How do I make JW Player videos interactive?
Open the public preview page of the video, copy its address, and paste it into the JWPlayer source on the Mindstamp New video page. Create the video when Mindstamp shows Link works, then add questions and branching in the editor. Mindstamp streams the MP4 from the JW CDN in its own player and records each answer.
Which JW Player and Mindstamp plans work?
Any Mindstamp plan can use the JWPlayer source, and SCORM packages need Core or higher. On the JW side, Mindstamp needs no API key, only a public preview page. JW lists Token Signing on all three editions, so check whether Secure video URLs is on before you paste a link.
Does JW Player still record the plays?
Likely not. Mindstamp does not load the JW player. JW does not document player analytics for other players, and its server-side streaming analytics cover HLS and DASH from JW hosting, not progressive MP4. Count views of the interactive video in Mindstamp instead.
Does JW Player have its own interactive features?
JW Player gives you chapter markers and API cue points, and a developer can add control-bar buttons or overlays with the player API. Its docs list no quizzes or answer reports. Mindstamp gives you an editor for questions and branching, and each viewer’s answers, with no code.
Can I use a JW Player playlist?
Not as one video. Mindstamp reads one video tag from the page, and a playlist likely has none, so the link fails. Create one Mindstamp video for each JW video, each from its own preview page.
Is JW Player now called JWX?
The JW Player docs now use the name JWX, and jwplayer.com/pricing opens a JWP Connatix page on jwx.com. The Delivery API still uses cdn.jwplayer.com. Mindstamp still names the source JWPlayer, and it accepts links that contain jwplayer.com.