# \[Deprecated] Embedded Video Player

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Deprecated in release v39. Please speak to support for further info.

**07/07/2025:** The `BPM_VideoPlayer` has been deprecated, in favour of the new `BPM_M2Example_SyncedVideoPlayer`. Please refer to the new docs: [Example Synced Video Player](/platform-documentation/creation/unreal-development/features-and-tutorials/video-players/streaming-video-player/example-synced-video-player.md)
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1. Add relevant Actors to your level
   1. `BPM_VideoPlayer`
   2. `BPM_VideoPlayerControl`
2. Ensure your video is the correct format (as required by Unreal's Electra media player)\
   \
   We test video assets encoded with ffmpeg. To install ffmpeg, you can run a powershell terminal (as Administrator) as run `choco install ffmpeg` (or download from their website).\\

   Then, for a given video called `in.mp4` you can run:

   > `ffmpeg.exe -i in.mp4 -crf 28 -preset slow out.mp4`
3. Place the encoded `out.mp4` video into your `Content/Movies` folder in your project (create the `Movies` folder yourself if you need to)\\
4. Create an `M2 File Media Source` by right-clicking in your Content Browser and selecting:\\

   <figure><img src="/files/CgvSOB0SkK6tBB49Qyhg" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
5. Name your asset whatever you like, e.g. `TestVideo`, then double-click to open it\\
6. In the right-hand panel, select your video asset from the `Content/Movies` folder you put it in:\\

   <figure><img src="/files/gD9GFAMVZoDKZRh34OqB" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

   This should result in:\\

   <figure><img src="/files/ZlO6l2vAcbSPpFgK8G43" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
7. Lastly, either in PiE or after uploading your content, launching a world, and connecting in:\\
   1. Ensure you are `Director` mode in order to be able to manage the video player control\\
   2. Right-click to display your cursor and click video player control \\
   3. Select your video asset from the `Embedded Video` drop-down list\\

      <figure><img src="/files/w2Ym6K9jQpR47k1657Zf" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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