Lumen5 Help Center
  • English
Go to website
Back
Articles on:Sharing your video
How to share your Lumen5 video with your audience

Categories

  • Talking Head Videos
  • Publishing & downloading your video
  • About Lumen5
  • Media Libraries & Uploads
  • Dashboard & Projects
  • Copyright, Credit & Attribution
  • Video & scene controls
  • Music, Voiceovers, and Audio Controls
  • Best Practice Guides
  • Account Settings & Billing information
  • Templates
  • Instant Videos
  • Sharing your video
  • Story tab
  • Lumen5 on mobile devices
  • Lumen5 for Enterprise
  • Styling Controls
  • Data & Privacy
  • Text Controls
  • Video getting cut off on Instagram
    Instagram posts default to the 1:1 square format, so if you're posting a 16:9 landscape or vertical video, parts of your video could get cut off. Fortunately, Instagram does allow you to post 16:9 landscape videos as well. You can do this by clicking on the "< >" icon which may look different depending on your phone, but this option will change the aspect ratio of the post. AltPopular
  • Downloading and sharing your video
    All of your rendered and completed videos can be found in your dashboard. Draft videos cannot be downloaded or shared until they are completed, so be sure to publish your video first. Clicking on any of the video will take you to the editor. To download your video, on your Dashboard, click on the three dots in the corner of your video, then select either the Download option. Your video will download and be saved as an MP4 to your computer right away! (https://storage.crisp.chat/useFew readers
  • Where can I post my Lumen5 videos?
    Once you create your video in Lumen5, you can download your video file, and once the video file is on your computer, you can upload and post it to wherever you'd like. Some of the most common platforms to post your videos are social platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. You can also upload your video files to video platforms like YouTube, Vimeo, and Wistia. To embed a video on your website, wFew readers
  • How can I include a clickable link in my videos?
    Unfortunately, video files cannot contain links. Most of the clickable links you see in online videos are added as an additional layer by platforms like YouTube and Facebook. Due to this limitation, you cannot use Lumen5 to add clickable links to your videos. However, once you share your video to platforms like YouTube or Facebook, you'll be able to overlay clickable links through the options they provide. We have a blog post to help with that for most major social sites! Check that out here:Few readers
  • Changing your video thumbnails
    Video thumbnails can not be set in Lumen5. We're a video creation platform which allows you to create videos. Once you download your video file from Lumen5, you can post it onto platforms like Facebook or YouTube- where you'll be given an opportunity to choose a video thumbnail on their platform.Few readers
  • Posting videos on LinkedIn
    All of your rendered and completed videos can be found in your Lumen5 Dashboard. Clicking on the three dots in the corner of your videos and choosing the Share or Download options will take you to the video page.  On this page, you can click on Download Video (https://intercom.help/learn-lumen5/en/articles/3127413-downloading-and-sharing-your-videFew readers
  • Posting to Instagram Feed
    Posting to Instagram Feed There are 2 ways to do this: from your phone or your computer. From your phone, you'll first need to transfer your video to your phone. Once your video is on your phone, you can post to Instagram by clicking on the add post button at the top: From your computer, it's mucFew readers
  • My video looks cropped on Facebook/Instagram
    Platforms like Facebook and Instagram will often default your post to a square format. This means that if you're posting a landscape video, the sides will appear to be cut off. When posting, you can tap the "<>" icon to toggle between square post and landscape post. Here's the official documentation from Facebook for this  https://www.facebook.com/help/instagram/1469029763400082 Alternatively, you can create a new square video on LumeFew readers
  • How Scenes Work in Stories
    Videos posted to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and elsewhere usually appear in a "feed". As users scroll, your video may catch their eye, and they'll stop scrolling and watch all or part of it. Stories, like other social videos, are made up of multiple scenes. However, in Stories, users are conditioned to tap to advance from scene to scene. To achieve this, each scene needs to be uploaded separately. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/777b5e6eabddd000/c6f7e9f3-8Few readers
  • Transferring videos to your phone
    This guide walks you through how to transfer your Lumen5 videos from your computer to your phone so you can post your videos on the go! There are a number of quick and easy ways to do this. Here are a few options for you to consider: All phones and operating systems: On all operating systems and devices, you can upload the video to Dropbox or Google Drive, then open the Dropbox or Google Drive on your phone and save it to your photoFew readers
  • Changing default video settings
    To change the settings that are applied to your videos by default, first click on the menu in the top right corner and then select Workspaces: Once you reach the Workspaces page, click on the gear icon next to the Workspace you'd like to edit settings for. Then, click on Workspace settings: From here,Few readers
  • Sharing Instagram Stories
    You'll first need to transfer your video to your phone. Once there, videos on your camera roll can be uploaded to Instagram. You can even upload multiple scenes at once to your Story! Open Instagram and swipe left to open the camera Swipe up to access media on your camera roll TFew readers
  • Posting videos on Twitter
    All of your rendered and completed videos can be found in your Lumen5 Dashboard. Clicking on the three dots in the corner of your video and selecting the Share or Download options will take you to the video page.  On this page, you can click on Download Video which will save the video file onto your computer. Once you have downloaded the video filFew readers
  • Changing your video privacy settings
    When you publish your video, you can choose who would you like to share your video with. There are currently three options that you can find on the Share page in the top righthand side of your video: This video is public means that the video will be indexed, and anyone can find it by searching keywords in the video, on Google, for example. Anyone with a link means that people will not be able to fFew readers
  • Sharing Stories to your Facebook Page
    Videos on your camera roll can be uploaded to both personal profiles and business pages. This article shows you how to add it to your business page. Open the Facebook app on your phone and navigate to your business page. Tap the ✚ button on top of your business' profile picture. Tap on Create Story. Choose the video you want to share. Note UnFew readers

Not finding what you are looking for?

Chat with us or send us an email.

  • Chat with us
  • Send us an email
© 2023Lumen5 Help Center