Manual:Media

Overview
The media that can be added to Xibo are Flash documents, images, PowerPoint presentations, and videos. Once uploaded to your server installation, the items can be managed from the Library link on the web interface.

The media library has sortable columns for name, type, duration, size, owner, permissions, revised, and actions.

Please note that the duration is the user input duration: If a user has uploaded a video and put 0:00:00 for the duration (so that it will play in full by default) it will be sorted as a zero duration item rather than the actual duration of the video. Also note that sorting by size will sort them by the leading number: a file of 900.03M is sorted as smaller than a file of 965.52K.

There is a Filter button on the media library page. The filter has options to show only videos, show only images, show retired items, and has a checkbox to "Show the original file name for each media item?" (a column not shown by default).

The maximum file size for any file type is configured on the server, and must be adjusted in php for both upload_max_filesize and post_max_size.

Media Types
The media that can be added to Xibo are Flash documents, images, PowerPoint presentations, and videos.

Add Media
The Add Media button brings up a window to select which type of media to add.

Image
Images need to be jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, or gif files.

Video
Videos need to be wmv, avi, mpg, or mpeg files. If xibo downloads the video correctly but does not play the video, it may be an issue with the encoding of the video.

Flash
Flash files need to be swf files.

Powerpoint
PowerPoint presentations can be ppt, pps, or pptx, but only play on the Windows client and only if Microsoft Office is installed.

Update Media
When editing media in the library, a checkbox to "Update this media in all layouts it is assigned to. Note: It will only be replaced in layouts you have permission to edit." is available. Check the box if you want to change the name, item, or duration everywhere the item is currently assigned.

Retire Media
Retiring media is available through the Delete button. If the item is assigned to any layouts, the option will "Retire this media", if it is not assigned you will delete the item entirely from the server.