done before leaving the page.
3. description (optional): shown under the video, and used by search engines and sharing previews.
4. tile: open the block and fill in the title, the cover image (for example a still from the video), themes, date and possibly large (see the tile block).
5. Save, then Publish.

Recommended formats and sizes

• MP4 (H.264 video, AAC sound): plays in every browser, on computers and phones. The safest choice.
• WebM works in most browsers. Avoid MOV or HEVC (H.265) files as they are, common on phones: they don't play everywhere. Export them as MP4 H.264 (the “most compatible” option of your phone or editing software).
• 1920 × 1080 pixels (1080p) is plenty; 1280 × 720 suits long videos.
• The limit is 2.5 GB per file, but aim for a few hundred megabytes at most: the video is sent as it is to your visitors, phones included.

A video tile holds a video file: there is no field for a YouTube or Vimeo link. To point to an online video, add a link in a text (your biography, or the description of a text tile).