Frequently Asked Questions

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General Questions

What is HAMvid?

HAMvid is an exciting new weather content delivery system that can display real-time weather information in a quick, concise and user-friendly format.

HAMvid Accounts

What is a feed?

A feed is an organized combination of slide components displaying a variety of real-time weather data which can also contain audio and background music. The weather information displayed during a feed typically follows a common subject matter or geographic location, such as national current conditions, national radar, regional forecasts, local weather, etc

What is a stream?

A stream is an individual HAMvid feed playback. Every time a HAMvid feed is viewed by a user, a stream has occured.

What is a slide?

A slide is a single HAMvid visual component, which when combined will constitute a feed, such as current conditions, local radar, regional temperatures, etc.

Extending HAMvid

What is the HAMvid Javascript API?

The HAMvid Javascript API, or Jaspen, allows you to control your feeds from outside of Flash using Javascript on your HTML page. Communication between your Javascript methods and HAMvid enables you to adjust the player's volume settings, stop and play a feed, switch to a new feed and access other playback information about the currently playing feed for use in other applications.

What is the HAMvid Actionscript API?

Similar to the Javascript API, the HAMvid Actionscript API enables you to control HAMvid instance from your own custom Flash applications. You simply load HAMvid into your primary SWF and then use the API methods to control the volume, playback and feeds within HAMvid. Creating your own custom HAMvid visual controls within your Flash application is easy with the Actionscript API.

Branding

What is co-branding?

Co-branding is available on the Bronze and Silver packages and allows you to display your site or company name on starter slides and slide headers. The 'powered by HAMvid' is also required and will be displayed next to your site/company name.

What is customer branding?

Customer branding is only offered on our Gold package and allows you to use any of your unique logos, graphics and/or styles within your feeds. Additionally, any HAMvid branding is removed from your feeds.

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