How to edit video metadata

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Library Editor's 'Video details' page

Summary

  • Video metadata is the information that describes a video (e.g. title and description).
  • You can only edit metadata for videos uploaded via Library Editor or videos you uploaded to My Videos.
  • ClickView Administrators can edit metadata for library uploads in Library Editor.
  • Educators can edit metadata only for videos they uploaded to My Videos.
  • Select the gray pencil “edit” icon, update the metadata fields, then select “Save”.
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Quick tip
What metadata can be edited in ClickView?
For eligible videos, you can update the details shown with the video and other metadata fields. This may include the video title, description, series, episode number, thumbnail, rating/classification, broadcast details, and production details. You can also add tags to improve discoverability in ClickView search results. The fields available to edit can vary depending on the video and what’s shown on the metadata edit screen.

What is video metadata?

Video metadata is the set of details attached to a video that helps people understand what it’s about and find it more easily in search results. In ClickView, metadata includes information displayed with the video—such as its title and description—and may also include additional details used for organisation, filtering, and discoverability.

How to edit video metadata

To edit video metadata, open the video where you have edit access (Library Editor for administrator-managed library uploads, or My Videos for your own uploads), select the grey pencil edit icon, update Video title and any other fields, then select Save.

Before you start

You can edit video metadata only for:

  • School library videos uploaded via Library Editor
    • Managed in Library Editor
    • Edited by a ClickView Administrator
  • Videos uploaded to My Videos
    • Edited by the ClickView user who uploaded the video

You cannot edit metadata for videos from the ClickView libraries using this process. Use Suggest an Edit instead.

Editing video metadata in Library Editor

Step-by-step instructions

  1. In Library Editor, locate the video you want to edit, and select the gray pencil “edit” icon.
    Hand pointing to the 'pencil' icon
  2. You will be directed to a page where you can edit all metadata fields. The only required field is ‘Video title’.
    Cursor pointing to the text box of Video title
  3. To edit additional fields, select “Show more details” to include fields like ‘Broadcast Details’ and ‘Production Details’.
    Hand pointing to 'Show more details' hyperlink
  4. To save your changes, click the ‘Save’ button at the right of the screen.
    Hand pointing to 'Save' button

For instructions on editing metadata for videos from the ClickView libraries, please refer to this article.

Frequently asked questions

You can only edit metadata for videos uploaded to a school library via Library Editor, or video uploaded by an educator to My Videos. Videos sourced from ClickView libraries cannot be edited using this process.
Only a ClickView Administrator can edit metadata for videos that were uploaded to the school library via Library Editor.
Only the educator who uploaded the video can edit that video’s metadata in My Videos.
You can update the fields shown on the edit screen. This includes video title (required), description, thumbnail, rating / classification, broadcast details, and production details.
The ‘Video title’ field is mandatory when editing video metadata.
Select ‘Show more details’ to add fields like ‘Broadcast Details’ and ‘Production Details’ during editing.
This happens when the video is not eligible for editing (for example, it is sourced from ClickView libraries), or you do not have permission to edit it. For example, you are not a ClickView Administrator editing a Library Editor upload, or you did not upload the video to My Videos.

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