Upload to Omny Studio

You can create clips in Omny Studio by uploading audio and video files from your computer. You can then use these clips as podcast episodes by adding them to playlists.

Supported Formats

Audio

• MP3, AAC/M4A, WAV, and uncompressed AIFF.

• Maximum size: 1000 MB.

Video

• MP4 with H.264 or H.265 video.

• AAC audio.

• Omny Studio keeps only the video track and first audio track in the MP4 container.

• Omny re-encodes the video to 720p.

• Maximum size: 3 GB.

To give your audience a good experience for watching video clips, Omny Studio recommends:

• Video: Aspect ratio of 16:9, at least 720 vertical pixels.

• Audio: Stereo, at least 128 kbps.

Omny shows a warning when a video clip does not follow this recommended format.

Example:

Upload as a New Clip

You can upload an audio or video file as a new clip. After Omny uploads your media, you can fill in the clip’s details. You can upload more than one media file at a time, Omny creates a new clip for each file.

1. Find the program you want to upload to. See Find Items.

2. In the program, select Clips.

3. Do one of these:

   • Select Upload files. In the File Upload window, select the audio or video files to upload.

   • Drag and drop a media file into the browser tab.

4. Wait while your browser uploads the media files. Do not close the browser tab while the your media files are uploading.

5. When the upload is done, select it to enter its details.

6. At the bottom of the clip’s details, select Save Changes.

7. To add the clip to a playlist, see Add a Clip to a Playlist.

Upload to a Draft Clip

You can prepare a new episode before the media is ready by creating a new draft clip. When the media file is ready, you can upload it to the draft clip.

1. Find the clip you want to upload to. See Find Items.

2. In the clip, select Upload file. In the File Upload window, select the audio or video file to upload.

3. While your browser uploads the media file, do not close the browser tab. You can still use other Omny tools during the upload.

4. To replace the clip’s details with metadata from the clip, see Replace a Clip's Media.

5. To add the clip to a playlist, see Add a Clip to a Playlist.

Upload to a Playlist

You can upload a media file directly to a playlist. This also creates a private clip for the media file so that you can edit the clip’s details before publishing it.

1. Find the playlist that you want to upload to. See Find Items.

2. In the playlist, do one of these:

   • Select Upload to playlist. In the File Upload window, select the audio or video file to upload.

   • Drag and drop a media file into the browser tab.

3. Do not close your browser tab during the upload. When the upload is done, select Edit clip to enter details about the upload.

4. At the bottom of the clip’s details, select Save Changes.