Client Content

We've made it easy to manage all of your content in the streaming server by combining the former "Bumper Admin" menu with a new tab called Client Content. Under Client Content, you can upload content then designate whether it will be shown in the Content Catalog as a standalone title or if it will play before the movie(s).

Add Videos

1. To upload content to the Streaming Server, click the Add Client Content button.
2. Under Video Location, select the location of your file.

Upload a Video File

Check your file to ensure that it meets the following specifications:

           MP4

           Video Codec: H.264, H264, MP4

           Audio Codec: AAC

           Profile: Baseline or Main

           Maximum Video Bitrate: 3 Mbps

           Maximum Audio Bitrate: 1 Mbps

Click the ellipses (...) and select the file to upload

Click the Preview button to preview your video

Under Title Name, enter a name for the video

To Upload a YouTube Video

Copy the YouTube URL from the web address bar or copy the link under Share

Paste the link into the YouTube Video URL field

Click the Preview button to preview your video

Under Title Name, enter a name for the video

Video Start & End Dates

The start date is the first date a video will play before an assigned movie. The end date is the final date a video will play before an assigned movie.

Leave the start and end dates for the video blank if the material is not time sensitive and may remain in the Content Catalog until you delete it.

If you prefer to designate dates for specific videos, click the calendar icons to specific the dates.

Designate Video Use

From one page, you can designate if the video should appear in the Content Catalog and be viewed individually like a movie or other content (Standalone) or if the video will be assigned to a standalone title and played as a commercial (Clip). A video may be designed for use as both a standalone and clip.

Use as a Standalone Video 

Toggle the Standalone button to on if you want the video to appear in the in the catalog.

You may then add any of the optional information:  Synopsis, image file and category

Click the Save button if you are finished managing this video.

Use as a Clip

Toggle the Clip button on if you want to be able to play the video before other content in the catalog like a commercial.

When you choose to use a video as a clip, you can decide if you want to assign the video to all titles in the Content Catalog or select the titles individually.

To assign the video to titles individually, click the field in the Assigned column next to the title(s), then click the Save button.

To assign the video to all of the titles in the Content Library, toggle the the Assign to all Titles button "on". Click the Save button.

Additional Clip Options

1. To allow the streaming server to randomly assign all of your videos to all of the titles in the Content Catalog, toggle the switch to "on" under Additional Clip Options. All clips with start and end dates may appear before your titles.

2. The default number of clips shown per title is one. Click the Clips to play before each title field to allow up to five clips to be shown. This change applies to all of the videos designated for use as clips. If the number of clips is fewer than the number you select in this field, only the available number of clips will play. 

Search Videos

Enter a title or partial title in the Title Search field to quickly locate your videos:

Edit Videos

You may edit videos individually or multiple videos at once.

Select the video you wish to edit by checking the field next to the title, then click the Edit button.

For individual videos, you may edit the General settings or the assigned titles the video is set to play before like an advertisement.

When more than one video is selected, the Bulk Edit option is displayed.

When editing multiple titles at one time, the start date, end date and designation as a standalone or clip may be modified.Check the field next to the heading to add/modify dates or to change the toggle for standalone or clip.

Click the Save button when you are finished.

Delete Videos

You may edit videos individually or multiple videos at once.

Select the video you wish to edit by checking the field next to the title, then click the Delete button. you will be asked to confirm your decision.

When more than one video is selected, the Bulk Delete option is displayed. You will be asked to confirm your decision to delete the videos.