About

The Flavors tab on the entry details page lets you manage and replace an entry’s media files. A flavor is a specific rendition of the media (for example, different resolutions or bitrates). You can download, upload, import, reconvert, or delete individual flavors, as well as replace the original source file.

Access the flavors tab

1. Log into your Kaltura Management Console.
The Entries page displays by default.



2. Click on the desired entry's title or thumbnail. 
The entry details page displays.
3. In the left panel, select Flavors.



The Flavors tab displays.

Actions

You can apply actions to a selected flavor using the three-dot menu at the end of the row. 

• Download - Downloads the transcoded file to your desktop.
• Upload - Uploads a file from your desktop you that transcoded on your own, to serve as a flavor for an entry.
• Import - Imports a flavor to update existing assets or adds new ones. Click to open a window and enter the file URL.
• Drop Folder - Used for updating existing flavors or adding new ones. (You won't see this option in the menu if you don't have the required permission.) See our article Drop Folders Service for Content Ingestion to learn more.
• Preview - Previews the selected source flavor. The following information is displayed: Entry Name, Entry ID, Flavor Name, Flavor Asset ID, Bitrate, Codec, Dimensions, Format, Size (KB), and Status.
• Convert or reconvert - Convert to transcode an entry to additional flavors or reconvert to create the flavor again from the source.
• Delete - Deletes the flavor. When you delete, a confirmation will display: Are you sure you want to delete this Asset: <asset id> ? Click Delete to confirm.
• View DRM details - When your KMC account supports direct ingestion of multiple bit-rate transcoding flavors, you can use the menu to add or replace a single transcoding flavor in an entry.

Add media

You can add media to a new entry you created when the entry status shown on the entries page is 'No Media' (for example, a draft entry), and to replace the media of an existing entry when the entry status is 'Ready' or 'Error'. 

To learn how to add or replace an entry, check out our article Replace an entry via KMC. To learn how to work with a draft entry, visit our article Create a draft entry.