Managing the Media Library

Overview

The Media Library in SundaySky Create is your central hub for managing all your images and video assets. From one location, you can upload, organize, review, and manage the media assets you use in your videos.

In the Media Library, you can:

• Upload media assets from your computer
• Add stock media assets to your collection
• Create folders to organize your assets
• Manage assets, including moving and deleting
• View details for a specific asset (description, size, resolution)
• Access your connected digital asset management (DAM) system, if your organization has integrated one

If you're looking for instructions on adding a media asset to a video, see Adding a Media Asset to a Scene.

Accessing the Media Library

You can access the Media Library from two places: the sidebar in Create or from within the Studio.

All Media Library content is managed at the account level. This means that all users in the same account share a single media library for the videos they create. For example:

• Images uploaded by one user are visible and accessible to all users in the account.
• Folders created by one user are visible and accessible to all users in the account.

Sections in the Media Library

The Media Library is divided into sections that help you browse, organize, and work with your media assets efficiently.

• Your Media — Contains all media assets available to your account, including:
  • Assets uploaded by users
  • Stock assets used in videos
  • Stock assets saved for future use
• Stock — A built-in collection of high-quality images and video footage that you can search and browse.
   
• DAM (if enabled) — If your organization has integrated a digital asset management (DAM) system, it appears as an additional section in the Media Library.

Viewing and Organizing Assets in Your Media

In Your Media, you can switch between two view modes:

• Grid view — Shows larger thumbnails. Hovering over the thumbnail reveals the asset name.
• List view — Displays smaller thumbnails but always shows the asset name.

Folders always appear first, followed by individual media assets.

Filtering and Searching

Each section in the Media Library offers filters tailored to its content.

• In Your Media, filter by Type, Source, or Duration to focus on the assets in your account, and use the search bar to find specific folders or media assets:
  • Type — image or video
  • Source — where the asset came from, such as Uploaded, Getty, or AI Generated
  • Duration — the length of a video in seconds
• In Stock, filter by Type, Orientation, or Duration, and use the search bar to search within the Getty collection:
  • Type — the kind of stock media, such as video or image
  • Orientation — whether the asset is horizontal (landscape) or vertical (portrait)
  • Duration — the length of stock video footage, in seconds

In Your Media, you can sort results alphabetically or by Newest or Oldest.
In Stock, you can sort results by Best match, Newest, Oldest, or Most popular.

Managing Media Folders

Creating a Folder
Renaming a Folder
Deleting a Folder
Deleting Multiple Folders
Viewing Folder Details

Organizing your media assets in folders works just like organizing any other files. Use folders to group your assets, making it easy to find what you need quickly.

You can save media assets in folders, subfolders, or the root directory, and there's no limit to the number of folders or subfolders you can create.

Folder and media asset names must be unique within the same parent. This means you cannot have more than one folder or media asset with the same name in a single folder or subfolder.

Creating a Folder

1.	In the Media Library, select the Your Media tab.
2.	Click the New folder icon at the top of the page. ▶ To add a subfolder, first open the parent folder, then click the New folder icon within that folder.
3.	Type a name for the new folder.
4.	Click Create.
	The folder is added to Your Media.

Renaming a Folder

1.	In Your Media, locate the folder you want to rename.
2.	On the folder thumbnail, click the three-dot Options menu.
3.	Select the current folder name.
4.	Type the new folder name.
5.	Click anywhere on the page.
	The folder is renamed.

Deleting a Folder

1.	In Your Media, locate the folder you want to delete.
2.	On the folder thumbnail, click the three-dot Options menu.
3.	Click Delete.
4.	If you're sure you want to delete this folder, click Delete.
	The folder is deleted.

Deleting Multiple Folders

1.	In Your Media, click Select at the top of the page.
2.	Select the folders you want to delete. ▶ Each selected folder is marked with a checkmark, and the total number of selected items appears at the top of the library.
3.	Click the Delete icon at the top of the library.
4.	To confirm deletion, type Delete.
5.	Click Delete [number] folders. ▶The number on the button reflects how many folders you selected.
	The folders are deleted.

Viewing Folder Details

When you click Details from the Options menu on a folder thumbnail, the Folder details panel opens and displays key information about the folder.

Click through the tabs beneath the image below to read descriptions of each labelled detail.

Adding Media Assets to Your Media

Uploading a Media Asset
Adding a Stock Asset to Your Media

Uploading a Media Asset

You can upload a media asset in two ways:

1. Click the Upload button at the top of the page and select files from your computer to upload.
   
   
    
2. Drag and drop the file into Your Media, either into the root directory or into a specific folder.
   When dragging a file into a folder, wait until the folder is highlighted before releasing the mouse. The folder will display a dotted border and a blue arrow icon in the center, showing where the file will be placed.
   
