Introduction
While content can be uploaded to Avalon either individually or several at a time using an Avalon dropbox, the batch ingest feature creates many items (and their metadata) at one time outside of the Avalon user interface. This user guide will explain how to form an Ingest Package and upload it into Avalon the Batch Ingest.
Definitions
- Batch Ingest: the process of creating multiple media items by uploading an Ingest Package to an Avalon dropbox
- Ingest Package: the combination of content and metadata, consisting of one Manifest File and one or more Content Files
- Manifest File: a spreadsheet containing the metadata for the items to be created as well as the names of the Content Files that make up each item
- Content File: an audio or video file that will become a media item in the Avalon Media System