Media Content Management

Overview

The Media section of SyncCMS is where you upload, organize, and manage your media content: videos, audio, and images. It has two tabs:

• Library: all media files in your organization
• Collections: ordered groups of files, used as playlists

At the top of the Media page you can see your usage at a glance: total files, images, videos, audio, and storage used.

Library

Upload a file

1. Go to Media and click Upload.
2. Provide the file in one of two ways:
   • Enter the file's URL, or
   • Drag the file into the upload area (or click to browse). Large files are uploaded in chunks automatically.
3. Fill in the details:

Field	Description
Name	Display name. If empty, the file name is used
Description	Optional description of the file
File Type	Image, Video, or Audio. Auto-detected from the uploaded file
Category	Optional category, configured per organization
Tags	Free-form tags, press Enter to add
Add to Collection	Optionally add the file to an existing collection right away
Duration	For video and audio, in seconds. Auto-detected from the uploaded file
Thumbnail URL / Poster URL	For video, the images shown in players and listings

4. Click Save Changes.

Video processing

Uploaded videos are processed automatically for streaming. Each video has a status:

• Processing: the video is being encoded
• Ready: the video is ready to play
• Error: processing failed; the error message is shown on the file's edit page

Once a video is ready, its edit page shows the streaming URLs (HLS and DASH), the encoded size, and the resolution in the File Info section.

Browse and search

The Library supports:

• Type filters: All, Images, Videos, Audio
• Search by file name
• List and Grid views

Edit a file

Click Edit on any file to open its settings. You can preview the media, review the file info (status, size, resolution, duration, streaming URLs), and update the name, description, category, tags, and video thumbnail / poster.

Bulk actions

Select multiple files in the Library to:

• Add Tags: apply tags to all selected files
• Delete: delete the selected files. Files that are in use by content are skipped

Collections

Collections are ordered groups of media files. A collection of videos or audio works as a playlist in players.

Create a collection

1. Go to Media > Collections and click New Collection.
2. Enter a Name and choose a Type: Video, Image, or Audio. A collection holds files of a single type.
3. Search and select the files to include.
4. Drag the selected files to set the playback order, and remove any you do not need.
5. Click Save Changes.

Using media in players

Every file and collection has a unique ID. Players such as the BiddingStack Video Player and Audio Player reference SyncCMS content by these IDs:

• Video ID / Audio ID: the ID of a single file, for single-item playback
• Playlist ID: the ID of a collection, for playlist playback

Copy the ID from the file or collection in the SyncCMS UI and paste it into the player configuration.

To customize how the players look and behave on your pages, see Controlling Player Styles.

Enabling ads

You can monetize your video and audio content with ads through the BiddingStack players. To enable ads you need a BiddingStack account and license:

1. Register a BiddingStack account and contact the BiddingStack team for a publisher license.
2. Create a player configuration for your domain in the BiddingStack console and turn on Enable Ads.
3. Set up your ad demand: enter your Google Ad Manager ad unit path, and optionally enable Prebid for header bidding.

See the BiddingStack RichMedia SDK docs for the full player and ad setup guides.