Flow includes a visual media repository asset manager, designed to provide you with easy, quick asset retrieval and reuse. While traditional image storage libraries exist independent of your news and broadcast systems, the Media Management module offers you a fully integrated media storage library that collects and stores all of your media in a central repository for reuse. Integrated media storage means less hardware, less support, and more reuse convenience. As you add graphic media for content, such as graphics, Flow stores them in the Media Manager, and you can reuse them over and overyour own Media Gallery on the Chameleon Server, with unlimited access and usability. | Expand |
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| For example, when you want to display a small thumbnail image beside each story topic in a zone, as you specify graphics manually for story content, those graphics |
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Management module. Once the graphics have been added, you can reuse them any time in future content. As you define resource tags for story graphic assets, you can pull them directly from the integrated gallery. |
You can access a readview-only version of the Media Management module in Flow. From the Home page, select Flow Configuration > Media Management. | Info |
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Note: An editable version of the Media Management module is available from the following modules: Stories, Team Control, and League Control. |
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When . Otherwise, you can contribute to your own Media Gallery repository through supported Flow modules, such as Stories.  Image Added
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| video. As you upload media, Flow automatically adds that media to its centralized repository called the Media Gallery. |
| . | | Gallery Section | - In a supported Flow module or in the Media Module, click Add Image or Add Image.
- Click on the Upload a File tab.
- Drag-and-drop a file to the preview box to add it or navigate to a specific file and click Upload.
- Click OK to add that media to the Media Gallery and your content.
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| Removing media removes it from any content which can affect your broadcast output. It is also a permanent action that cannot be undone. | | Gallery Section | Click Remove to remove the media from Flow's Media Management module. Click OK to confirm.  Image Added Click Edit to rename or add Dynamic Tag information  Image Added  Image Added
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Some content modules in Flow allow you to specify optional media, if desired. In addition to uploading media, you can also select from existing media or specify a MediaBeacon image. | Action | Details |
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| Gallery Section | Click the associated Select link for the media you want to reuse. See Navigate Media below for more information on navigating your media gallery. |
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| MediaBeacon® Selection | Drag-and-drop a MediaBeacon image to the preview box to add it, or enter a MediaBeacon image ID. Click OK.  Image Removed
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Or, Upload a File tab > Upload > Navigate to and select a file > Open > OK. |  Image Added
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You can assign Dynamic Fields information to each Media Item. For more information visit Dynamic Fields
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The Media Management Gallery and the Media Management module have has a number of handy media navigation features, as follows:| Action | Details |
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| Filter Media | You can filter available media in the media gallery by one of the following: - Name - Media Name; supports partial or full match
- Extension - Media file type, such as .jpg, .png, and so on.
- Width - Physical width dimension
- Height - Physical height dimension
- Alpha - Whether or not an alpha layer is included.
- URL - MediaBeacon URL that defines how images are linked back to the parent system, when available
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| | Sort Columns | You can sort the gallery columns. Click on a column header to sort in ascending or descending order. | | Page Navigation & Size | As your gallery of media grows, items display across multiple pages.  Image Modified - Control the number of items per page by changing the Page Size value and clicking Change.
- Move from page to page by specifying the Page value and clicking Go.
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You can manage media within the Media Management module at any time as follows: Action| Details | | Remove Media | Removing media removes it from any content which can affect your broadcast output. It is also a permanent action that cannot be undone. Click Remove to remove the media from Flow's Media Management module. Click OK to confirm. Image Removed |
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