In the Price options section, click New price.

In the General info tab of the price option, set up the following:

• In the Price description field, enter the price description that will appear on the paywall. Make it concise so your viewers know exactly what they are buying.
• In the Payment type field, select ppv.
  This is a one-time payment which grants access that expires after the end of the specified period counter either from the moment of purchase, or if using the Schedule start feature, from the date set in the Schedule start field (more on this below).
  The access period can be selected from the drop-down menu.
  You can pick one of the premade periods, or use the custom period option.
  When using the custom period option, you can specify the exact date and time at which the viewers’ access will expire. This is very useful for doing presales since the viewers’ access will expire on the date you’ve set up, regardless of when they’ve purchased their pass. An alternative way to set up presales is by using the Schedule start option from the Additional info tab. More on that below.
• In the Amount field, enter the price.
  The minimum price when using USD, EUR, or GBP is 1. When using all other currencies, the minimum is the equivalent converted amount of 1 USD.
  The currency can be selected from the drop-down menu. If you wish to use a currency that is not on the list, you can contact us at clients@inplayer.com and we’ll make sure to add the currency for you asap. We support all currencies listed here.

In the Additional info tab, you can set up the following:

• Schedule start
  This is the date and time at which the viewer’s access period will start after they’ve purchased the asset. Until that time, they will see a message informing them to come back on the scheduled date.
  This is a useful option for setting up presales. You can select the access period from the Payment type section in the General info tab, and then set up when will that access period begin. It works for both the pre-defined access periods (24 hours, 48 hours, etc), and for the custom period.
  If you leave the Schedule start field blank, the viewers’ access will begin right after purchasing.
  Note that if you change the scheduled start setting after some viewers have made their purchase, their access start will not change.
  Always set this according to your own timezone. This will be automatically converted to the viewer’s own timezone, based on the time settings of their device’s operating system. Their IP address location does not play a role here.
• Geo-restriction
  With this option, you can restrict the price option to specific countries.
  You can choose to either allow (whitelist) or deny (blacklist) a single country, or use a country set you have created previously.
  You can learn more about setting up country sets here.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

Note that once you set the payment type for an asset, you cannot change it. You can change the other payment fields (access period duration, price, etc) but not the payment type. If you wish to set a new payment type, you will need to set up a new price option.

If you’d like to have a custom ppv access period added to the list of pre-made periods under Payment type, you can reach out to your account manager or our support team at clients@inplayer.com.

In the Price options section, click New price.

In the General info tab of the price option, set up the following:

• In the Price description field, enter the price description that will appear on the paywall. Make it concise so your viewers know exactly what they are buying.
• In the Payment type field, select subscription.
  This is a recurring payment that is renewed automatically. Access is granted at each renewal.
  The renewal period can be selected from the drop-down menu.
• In the Amount field, enter the price.
  The minimum price when using USD, EUR, or GBP is 1. When using all other currencies, the minimum is the equivalent converted amount of 1 USD.
  The currency can be selected from the drop-down menu. If you wish to use a currency that is not on the list, you can contact us at clients@inplayer.com and we’ll make sure to add the currency for you asap. We support all currencies listed here.

In the Additional info tab, you can set up the following:

• Free trial
  With this, you can set up a free trial period. Free trials are tied to a viewer’s credit card, and not their account. If they open a second account but still use the same card to buy their second subscription, they will not get a second free trial. This is intended to prevent abuse.
• Additional fee
  With this option, you can set up a one-time fee that will be charged when the viewer purchases the subscription, as an addition to the regular subscription fee. The fee will only be charged once, together with the first subscription charge.
• Geo-restriction
  With this option, you can restrict the price option to specific countries.
  You can choose to either include (whitelist) or exclude (blacklist) a single country, or use a country set you have created previously.
  You can learn more about setting up country sets here.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

Note that once you set the payment type for an asset, you cannot change it. You can change the other payment fields (access period duration, price, etc) but not the payment type. If you wish to set a new payment type, you will need to set up a new price option.

If you’d like to have a custom subscription period added to the list of pre-made periods under Payment type, you can reach out to your account manager or our support team at clients@inplayer.com.

Subscription upgrades & downgrades

If you have multiple subscriptions for an asset, the Subscription plan change option will become available in the Price options section.

Enabling this will allow your viewers to upgrade or downgrade their subscription plan.

Upgrades on the viewer’s plan will happen and be billed immediately. A pro rata deduction for the unused portion of their old subscription will be applied to the charge for the new subscription.

