OVGuide - Online Video Guide

User Help / FAQ

Helpful information for the optimal usage of OVGuide. For additional assistance, please contact us!

Help us to Help Your Users

Make the most out of your OVG Site Info page

Add a Video about Your Site to your OVG Site Info page. Every site on OVGuide now has the ability to showcase a Navigational Help or 'About Us' Video to the users of the site

By uploading a navigational help video to the OVGuide studio on 5min.com - OVGuide will automatically embed the help video onto your appropriate site info page - helping your users learn how to optimally navigate your online video site.

Every embedded video will viewable utilizing the new 5min Smart Player which allows the viewers to slow down or zoom in on the video, read a step by step breakdown to aid in navigation, and also jump to specific scenes.

We encourage all site owners to assist their users by uploading these navigational help videos. Please read the simple instructions to begin:

    How To Add a Video

  1. Fill in the form below to register for 5min.com
  2. Registration Complete!(more info)(less info)
    1. By registering for 5min you have created a personal studio where you can upload all instructional help videos.
    2. On your upload page you will now also have a auto-filled check box to note that the video you are uploading is ALSO intended for the OVGuide studio.
  3. Upon confirmed registration we will automatically direct you to your personal studio on 5min.com
  4. Upload Your Help Video(more info)(less info)
    1. Click on the upload tab between "studios" and "about" at the top of every 5min page.
    2. In step 1 you can browse, find and start uploading your navigational help video. Once you click upload, you will be prompted to enter additional details in step 2.
    3. Title your video as "YOUR SITE NAME Navigational Video" and enter in some details about your online video site into the description. We also recommend including the video in the Tech/Web category and adding an OVGuide tag.
    4. Be sure to enter the URL of the online video site that the uploaded video relates to. This will help us match the video to the appropriate site on OVGuide.
      • We will upload any informative help navigational video that a user uploads on our 5Min OVGuide Studio.
      • Although a navigational help video from the site owner trumps everything, since they should have priority on their site info page.
  5. Enter basic text navigational instructions into the "add on" section of Step 3 - during your upload (more info)(less info)
    1. Once completing the basic information in Step 2, which primarily effects the videos organization within the 5Min.com you will be prompted to move onto step 3.
    2. In step 3, we encourage you to focus on the "add on" section.
    3. Type in any helpful navigational instructions to the "add on" tab that is included in the 5min smart player. Bullet point format with simple commands seem to work best.

        Example:

      1. Choose your Category
      2. Enter Search Terms
      3. Enjoy
    4. These basic text instructions should serve as an accompaniment to the navigational help video, to clarify any questions that the user might have.
  6. Save and Let OVGuide take care of the rest (more info)(less info)
    1. Thanks for your support, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions or concerns
    2. This navigational help video is meant to encourage users to visit your online video site, and optimally navigate the site to spend more time watching videos
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