The status of the media clip refers to its availability: a clip can be ‘published’ or ‘draft’. By default, all newly uploaded media clips are assigned the ‘draft’ status.
Open a media clip and click “publish” or “unpublish” to change the status from draft to published (or vice versa).
Clips can also be auto-published at upload time. See Uploading and Transcoding.
1.0 | Draft
A media clip in draft has restricted access. Only users logged into the platform who have the correct permissions will be permitted to view the media clip. In the Media Library, draft media clips are marked with a grey icon.
Embedding a draft media clip will give an “unable to play media” error on the page.
2.0 | Published
A published media clip can be viewed on a view page or embedded into a website. Published media clips are indicated in the Media Clips Library with a green icon.
Geographical restrictions may apply.
3.0 | Embargo: Scheduled Publishing
Scheduling the availability of videos ensures that videos are published at a set date and time. It’s also possible to set an end date and time.
To schedule publishing:
- Select a media clip and navigate to the “Embed” tab;
- In the “Embargo” section, click “Schedule Availability”;
- Set the date and time that the video should be available.
Scheduled publishing still requires media clips to be ‘published’. The embargo feature does not work as long as media clips have a ‘draft’ status.
The playout will remain blank until the media clip is scheduled to be published.
4.0 | Soft Embargo: Simulated live
Use the “soft embargo” settings to turn your on-demand clip into a simulated live stream. Whether it’s an important pre-recorded announcement or seminar: create a live experience for your viewers, including a countdown timer as well as a limited availability of the live stream.
The “Soft embargo” setting might not be available by default. Reach out to your video consultant to enable this setting.
- Availability
Set a start date and time for your live stream to become available for viewers. - Treat as live
Enable to treat the clip as a live stream: from the start time of the soft embargo until the length of the on-demand clip has passed. After the duration of the video has passed, the content will be available as a normal on-demand clip. See also: Simulated Live.
Set the soft embargo availability to 11:00. The length of the on-demand clip is 50 minutes. The clip will be available for viewers at exactly 11:00. From 11:00 to 11:50 the clip will be presented as a live stream. At 11:50 the clip can be viewed as a normal on-demand clip.
Click “Save” to save your settings.
5.0 | Deleting Clips
To delete a clip: In the Library overview, click the trash can icon on the right:
Alternatively: navigate to the clip and click on delete in the bottom left corner of the page:
Deleted clips are moved to the “Trash”, located at the bottom of the left sidebar:
From the Trash, you can:
- Put Back: restore the selected clip to the library.
- Permanently delete: permanently remove the selected clip.
- Permanently delete all items: empty the entire Trash.