Add Thumbnails, Proxies, and Video Formats to Assets

Depending on the file storage that you choose to ingest a media file, Streamline may create a thumbnail, a proxy, and an additional video format during ingest. You can also use a transcoder to add thumbnails, proxies, or additional video formats to existing assets on your Streamline Server.

To add thumbnails, proxies, and video formats to existing assets

1.In the main toolbar, click the  Browse icon.

The Assets panel opens displaying the assets on your Streamline Server that match the current search.

2.Select the assets for which to generate a thumbnail, proxy, or additional video format.

3.In the Assets toolbar, use the  Transcode menu to select the transcoder with which to generate a thumbnail, proxy, or additional video format for the selected assets.

•Thumbnail — select a transcoder with the label (Thumbnail) to generate a thumbnail for the selected assets.

•Proxy — select a transcoder with the label (Proxy) to generate a video proxy for the selected assets.

•Video Format — select a transcoder without a label in brackets to generate an additional video format for the selected assets.

Streamline reports the transcode status for each asset in the Transcoders column.