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# Video bubble widget

The **Video bubble** widget is a small, round, personal video you record **on the spot** from your webcam — a 30-second "hi, here's what's in this room" at the top of a page, a quick walkthrough next to a pricing table, a thank-you after a call. No upload, no editing tool: open the recorder, talk, use it.

> Think of it as the Loom-style intro bubble, embedded in the room and recorded without leaving it.

## How to add

1. On the **floating build bar** at the bottom of the editor, open the **⌄ All widgets** popover and locate **Video bubble**.
2. Drag it onto the target section. It drops in as a round bubble with a **Record** button and an **Add a caption** field beneath it.

> [SCREENSHOT: empty Video bubble widget with the Record button and the caption field]

## Recording

Click **Record**. A recorder overlay opens:

1. **Requesting camera…** — your browser asks for camera and microphone access. Allow it. (If you blocked it, the overlay says *"Camera access was blocked. Allow it in your browser to record."*)
2. Live preview — the hint reads **Up to 5:00 · records automatically**. Click **Start recording**.
3. While recording, a red dot pulses and a timer shows elapsed time and time left. Click **Stop** whenever you're done; the recording stops by itself at the 5-minute cap.
4. Review — the clip plays back with the prompt **Looks good?**. Click **Use this video** to keep it, or **Retake** to try again.

Close the overlay at any time with the **✕** in the corner.

> [SCREENSHOT: recorder overlay in the review phase with Retake / Use this video]

## Options

- **Caption** — the **Add a caption** field under the bubble. One line, shown to buyers below the video (*"Quick tour of the proposal — 2 min"*).
- **Re-record** — once a video is saved, a **Re-record** button appears under the bubble; the new take replaces the old one.
- **Design** — select the widget and use the **Design** chip on the selection pill for spacing, background and corners, as for any widget.

## What buyers see

The bubble with a play button and the clip's length. Click to play, click again to pause. The caption sits underneath. Nothing else — no controls bar, no download.

## When to use

- **Page intro** — a face and a voice at the top of the first page; buyers who won't read three paragraphs will watch 40 seconds.
- **Explain a section** — drop a bubble beside a pricing table or a mutual action plan and walk through it.
- **Re-engage** — after a quiet week, record a short update and let the room's notifications do the rest.
- **Handoff** — the CSM introduces themselves in the room before the kickoff.

## Tips

- Keep it under a minute. The cap is five minutes; the attention span isn't.
- Write the caption as the promise, not the description: *"Why we recommend the annual plan (1 min)"*.
- Recording needs a webcam and microphone in the browser — on a locked-down corporate laptop, check the browser's site permissions first.
- For a video that already exists (a Loom, a YouTube demo, an upload) use the [Video widget](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/video-widget-415ise/) instead; for a call recording, the [Recording widget](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/recording-widget-1wz74ec/).

## Related articles
- [Video widget](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/video-widget-415ise/)
- [Recording widget](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/recording-widget-1wz74ec/)
- [Introduction to widgets](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/introduction-to-widgets-skwh2f/)
- [Styling sections and widgets](https://katalyz.crisp.help/en/article/styling-sections-and-widgets-6unsv7/)