Showreels

Role required: Customer Admin, Channel Admin or Pro. See Video user roles.

A showreel is an insight film comprised of clips from media in a Video channel. Each channel has a showreel editor to adjust the order of clips, add text overlay, and generate a downloadable .MP4 file of the showreel.

Use showreels to bring key themes, attitudes and behaviors to life using the voice of the consumer as captured in channel media.

Determine which clips are in a showreel at the time of clip creation. Clips cannot be moved from one showreel to another. For more information, see Making a clip.

Every showreel has an owner. This is typically the user that creates the showreel. The showreel owner can add clips to the showreel and edit it. Transfer ownership to another channel user to pass on editing capability.

The Showreels screen lists all showreels in a channel. By default, a user's showreels are displayed in chronological order with the most recently created or modified showreel listed first. Use the Owner menu to toggle between a list of your showreels and all users' showreels in the channel.

Overview of Showreels screen

A screenshot of the LivingLens showreels screen.

Use the Search, Owner, and Generated options at the top of the screen to filter the list of showreels.

  • Search — Searches the Showreel Name field. Use the Owner menu to adjust the display results. Click x in the Search field to reset.

  • Owner — Use to display a list of showreels that you own (My Showreels) or all showreels (All Showreels) created in the channel. By default, displays My Showreels.

  • Generated — Use to display a list of showreels based on generation status. By default, displays all showreels (Any). Select Yes to display generated showreels. Select No to display editable showreels.

The Showreels screen displays the following information about all showreels in a channel.

  • Name — The showreel name as input when making the first clip. Can be edited on the Edit screen.
  • Duration — Total duration of the showreel including clips and transition slides.
  • Clips — The number of clips and transition slides.
  • Modified — Date of most the recent activity. Default is the showreel creation date. It is updated with the date of the most recent edit.
  • Owner — Identifies the showreel owner, displays the user email.
  • Status

    • Editable — The showreel is available to edit and add clips. Only available for the showreel owner.
    • View Only — The showreel is editable but owned by another channel user. View this showreel but you are unable to make edits or add clips.
    • Generated — the showreel is generated for download. Any channel Customer Admin, Channel Admin, or Pro user can download.

Available actions

The following actions are available on the showreels screen.

Edit — This is the default action. Click to edit the showreel. This option is available when a showreel is editable and you are the showreel owner. Click Edit to access the Showreel editor.

Transfer Ownership — Transfer ownership and the ability to edit the showreel to another Customer Admin, Channel Admin, or Pro user of the channel.

To transfer ownership of a showreel:

  1. Click Down arrow menu icon and select Transfer Ownership.

  2. Input the email of the desired user in the Search Email Address field.

  3. Select the user email from the list.

  4. Click Confirm.

View — View another user's editable showreel. Click Down arrow menu icon and select View.

Copy — Make an editable copy of any showreel, provided all changes have been saved by the showreel owner. Any Customer Admin, Channel Admin, or Pro user can make a copy.

To copy a showreel:

  1. Click Down arrow menu icon and select Copy.

  2. Type in a showreel name.
  3. Click Copy.

Delete — Delete a showreel. Once deleted, a showreel is irretrievable. Any Customer Admin, Channel Admin, or Pro user can delete any showreel. This action is available when the showreel status is Generated.

To delete a showreel, click Down arrow menu icon and select Delete.

Download — Download a generated showreel. This action is available when the showreel status is Generated. The showreel downloads as a 720p .MP4 file unless all original media uploaded at 480p or less.

To download a showreel, click Down arrow menu icon and select Download.

For information about editing and generating a showreel for download, see Showreel editor.

Publish to Media Library — Displays the showreel as a playable video with a thumbnail in the Media Library. This action is available when the showreel is Generated and it only available to the showreel owner.

To publish a showreel to the Media Library:

  1. Click Down arrow menu icon and select Publish to media library.

  2. Click Publish.

Hide from Media Library — Remove a published showreel from the Media Library. This action is available when a showreel is generated and published in the Media Library. Only the showreel owner can Hide from Media Library.

To hide a showreel from the Media Library:

  1. Click Down arrow menu icon and select Hide from media library.

  2. Click Confirm.