Before you can build your content list, you need to load the content that you want to schedule. Learn how below.
How to upload media through the Home tab, Media Works tab or Projects tab
1a. Click on the Home tab in the top left corner. Alternatively, click on the Media Works tab or Projects tab (see below).
1b. Clicking on the Media Works tab or Projects tab.
2a. Under Home Options you will find the My Folder button, click on it. The Users Folder window will appear.
2b. If you have clicked on the Media Works tab, you will find the Add Files To Library button under Media Works Options. The Users Folder window will appear.
2c. If you have clicked on the Projects tab, you will find My Folder under Project Options. The Users Folder window will appear.
3. Click on the Upload tab in the top left corner. The upload bar will appear.
4. Click on the bar to browse for the media that you want to load. Double-click on the media.
5. A loading progress bar will appear and show the progress of your upload by turning green.
6. Click on the Explore tab, once the progress bar is completely green. The new content that you loaded will appear in your folder.
7. Highlight the media that you have loaded by clicking on it once. Click on the Log Selected button. A new window with object types will appear.
8. Click on the object type that you want to log your media as. A metadata form will appear.
Which object type to use when logging content
Video
Default Video
Event Video
Content is logged as Video Generic when using a network structure and strict matching media characteristics to player attributes.
NOTE: Logging content, as an XFeature Advert, XFeature Episode and XFeature Trailer, is used when working with Xplore.
Images
Background Imaging
Default Image
Event Image
People
Photograph
Picon
XFeature Graphic
XID Image
9. Complete all the relevant fields. Always remember to save by clicking on the Save button in the bottom right corner.
Handy Tip: A field with an asterisk to the left of it, is called a required field. This means that the field must be completed before the form will allow you to save.
10. The media will automatically appear in your clipboard on the right of the screen for easy access.
Most commonly used video formats
- WebM
- MP4
- MOV
- WMV
- AVI
Most commonly used graphics formats
- PNG
- JPEG
- GIF
- BMP
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