Lumiere Platform Glossary – Complete A–Z
Keyword | Definition |
Activity | A single Lumiere study or test containing one or more videos, questions, and interactive elements for viewers to complete. |
Admin Member | A team member with elevated permissions who can manage team settings, configurations, user access, and administrative controls. |
Analysis Card | A modular data visualization in Lumiere’s Insights Dashboard that breaks down your video’s metrics to help identify trends, reactions, and insights. The type of cards displayed depends on the persistent reactions or questions included in your video. |
Analysis Card – Emotions | An AI-powered analysis card that detects and displays the top emotions expressed in open-ended responses, with each comment able to be tagged with multiple emotions. |
Ask Lumiere | An AI assistant in the Insights Dashboard that answers natural-language questions about your data, helping you surface trends or insights without manual digging. |
Average Rating | The mean score assigned to a video by viewers based on the rating scale set in your activity. |
Channel | A collection of videos grouped together for multi-video testing, with a unified dashboard for performance comparison and analysis. |
Channel Dashboard Filters | Filtering tools at the channel level that allow you to refine data by demographics, geography, device type, or other criteria—just like at the video level. |
Channel Insights Dashboard | The main reporting view for a channel, showing side-by-side performance of videos in metrics such as views, watch time, retention, and ratings. |
Comments | Viewer-written feedback left during or after watching a video, often in response to open-ended questions. |
Comments (Persistent Reaction Type) | A persistent reaction allowing viewers to submit written comments at any point during the video’s runtime. |
Control Group | A participant group that does not see the tested video(s), used as a baseline for measuring impact. |
Copying Questions | The ability to duplicate questions between activities without saving them as templates. |
CSV Import | Uploading external datasets into Lumiere in CSV format for integrated analysis. |
Custom/Skinned Channel | A channel with customized branding—such as banners, logos, and layouts—styled to resemble popular streaming platforms. |
Custom Icons | Adjustable icon shapes and sizes for videos within a channel, allowing alignment with branding preferences. |
Data Filters | A filtering tool in the Insights Dashboard that allows you to view responses based on specific users, demographics, or criteria. |
Data Imports | Uploading external data (e.g., CSV files) into Lumiere to combine with native viewer data for broader analysis. |
Demographic Filters | Filters that narrow data by viewer attributes such as age, gender, or location. |
Emoji (Question Type) | A question type where viewers choose from a set of emojis to express sentiment or feedback. |
Emojis (Persistent Reaction Type) | A persistent reaction type allowing viewers to submit emojis at any time during the video to convey reactions or emotions. |
Emoji Submissions | The total number of emoji-based reactions submitted for a video. |
Export Data | Downloading collected Lumiere data in formats such as CSV, XLSX, or PDF. |
Filters | Tools that refine which data is shown based on demographics, devices, responses, or other parameters. |
Folder | A digital container in the workspace for organizing and storing your videos. |
Heat Map | A visual overlay showing where users click within the video frame when submitting persistent comments or one-touch reactions. |
Hide Video | A question setting that blurs the video behind the prompt, keeping viewers focused on answering without visual distractions. |
Hotspot (Question Type) | A question type where viewers click on specific points in a paused video frame to answer. |
Insights Dashboard | The primary analytics view for a video, containing analysis cards, scene data, trend lines, and reaction breakdowns. |
Instructions (Question Type) | A question type used to present guidance, prompts, or context to viewers without requiring a response. |
Keywords | Words detected by Lumiere’s NLP as recurring frequently in viewer comments. |
Multiple Choice (Question Type) | A question type where viewers choose one or more options from a predefined list. |
One Touch (Persistent Reaction Type) | A persistent reaction where viewers submit a single pre-set emoji or symbol with one tap or click. |
Overall Channel Figures | Aggregated totals for an entire channel, such as total views, total watch time, and total comments. |
Persistent Reaction | Viewer responses submitted in real time as a video plays, visible across the video timeline. Includes comments, emojis, and one-touch reactions. |
Player Controls | Buttons and sliders in the video player for playback, scrubbing, volume, and other viewing functions. |
Preview Mode | A test mode for viewing and interacting with your setup as a viewer would, storing results as “test data.” |
Prompted Questions | Questions triggered at set timestamps during video playback to collect targeted feedback. |
Public Dashboard Sharing | The ability to share a restricted, view-only version of your Insights Dashboard with non-Lumiere users. |
Question Bank | A reusable library of saved questions for quick use in new activities. |
Required | A question setting that forces viewers to respond before continuing playback. |
Retention | A measure of how much of a video is watched, with drop-offs indicating disengagement and high retention indicating strong engagement. Scores above 100% indicate rewatching. |
Retention Curve | A graph showing average watch time over the course of a video. |
Scenes | Segments of a video defined during setup, allowing performance metrics to be viewed for each specific section. |
Scrubbing | Dragging along the video timeline to jump forward or backward. |
Sentiment | The emotional tone of viewer responses, categorized by NLP as positive, neutral, or negative. |
Sentiment Analysis | AI-powered processing of viewer responses to identify overall sentiment trends. |
Setup Mode | The configuration stage where you upload videos, add questions, set reactions, and prepare for launch. |
Setup Screen | The interface for managing all setup tasks before launching an activity. |
Share of Channel Watch Time | The percentage of a channel’s total watch time attributed to a specific video. |
Slider Rating (Question Type) | A question type where viewers use a sliding scale to rate something. |
Stars (Question Type) | A rating question type using a set number of stars (3–10) to indicate preference or evaluation. |
Team | A group of Lumiere users who share a workspace, videos, and folders. |
Team Member | A user belonging to a Lumiere team, with permissions set by an admin. |
Text (Question Type) | A question type where viewers enter freeform written responses. |
Themes | Groups of related keywords identified by NLP to show common discussion topics. |
Thumbnail | A still image representing a video before playback. |
Timestamp | A specific time reference within a video. |
Total Comments | The total number of written comments submitted for a video or across a channel. |
Total Views | The number of times a video has been played. |
Total Watch Time | The cumulative time viewers have spent watching a video or all videos in a channel. |
Transcripts | AI-generated text that includes spoken dialogue and time-synced descriptions of on-screen events. |
Translation | Automatic adaptation of surveys and interactions into any supported language while storing results under one URL. |
Trend Lines | A visualization of engagement peaks and drop-offs across a video timeline. |
Verbatim Comments | Exact written responses from viewers, without edits. |
Video Contextual Understanding | AI-powered recognition of a video’s audio, movement, and visuals to inform automated insights. |
Video Player | The viewing interface for video playback, including controls and reaction overlays. |
Viewer Goals | Specific objectives for viewers in a channel, such as watching a set number of videos. |
Viewer Metrics | Quantitative measures of viewer engagement and responses. |
Viewer Pathway | The sequence of videos and interactions a viewer follows, customized by language or rules. |
Viewer Retention | The average percentage of a video watched by all viewers. |
Views | The count of individual plays for a video. |
Welcome Message | A customizable greeting or instructional popup shown before a viewer begins watching. |
Workspace | The main Lumiere environment where folders, videos, and team management tools are located. |