# Videos

> The space for video shows. One show or several, presenters, episodes with chapters, an open trailer, scheduling and an e-mail notice; the player with quality, speed, captions, theater mode, fullscreen and PiP, resuming on any device, transcripts on request and the numbers with retention by part.

The **Videos** module is the home of the community's video series: each show has a cover, a description, presenters and episodes, and viewers get a player of their own, with chapters, captions, theater mode and a column of more episodes. It is the sister of [Podcast](/espacos/podcast): shows, presenters, episodes, publishing, e-mail, comments, numbers and points work the same way, and this article details what changes for video.

## What it's for

| Community | Videos |
|---|---|
| Online school | The weekly series of open classes, outside the course tracks |
| Product community | *Behind the Scenes*: one short video per sprint, with chapters by topic |
| Association | The talks from the annual meetup, one per episode, with the trailer open to everyone |
| Company | The board's monthly message, with captions for whoever watches without sound |

## How it works

### Creating the space

In **Create Space**, **Community** tab, choose **Videos** and, in **Shows in this space**, **One show** (the space opens straight on it; the window's next step is the show's form) or **Several shows** (the space lists the shows, created with **New show**). The show's fields are Podcast's (see [The show](/espacos/podcast#the-show)), except **Transcribe every episode**: in Videos, transcripts are on request.

### Who does what

Same as Podcast (see [Who does what](/espacos/podcast#who-does-what)): the owner and the admin look after the shows and pick the **presenters** (members or moderators), who create, edit, publish and delete the episodes of their own show only.

### The episode

**New episode** opens the editor, with **Episode file** (**Video** or **Audio**), **Title**, **Season**, **Episode number**, **Type** (**Full**, **Trailer**, **Bonus**), **Description**, **Chapters**, **Open episode** and **Episode cover**. The fields, the [chapters](/espacos/podcast#chapters), [publishing with scheduling and the e-mail notice](/espacos/podcast#publishing-scheduling-and-notifying-by-e-mail) and [who watches](/espacos/podcast#who-listens) follow Podcast's rules.

| File | Formats | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| **Video** | MP4, WebM or MOV | Up to 4 GB |
| **Audio** | MP3, M4A or AAC (not WAV: *"Upload MP3 or M4A."*) | Up to 500 MB |
| Episode **cover** | JPG, PNG or WebP | Up to 50 MB |

Without a cover, the episode uses the show's.

### The video player

| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Quality** | The resolution, automatic or chosen, when the video was converted for streaming |
| **Speed** | From 0.5× to 2× |
| **Captions** | The **Transcript** caption, when the episode has a [transcript](#transcript) |
| **Chapters** | Marks on the progress bar and the list in the **About** tab; clicking takes you to that part |
| **Theater mode** | On wide screens, the video takes the page's full width (**Default view** goes back) |
| **Fullscreen** | |
| **PiP** | The video moves to a floating browser window, so you keep watching while you read the comments or use another tab |

The uploaded video is **converted for streaming**, to play smoothly on any connection. The conversion uses the plan's native video minutes ([plan](/configuracoes/plano#plan-quotas)), starting with the 30 free minutes every community gets once; without minutes, the episode plays the original file.

When it ends, the video moves on to the show's next episode. Beside the player (below, on the phone), **More episodes** lists the other live episodes from the same show and, after them, from the space.

The video continues from where the person stopped, on any device with the same account, as in Podcast (see [Picking up where you left off](/espacos/podcast#picking-up-where-you-left-off)).

**When you leave the episode page, the video keeps playing** in a small floating window in the corner of the screen that follows you around the community: the title takes you back (**Back to the episode**) and the **X** closes it (**Close the video**). When the browser allows it, the video also goes into the system's PiP. Back on the episode, it carries on in the player without stopping. Starting a video pauses the podcast, and vice versa; switching community or signing out stops the video.

### The episode page

Reactions, **Share**, **Previous episode** and **Next episode**, and the **About**, **Transcript** and **Comments** tabs (with replies and Drops), as in [Podcast](/espacos/podcast#the-episode-page).

## Transcript

In Videos, transcripts are **on request**: whoever manages the episode (owner, admin or the show's presenter) clicks **Transcribe** in the **Transcript** tab of an episode with a file. In a few minutes, the tab shows the text with clickable times and the search, and the player gets the **Transcript** caption.

The transcript uses the **AI transcription minutes** of the [plan](/configuracoes/plano#plan-quotas), the same monthly quota as [Drops](/espacos/drops) and Podcast. With the quota used up: *"This month's transcription minutes are used up. Try next month or change plans."* It works for episodes of up to 4 hours; replacing the file hides the old transcript, and **Transcribe again** makes another one.

## Numbers

In **Numbers**, the team (owner, admin, moderator and finance) and the presenters see the **Plays** (from 30 seconds), the **Unique people**, the **Average completion**, how many **Reached 90%** and the **Retention by part**, which shows in which part of the video people stop. See [Numbers](/espacos/podcast#numbers).

## Engagement points

Watching to the end (90%) and commenting give the same points as in Podcast, once per episode and per person. See [Engagement points](/espacos/podcast#engagement-points).

## Examples

**Talks from the meetup.** Space **Meetup 2026** (Several shows, one show per track). Each talk is an episode with chapters per question; the opening is a **Trailer** with **Open episode**, for whoever hasn't bought access yet.

**The board's message with captions.** Space **Board** (One show). After publishing, the admin clicks **Transcribe**: the captions are ready for whoever watches on the phone without sound.

## Common errors and how to fix them

| Message | What to do |
|---|---|
| *Use an MP4, WebM or MOV video.* | Convert the file to one of these formats |
| *The file is over 4 GB.* | Export with a lower bitrate or split the video |
| **Transcribe** doesn't show up | Only whoever manages the episode sees it, and the episode needs a file |
| *A transcript is already in progress.* | Wait for the current one to finish |
| The video has no quality option | It's playing the original file (conversion in progress or no video minutes in the plan) |

## Frequently asked questions

**Does a Videos space accept an audio episode?**
It can: the episode plays in a simple audio player, without the mini-player. For an audio show, prefer [Podcast](/espacos/podcast).

**Do the captions show up on their own?**
No: in Videos, the transcript (and with it the captions) is requested with **Transcribe**.

**Does the video keep playing if I leave the page?**
Yes: it carries on in a floating window in the corner of the screen (and in PiP, when the browser allows it) until you close it or go back to the episode.

## Through the assistant

The assistant creates the space and the shows, uploads the video by link (up to 4 GB) or in base64 (up to about 7 MB), creates and publishes episodes with chapters, asks for and reads the transcript (as text, cues or captions) and shows the numbers. See [Tools · Podcast and Videos](/mcp/ferramentas-podcast-e-videos).

## Related

- [Podcast](/espacos/podcast)
- [Drops](/espacos/drops)
- [E-mails from this community](/notificacoes/emails-desta-comunidade)
- [Plan and extensions](/configuracoes/plano)
- [Modules](/conceitos/modulos)