Downgrades will happen and be billed after the expiration of their currently ongoing subscription cycle. Note that after choosing to downgrade, viewers cannot change plans while they’re waiting for the downgrade to happen. They can change their plan again once the downgrade has happened.

Note that upgrades/downgrades are only possible on payments made via credit card.

Viewers can upgrade or downgrade their subscriptions by following the instructions here.

In the Price options section, click New price.

In the General info tab of the price option, set up the following:

• In the Price description field, enter the price description that will appear on the paywall. Make it concise so your viewers know exactly what they are buying.
• In the Payment type field, select season. With this payment type, the viewer purchases a season pass that lasts for a specific period, then expires, and is then renewed for a second period at a certain point in the future, upon which a new charge is taken from the viewer. The payment will continue to renew in the same manner for as long as you keep scheduling upcoming seasons.
  The season payment type is best suited for seasonal content, like sports, where using standard back-to-back subscription payments might not be suitable, since content is only available during specific parts of the year, and in between there are periods with nothing or nothing new to watch.
  A basic season cycle is represented here:

Setting up the first season phase

• In the Season start field, enter the start date and time of the season. This determines when the access for viewers who purchase a pass will start. It is also possible for access to be granted to the viewers from the moment of their purchase. This is accomplished with the Off-season access option. We’ll talk about that further below. Also, a season price option will not be available for purchase until the Season start has been set.
• In the Season end field, enter the end date and time of the season. This is the access cut-off date for the current season. Access will be re-granted upon the renewal of the payment for the next season. It is also possible for the access to continue beyond the end of the season, i.e. until the moment of renewal of the payment for the next season. This is, again, done with the Off-season access option, which we’ll see below. Also, a season price option will not be available for purchase until the Season end has been set.
• In the Next rebill date field, enter the date and time for the renewal of the payment, i.e. the date and time when the payment for next season will be taken. Note that once you set up the first rebill date, the rebill date for the next season will be automatically set to one year after the first date. You can always go back and change it if you wish.
• In the Next rebill price field, enter the amount that will be charged upon renewal for the next season, i.e. on the Next rebill date. Note that this is not the price for the current season.
  The minimum price when using USD, EUR, or GBP is 1. When using all other currencies, the minimum is the equivalent converted amount of 1 USD.
  The currency can be selected from the drop-down menu. If you wish to use a currency that is not in the list, you can contact us at clients@inplayer.com and we’ll make sure to add the currency for you asap. We support all currencies listed here.
• In the Current price field, enter the account that will be charged for the current season. Whenever a viewer goes to your page, they will see this price. You can change this price at any time. For example, you can have it be equal to the New rebill price at the beginning of the season, and then reduce it as the season progresses.
  The minimum price when using USD, EUR, or GBP is 1. When using all other currencies, the minimum is the equivalent converted amount of 1 USD.
  The currency can be selected from the drop-down menu. If you wish to use a currency that is not in the list, you can contact us at clients@inplayer.com and we’ll make sure to add the currency for you asap. We support all currencies that are listed here.
• With the Off-season access option, you can decide whether the viewers will only have access during a season (between the season start and end date), or also during the off-season period, so they can watch replays, for example.

Note that once you set the Season start, Season end, Next rebill date, and Next rebill price you cannot change them until the current season ends. You can only change the Current price amount.

In the Additional info tab, you can set up the following:

• Free trial
  With this, you can set up a free trial period. If the Off-season access option is enabled, the free trial will begin right after the viewer completes their purchase. If the Off-season access option is disabled, the free trial will begin on the Season start date.
• Additional fee
  With this option, you can set up a one-time fee that will be charged when the viewer purchases the subscription, as an addition to the regular subscription fee. The fee will only be charged once, together with the first subscription charge.
• Geo-restriction
  With this option, you can restrict the price option to specific countries.
  You can choose to either allow (whitelist) or deny (blacklist) a single country, or use a country set you have created previously.
  You can learn more about setting up country sets here.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

Setting up the next season phase (etc)

Click Add new phase.

The same settings described above will be available, except this time you set them up from the next upcoming season.

Add a new phase for all future seasons.

Note that once you set the payment type for an asset, you cannot change it. You can change the other payment fields (access period duration, price, etc) but not the payment type. If you wish to set a new payment type, you will need to set up a new price option. You also cannot delete a season price option before the current season ends.

In the Content section, simply paste the embed code of the content you are trying to monetize.

You can paste as many embed codes as you want in a single HTML asset, but we would recommend sticking to only one piece of content per asset.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

Make sure you have integrated your Amazon Cloudfront account before setting up the asset content.

