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Cincopa product and media glossary

Use this glossary to distinguish the media, layouts, publishing states, and analytics terms used in Cincopa help.

Media and presentation

Asset / RID

A media item stored in your library, such as a video, audio file, image, or supported document. Its RID is the asset identifier. An asset's title and description are metadata; the RID identifies the item. See asset metadata.

Media Library / Assets

The account area for uploading, finding, and editing media. An asset can be reused in more than one presentation without uploading the original file again. See uploading files.

Gallery / FID

A configured player or collection that presents media using a selected template. Its FID identifies the gallery. A gallery can contain a playlist, a single item, or other supported media combinations. See create a gallery.

Template / skin / layout

The presentation and behavior used by a player. Available settings depend on the chosen template. A single-asset embed can use a gallery's layout while selecting a specific asset. See gallery versus asset embedding.

Master Gallery

A gallery selected as the central configuration reference for linked galleries. Confirm which settings are inherited for your template; do not assume every linked gallery mirrors its media membership. See linking to a Master Gallery.

Page / SharePage and Tube / CincoTube

A Page or SharePage provides a hosted destination for sharing media by URL. Tube / CincoTube provides an organized video site with its own navigation and access configuration. A hosted link's visibility is not the same as authentication. See SharePage and the CincoTube help category.

Transcripts and video knowledge

Transcript, captions, SRT, and VTT

A transcript is text associated with a recording. Captions add timed text for playback. SRT and VTT are caption-file formats. Review text and timing in the captions editor.

Draft and publication modes

A saved draft has not been published. Publishing to SEO and VideoGPT makes the transcript available for those uses. Publishing to Player and SEO/VideoGPT also displays captions in the player. Changing one asset's transcript is separate from changing account defaults.

VideoGPT

Cincopa's question-and-answer experience for the content made available to it. Accurate source content and transcripts matter to the answers viewers receive. See VideoGPT.

Metadata and tags

Titles, descriptions, and labels that describe and organize content. Asset tags label media; gallery tags label collections. They help people manage and find material, but do not guarantee a search-engine ranking.

Processing, embedding, and measurement

Transcoding / rendition / HLS

Transcoding prepares playback versions called renditions. HLS delivers media using playlists and segments. Processing can continue after upload, and transcript processing has its own state. See video transcoding.

Embed / iframe / shortcode

An embed places Cincopa media inside another page. An iframe loads the player in a separate frame. A shortcode requires a compatible plugin or integration to interpret it. See embed methods.

Impressions, plays, and watch time

An impression records a player being available to view; a play records playback. Total watch time accumulates viewing duration. Unique-play reporting uses the identity or device information available to analytics and should not be treated as a perfect count of people.

Engagement and heatmap

Engagement summarizes viewing behavior; a heatmap shows activity across a video's timeline. Neither is a test of understanding. See Video Analytics for report definitions and Live Feed for individual activity.

API token and webhook

An API token authorizes API requests and must be handled as a credential. A webhook sends event information to a configured service. Use the Developer Center for current integration references.