The following documentation is transcluded from Template:Sidebar video/doc:

UsageEdit

Region A cover
Blu-ray Disc release
Series:	Star Trek films
No. of discs:	3
Director:	J.J. Abrams
Region A release date:	17 November 2009
Region A rating:	PG-13
Region B release date:	16 November 2009
Region B rating:	12
Reference:	ASIN B001AVCFK6
Year:	2233/2240s/2250/2255/2258
Region B cover
Main menu from Disc 1
Main menu from Disc 2

This template is to be used on all Betamax, VHS, VHD, CED Videodisc, LaserDisc, DVD, UMD, HD DVD and Blu-Ray Disc release pages. The template will add Category:VHS releases, Category:Video releases, Category:LaserDiscs, Category:DVDs, or Category:Blu-ray Discs automatically, depending on the format chosen. All other parameters are optional, and some will not apply at each usage.

Variables Edit

Format 

Sets all other options to the correct format. Choose from the following:

• bm - for Betamax tapes
• vhs - for VHS tapes
• vhd - for VHD discs
• ced - for CED Videodiscs
• ld - for LaserDiscs
• vcd - for VCDs
• dvd - for DVDs
• umd - for UMD discs
• hddvd - for HD DVDs
• bd - for Blu-ray Discs
• it - for iTunes releases

Cover 

Cover image for region 1/A

Series 

The series the release belongs to

Season 

The corresponding season

Episodes 

No. of episodes

Discs 

No. of discs (will display as tapes or files if appropriate)

Director 

Director (only for movies)

Date 

Region 1/A release date

Rating 

Region 1/A rating

Disambig 

Modifies the second release, rating and cover options for disambiguation on pre-region releases, will default to "Other" if blank

Date2 

Region 2/B release date

Date2S 

Region 2 slimline release date

Rating2 

Region 2/B rating

Subtitles 

Available subtitles

Reference 

Reference number (ISBN/ASIN/etc)

Year 

In-universe year(s)

Cover2 

Region 2/B cover image

Cover2S 

Region 2 slimline cover image (for DVDs)

Menu 

Main menu image or Disc 1 main menu (for Special Editions)

Menu2 

Disc 2 main menu (for Special Editions)

Code Edit

The following code can be copied to the top of any video article directly.

{{sidebar video
| format    = 
| cover     = 
| series    = 
| season    = 
| episodes  = 
| discs     = 
| director  = 
| date      = 
| rating    = 
| disambig  = 
| date2     = 
| date2S    = 
| rating2   = 
| subtitles = 
| reference = 
| year      = 
| cover2    = 
| cover2S   = 
| menu      = 
| menu2     = 
}}

Example Edit

{{sidebar video
| format    = bd
| cover     = Star Trek Blu-ray Region A cover.jpg
| series    = [[Star Trek films|''Star Trek'' films]]
| season    = 
| episodes  = 
| discs     = 3
| director  = [[J.J. Abrams]]
| date      = {{d|17|November|2009}}
| rating    = PG-13
| disambig  = 
| date2     = {{d|16|November|2009}}
| date2S    = 
| rating2   = 12
| subtitles = 
| reference = {{ASIN|B001AVCFK6}}
| year      = [[2233]]/[[2240s]]/[[2250]]/[[2255]]/[[2258]]
| cover2    = Star Trek Blu-ray Region B cover.jpg
| cover2S   = 
| menu      = ST09 Blu-ray Disc 1 main menu.jpg
| menu2     = ST09 Blu-ray Disc 2 main menu.jpg
}}