VMIX makes our media available through a simple API architecture. It's given us the ability to access and publish relevant content in a way that encourages further viewing.
- Jason Silverstein, Interactive Director & General Manager, The Charlotte Observer
Online Video Player
Deliver HD-quality video and breathtaking photos with the VMIX Player Platform 2.0, based on Adobe Flash media player. Build and customize full-featured video players, blending them seamlessly with the look and feel of your website. Publish players in quick-launch widgets, supporting the latest delivery, media-control and advertising technologies. Update, manage and share players with ease.
High-Definition Video Delivery
- Streaming video delivery that adjusts playback to deliver the best-possible experience for viewers.
- Progressive-download support for delivery to mobile devices, and customers working behind firewalls or with other restrictions.
- Video-delivery formats can be customized to meet your needs.
Customizable Players
- Player design wizard lets you create, customize and publish players with just a few clicks.
- Finely tune over 20 player features including size, display options, security and advertising.
- Add visual branding with your own color schemes, logos, clickable images and sponsor graphics.
Centralized Player Management
- Versatile ingestion and play support for your in-house, user-generated and syndicated video in a single platform.
- Player-to-page communications allow for multiple page actions and ad impressions per video.
- Manage multiple players and versions in the Admin Console easily. Updates are published automatically.
Advertising Support
- Centralized media and advertising management makes it easy to monetize content with overlay, pre- and post-roll, companion, and other popular ad formats.
- Flexible interval-based insertions let you to fine tune the ad experience and create additional sponsorship opportunities.
- Point-and-click configuration of in-house ads, as well as ads from VAST-compliant ad platforms, including DART DoubleClick, Atlas, and 24/7 Real Media.
- Point-and-click integration with all top ad networks, including Google, Specific Media, ValueClick, and more than 40 others through VMIX’s direct Adap.tv integration.
Security
- Player domain locking restricts the websites on which your players will load, preventing your media from being served on other domains.
- Geo restriction restricts video plays to users in a predefined geographic area, usually by country.
- Encrypted streaming delivery provides an additional layer of protection for your video content by reducing the likelihood that streams will be intercepted or content copied.
Custom Player Development
- Open APIs enable custom player development to create a unique user experience.
- Sample code, examples and developer support available to expedite custom-player development.
- Player APIs enable direct page, script and Flash-object communication with VMIX players to maximize engagement and personalization.
Reporting and SEO
- Direct integration with VMIX Reports provides immediate reporting and usage analysis out of the box.
- Custom integration with in-house analytics (Google, Omniture and others) for user-defined event and result tracking.
- Twenty-plus media classification options, user comments and rating available for search-engine optimization and ad targeting.