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Whether you're new to creating Vid.lys or a seasoned compressionist, there might be a time you want to reach out for help. There's a multitude of ways to connect with us, whether you prefer email, chat or the phone. We're reachable 8am to 6pm, Mountain Standard Time. Support varies based on the plan you have Read more
There's a number of ways to spead the word about the Vid.lys that you've created. Navigate to the Vid.ly that you'd like to share, such as http://vid.ly/5u4h3e and choose from Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or Delicioius. Twitter: Customize your tweet however you like. Vid.ly automatically completes your tweet with the following text: Look at my video at vid.ly Read more
Looking to share your Vid.ly on Facebook with family and friends. Use the Vid.ly *Share* feature. – Browse to your favorite Vid.ly – Select Share – Select Facebook From there, you'll be prompted to share the link of your wall, or in a direct message. All of the controls you use in facebook to control Read more
Vid.lys URLs can be customized to whatever you would like. Its easy to accomplish this with Vid.ly PRO API & the UpdateMedia action. Step 1: Create a Vid.ly via the PRO API http://api.vid.ly/#AddMedia Step 2: Use the UpdateMedia action to specify the Vanity URL. This will be added http://vid.ly/[here]. You can use special characters, and Read more
To retrieve a list of Vid.lys created with your account, you can use GetMediaList to retrieve this information. http://api.vid.ly/#GetMediaList Sample XML: Response:
You can easily control your Vid.lys presence on the web with our expiration controls. By specifying a start date, you can pre-schedule your campaigns to be available on the web when needed. These can be open ended, or used in combination with an expiration date. Want to get even fancier? You can specify a token Read more
This article deals mainly with the specification of parameters to control the life of the token. If you are interested in setting params to control the expiration date of the Vid.ly itself, please view the article that explains Vid.ly protection. These are two seperate controls that are offered via the Vid.ly PRO service. http://www.encoding.com/how_do_i_protect_my_vid.lys_with_the_pro_service ### Read more
Want to issue a new token for your protected Vid.lys? All that is required is to send a new GetSecurityToken request to the API and you will be provided with a new token: http://api.vid.ly/#GetSecurityToken Please note that when you specify values for AllowedFromDate, AllowedToDate, ExpirationTimeSeconds and AllowedIP, you are applying these to the Token. These Read more
Please note that some time is needed to unprotect a video (approximately 10 minutes). This time is required for CDN invalidation. When the invalidation is done, you will receive notification if you have specified a <Notify> tag. If you've protected your vid.lys with any parameters, and would like to remove them, all that is required Read more
Quick answer: no! We take care of that for you! You an achieve this via 2 methods: Method A) Send a AddMedia request with just </token> to create the necessary token: Method B) Use UpdateMedia to create a token for Vid.lys that already exist: GetSecurityToken is used to retrieve token. http://api.vid.ly/?dev=1#GetSecurityToken Please note that Read more