The Media Library is where you store all your media files that you use in your Flipbooks.
📖 This article explains:
How to access the Media Library
In the left-hand menu in iPaper, click on Flipbooks.
From the expanded menu, select Media.
Your Media Library will display in a pop-up modal.
How to upload media to the Media Library
Simply drag a file from your desktop, or right-click a folder to upload your media assets directly to that location:
Using this method, you can upload one, or multiple media files directly to a folder.
The upload component for Media Library allows for up to 25 files to be uploaded at the same time. If you try to upload more files at the same time, any file after the 25th will not be uploaded. Instead, if you have more than 25 files, upload them in batches of maximum 25.
Supported file types in the Media Library
Supported file types in the Media Library
The Media Library supports all the necessary media file types you need to create an immersive, and engaging Flipbook:
PDF
Images
JPEG, PNG, GIF, SVG, WebP
Video
MP4, WebM
Data
CSV, XLSX, XML, JSON
⚠️ File restrictions:
Individual files uploaded to the Media Library cannot exceed 1 GB (1024 MB).
Best practices for organizing your Media Library
How you organize the media assets in your Media Library is down to you. We recommend, however, that you organize them in a way that makes sense to you, allowing you to easily find files when required.
Organize by file type 📂
Organize by file type 📂
If you only have one, or a handful of Flipbooks, you might want to organize by file type, meaning s separate folder for your images, one for videos, etc.
Organize by Flipbook 📚
Organize by Flipbook 📚
If you have multiple Flipbooks, the number of files in your Media Library can quickly get very large. Consider organizing your Media Library by Flipbook. This means that you have a specific folder for each of your Flipbooks, with relevant media assets housed within subfolders within.
Protecting your folders and media assets
All assets in your Media Library are openly available as standard, meaning they can be downloaded by anyone via their direct URL. If you prefer to not allow this option, you can create protected folders.
A protected folder is a specific type of directory where content is available on the iPaper platform, backend only. Media files within a protected folder can only be used for Flipbook processing, and will not appear in Flipbooks.
💡 As files within protected folders can only be used for Flipbook processing, PDF files and data files are the only relevant files to place in a protected folder.
To create a protected folder, simply check the Protected checkbox when creating a folder in your Media Library:
Any assets you place in the folder will be protected.
Restrictions of protected folders
Restrictions of protected folders
Due to their secured nature, there are a number of restrictions on secured directories compared to standard directories:
Sub-directories can't be created
Files can't be copied to/from protected directories
Files stored in protected directories can't be accessed in any way from outside the backend
Files stored in protected folders cannot be downloaded after being placed there. If you need to be able to download a version later, remember to save a local version of your file, or a copy of it within a folder without protection.
Tips and tricks for efficient Media Library use
💡 You can right-click a file in Media to view more information about it, like its File ID, or its direct URL.
💡 You can overwrite an existing file, by uploading a new file with the exact same name to the same folder.
💡 You can create folders by right-clicking and selecting Create folder.
💡 You can organize your files and folders by dragging and dropping, just like files and folders on your computer.
If you have any questions about using the Media Library, or how to best organize your files in it, the Support team are here to answer them. Reach out using the messenger in the corner.