Thumbnail and Table Views

Thumbnail View

Each thumbnail displays a scene from the content with the following information.

• Checkbox – allows you to select the content for a bulk action, such as a purge, or deletion.
• Filename – the name of the content as it is stored in the application, typically the filename without the extension. If the name is long, mouse over it to display the full name. Clicking on the name takes you to the Show Content page.
• File Type and Running Time – whether this file is a video, overlay, etc., followed by the playing time of this file, after any virtual trimming, in hours, minutes, and seconds (HH:MM:SS).
• Program or Program Code – the program name or program code of this file, depending on how the schedule settings on page 95 were configured.  If the name is too long, mouse over the ellipsis (. . .) to see the full name.
• Episode or Episode Code – the episode name or episode code of this file, if applicable, depending on how the schedule settings on page 95 were configured.  If the name is too long, mouse over the ellipsis (. . .) to see the full name.
• Edit – Link to the edit page so you can edit the file information and optional metadata for this content.
• Play – Link to the Schedule Playout page so you can schedule a playout date and time for this content.

Table View

Table View displays the content as a list without any thumbnail images. As in Thumbnail View, you may show 10, 20, 50, or 100 titles per page. To go to one of the other pages, click on the page number links or the <Previous or > Next links in the lower-right corner.

• Select Checkbox– allows you to mark the content shown on the page for bulk actions by checking the box.
• Filename– the filename of the content. The last portion of the filename usually indicates the file type, such as MPG or JPG.
• Program or Program Code – The name of the program or its program code, depending on how the schedule settings on page 95 were configured.
• Episode or Episode Code – The episode name or episode code of this file, if applicable, depending on how the schedule settings on page 95 were configured.
• Size – the size of the file, typically in megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB).
• Duration– the runtime of this file in hours, minutes, and seconds (HH:MM:SS)including any virtual trimming.
• Play Count – the number of times this file has been played since it was brought onto the server.  If you purge the file and re-import it, the play count is preserved.
• Create/Ingest Date & Time – the date, time, and day of the week the content file was captured or imported onto the server. For a program placeholder, this shows the expected ingest date, time, and day of the week. (T = Tuesday, Th = Thursday)
• Delete At – if this file is scheduled for deletion from the system, this field shows the date and time the deletion will take place.
• Type – the type of content in this file, such as a video, an audio file, or an overlay.
• Level – if the file is normalized it will display the dBFS in the level column.
• Actions– the functions, or actions, you may do with this content. These actions are described more fully under Content File Actions, below.
  • Edit – allows you to edit the file information and optional metadata for this content.
  • Play – allows you to schedule a playout date and time for this content.

Click on any underlined heading to sort the list by that category.  To see the reverse order, click the heading again.