ApsaraVideo VOD allows you to upload media assets such as audio files, video files, images, and short video materials in the ApsaraVideo VOD console. You can upload one or more media assets at a time. This topic uses video files as an example to describe how to manage media assets.
Query audio/video files
- Log on to the ApsaraVideo VOD console.
- In the left-side navigation pane, choose Media Files > Audio/Video.
You can filter media files by type, category, status, and source. You can also enter the ID or name of a media file to search for the file.
The value in the Status column indicates the processing status of a media file, such as Uploaded, Transcoding, Transcoding Failed, Normal, Reviewing, Flagged, Composition Failed, or All.
Note If a video file is in the Transcoding Failed status, delete the video file and upload the file again. If transcoding for the video file failed for multiple times, view the possible causes and the corresponding solutions in FAQ about transcoding.
Actions
Action: Manage
On the Video and Audio page, find the media file that you want to manage and click Manage in the Actions column.
- Basic Information tab
On the Basic Information tab, you can view or modify the name, description, category, tag, and thumbnail of the media file. After you modify the preceding information, click Save.
The following table describes the parameters.Parameter Description Cover Upload an image or select a video snapshot as the default video thumbnail. Note You can configure a custom thumbnail by uploading an image. The image must be in the JPG or PNG format and can be up to 1 MB in size. The maximum resolution of the image is 1920×1080.Name Enter the name of the media file. It is displayed in the player window when you play the media file. The name must be 1 to 128 bytes in length. Description Enter the description of the media file. The description must be 0 to 1,024 bytes. Category Enter the category of the video. You can specify video categories on the Categories page. For more information, see Manage video categories. Tag Add multiple tags to each audio/video file. Only Chinese characters, English letters, digits, and underscores (_) are supported. After you enter a tag, enter a comma or semicolon or press Enter to add the tag. - Video URL tab
You can view the URLs, resolutions, and bitrates of the original video and the transcoded videos in all formats and definitions.
The following table describes the supported actions.Action Description Copy Copy the URL of the video in the current definition to a browser or player and preview the video. Preview Preview the video in the current definition in the ApsaraVideo VOD console. Delete Delete the video. Delete All Delete all transcoded files but not the original file. Deleted files cannot be restored. Perform this action with caution. - Web Player Code tab
The HTML code and JavaScript code for each video are provided. You can use the code based on your business requirements. You can also configure the Player Size parameter and turn on or off Auto Play in the Player Settings section to modify the corresponding parameters in the code snippet. This way, you can improve work efficiency.
Note- The Web Player Code tab is available only for video files.
- Use the latest version of ApsaraVideo Player for Web. For more information, see Overview.
Action: Media Processing
On the Video and Audio page, find the media file that you want to process and click Media Processing in the Actions column. You can perform media processing by using a transcoding template group or a workflow. For more information, see Overview.
More actions
On the Video and Audio page, click More in the Actions column to perform more actions on the media file.
| Action | Description |
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| Delete | After a media file is deleted, all resources that are related to the media file are permanently deleted and cannot be restored, including the original file, transcoded files, and snapshots. Perform this action with caution. |
| Disable Download | You can disable download for a video only in ApsaraVideo Player. After you disable download for a video, you cannot use ApsaraVideo Player to download the video even when you enable the offline download feature for the player. For more information, see Configure download settings. Note
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| Make Available on Cloud Studio | Click Make Available on Cloud Studio to transcode a video into two streams. The streams can be added for playback in a production studio of ApsaraVideo Live. For information about the production studio features, see Functional areas. Note
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Action: Export Media URL
On the Video and Audio page, click the Export Media URL icon in the upper-right corner to export the information about the media files in the list to a CSV file. You can export the ID, name, duration, size, creation time, update time, and URLs of the media files.
Action: Preview
Open a video that is in the Normal status in the media file list.
ApsaraVideo VOD provides a player that you can use to preview videos. When you use the player, you can configure fast-forwarding, volume, subtitle, audio track, definition, and bullet comments for videos. This allows you to preview videos in a more convenient manner.
