How do I ingest an item?
Naturally, any system requires media - and MediaPortal is no exception. Users can ingest local material through the upload option in on the main navigation bar (1). After which, the ingest menu prompted offering an area (2) in which local files can be dragged into.
As shown in the mage below, any already added files will be visible in the queue. This ensures that the user has an overview of the material they are adding. Additionally users get to choose whether to simply upload their files into the system or specify metadata (3) and whether to add it to a collection (4).
Example of of the upload interface being used to upload items and enter metadata.
Upload with format detection
Different media files and formats are detected when you drag files into the upload dialog. It is now configurable which metadata is displayed or which VidiFlow Workflow is triggered for the corresponding format.
Upload to Collections
During upload, users select from available Collection Types.
Files are automatically organized into the selected collection.
VidiEditor and Premiere uploads add files directly to the latest project version.
Upload to Collection
Assign Access Rights
If enabled, users can define Owner Rights during upload.
Ownership can be assigned to users or groups.
Optionally set access rights on upload
Cancel Option
It is possible to cancel already started uploads in the MediaPortal GUI which results in a stop of transferring data by the MediaPortal client instantly. This option is available per upload item as sonn as the upload started:
Assuming a batch upload click this button will cancel the upload of this file and jump to the next one of the list while indicating the cancelation per file:
