Frequently asked Questions about Creating, publishing and embedding a VUVOX Collage. For additional help, visit our Online Video Tutorials on Lynda.com.
Q: Can I embed Collage in my blog?
A: We support many existing blog formats, but there is a known issue if Wordpress hosts your blog, it will not be able to be embedded. If you have a specific blog where it does NOT work,
please tell us.
Q: Can I embed a VUVOX Channel in my website or Blog?
A: Yes, Channels are supported in the embed code. All you need to do is replace the path of the URL from a presentation ID to a Channel ID. See example below.
<object width="100%" height="450">
<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" />
<param name="flashvar" value="controller=autohide"/>
<param name="movie" value="http://www.vuvox.com/channels/YOURCHANNEL#.swf"/>
<embed src="http://www.vuvox.com/channels/YOURCHANNEL#.swf" flashvars="controller=autohide"
allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"
height="450"></embed></object>
Q: Can I defer Collage from playing automatically?
A: Yes. Collage will not play *any* background music until the end user presses the 'play' button. You can also defer the player from playing by embedding collage with a width smaller than
320 pixels. anything below 320 pixels width will put the player into a mode where (when clicked) it will start the presentation and go full screen.
Q: Can I update my Collage after it has been embedded?
A: YES. Emphatically, yes! This is a great advantage of the publishing workflow. You can evolve your piece after it has been placed on a site. This is great when you want to make updates & changes to a collage without involving any additional technical pushes or updates to your site. Alternatively, you can not hurt an existing collage by using the 'save as' button in VUVOX collage to create a new version. Any additional changes will only be reflected in the new version.
Q: Can Collage be modified to something other than horizontal format?
A: We currently don't support other stages other than Horizontal. We'd like to support other stage sizes and aspect ratios soon.
Q: Is there a White Label version of Collage?
A: VUVOX is willing to work with select companies to develop custom variations of the tool. Send us a note via
Feedback form with attention to 'Business Development'... it'll be routed to the correct person.
Q: Can I remove the 'VUVOX' logo from the Player?
A: Yes, but we usually ask that you
ask for permission. You can remove the logo from the player by inserting a variable value into the embed code. See example below:
------------ < begin embed code > < Your object height="400" width="550"><param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"/><param value="showHeader=false&showMenu=false" name="FlashVars"/><param value="always" name="allowScriptAccess"/><param value="http://www.vuvox.com/collage_express/collage.swf?collageID=YOURCOLLAGEID#" name="movie"/><embed height="400" width="550" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" FlashVars="showHeader=false&showMenu=false" src="http://www.vuvox.com/collage_express/collage.swf?collageID=YOURCOLLAGEID#"/>< end your object tag > < end embed code > -------------------
Q: Can I change the color of the Player?
A: Yes. From VUVOX Collage, you can select the 'Settings' button. This allows you to change the background color as well as the color of the Letterbox when it is published & embedded. Below is the interface used to change the color:
NOTE: you can also change the color of the Letterbox by inserting a parameter into the embed code as well:
see example below
------------ < begin embed code > < Your object height="400" width="550" bgcolor="cccccc"><param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"/><param value="showHeader=false&showMenu=false" name="FlashVars"/><param value="always" name="allowScriptAccess"/><param value="http://www.vuvox.com/collage_express/collage.swf?collageID=YOURCOLLAGEID#&marginColor=0xcccccc" name="movie"/><embed height="400" width="550" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" FlashVars="showHeader=false&showMenu=false" src="http://www.vuvox.com/collage_express/collage.swf?collageID=YOURCOLLAGEID#"/>< end your object tag > < end embed code > -------------------