Selecting a player preset
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Updated at December 22, 2025
Video template
To change the default template assigned to a given video at the channel level:
Cloud Video UI
API
- Open the Cloud Video home page.
- Select a channel.
- On the Video tab, click in the row with the video and select Edit.
- Pick a template from the Player preset list.
- Click Save.
Use the update REST API method for the Video resource or the VideoService/Update gRPC API call by providing the style_preset_id parameter.
Playlist template
To change the default template assigned to a given playlist at the channel level:
Cloud Video UI
API
- Open the Cloud Video home page.
- Select a channel.
- On the Playlists tab, click in the row with the playlist and select Edit.
- Pick a template from the Player preset list.
- Click Save.
Use the update REST API method for the Playlist resource or the PlaylistService/Update gRPC API call by providing the style_preset_id parameter.
A single template will apply to all videos in the playlist, even if a different template was assigned to one of the videos.