Assets
- Overview of Your Assets LibraryThe Assets feature in the Sardius Control Panel is a way to manage your media assets (video, audio, images) and add layers of data and metadata to each asset. You can organize your content by a wide variety of fields and enter metadata to provide a way for thorough searching. From the Assets…
- Searching for Assets in Your LibrarySearch for assets in your Sardius library.
- Add Assets to Your LibraryThere are multiple ways to add assets to your library other than creating them automatically through the Event Auto-archive process. This page will demonstrate the multiple ways you can create assets through uploading, linking, or importing to the Control Panel. You can upload, link, or import an…
- Managing an AssetManaging your assets is straightforward, no matter the size of your library. Each asset can use the full metadata system, include multiple images and files, and be transcoded into different formats—such as SimLive, MP4 downloads, or audio for podcasts. This article will introduce you to the first…
- Managing an Asset's MetadataLearn how to manage your asset's metadata by editing descriptions, PIDs, bios, and control its availability.
- Managing an Asset's MediaAssets can contain multiple media elements, including video, audio, and downloadable MP4s.
- Managing an Asset's ImagesFrom the Images tab, you are able to add or review Thumbnail files, set a default image, rename image files, copy image URLs or create tags for different types of thumbnail images. Adding an Image To add an image, you can either ‘drag and drop’ an image into the upload frame or click on it to…
- Managing an Asset's FilesUpload various file types like Notes, Word documents, PDFs, VTT files, etc. to associate them with individual Assets to display in feeds.
- Transcoding an AssetYou can transcode your asset in multiple profiles (HLS, MP4, MP3, etc). HLS is the preferred profile for live and VOD streaming as it will provide a "right-sized" format for a wide audience no matter their bandwidth limitations. MP4 is preferred for downloadable content MP3 is ideal for podcasts…
- Explaining Media ProfilesWhen you upload or record media in Sardius, you’ll choose media profiles that determine how your content is processed, played back, and downloaded. Each profile serves a different purpose depending on how you plan to use the asset. This article explains The difference between MP3, MP4, HLS, and…
- Clipping an AssetThe Sardius Clipping Tool lets you create a trimmed, shareable version of any video asset — or combine multiple video segments into one polished export. You can clip from VOD recordings and live stream archives. The Clipping Tool is available for any asset whose media files are stored in the…
- Cue Points (Chapter Markers)Cue Points (also called Chapter Markers) let you divide a VOD asset into labeled, navigable sections — similar to chapters in a book or podcast. Once published, those markers appear on the Sardius Player scrub bar, allowing viewers to jump directly to any section of the video, such as Worship,…
- Adding a VTT File to an Asset (Closed Captions - CC)VTT files are commonly used for closed caption purposes and provide transcript information for videos in various languages within Player Controls.
- Deleting AssetsLearn how to manage and delete assets from the Sardius Control Panel.
- Restoring a Deleted AssetLearn how to restore a deleted asset in the Sardius Control Panel.
- Replace an Existing AssetNeed to replace an existing asset with a revised version? Here's how it's done.
- Create an Asset Using AutoarchiveWhether you want to keep a copy of your live streaming event for safekeeping, download a copy for offline editing, make available in a Video on Demand library, or even repurpose the event as a rebroadcast in Sardius SimLive — there are many reasons to record your live streams. This article will…
- Creating Public Links for AssetsBy default, the Sardius Control Panel will generate a public URL for an asset connected with a player. In the event that you just want a specific media link without a player (for example, for use in a custom-built Roku application or website), this article will guide you on how to create these…
- Downloading an Asset (Audio)Learn how to download audio files from the Sardius Control Panel.
- Downloading an Asset (Image)Learn how to download images from assets stored in the Sardius Control Panel.
- Downloading an Asset (Video)Download any Asset created in the Control Panel at any time, including video Assets.
- Setup Parent-Child AssetsThe parent-child asset feature associates multiple assets to one parent asset for unified availability in the Sardius Player settings menu.
- Multi-Language AssetsDo you have content with multiple audio languages that you would like to serve to different audiences? And do you want this playback to be extremely simple for your viewers? Our system allows for a parent-child relationship between two or more assets within our player to allow for seamless…