How Pre-Roll and Post-Roll Videos Work

Pre-roll and post-roll videos are one of PheedLoop's most popular features, as many event planners come from platforms that require them to stitch in and perfectly time pre and post-roll content into their video streams manually which is never easy, costs streaming minutes, and can't be streamed freely and in perpetuity before and after the session. So if it's your first time looking into pre-roll and post-roll videos, welcome to an awesome way to bring your event to life with custom animated content, provide immensely valuable sponsorship opportunities, and look super professional!

What are Pre-Roll and Post-Roll Videos?

A pre-roll video is a video that plays in a loop before a particular session goes live. A post-roll video is a video that plays in a loop after a particular session is no longer live. Pre and post-roll videos both support video and audio, though we recommend using muted videos to not disrupt your attendees, especially as they are played in a loop. Both pre-roll and post-roll videos support a single MP4 file up to 50 MB (duration of video depends on resolution, usually 1 - 5 minutes of HD quality), typically 16:9 aspect ratio.

Given these videos are playing while a session is not live, they present a prime real-estate opportunity for you to promote your sponsors, event, the session and speakers themselves, instructional content, or just present something that makes your attendees happy (maybe a little stretch routine or some art). The possibilities are endless, and we recommend using this to make the most out of your virtual event.

How Do I Upload Pre-Roll and Post-Roll Videos?

There are two options that you have here for both pre-roll and post-roll videos. One is session specific videos, that you may upload when editing a session in your event's dashboard. The second is uploading them as global videos, meaning all sessions will play the same video. If a session has its own dedicated pre-roll or post-roll video, that will overwrite the global pre-roll and post-roll video respectively. 

Having a default set of pre-roll and post-roll videos for all your sessions is convenient since you don’t need to edit each session individually. Even after the videos have been uploaded, you can delete, reset, and re-upload any of these videos, global or session-specific.

To Upload a Global Pre-Roll and Post-Roll Video

1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Experiences > Virtual > Design
2. Under the Global Pre-Roll Video field, select Choose File to upload your pre-roll video
3. Under the Global Post-Roll Video field, select Choose File to upload your post-roll video
4. Select Save Changes

To Upload a Pre-Roll and Post-Roll Video per Session

1. From the Event Dashboard, navigate to Sessions > Sessions
2. Select the session you wish to upload the videos to
3. Scroll down to Virtual Settings
4. Under the Pre-Roll Video field, select Choose File to upload your pre-roll video
5. Under the Post-Roll Video field, select Choose File to upload your post-roll video
6. Select Save Changes