You can share YouTube videos in a Session room and watch them together with everyone inside the room. The YouTube integration is turned on by default for all rooms no matter the theme. room owners do not need to enable this feature.
There are two ways in which YouTube videos can be shared/presented on screen inside Session rooms.
1. Sharing YouTube Videos Using the Share Button
You can share YouTube videos using the Share button that is always available to you in a Meetup themed Session, or when you are on the stage in a Workshop and Interactive Webinar themed Session. Here's how:
- From inside the Session click on the Share icon
This will not be available to you in Workshop and Interactive Webinar themed Session Rooms unless you are on stage
- Click on Share YouTube video
- Paste the URL of the YouTube video (YouTube playlists aren’t supported at this time)
- Click on Share video
That's it!
The participant who is sharing the YouTube video can pause and unpause the YouTube video from within the platform itself. They can also choose to replay it once it ends.
2. Sharing YouTube Videos Using the Chat
You can easily choose to share a YouTube video on screen if you had initially pasted the link into the chat. Here's how:
- From inside the Session, open the chat panel by clicking on Chat at the bottom right of the window
- Paste the URL for the YouTube video in the chat and click Send button or press Enter on your keyboard
- Click on the Present button to start sharing the video on screen
The Present button will only be visible if you are the one who sent the link in the chat. It will not appear for YouTube video links that other participants have sent in the chat.
Tip: The participant who is sharing the YouTube video can pause and unpause the YouTube video from within the platform itself. You can also choose to replay it once it ends.
How to Stop Sharing
To stop sharing, click on the Stop sharing button in the panel at the bottom.
Things to note
- YouTube videos are included in the recordings if the Session was set to be recorded.
- YouTube playlists aren't supported at this time.
- Everyone's microphone will be automatically muted once the screen share starts. This includes the microphone for the participant that started the screen share.
- It is not possible to remove the suggested videos banner that appears at the bottom of the screen for participants once the YouTube video has ended.
- Participants can choose to watch the YouTube shared within the chat panel once the link is shared there. They do not have to move away from the platform.
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