How to Embed Videos in Your Power BI Reports with VideoPlayer

Power BI is a great tool for making reports that are interactive, interesting, and tell gripping data stories. But what if you want to add videos that change over time to your reports, like recommendations, explanations, or demonstrations? How can you add movies to your Power BI reports from different places, like YouTube, a content delivery network (CDN), or your own server?

VideoPlayer is the answer. It's a new custom visual for Power BI that lets you add movies to your reports without any problems. VideoPlayer lets you add multimedia to your reports, which improves your ability to tell stories with data and gives your viewers useful context.

How to use VideoPlayer to add videos to your Power BI reports and how to make the videos look like they belong in your reports are shown in this blog post. We'll also talk about some businesses and situations where VideoPlayer can be useful and what its benefits are.

How to Use VideoPlayer

The custom visual from the Power BI AppSource needs to be downloaded and then imported in order to use VideoPlayer. The image can be moved around on the report area by dragging and dropping it after it has been imported.

You need to put the URL of the video you want to embed in the Visual's (Video) box. You can use any video URL you want, from YouTube to your own computer to a content delivery network (CDN). Another way to change the video based on your data is to use a measure or column that has video URLs.

A slicer can be used to sort the goods in a table and show the video URL that goes with each one.

Your Blob storage or other sources that need authentication can also be used with the HTML video tag to embed movies.

How to Customize and Style VideoPlayer

VideoPlayer offers many options for customizing and styling your embedded videos to suit your report design and user experience. You can access these options from the Format pane of the visual.

Some of the options include:

• Video Settings: You can control the behavior of the video, such as whether to autoplay, loop, or mute the video. You can also enable or disable the video controls, such as play, pause, volume, and full screen buttons.

• Appearance: You can adjust the appearance of the video, such as the border color, border width, border radius, and background color. You can also apply a shadow effect to the video.

• Layout: You can change the layout of the video, such as the alignment, padding, and aspect ratio. You can also choose to fit or fill the video into the visual container.

• Title: You can add a title to the video and customize the font color, size, family, and weight. You can also change the alignment, padding, and background color of the title.

• Subtitle: You can add a subtitle to the video and customize the font color, size, family, and weight. You can also change the alignment, padding, and background color of the subtitle.

Use Cases and Benefits of VideoPlayer

VideoPlayer is a versatile and useful custom visual that can enhance your Power BI reports in many ways. Here are some of the use cases and benefits of using VideoPlayer for different industries and scenarios:

• Marketing and Sales: You can create dynamic sales reports, marketing campaign analyses, and product demos that captivate your clients and prospects. You can embed videos that showcase your products, services, or testimonials and provide context and explanations for your data. You can also use videos to highlight your unique value proposition and competitive advantages.

• Education and Training: You can deliver engaging e-learning experiences, training modules, and course materials with integrated video content. You can embed videos that teach, demonstrate, or illustrate concepts, skills, or procedures, and provide feedback and guidance for your learners. You can also use videos to motivate and inspire your learners and foster a sense of community and collaboration.

• Data Analysis and Consulting: You can enhance the impact of your data presentations and consulting reports with explanatory videos. You can embed videos that clarify complex data, educate your stakeholders, and provide recommendations and action plans. You can also use videos to showcase your expertise and credibility and build trust and rapport with your clients.

• Executive and Decision Making: You can receive insights more intuitively and make data-driven decisions faster with added context. You can embed videos that summarize key findings, highlight opportunities and challenges, and suggest next steps and best practices. You can also use videos to communicate your vision and strategy and align your teams and stakeholders.

Conclusion

VideoPlayer is a powerful custom visual that lets you add videos to your Power BI reports. This makes it easier to tell stories with data and gives your audience more meaning. You can add dynamic multimedia material to your reports with VideoPlayer. This will keep your audience interested and help you reach your goals. 

You can download and try VideoPlayer from the Power BI AppSource and explore its features and options. 

We hope you find VideoPlayer useful and enjoyable, and we would love to hear your feedback and suggestions.

Happy video embedding! 🎥