Add Media to a MiVideo Mediaspace Channel

Environment

MiVideo Mediaspace

Referred to as “mini-portals”, channels are personally managed, user generated media collections in MiVideo. They can be configured in a variety of ways from fully open collaborative collections to private collections locked down to specific groups. Viewers can subscribe to channels to be notified when new content is added. See related Channel articles for more information.

Issue

How do I add media to a Mediaspace channel?

Video Demos

How to Add and Remove Media in a Channel

Resolution

Once a channel is created, media can be added for viewing. See the Create Playlists and Add Media to Playlists articles for more information on creating channel playlists.

Note: Site and channel roles are needed to add media to a channel. See the Mediaspace Roles & Channel User Management article. 

Add new media from within the Channel

New media added within the Channel page is automatically published to the channel and will be automatically added to your My Media library.

  1. Navigate to the Channel page > Media tab > Add to Channel > Add New.
  2. Click Media Upload and select your file. There are multiple ways to add new media, see related Add New Media articles.
  3. While your file is uploading, edit the Name, Description, add Tags, and enter any custom metadata as needed. Add Collaborators as needed. See the Media Collaboration and Roles article.
  4. Click Save.
  5. Do not leave the page until the blue upload bar turns to green and you get a success message.
  6. There is a Choose another file button at the bottom of the page to add another file. You can upload files and save metadata on the same page, but be careful to make sure all the upload bars have turned green before navigating away.
  7. When the upload is complete, two links appear near the Save button:
  • Go to Media directs you to view your newly uploaded media on the Media page.
  • Go to Channel directs you back to the Channel page.

Add media from My Media within the Channel

Publish media from My Media to the channel.

  1. Navigate to the Channel page > Media tab > Add to Channel
  2. You will see all the media from My Media.
  3. Check the box next to the media items you want to add to this channel
  4. Click Publish in the upper-right of the page.

Add media using the Import Tool

Import media from an existing channel.

  1. Navigate to the Channel page > Channel Actions  > Import
  2. Select the channel to import media from
  3. Click Import
  4. Wait for the green bar indicating the import was successful

Related Articles

See related Channel articles for more information about configuring these collections.

Additional Information

For additional questions, please contact the ITS Service Center

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