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+## Using Timemap with a Custom Cover
+
+By default, instances of Timemap use no cover. By setting the `USE_COVER` flag
+to true in [config.js][], however, you can use explanatory text and videos that are 
+displayed when your instance is first loaded.
+
+The structure you need to specify in `app.cover` in the Redux store overrides
+in config.js is outlined below:
+
+```js
+const theCover = {
+  // The video that plays in the background of the cover. Will otherwise be plain black
+  bgVideo: "https://url-for-background-video.mp4",
+  // Titles sit at the top of the screen
+  title: "My Custom Timemap Instance",
+  subtitle: "Mapping Events in my personal open source investigation",
+  subsubtitle: "January 2020",
+  // The main text on the cover. This string is markdown, so you can include links and styles.
+  description: "A brief description of what the platform shows. [Links](https://forensic-architecture.org) can be written in markdown.",
+    // Header videos sit above the 'EXPLORE' button, and can include a basic description, as well as translations.
+    headerVideos: [
+    {
+      buttonTitle: "ABOUT",
+      desc: "This film details the investigation's methodology and findings at a high level.",
+      file: ""https://url-to-video.mp4,
+      poster: "https://url-for-thumbnail.png",
+      title: "About the Investigation",
+      translations: [
+        {
+          code: "ITA",
+          desc: "Italian translation",
+          paths: ["https://url-to-video.mp4"],
+          title: "Translated Title",
+        },
+        {
+          code: "RUS",
+          desc: "Russian translation",
+          paths: ["https://url-to-video.mp4"],
+          title: "Translated Title",
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      buttonTitle: "HOW TO USE",
+      desc: "This step-by-step guide explores the way that the platform arranges and presents information.",
+      file: ""https://url-to-video.mp4,
+      poster: "https://url-for-thumbnail.png",
+      title: "How to Use the Platform"
+    }
+  ],
+  // These videos sit at the bottom of the page, beneath the rest of the
+  // content. The max length of the list is 4 for stylistic reasons, any later
+  // indices will not be shown.
+  videos: [
+    {
+      buttonTitle: "VERIFICATION:",
+      buttonSubtitle: "How we verified data",
+      desc: "This video shows how we verified the data.",
+      file: "https://url-to-video.mp4",
+      poster: "https://url-for-thumbnail.png",
+      title: "Verifying data in this investigation"
+    },
+    {
+      buttonTitle: "VERIFICATION:",
+      buttonSubtitle: "How we verified data",
+      desc: "This video shows how we verified the data.",
+      file: "https://url-to-video.mp4",
+      poster: "https://url-for-thumbnail.png",
+      title: "Verifying data in this investigation"
+    },
+    {
+      buttonTitle: "VERIFICATION:",
+      buttonSubtitle: "How we verified data",
+      desc: "This video shows how we verified the data.",
+      file: "https://url-to-video.mp4",
+      poster: "https://url-for-thumbnail.png",
+      title: "Verifying data in this investigation"
+    },
+    {
+      buttonTitle: "VERIFICATION:",
+      buttonSubtitle: "How we verified data",
+      desc: "This video shows how we verified the data.",
+      file: "https://url-to-video.mp4",
+      poster: "https://url-for-thumbnail.png",
+      title: "Verifying data in this investigation"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  // ... other values in config.js
+  store: {
+    app: {
+      cover: theCover,
+      // ...
+    }
+    // ... 
+  }
+}
+```