Upload media assets and explore their detailed information in the RMS Console. This guide explains how to upload content and access the properties of assets.
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Before you begin
- Sign in and add a storage account: RMS Console: Start Guide
Asset list
Filter assets by name or use the refresh button to update the view. Each asset entry includes a link to view its details in the Azure Portal.
This page displays assets from your Primary Storage account.
Filtering
When searching for assets in RMS Console, you can filter by:
Asset name: Full-match search by asset name. Simply type the asset name in the search field to locate specific assets.
Locator URL: Search by playback or download URLs. For example:
https://rms-hostname.net/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/manifest_live-1111.ism/manifest(format=m3u8-cmaf).Locator ID: Search by streaming locator ID using the exact syntax
--locator-id={locator-id-value}. For example:--locator-id=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000. The--locator-id=prefix is required for the locator-based search to work.
Locator ID search is only available in the RMS Console web interface, not through API calls.
To learn more about the API filtering, see RMS filtering, ordering, and paging.
Pagination
RMS Console loads up to 1,000 items in each request for better performance. The UI pagination controls allow you to navigate through this pre-loaded batch of 25, 50, or 100 items per page without making additional API calls, providing instant page transitions.
Upload asset
Learn how to upload your media files.
1. In the Assets tab, select + Upload asset.
2. Click on Select file and choose the media from your local machine.
Ensure the media you upload is in a supported input format.
3. A unique asset name will be generated (including the upload timestamp), but you can rename the asset and click Upload asset.
A default name is generated based on your media file, but you can modify it. Only use letters, numbers, underscores, and hyphens.
Once the upload is complete, you can create an encoding job and publish the asset.
Asset details
After uploading an asset, you can review its details through the following components:
- Player
- Asset information
- Streaming locators
- Asset blobs
Player
Built-in RavPlayer supports standard playback controls, quality settings, and accessibility features. RavPlayer is open-source - learn more.
Video playback becomes available when:
1. An output asset page is selected.
2. A job completes processing the asset.
3. A locator that allows streaming is created (with policies other than DownloadOnly).
Note: Unlike uploaded media, live streaming recordings are available for playback immediately - processing or locator creation is not required for them.
The player supports both AES-encrypted and DRM-protected content playback.
Asset information
View core asset metadata, including ID, asset details, storage details, and creation information.
Streaming locators
Select a created streaming locator in the dropdown menu and access the list of streaming locators associated with this asset. Learn more about creating and managing streaming locators.
Asset blobs
View and download individual media components such as transcoded files, thumbnails, and subtitles.