Creo Video Manager
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1. save Keep in mind that your player needs to sup port cue points If you would like to have this functionality please contact Creo PUBLISHING This is where you view which channel s the video is published in If you want to unpub lish a video from a particular channel click on delete It is also possible via the list at the bottom to publish the video in other chan nels SUBTITLES In order to put subtitles to a video you need a subtitle file in the srt format SubRip Subtitle File You can create this file on your own or get it from your translation agency It is im portant to keep in mind that your file must be encoded as UTF8 and have line breaks ac cording to Windows Coding rules r n Click on upload to upload your subtitle file You can upload multiple files for different lan guages Remember to name them so that the viewer knows which one is which NAME TAGS You can add name tags directly in the plat form Click on New name tag and enter the name title and time when the name tag is to appear and disappear in the HH MM SS DD format If you need any assistance in adding a custom design to your name tag please con tact Creo SLIDE IMAGES If your player supports synchronised image Support upload the photos that you would like to synchronise with your video Click on Page 4 upload and select the images you want to upload You can then reorganise delete or replace indiv2. Der Mobile on Windows Meda A MM Y Mo __ sn A WM O Boo A E we e E NEO amp ESCH sien f Phone M imedia SES Communication rr Y DE OS a Waring Creo Video Manager User Manual Welcome to Creo Video Manager Creo Video Manager is a comprehensive online platform that enables the management and distribution of all types of media e g video still images and documents in one single place The platform is web based user friendly and offers a wide spectrum of functionality This platform enables your media to reach your target audience quickly and effectively all around the world LIBRARY The library stores all of your files and you will find everything that you upload to the platform here Files that have not yet been published in a channel cannot be accessed through the platform You can securely store files in the library until you are ready to pub lish them The library is the place where you upload and edit your files You can then pub lish them in any of your channels SORT FILTER AND SEARCH FOR FILES There are a number of different ways to find a file you are looking for At the top of the file list there are various options to sort your files In the library you can sort the files by date or by name sort by By clicking on the filter you can choose to display one particular file type or several different types of files By checking the box group by content
3. you can also sort files by file type The list is then di vided up into sections according to the types of files you have You can choose to view your files as a list or with icons view You can also search search within your files Simply type in your keyword and hit return enter to search the system You can search on the ti tle description and tags FOLDERS The library allows you to organise your files by arranging them into folders You will see the folders in the list of files or in the left col umn if you click on the arrow to the left of the library icon To create or edit folders you Creo Video Manager User Manual BROWSERS REQUIREMENTS Firefox 3 0 or later Safari 4 0 or later Google Chrome Internet Explorer 8 or later Enabled JavaScript Flash 9 We recommend that you avoid using Inter net Explorer since other browsers provide a better experience when using Creo Video Manager eos must be authorised If you are not author ised please contact your administrator You can also limit access to include only certain folders Read more about this under Users To move a file to a different folder use the drag and drop feature Grab the file you want to move and drag it to the folder in the left column The folders are only used to or ganise your files within the library and they do not affect the way the published files are viewed UPLOADING FILES In Creo Video Ma
4. EAM Create a live broadcast by clicking create in the library An authorisa tion is required A group functions much like a package where you can store mul tiple files together and publish the entire package in one channel For example this is used when down loading files that are connected with a particular video Create a group by clicking on create in the library This is an HTML object An HTML file contains an editor where you can write longer texts which can be formatted You can also write HTML codes Create an HTML object by clicking on create in the library All uploaded documents e g PDF Word Excel PSD EPS TXT will be added as a file The icon lets you know what type of file it is An uploaded audio file such as an MP3 or aWAW is processed differ ently than a video file and will be added as an audio file Creo Video Manager User Manual USER If you are an administrator you can create new users and manage authorisations Click on users in the left column to list the exist ing users Click on the desired user to edit or click new user to create a new one When you create a new user the log in infor mation is sent to the e mail address on file If you do not enter a password the platform will automatically create one There are three different authorisation lev els A Member has no access to Creo Video Manager This authorisation i
5. ave any further questions We are always willing to help you out Customer service is available during business hours via telephone and e mail Please give Andreas Lindqvist a call 46 709739858 or send your email request to support creo se We hope that you will thoroughly enjoy your Creo Video Manager experience Creo Video Manager User Manual KI wl zl NW MEDIAGROUP Creo Media Group 08 617 29 00 H lsingegatan 43 info creo se 113 31 Stockholm creo se
6. idual images To save the changes you made to your video click on Save CHANNELS Your channels are located on the left side of the page A channel contains your published video footage and your channel can be divid ed into several categories Channel 1 Contains 1 category 6 assets Channel 2 Contains 3 categories 1 asset Channel 3 Contains 2 categories 5 assets If your player supports categories and sub categories you can create new categories and edit existing ones with the new catego ry and edit category buttons To publish videos in your channel grab the video in the library and drag and drop it to the channel or the category that you want it published to The video is now published and can be viewed in your player To unpublish a video you click on the X that can be seen on the video in the list or drag it to the Recycle Bin in the left column When you unpublish a video it is not delet ed from the library In order to delete a video please follow the same instructions but in the library folder us Please note It is not possible to undo the deletion of a file Creo Video Manager User Manual FILE TYPES Not only can you upload many differenttypes of files in Creo Video Manager but you can also create different files directly in the plat form Below you will find the available various types of files All motion based materials that can be uploaded LIVESTR
