From the User Guide: How to add a photo, music file or video to your site

Adding photos, videos or audio files to an article

ANY media item associated with an article is entered through the media gallery. We support images, audio and video.

The media item will appear with the article when it displays.

You can add as many as you like.

With the exception of the item with the lowest Media Rank number, they will appear at the bottom of the story.

Images are automatically downsized if they are larger than 500 pixels wide OR 400 pixels deep.

To upload a media item:

o Filename (Required): Click Select and then find the media item you want to upload. Choose it.

TIP: The media with the lowest number will appear in the “premiere” location. When media rank is equal, the media uploaded first will be shown. That item is also what will appear on the rotating images on the front page.

o Credit (Optional) Type the credit for the media item. (Optional)

o Caption (Optional): Type the caption for the media item.

o Media Rank (Required): Type the Media Rank for the media item. This is a number that determines in what order the media item will be displayed within an article. The lower the number, the higher up in the article it will appear. The item with the lowest Media Rank number will be displayed in the “premiere position” at the top of the article. In the case of images it is also the image that will appear on the rotating front page display on the front page. When Media Rank values are equal, it will display the first item that was uploaded.

o Side (Required): When the media is displayed on both the article listing pages (front page, At-A-Glance page, etc.) and the article page the image or video should display on this side. If you let the system decide, it will display based on the template.

Click Upload New File. It uploads.

Image formats accepted: jpg, gif, bmp, png

Video formats accepted: mpg, mpeg, avi, asf, flv, mov, mp4

Audio formats accepted: mp3

Administering media after you have uploaded it

When you submit media, you will see it displayed on the same administration screen as when you edit it.

To delete a media item in Gallery View mode, you would click the x. In Single View mode, you would click Delete.

To edit an item, you would click the pencil in Gallery View mode. In Single View mode, you would click Edit.

When editing a media item:

· You can update the credit or caption information.

· You can change the Media Rank. This is a number that determines in what order the media item will be displayed within an article. The lower the number, the higher up in the article it will appear. The item with the lowest Media Rank number will be displayed in the “premiere position” at the top of the article. In the case of images it is also the image that will appear on the rotating front page display on the front page. When Media Rank values are equal, it will display the first item that was uploaded.

· You can change the side your media appears on (as outlined above).

TIP: Video takes a lot of processing and time to convert. Count on it taking AT LEAST 10 minutes per video to convert your file. It might take longer. Please be patient.