You can upload a single video file or multiple video files simultaneously using the Video tool.
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Upload a single video file
To upload a single video file to Pangea CMS:
- Go to New > Multimedia in the top menu and select Video.
- Select the video file you want to upload using either method below:
- Click the video file that you want to upload and drag and drop it into the box.
- Click Browse files and navigate to the location on your device where the video file is saved. Double-click the video file.
The Upload video window automatically changes to the Video - Feature guide window when the upload starts.
The following options are available:
- (A): Start adjusting the basic settings while the upload is in progress. Click General in the left panel to add a title for the video and add one or more categories.
- (B): Check the progress of the upload in the Preview window. After the upload is complete, you see the message Processing. This means that Pangea CMS is currently encoding the video.
- (C): Click Cancel upload to stop the upload.
- (D): Click Close to close the edit screen and let the upload complete in the background. When the upload is complete, the video is automatically saved in Pangea CMS with the status Draft. The title matches the name of the video file.
If you close the Video - Feature guide screen, you can open it again later using either method below:
- Click the Upload manager icon in the top-right corner of Pangea CMS. Hover your cursor over the upload panel and click Edit (the pencil icon) to open the Video - Feature guide screen. This option is available for files that are currently uploading and files have been successfully uploaded during the current session.
- Find the video using the Pangea CMS Search tool, then click the title in the relevant box on the search results page. You can also click Edit (the pencil icon).
For information about editing a video in Pangea CMS, refer to the following article:
Upload multiple video files
To upload multiple videos to Pangea CMS:
- Go to New > Multimedia in the top menu and select Video.
- Select the videos you want to upload using either method below:
- Ensure all the videos you want to upload are selected, and drag and drop the files into the box.
- Click Browse files and navigate to the location on your device where the videos are saved. Select all the videos that you want to upload and click Open.
The Upload video window disappears and the Upload manager appears in the top-right corner of Pangea CMS.
The following options are available for each upload while the upload is in progress:
- Check the icon on the left side of each panel to verify the status of the upload:
- Uploading: If the file is uploading, you see the upload progress.
- Uploaded: If the file is uploaded, you see the green tick icon.
- Waiting: If the upload has not yet started, you see the clock icon.
- Failed: If the upload has failed, you see the red alert icon.
- Canceled: If you cancel the upload, you see the x icon.
- Hover your cursor over the upload panel and click Edit (the pencil icon) to open the Video - Feature guide screen. You can start adjusting basic settings while the upload is in progress.
- Hover your cursor over the upload panel and click Cancel upload (the x icon) to stop the upload.
The Upload manager remains open until 10 minutes after all of the files are uploaded (unless you manually close it). If the Upload manager is closed, you can click the Upload manager icon to open it again and manage the uploads. The Upload manager icon is not available after you close and reopen Pangea CMS.
If you leave the uploads to complete in the background, each video is automatically saved in Pangea CMS with the status Draft when the upload is complete. The title matches the name of the video file.
You can open the edit screen for a video later using either method below:
- Click the Upload manager icon in the top-right corner of Pangea CMS. Hover your cursor over the upload panel and click Edit (the pencil icon) to open the Video - Feature guide screen. This option is available for files that are currently uploading and files have been successfully uploaded during the current session.
- Find the video using the Pangea CMS Search tool, then click the title in the relevant box on the search results page. You can also click Edit (the pencil icon).
For information about editing a video in Pangea CMS, refer to the following article:
Manage notifications about uploads
You can customize how Pangea CMS notifies you when a video file that you uploaded has been fully processed (this means uploaded and encoded).
Follow these steps:
- Click the Profile icon in the top-right corner of Pangea CMS and click My account.
- Under Notify me when, select your preferred option in the My audio/video is processed drop-down menu:
- Pangea Message (selected by default): You receive a notification in the top-right corner of Pangea CMS when a video or audio file that you uploaded has been processed.
- E-mail: You receive an email when a video or audio file that you uploaded has been processed.
- Pangea Message and E-mail: You receive an email and a notification in Pangea CMS when a video or audio file that you uploaded has been processed.
- Click Save to confirm and apply your preferences.