7. nager you can upload all common types of media e g video still imag es documents and audio files Let us focus on the motion based content for now Page 1 PA In order to upload your video to Creo Video Manager we have the following format re quirements flv mov avi mp4 mpg wmv 3gp When uploading your videos the platform will automatically transcode the files to the pre set formats for your account in order to be available for more types of devices players e g smart phones Windows Media Player and Flash player To upload a new file you must be in the li brary You will find the upload button at the top of the list Click on the upload button and select the file on your computer After selecting the file the platform will start to upload and encode it In the lower left cor ner you will see the status of your file Do not close your browser or reload the page while the status indicator says Uploading Once the file is uploaded the system starts to encode it encoding You may now close your browser When the status indicator has disappeared your file has been completed Before you publish your video you should re name it tag it and choose a thumbnail Progresses Encoding 1 1 50 T Your account may also support uploading via FTP Please contact Creo should you need this feature or if you need any further assistance EDITING FILES When your video is uploaded and encoded y
8. ou may edit the information Click on the file in the list to open the settings for the file Creo Video Manager User Manual INFO This is where you can tag and add a title or a description to your video Title is the name of your file Description is the descriptive text that is often displayed in your player and Tags are searchable keywords You sepa rate your tags in the list by using commas PREVIEW This is the place where you preview your vid eo FORMAT Under format you can see what video format the video has been encoded to as well as the status of the encoding THUMBNAILS After your video has been encoded the sys tem automatically picks out nine thumbnails Click on the image that you want to use The thumbnails appear in the overview in Creo Video Manager as the opening image and in the corresponding overview in the player If you are not pleased with any of the auto matically generated thumbnails you may upload your own images by clicking upload under the thumbnails If you upload images remember to use a high quality image that has the same propor tions as the video The platform automatically scales the image to the desired sizes Page 3 CUE POINTS Time codes for different events in your video can be entered as cue points Click on new cue point and enter the time code in the fol lowing format HH MM SS DD Write a descrip tive text to the cue point and click on
9. s content and when you want to find out for instance when the visitors have chosen to stop watching the video Under locations Page 6 you can track where your video has been embedded and how many times it has been played on the site e g on a blog or on Face book You can click on the address to open the page that the video is embedded on This is not possible however with Facebook as one cannot trace who has shared a specific video You can view the top ten places where the video was played the most times Under country you can view what countries the viewers come from You can also see the top ten countries where the video has been played the most times Player technology specifies which format the visitor has viewed the video in e g Flash or HTML5 Place the arrow over the chart to find out more details regarding the format and the percentage Browsers displays which browser the view er has used e g Internet Explorer or Firefox To find out more information regarding the browser just place the arrow over the chart You can also export the statistics to a PDF or Excel file in the way same as you export in the statistics channel The buttons are located at the top right corner of the page It is also possible to connect Google Analytics to the platform s built in statistics SUPPORT Your license include a full two hours of sup port each week so please feel free to contact Creo should you h
10. s have been played If you want to see more statistics for a specific video click on the name Under page views you can also view which pages have been vis ited If you click on traffic you can view what keywords were used to find your pages and what pages that are linking to your page You can choose to export the statistics as a PDF or an Excel file You will find both of those icons in the upper right hand corner Statistics for individual files Click on the file in the list to open up the set tings and click on the statistics tab If the video is an on demand of a live broadcast there will be three tabs at the top over view live and on demand Overview is an accumulation of statistics for live and on demand but under the other tabs you can view the statistics separately for the live broadcast and the on demand version Pin the same manner as with the channel Statistics you can select what time period you want to see the statistics for The date is pre set to when the video was uploaded up to the present You can view the statistics of how many times the video was played and how many times it was downloaded Under play time you can see how long the video was viewed by the visitors The graph shows how long the video is number of seconds Just place the arrow on top of the video to find out how many viewer it has had This feature is a helpful tool when analyzing the video
11. s only used for front end e g if you have a login linked to the player A User can log into the platform but an administrator can control what the user can do there e g upload delete publish An Admin can do everything as well as view the Statistics create and edit users STATISTICS The statistics in Creo Video Manager is spe cially designed for motion based material and gives you all the necessary data that you may need about your visitors and viewers Only administrators can view the statistics To view the statistics for an entire channel click on Statistics in the left column If you have multiple channels you may select the channel with the tabs at the top of the page When you access it for the first time the sta tistics will automatically show one month ret roactively from the current date If you want to see the statistics for another time period you simply click on from and to to select the dates and then click the button with the two arrows to refresh the page You can view basic statistics such as the num ber of visitors number of pages visited and how long visitors have remained on a page The visitors chart displays the number of visitors per day during the time span that you Page 5 selected You can also view which browser and operating system that was used as well asthe countries the visitors come from Under played assets you can view how many times your video
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