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Using Brightcove

Getting Started

Preparing & Uploading Assets

Uploading Multiple Assets with Batch Provisioning

Creating Titles & Lineups

Creating Players

Introduction to Players

Player Templates Overview

Player Templates Feature Comparison

Creating a New Player

Creating a New Pay Media Player

Using Player-level Bumpers

Providing General Player Information

Configuring Player Style (Look & Feel)

Restricting Access to a Player

Getting Player Content Indexed in Public Search Engines

Providing Player RSS Feeds

Enabling Video Links & Email Sharing

Selecting a Custom Domain Name

Previewing a Player Locally

Modifying Your Flash Player Security Settings

Publishing Players

Syndicating Players

Account Management

Player Reporting

Advertising Operations

Brightcove APIs

Developer Guide

Affiliate Best Practices

Publisher Best practices

Providing General Brightcove Player Information

Follow these guidelines for providing Player information in the Players > General tab from the Brightcove Console.

Player Information
Linking, Sharing, Searching
Content Security

Player Information

Player Field	Information to Enter	Viewable by audience with RSS feed	Indexed in Public Search Engine
Name[Required]	A unique name that you will recognize later as this particular player. You can base the name on the content focus (such as “Golf Tips from the Pro’s”) or where you intend to place the Player (such as “This Week's Picks.”) IMPORTANT: Be sure to provide a clear and descriptive name for your Player. The Player name is used during email sharing, by public search engines, as the title in an RSS feed (if applicable), and on Brightcove.com. Can be up to 60 characters, including blank spaces.	Yes	Yes
Description	[Optional] A description for the player, including references to content. IMPORTANT: Be sure to provide a clear description. The description is viewable bythe public during email sharing, in public search engines, and on Brightcove.com. Can be up to 80 characters, including blank spaces.	Yes	Yes

Linking, Sharing, Searching

Player URL	Specify the default web page where this player will be located. The Player URL is required to enable your viewers to share the player with others and discover your content through email, feeds, public search results, and on Brightcove.com. You can add Player URL later If you are unsure of the intended web page location.
Include in a public search engine	Check this box for your player contents to be accessed by viewers using public search engines, such as Google.
Publish RSS Feed?	Check this box to enable an RSS feed so that your Player can emit update information to aggregrators and other programs that ingest RSS.

Content Security

Disable ActionScript/JavaScript API	Disabling ActionScript/JavaScript API: [Default] Prevents easy developer access to the internal workings of the Player—but does not entirely prevent such communication. Enabling ActionScript/JavaScript API: Allows a developer to easily communicate with the Player, access its data (lineups, titles, and player settings from the Console), and manipulate video playback.
Restrict access to viewers within the United States?	Choose this setting, for example, if distribution or sales of your product or services are limited to the US.
Restrict the player to your web domain?	When you check this setting, the Restricted Domain field below it becomes active for you to specify the single domain from which you want the Player to be accessible.
Restricted Domain	Enter a complete URL (such as http://www.sitename.com) to restrict your Player's availability to this particular domain.