Create a discovery video ᴮᴱᵀᴬ

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If your team regularly publishes articles or videos, repurposing that content into engaging teaser content can be difficult without an in-house video team.

Discovery videos in Video Studio automate this process by generating short (minimum 2 minutes), branded videos from a feed of articles or videos. Each item becomes a chapter in a single, continuous video. Viewers can also click a call-to-action button to open the original article or full video directly from the discovery video.

Discovery videos enable teams to create engaging, multi-segment content without manual video editing.

You can configure these videos to fit your workflow:

• Define chapter structure and playback order
• Add branding, colors, fonts, and a click to action (CTA) button
• Choose which metadata fields to display
• Schedule refreshes to update videos with new content

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Create a discovery video

Follow these steps to create a discovery video:

1. In the Media library, click Create new > Videos from feeds. The Content tab appears.
2. Configure the video source.
3. On the Basic information subtab, enter the video metadata.
4. (Optional) On the Advanced settings subtab, define the content protection and scheduling settings.
5. (Optional) Define the structure of the discovery video:
   • Refresh
   • Structure
   • Additional template fields
   • Import settings
6. (Optional) Customize the branding of the discovery video.
7. Click Save.

Configure video source

Configure the feed that supplies content for your discovery video. You can import article or video data, add headers, and set credentials if needed.

Follow these steps:

1. On the Content tab, under Configure video source, click + Add feed. The Manage feed panel opens.

2. Enter the Feed URL of an RSS or MRSS feed.

3. Under Choose items to import from feed, select either Articles or Videos.

   Item	Description
   Articles	Generates a discovery video from only articles within a feed
   Videos	Generates a discovery video from only videos within a feed

4. If required for your feed, add custom HTTP headers:

   1. Expand Advanced settings.
   2. Enter a Key.
   3. Enter a Value for the key.
   4. If multiple header values are required, click + Add and repeat steps b-c.

5. Click Save. The panel closes. The Feed URL field populates.

6. If authentication is required to access the content, set the credentials:

   1. Click Set credentials. The Set credentials popup window appears.
   2. Enter the Username.
   3. Enter the Password.
   4. Click Submit. The popup window closes, and the credentials are applied.

Define the structure

The Structure tab lets you control how often the content is refreshed, the length and order of each chapter, and the information displayed in the video.

Refresh

Set how often the discovery video refreshes with new content from your feed. By default, discovery videos refresh daily, starting from the creation date.

Follow these steps:

1. Toggle Refresh to ON. The section expands.
2. In the Refresh every field, enter a time interval less than 51.
3. Select a Time unit.
4. In the Start refresh from field, choose the date the refresh schedule should begin.

Structure

Set the length and order of chapters in the discovery video.

Setting	Description
Number of chapters	(Required) Number of segments in the video Follow this step: Enter a number between 1-20. If the feed contains more items than the number of chapters, the Playback order setting determines which items are used. Use a lower number to create a shorter video. Default: 12
Chapter duration	(Required) Length of each video segment in seconds Follow this step: Enter a number between 7-30. Notes: Use a longer duration for chapters with videos or detailed descriptions. Video feed chapters play from the start of the video up to the set duration. Default: 18 seconds
Playback order	Determines the order of feed items in the discovery video Follow this step: Click an option: Feed order: Uses the order of items in the feed Shuffle: Randomizes the order of items

Additional template fields

These options control the information displayed in each chapter.

Select the feed-derived elements to include.

Field	Description
Title	Title of the content
Publish date	Publish date of the content
Author name	Author of the content
Description	Short explanation or summary of the content
Vertical decorative bar	Accent bar that appears to the left of the article or video title

Import settings

Select which metadata fields to pull from your feed. These are required for displaying elements like title, author, publish date, and description in the video.

Follow these steps:

1. Expand the Import settings section.

2. Select or deselect the information to import.

   Field	Description
   Title	Title of the content
   Description	Short explanation or summary of the content
   Keywords	User-generated labels used to classify a media item
   Publish date	Date the content was published
   Author name	Name of the content's author
   Language	Determines left-to-right or right-to-left text direction based on the video language setting

Customize the discovery video

The Customization tab allows you to customize the discovery video to align with your company branding, style, and tone.

CTA button

Add a call-to-action button that links to the article or video for the current chapter. By default, the CTA button is enabled and labeled Read more.

Follow these steps:

1. Toggle CTA button to ON. The section expands.
2. (Optional) Change the Button label to a custom call to action. The default value is Read more.

Logo

The logo appears at the beginning and end of each chapter to support branding. It must be a .png, .jpeg, or .webp file and less than 4.2 MB.

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The discovery video logo is different from the player logo.

Follow these steps:

1. Toggle Logo to ON. The section expands.
2. Click Choose file to open your computer's file picker.
3. Select a logo image.

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You can also drag and drop a logo file directly from your computer.

Accent color

The accent color controls the vertical bar that appears beside the title of each chapter. This color is also used for the CTA button, unless a different color is selected.

The position of the accent bar may shift slightly based on how the color contrasts with the background.

Follow these steps:

1. Expand the Accent color section.
2. Click the colored square. The color picker appears.
3. Pick a color from the palette.
4. Press Enter to apply.
5. (Optional) Click Use a different color for the CTA button.
6. Repeat steps 2-4.

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If you know the HEX code, you can enter it directly instead of using the color picker.

Font

Customize your video template with fonts that align with your brand. Choose from a list of open-source options for both chapter titles and descriptions.

Follow these steps:

1. Expand the Font section.
2. Select the Primary font for the titles.
3. Select the Secondary font for the author name, publish date, and descriptions.

Advanced settings

Advanced settings allow for fine-tuned customization, but changes are not previewable in the UI and can affect video behavior. For this reason, we recommend working with your JWPC representative before making any edits.