How to Add an Multimedia Asset to An Events/Illustrated List

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All multimedia assets (audio and video) need to be uploaded to the FatWire Content Management System before they can be added to a page. Please email
web-request@lists.jrn.columbia.edu if you want to add a link to an AUDIO CLIP or a VIDEO. If you have digital audio or video that needs to be encoded, compressed and placed on the streaming server, email av-request@jrn.columbia.edu.

Here are instructions on how to add a multimedia asset into the database and post it to a page.

Add a New Multimedia Asset

All multimedia assets are stored under the DOCUMENTS tab located on the left-hand side of the screen. Here, you’ll see all of the assets sorted by multimedia category (e.g.: Award Audio, Video).

1. Click on the DOCUMENTS tab on the left-hand side of the screen.


2. Move your cursor to the white space below the DOCUMENTS tab. Right-click on your mouse and a box will appear. Select “New Document” from the list of options.


3. You’ll see a page with empty fields appear in the work area on the right side of the screen. The top of the page will say “Binary (Binary).”


4. Enter the name of your multimedia asset in the NAME field (e.g.: Columbia audio). Don’t include any punctuation marks. This title will be stored in the CMS database. You may want to come up with a consistent naming convention to keep track of your assets.
   


5. Select JRNRenderAudio (audio asset) or JRNRenderVideo (video asset) from the pull-down menu next to the TEMPLATE field.


6. Leave the DESCRIPTION, FILENAME, PATH and EXTERNAL ITEM ID fields blank.


7. Save your asset in the correct category folder (e.g.: Award Audio, Video). Click on the correct category folder under the DOCUMENTS tab on the left-hand side of the screen.


8. Look for the BINARY CATEGORY field in your work area on the right-hand side of the page. Click on the “Add Selected Items” button. You will see your selected category folder appear under the button.


9. Now add the name of your multimedia asset to the TITLE field. Example: Award Audio.
10. Now you are ready to upload the multimedia file to the system. Paste the full URL of the audio or video asset in the DOCUMENT field.


11. Leave the ABSTRACT field blank.
    


12. Click the “Save” button at the bottom or top of the page. Your multimedia asset will be saved. Preview your work in staging (https://stgcms.journalism.columbia.edu/preview) and make changes if needed.

Having problems? Email: web-request@lists.jrn.columbia.edu.