In the Content section, paste the CloudFront URL of the content you wish to protect. Make sure to include http:// or https:// in the URL.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

Note that for video content, the player that will be used for the video will be Flowplayer.

Make sure you have integrated your Amazon IVS account before setting up the asset content.

In the Content section, from the drop-down menu, select the IVS channel you wish to use. Remember that you can only use live channels.

Alternatively, you can create your live IVS channel by clicking on Create a new channel.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

Make sure you have integrated your Brightcove account before setting up the asset content.

In the Content section, select the Brightcove video you wish to use. Either click on the video from the collection or enter the Video ID in the field.

If you used the quick add or sync all videos option during the asset creation, this will already be filled in.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

In the Content section, enter the Video ID of the Cloudflare video you wish to use.

To get the Cloudflare Video ID, please contact Cloudflare support via the Cloudflare Help Center.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

For DaCast videos, please use the HTML type asset for now. This is due to some updates that are being done on the DaCast platform.
You can convert a Video asset to an HTML type asset by clicking Change content type in the asset Content section.​ Viewer accesses will not be affected by this conversion.

Make sure you have integrated your DaCast account before setting up the asset content.

In the Content section, enter the Content ID of the video you wish to use.
Read below on how to find this.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

Note that you can only protect individual videos. You cannot protect a DaCast “Package”, i.e. a playlist of multiple videos created on the DaCast platform.
To do this, please use the HTML asset type, and put the embed code of the DaCast Package inside the Content section.
Alternatively, you can create a Package by using InPlayer’s own Package feature. Read more about that here.

Make sure you have integrated your Flowplayer account before setting up the asset content.

In the Content section, enter the Player ID, Player Token, and Source ID.
Read below on how to find these.

If you used the quick add option during the asset creation, this will already be filled out.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

How to find the Player Id, Player Token, and Source Id

Log into your Flowplayer account.

For the Player Id, under Players, go to Configurations and open the player you want to use.
The Player Id will be listed there.

For the Player Token, under Players, go to Tokens.
You can create a new token or use a pre-existing one.

For the Source Id, go to Videos and open the video you want to use.

You can get the Source Id from the URL of the video in your browser’s address bar.
In the example URL below, the Source Id is marked with bold:
https://flowplayer.com/app/videos/5c47dc7f-8cc7-4af5-b02a-bdf9ff725aa2

Make sure you have integrated your JW Player account Property before setting up the asset content.
Also, keep in mind that if you change the integration to another Property after having created the assets, you will have to re-configure the below mentioned settings in all assets (Insert new IDs, select new Players, etc).

In the Content section, select the Type of video between VOD, Instant Live, Broadcast Live.
If you used the quick add option during the asset creation, this will already be filled out.

• VOD
  For this, you need to use the Video ID of the JW Player video you wish to protect, and also select a Player. Read below on how to find the Video ID.
  
• Instant Live
  For this, you need to use the Channel ID of the JW Player Instant Live channel you wish to protect, and also select a Player. Read below on how to find the Channel ID.
  Note that if you wish to publish the VOD replay once the stream ends, you need to come back to the asset, change the Type to VOD, and enter the Video ID of the VOD video.
  
• Broadcast Live
  For this, you need to use the Stream ID of the JW Player Broadcast Live channel you wish to protect, and also select a Player. Read below on how to find the Stream ID.
  Note that if you wish to publish the VOD replay once the stream ends, you need to come back to the asset, change the Type to VOD, and enter the Video ID of the VOD video.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

How to find the Video ID

Log into your JW Player account, go to Media Library, and open the video you wish to use.

You’ll find the Media ID in the Media Summary section above the player preview.

How to find the Channel ID

Log into your JW Player account, go to Live Streaming and then to the Instant Live tab.

In the channel list, locate the channel you’ll use for your event.

The Channel ID will be stated in the CHANNEL ID row.

How to find the Stream ID

Log into your JW Player account, go to Live Streaming and then to the Broadcast Live tab.

In the channel list, locate the channel you’ll use for your event.

The Stream ID will be stated in the STREAM ID row.

Using an HTML asset as an alternative

If, for some reason, you don’t want to use a Video type asset for your video, you can use an HTML type asset. If you’ve already created a Video asset, read Changing the asset content type below to see how to change it to an HTML asset. (Note that using a Video asset is the recommended approach.)

Then, in the Content section of the asset, you can enter the iframe of the video.

For live events, JW Player only generates an iframe once you actually start streaming, so you will need to start the stream first, and then get the iframe and put it in the asset.

