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Sending video screeners

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What are screeners?

Screeners let you send a free streaming-only copy of your movie to anyone you'd like to promote your film. Screeners are time-sensitive; you control the window of access.

NOTE:

You get 100 free Screeners every month to send out at no cost to you. After that, they cost you $1 for each additional sent.

What can you do with screeners?

Send a streaming copy of your work to those you want to see it (with a set expired time of up to 90 days). We recommend using Screeners to send to the following:

  1. Press/Bloggers - Before your movie goes on sale, send to any press or bloggers who might want to review your movie. 
  2. Producers - Send rough cuts of your work to producers, so they can quickly view it without downloading.
  3. Friends - Get editing/music/color advice on your piece from your closest friends. Send them a copy of your rough cut.

You can enable Screeners to be shareable. This means that the recipient can share the watch link with others without restriction:

  • Sharing OFF: Recipient will be blocked if accessed from more than 3 devices or 2 different locations per day.
  • Sharing ON: Recipient may watch as many times as they want and share with other people.

Sending a screener

Screeners can be sent by following these steps:

  1. Head to the Screeners page, which is under Distribution > Promote in the Vimeo OTT Admin.
  2. Select Manage screeners, then click Send screener.
  3. Choose which video to send from the Video to send drop-down menu.
  4. Enter email addresses of the recipient(s); multiple emails can be separated by commas.
  5. Select the number of days the viewer should have access; you can select between 1 and 90 days.
  6. Include an optional personal message to the recipient.
  7. Set sharing to on or off. 
    • OFF: Recipient will be blocked if accessed from more than 3 devices or 2 different locations per day.
    • ON: Recipient may watch as many times as they want and share with other people.
  8. Select Send Screener. 

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Watching a screener

Recipients will get an email with a special watch link; it will send them to a webpage that will stream your film and let them know when the link expires. Here's an example: 

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An expiration countdown begins as soon as the recipient clicks the watch link. After that, the screening can be accessed at any point throughout the viewing window. 

 

Deleting a screener

To delete a Screener, click the drop-down arrow button on the Screener you wish to delete and Click Revoke access.

NOTE:

When you delete a Screener, it will remove access to view the Screener for the recipient. If they are on the Screening page, they will be able to finish the video.

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