How to add YouTube Videos in Avaz?

YouTube integration is a new feature introduced from Avaz version 8.0. 

You can add a YouTube video to any word in the Picture vocabulary, so that any section of the video can be played from within the app (in a pop-up window), when the word is tapped / selected. The duration of the video can be for a maximum of 5 minutes. 

You can add YouTube videos by either providing the link directly or searching for videos from within the app. You can also set the video to play brief snippets from any specified time for any specified duration (upto 5 minutes). 

This feature is especially beneficial for emergent communicators, serving as a helpful tool for visual learners and gestalt language processors (GLPs). 

Note:

• You need an active internet connection to be able to add videos and to play the video within the app. In the absence of internet, the video does not play, but the audio of the message is played out. 
• Also, the videos need to be public, to be able to be played by the app, private videos are not viewable from the app. 
• You cannot add a YouTube video to a word that has been assigned a GIF image. 
  
  How to set up YouTube integration in Avaz?

1. Navigate to Menu > Edit Words.
2. Tap on Add New. Select Word to add a new word.
   
    
3. In the Word box, add the word favorite song.Tap on Advanced tab.
   
   
   
   
4. Tap on Actions. Select YouTube Videos from Add action button.
   
   
   
5. Search video in the YouTube link search box or paste URL link.
   
   
   
   
6. Select your preferred video and tap on Save at the top right corner.
   
   
   
7. This will take you back to the Update word screen where you can do the following:
   - Set the start time of the video using Set Start 
   - Set the end time of the video using Set End 
   - Preview the video
   - Reset the duration, if needed to re-enter the video timings. 
   You can refine the timestamp by clicking in the input box. You will get a time wheel pop up for refining the time stamp.
   
   

   
   

   Note: You will get an error alert if the selected clip is above five minutes

   
   
   

    
8. Once you are done with the above settings, tap Save on top right corner. This will save the video for this word.
   
    

   
   

9. Whenever you tap on the icon (word), the video will play on the screen. You can close it by tapping on "X" mark.
   
   
   
   

   Note:
   1. Pasting a wrong URL in the YouTube search bar takes you to the video search page.
   
   This shows similar videos for you to select. 

   
   
   

   
   

   If internet is not available

YouTube video will not play if internet is not available, however you can play a custom audio instead. You can add the custom audio to the same YouTube word button, for offline audio play, either by adding an audio file or recording a voice. For example, you can upload the audio file of Wheels on the bus, from your device. 
 

Refer to FAQ: How to record my voice or upload an audio file for the detailed steps to change the audio.

When you tap on the icon linked to YouTube video without internet, your custom audio will play but the video will not, due to non-availability of the internet. The alert message would be "Internet connection is required to watch the video".

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