Import Bulk Video Metadata to the CMS

Introduction

Muvi allows you to import bulk metadata, images, and videos of several contents to the Content Library in your CMS. This feature helps you save a lot of time and the hassle of creating content metadata, uploading posters and videos manually.  In this process, first, you need to create a CSV or XML file, which will contain all the metadata information, image file name, and video name of several contents that you want to add to your Content Library. This CSV/XML file must contain information including, Content-Type, Content Name, Content Category, Release/Record Date, Genre, Image file name, Video file name, etc. in a specific order for each content. You can also import Custom Metadata to Content Library through this feature. After creating the CSV/XML file you can import the content metadata to the Content Library through the Import feature in the CMS.

Creating CSV/XML File

While creating the CSV/XML file for content metadata, you need to follow some guidelines to make the import process hassle-free.

• Column headings in the CSV/XML file must be the same as the metadata fields in the “Add Content” page. (For example, Genre should have column header as “Genre”. Otherwise, the corresponding metadata won’t be imported).
• In a CSV/XML file, columns are metadata fields and the rows contain the values of the content. (For example, under column “Content Name” type the name of the content. It can be a movie name, video clip name, or TV series name, depending on the content type. Under column, “Genre” type Action if it is an action movie, Comedy, if it’s a comedy movie, etc.)
• If column names are valid and row name with the “Title/Name” doesn’t exist, then new Content with that title will be created.
• There are certain values defined for “Content Types” and Metadata Type”, which you need to follow while creating content metadata.
• For VOD (Video on Demand) content, type “1”
• For Metadata Type, you need to put different values.  “1” for “VOD Single Part”, “3” for “Multi-Part Parent” and “4” for “Multi-Part Child”. (Please view the below table)
• You can import Custom Metadata to Content Library. To import custom metadata, you need to create new columns according to the custom metadata field names and add values to the corresponding custom metadata fields. (Note: Please do not change the column name "Custom Metadata Form". )
• *To import poster images of the content, first, you need to add the images to your image library. Click Here to know how to add the image to the Image Library. Once you added the image, you need to copy the image file name from the Image Library and paste it in the "Image File Name" field in the CSV/XML file for the corresponding video content.
• To import video for the content, first, you need to add the video to the Video Library. Click Here to know how to upload the video to the Video Library. Once you added the video, you need to copy the video file name from the Video Library and paste it under the "Video File Name" field in the CSV/XML file for the corresponding video content (see below GIF).

• Adding video file name to sample metadata file.

This is how your CSV/XML file will look, once you create it by following the above-mentioned instructions. (See Below Screenshot). To download the Sample Metadata MS Excel file Click Here  After downloading the sample file, insert the metadata information and save it. Then import the file.

How to Import Content

• To import content, go to “Manage Content” --> “Content Library”.
• In the Content Library page, click on “Import”
• A window will open. Click on “Browse”.
• Select the CSV/XML file (Content Metadata File) from your computer
• Click on “Preview” to preview the Metadata File (Before uploading the metadata, you can check here the accuracy of the data)
• Finally, click on “Upload”. The content metadata will be added to the Content Library page of your CMS.