   

Adding a Stock Asset to Your Media

In addition to stock assets that are automatically added to Your Media when used in videos, you can also curate your own media assets and have them ready for future use.

1.	In the Stock tab, locate the asset you want to add to Your Media.
2.	On the asset thumbnail, click the three-dot Options menu.
3.	Continue according to where you want to save the asset.
	To save the asset in the root directory To save the asset in a specific folder a. Click Add to Your Media.   The media asset is saved in the root directory, with getty displayed on the thumbnail to indicate its source.   a. Click Add to Folder. b. Select the folder in which you want to save the asset. ▶ Folders can contain subfolders, so you may need to click through the hierarchy to reach the folder you want. ▶ You can also create a new folder at any time by clicking the New folder icon at the top of the window.   c. Click Add at the bottom of the window.   The media asset is saved in the specific folder, with getty displayed on the thumbnail to indicate its source.

Managing Media Assets

In this section, you'll learn how to manage your media assets in Your Media, including renaming assets, moving them to folders, deleting one or more assets, and viewing asset details.

Renaming a Media Asset
Moving a Media Asset to a Folder
Moving Multiple Media Assets to a Folder
Deleting a Media Asset
Deleting Multiple Media Assets
Viewing Media Asset Details

Renaming a Media Asset

Only uploaded media assets and AI-generated images can be renamed. Stock media assets cannot be renamed.

1.	In Your Media, locate the media asset you want to rename.
2.	On the asset thumbnail, click the three-dot Options menu.
3.	Select the current asset name.
4.	Type the new name.
5.	Click anywhere on the page.
	The asset is renamed.

Moving a Media Asset to a Folder

You can move a media asset in two ways: by dragging and dropping it, or by using the Options menu. Choose the method that's most convenient for you.

Using Drag and Drop Using the Options Menu

1.	In Your Media, locate the media asset you want to move.
2.	Click and drag the asset thumbnail over the target folder.
3.	When the folder highlights with a dotted border and blue arrow icon, release the mouse button to complete the move.
	The asset is moved to the selected folder.

1.	In Your Media, locate the media asset you want to move.
2.	On the asset thumbnail, click the three-dot Options menu.
3.	Click Move to Folder.
4.	Select the destination folder. ▶ Folders can contain subfolders, so you may need to click through the hierarchy to reach the folder you want. ▶ You can also create a new folder at any time by clicking the New folder icon at the top of the window.
5.	Click Move at the bottom of the window.
	The asset is moved to the selected folder.

Moving Multiple Media Assets to a Folder

1.	(Optional) Drag the right edge of the Media Library to expand the view and see more assets at once. This will make it easier to select all the assets you want to move.
2.	In Your Media, click Select at the top of the page.
3.	Select the media assets you want to move. ▶ Each selected asset is marked with a checkmark, and the total number of selected items appears at the top of the library.
4.	Click the Move to folder icon at the top of the library.
5.	Select the destination folder. ▶ Folders can contain subfolders, so you may need to click through the hierarchy to reach the folder you want. ▶ You can also create a new folder at any time by clicking the New folder icon at the top of the window.
6.	Click Move [number] items. ▶The number on the button reflects how many assets you selected.
	The assets are moved to the selected folder.

Deleting a Media Asset

When you delete a media asset, it is removed only from Your Media. If the asset has been added to a video, it will remain in the scene and the video will not be affected.

1.	In Your Media, locate the asset you want to delete.
2.	On the asset thumbnail, click the three-dot Options menu.
3.	Click Delete.
4.	If you're sure you want to delete this asset, click Delete.
	The asset is deleted.

Deleting Multiple Media Assets

When you delete media assets, they are removed only from Your Media. If the assets have been added to videos, they will remain in the scenes and the videos will not be affected.

1.	(Optional) Drag the right edge of the Media Library to expand the view and see more assets at once. This will make it easier to select all the assets you want to delete.
2.	In Your Media, click Select at the top of the page.
3.	Select the media assets you want to delete. ▶ Each selected asset is marked with a checkmark, and the total number of selected items appears at the top of the library.
4.	Click the Delete icon at the top of the library.
5.	Click Delete [number] items. ▶ The number on the button reflects how many assets you selected.
	The assets are deleted.

Viewing Media Asset Details

The Media details panel shows key information about each media asset in Your Media, including its type, source, and description. To open the panel, click Details from the asset's Options menu.

Click through the tabs beneath the image below to read descriptions of each labelled detail.

Media assets in the stock collection also include a Media details panel, but it contains fewer fields and none of them are editable.