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Magic Embed: Put a Video or Picture Inside a 360 Photo

TeliportMe’s Magic Embed places a picture, a video or a live web page onto a surface inside a panorama, such as a TV screen, a picture frame or a blank wall. It bends to fit the corners you set, so it looks like part of the room.

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Blocks
  1. Add a Welcome Screen to Your Virtual Tour
  2. Add Music and Sound to Your Virtual Tour
  3. Add an Interactive Floor Plan to Your Virtual Tour
  4. How to Add a 3D Dollhouse to Your Virtual Tour
  5. Show Your Virtual Tour on a Map with Map View
  6. Add a Navigation Menu to Your Virtual Tour
  7. Add Call-to-Action Buttons to a Virtual Tour
  8. Add a Search Box to Your Virtual Tour
  9. Customise the Control Bar in Your Virtual Tour
  10. Show or Hide the Thumbnail Bar in a Virtual Tour
  11. Before and After 360 Photos: Split View and Twin View
  12. Magic Embed: Put a Video or Picture Inside a 360 Photo
  13. Virtual Host: Put a Green-Screen Presenter in a 360 Photo
  14. Add a Video Presenter to Your Whole Tour
  15. Reuse Blocks Across Virtual Tours with Global Blocks

Add a Magic Embed

  1. Go to the panorama, choose + Add at the top left, then the Magic Embed card, then Add.
  2. A four-cornered shape appears in the middle of the view. Drag inside it to move it, and move each corner onto a corner of the surface, such as the corners of the TV.
The Magic Embed card in the block picker, outlined

To come back to it later, click the shape, or choose More, then Settings on its card.

Choose what it shows

Under Link To, choose:

  • ImageCHOOSE IMAGE picks a picture from your library or uploads one.
  • VideoCHOOSE VIDEO picks or uploads an MP4. Or paste a direct link to an MP4 under Or Paste Direct URL; YouTube links don’t work here.
  • iFramePaste the embed code of a web page, such as a booking form or a live feed.

For a video, turn on Autoplay, Loop or Mute as you need; all three start off. Play / Pause previews it in the editor. Without Autoplay, visitors click the video to play or pause it. It pauses when they look away.

Frame it

Under Colors and Border Size, give it a border, and a different one when visitors hover over it. Leave the border at 0 for a seamless look. Every change saves as you make it; colours save when you choose Save in the colour picker.

Tips

  • Upload rather than link where you can. Uploads have a size limit per plan, but they work everywhere. A linked video must be a direct link to the file.
  • Autoplaying a video with sound on the first panorama? Visitors will be asked to allow sound first.
  • To delete it, choose the bin next to Magic Embed Settings and confirm.
  • Magic Embed comes with particular plans and the free trial. If your plan doesn’t include it, adding it offers Upgrade Now.
  • For a presenter on a green screen, use Virtual Host instead.

Common questions

Can I play a YouTube video with Magic Embed?

No. Magic Embed needs an uploaded MP4 or a direct link to an MP4 file. To play a YouTube video in your tour, use a video hotspot instead.

Is Magic Embed included in the free trial?

Yes. The free trial includes Magic Embed. On a plan that doesn’t include it, adding one offers Upgrade Now.

Does a Magic Embed video need CORS settings?

No. A Magic Embed video plays from a direct link without CORS settings on your storage. Virtual Host does need them for linked videos; see CORS settings.

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