Video Settings

When you go inside a video details page by clicking on Edit Details or Video thumbnail in the Video CMS, you will see the complete details of that video, including thumbnail replacement, editing subtitles, adding video chapters, and much more.

Video Preview

Before publishing your video, make changes to it. The player shown in the video preview page reflects the configuration selected in the player settings.

Title

Update the title to be informative, crisp, and helpful. This is available at the top of the video details page, and you can also edit it inline in the video CMS listing.

Description

Add meaningful descriptions and notes to help the audience quickly learn more about the video. This will enable them to understand the video context and content before watching. You can add bullet points, modify the style (bold/italic/underline/headings), and add hyperlinks.

Tags

Add tags to manage videos in your video CMS.

Video Privacy

Choose who can watch this video by setting its privacy mode.

• Public – Anyone can find and watch the video.
• Unlisted – Only viewers with the direct link can watch; the video is not indexed by search engines.
• Private / Password‑protected – Restrict access to specific viewers or protected channels.

Set the privacy mode from the Video Settings page whenever you want to change who can see this video.

For a full explanation of each privacy mode, SEO behavior, and protection best practices, see the Video Privacy & Protection guide.

Thumbnail

We automatically generate and add a thumbnail to your video.

There are different ways of adding a thumbnail after the video is processed:

1. We extracts 5 suitable thumbnail frames from the video. You can pick any of these options as your thumbnail, or regenerate more options if none of them fit your needs.
2. Customize your thumbnail by uploading an image or GIF from your device
3. Select a specific frame from the video.
   1. To select a thumbnail from the uploaded video:
      1. Click on the Select from video button.
      2. Scrub through the video and click Select this frame on the frame you want.
      3. A new thumbnail for the video is updated.

Note: The thumbnail URL supports all image operations listed in the Image operations documentation.

Subtitles

Subtitles help you reach a wider audience and make your videos accessible.

From the Video Settings page, you can:

AI-generated subtitles

You can configure the AI-based subtitles before processing. You can select up to four languages to generate automated subtitles, allowing your audience to choose the language they need.

Upload custom subtitles

Upload SRT files directly to your videos. Select a language and upload the SRT to process your video with the custom subtitles.

To manage subtitles for a specific video, open its Video Settings page and go to the Subtitles tab.

Note: To remove a subtitle, click the cross and save the changes.

API access

• You can also manage thumbnails programmatically using the Video API. See the Thumbnail update API for details.
• Update title, description, tags, privacy settings with Video API. See the Video Update API for details.
• Subtitle tracks and files can be managed through the Video API as well. Learn more in the APIs documentation.

Video Engagement

Gumlet offers tools to engage and educate your audience, such as multilingual subtitles, video chapters, and CTAs. Explore all the tools to increase brand recall, sales, and retention rates here.

Video Analytics

Gumlet's advanced video analytics provide the insights that enable you to improve your content, increase engagement, and increase effectiveness. Learn more about detailed analytics here.

Audio Tracks

Gumlet supports multi-lingual videos. You can upload audio in multiple languages, and your viewers can select the desired language to watch a video with the corresponding audio.

Video Reviews

Mark points on video, add reviews and resolve with your team to publish videos quickly. Learn more about video reviews here.

Replace Video

You can replace the video content without actually changing the video URL. Your title, description, tags, and other settings remain intact except the subtitles (if generated), and thumbnail.

Download Original

Gumlet stores the original version of your uploaded videos. You can download them through the video details page.

In some cases, the video may not be available for download because it was not stored with Gumlet according to your processing settings. If you would like to change this setting, please get in touch with our chat support. Note: Only newly uploaded videos will be downloadable after changing the settings.

Delete Video

When you don't want a specific video on Gumlet or want to free up some space, deleting the asset is your go-to setting.

Technical Details

Find all the technical details from video uploads to processing to be ready for streaming in one place.

You can find information about:

• who uploaded and when
• what was the original video metadata
• when your video started processing and when it was ready to stream
• what are the different types of URLs to stream your video across the internet

If you are a developer or familiar with APIs, explore the JSON data for the video in more detail.