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# 📺 Audio & Video
## How to incorporate media into your world.
**[Add Audio and Video into Your World](https://resources.topia.io/add-audio-and-video-into-your-world#Add-Audio-and-Video-into-Your-World)**
**[Add Spatial Audio and Video to an Asset](https://resources.topia.io/add-audio-and-video-into-your-world#Add-Spatial-Audio-and-Video-an-Asset)**
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**[Sync Pre-Recorded Media](https://resources.topia.io/add-audio-and-video-into-your-world#Sync-Pre-Recorded-Media)**
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**[Add MP4s to a Video Player Asset](https://resources.topia.io/add-audio-and-video-into-your-world#Add-MP4s-to-a-Video-Player-Asset)**
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### **Add Audio and Video into Your World**
#### **Audio**
A fun way of livening up your Topia world is by adding music, sounds, or even a livestream to an asset. Whether you want to hear a gentle rainstorm by a stream or a live DJ playing on stage, adding **[spatial audio near an asset](https://resources.topia.io/add-audio-and-video-into-your-world#Add-Spatial-Audio-and-Video-an-Asset)** can help you set the mood.
#### **Video**
From video slideshows to independent short films, adding video is also a great way to make a world more engaging. Embedded videos can be displayed in three different ways:
| [**spatial video near an asset**](https://resources.topia.io/add-audio-and-video-into-your-world#Add-Spatial-Audio-and-Video-an-Asset) | [**video triggered by a clickable asset**](https://resources.topia.io/clickable-assets?hsLang=en#Embed-YouTube-Vimeo-or-Twitch-as-an-iframe) | [**video inside a video player asset**](https://resources.topia.io/add-audio-and-video-into-your-world#Add-MP4s-to-a-Video-Player-Asset) |
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### **Add Spatial Audio and Video to an Asset**
Topia supports pre-recorded and live-streaming media coming from YouTube and Twitch, as well as media files stored on Dropbox and Amazon Simple Storage Service.
Once an asset is placed in a world, you can add media to it by doing the following:
1. Make sure **Buider Mode** is active
2. Click on the asset you would like to add audio and video to
3. The **Select** drawer will open on the right. Click on the **Configuration** tab, then select **Media**
4. On the Media page, Select either **Audio (Link)** or **Video (Link)**. Selecting **Audio (Link)** will play only the audio portion of the media. Selecting **Video (Link)** will show the video as one of the peer video boxes when a user approaches the asset.
5. Use **Audio Volume** and **Audio Radius** to adjust the sound level and the distance you want the sound to cover
6. To sync the audio for everyone, regardless of when they get to the asset, select **Sync Media** (skip if media is already live-streaming)
7. Add the URL address of the media in the field labeled **Media Link** by using one of the following methods:
| #### **YouTube & Twitch:** - - Use the complete URL address of the video - Use software like OBS Studio to first stream to Twitch or YouTube, and then add the media link from there --- |
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| #### **YouTube Livestream:** - - Use the complete URL address of the video - Do not toggle on **Sync Media**. Doing so will start from live stream from the very beginning for each user --- |
| #### **Vimeo (video only):** - - On Vimeo, in the top left corner of the video, click the **Share icon** - Copy the text under **Embed** and paste this into a note or doc. Then grab the URL in first part of the text, located between **src=“** and **" width="640"** The URL will look like the bolded text in the example below: < - Use this URL as the media link - Volume adjustments are not yet available for this media type --- |
| #### **Media on Dropbox (audio only):** - - On Dropbox click **Share**. Create then copy the link. - Modify the URL by removing "**dl=0**" at the very end of the link and replace it with "**raw=1**" **Original URL:** *[https://www.dropbox.com/s/9............q/example.mp4](https://www.dropbox.com/s/9............q/example.mp4)?**dl=0*** **Modified URL:** *[https://www.dropbox.com/s/9............q/example.mp4](https://www.dropbox.com/s/9............q/example.mp4)?**raw=1*** - - Volume adjustments are not yet available for this media type --- |
| #### **Media in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) (audio only):** - - On Amazon S3 take the file link and change the URL to the following structure: *[https://s3.\[](https://s3.%5B?hsLang=en)**REGION**\].amazonaws.com/\[**BUCKET\_NAME**\]/\[**FILE\_NAME**\]* - - *Audio volume adjustments are not yet available for this media type* --- |
- If you are adding live video, give the video a name under **Video Link Title**, this name will appear under the video stream
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### **Sync Pre-Recorded Media**
For media links, you can ensure pre-recorded media is synced across all users in your world. To enable this:
1. Select the asset playing the media
2. The **Select** drawer will open on the right. Click on the **Configuration** tab, then select **Media**.
3. Toggle on **Sync Media**. This is not necessary for live-streaming content since the media is synced automatically.
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### **Add MP4s to a Video Player Asset**
With a [paid subscription plan](https://resources.topia.io/pricing-/-billing?hsLang=en#Manage-Your-Subscription), you can upload your own .mp4 videos into a video player within Topia. To add a video to a video player in your world, follow these simple steps:
1. Open the **Topia Assets** list and filter the results for the category: **Video Player**
2. Choose a video screen and drop it into your world
3. Once placed, click on the asset
4. The **Select** drawer will open on the right. Click on the **Configuration** tab, then select **Media**.Â
5. On the Media page, select **Video (Uploaded)**
6. Use **Audio Volume** and **Audio Radius** to adjust the sound level and the distance you want the sound to cover
7. In the **File Settings** section, click on the **Upload Video Media** button
8. Enter a **Video Name** and upload the file
9. Click the **Upload Button**
10. After the upload is complete, the video will start immediately and playback will be synced for everyone
11. To switch to a previously uploaded video, use the toggle in the card of the media you would like
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