Share & collaborate on videos

Modified on Thu, 7 Aug at 10:51 AM

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  • Share your video for commenting & review
  • Comment on a video
  • Stop sharing a video
  • Share a finished video for viewing
  • Share a video as a template

Share your video for commenting & review

You can let up to 100 people view, edit, or comment on your video at the same time. To let more than 100 people view your file at the same time, download or export the video and share it instead.

Note: Your organization might limit how you can share files.

  1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
  2. In the upper right, click Share.
  3. Enter the email addresses of the people you want to share with.
  4. To decide what role people will have with your file, select Viewer, Commenter, or Editor.
  5. Optional:
    • To notify people by email, check the Notify people box, then add a message.
    • If you don't want to notify people, uncheck the box.
    • If you use an eligible work or school account, click Add expiration to add an expiration date.
  6. Click Send or Share.

Tip: If you use your Google account for work or school, you can choose to only share files and folders with a specific audience, like your department. You might find a description of each audience when you hover over the group name.

Comment on a video

  1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
  2. Highlight the content you want to comment on.
  3. In the toolbar, click Add comment Add comment.
  4. Type a comment, then click Comment.


Stop sharing a video

Stop sharing a video you own

  1. Find the video file in Google Drive or Google Vids.
  2. Open or select the file or folder.
  3. Click Share or Share Share.
  4. Find the person you want to stop sharing with.
  5. To the right of their name, click the Down arrow Down and then Remove access.
  6. Click Save.

Remove a link to a video you own

  1. Find the video file in Google Drive or Google Vids.
  2. Open or select the file or folder.
  3. Click Share Share or Share Share and then Copy link .
  4. Under General access,  click the Down arrow Down.
  5. Select Restricted.
  6. Click Done.

Share a finished video for viewing

To share a finished video, download it to your computer as an MP4, or upload it to your Google Drive, then share it as needed.
  1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
  2. Save the file:
    • To save the file to your computer, click File and then Download as MP4.
    • To save the file to your Google Drive, click File and then Export to Drive.
  3. Upload the file to a video sharing app, or share the video from Drive.

Share a video as a template

You can turn any Vids video file into a template, and share it with people in your organization. This helps creators keep video content aligned with brand standards.

  1. On your computer, open a video in Google Vids.
  2. Open the Vids video file you want to use as a template.
  3. Click File and then Make a copy and then Entire video.
  4. Rename the file to indicate that it’s a template. For example:
    • Cymbal company video template
  5. Click Share or Share Share.
  6. Change the access type for all users to Viewer.
  7. Click Copy link, then click Save.
  8. Paste the link into your preferred communication channel, such as an email or a chat message.
  9. In the link, change /edit to /copy.

    When people open the link, they have the option of making a copy of the template, which they can then edit and use for their projects.

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