Due to this JW Player limitation, we recommend starting the stream an hour before the actual start time of the event so you can have the time to update the asset content, and avoid viewers logging in before the event, not seeing anything, and refreshing their browsers, all of them at the same time, thereby crashing your page.

Workaround for having to start the live stream before the event start

As mentioned above, for live streams, you first need to start the stream, before you can get the Video ID or the iframe from JW Player that you’ll need to put in the asset’s Content section.

It is possible to get around this, by putting this iframe in the asset’s Content section:

<script src="https://cdn.jwplayer.com/libraries/INSERT PLAYER ID HERE.js"></script>
<script src="https://ssl.p.jwpcdn.com/live/channel-embed.js">
</script>
<div id="container_INSERT CHANNEL ID HERE"></div>
<script>
  (function waitForJwLiveChannelSetup() {
    if (window.jwLiveChannelSetup) {
      window.jwLiveChannelSetup({
        channelId: "INSERT CHANNEL ID HERE",
        embedContainer: "container_INSERT CHANNEL ID HERE"
      });
    } else {
      setTimeout(waitForJwLiveChannelSetup, 500);
    }
  })();
</script>

Make sure to insert the Player ID and the Channel ID in the place specified for it in the code.

Make sure you have integrated your Kaltura account before setting up the asset content.

In the Content section, enter the Partner ID, Uiconfig ID and Entry ID of the Kaltura video you wish to use.
Read below on how to find these.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

How to find the Partner ID, Uiconfig ID and Entry ID

Log into your Kaltura account.

Go to Settings, and then to the Integration tab.

The Partner ID will be listed there.

Next, open the video you wish to use.

Click on the Share & Embed button under the video thumbnail.

On the right side, you will see the Embed Code section.

Scroll almost to the end of the text box and you will reach the part where the Uiconfig ID and Entry ID values are located.

The Uiconfig ID is the number after “uiconf_id”.

The Entry ID is the value after “entry_id”. Note that you only need the number, without the quotation marks.

Make sure you have integrated your Kaltura account before setting up the asset content.

Leave the Content field blank.

Make sure to follow the Kaltura Mediaspace guide to complete the setup.

Make sure you have integrated your Livestream account before setting up the asset content.

In the Content section, enter the Account ID, Event ID, and Video ID of the Livestream event you wish to use.
Read below on how to find these.

Note that the Video ID is optional and only used for protecting individual video posts. For protecting whole Livestream events, the field can be left blank.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

How to find the Account ID, Event ID, and Video ID

Log into your Livestream account.

Open the video post you want to use, and click Share so you can get the Embed code for it.

Copy the embed code and paste it in a text editor so you can see it better.

You will find the Account ID, Event ID, and Video ID in the embed code.

The Account ID will be after the /accounts/ part of the code, the Event ID after the /events/ part, and the Video ID after the /videos/ part.

Make sure you have integrated your Panopto account before setting up the asset content.

In the Content section, select the Panopto video you wish to use, and click Insert.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

Make sure you have integrated your Qbrick account before setting up the asset content.

In the Content section, enter the Client ID and Media ID of the Qbrick video you wish to use.
Read below on how to find these.

If you used the quick add option during the asset creation, this will already be filled out.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

How to find the Client ID and Media ID

Log into your Qbrick account.

For the Client ID, check out the steps here.

For the Media ID, open the video you wish to use.

In General, you will see the Media ID listed under the thumbnail on the video on the right.

In the Content section, enter the Video UUID of the Vidyard video you wish to use.
Read below on how to find this.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

How to find the Video UUID

Log into your Vidyard account.

Open the video you want to use.

Click on Copy Link on the top-right panel.

Paste the link on a text editor and copy the Video UUID from the URL. The UUID of the video inside the URL look like this.

In the Content section, enter the Video ID of your Wowza video.
Read below on how to find this.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

How to find the Video ID

Log into your Wowza account.

Click on Available Streams.

Open the video you want to use.

You will find the Video ID in the Player Embed Code box, right after the /hosted/ part of the code.

In the Content section, enter the Video ID of the Wistia video you wish to use.
Read below on how to find this.

After setting everything up, make sure to click the Save button in the bottom right corner.

How to find the Video ID

Log into your Wistia account.

Open the video you want to use, click on Embed & Share.

A pop-up window will appear.

You will find the Video ID in the first line of the Embed Code, followed by .jsonp.

Copy the ID, without the .jsonp part, and paste it in your InPlayer asset.