Functions

The VOD console provides functions such as audio and video upload and management, video processing, and audio and video hosting. In addition, you can view real-time monitoring information such as usage of VOD resources and popular media on the console.

Dashboard

Log in to the VOD console. The Dashboard page is displayed by default. You can view resource usage on this page. You can also click Getting Started in the upper right corner to quickly get started with VOD.

Resource Usage displays the VOD resource usage in the current month.

**Table 1** Resource usage
Item	Description
Total traffic used this month	Total VOD acceleration traffic generated in the current month
Peak bandwidth for yesterday	Peak bandwidth generated when distribution acceleration was used for VOD on the previous day
Transcoding duration this month	Duration of LD outputs. 4K, 2K, HD, and SD consume 12x, 6x, 3x, and 1.5x as many minutes, respectively.
Used storage space	Storage space occupied by all media files, including input audio and video files, images, subtitles, and output media files

Usage trend displays resource usage over the past week or one month, including storage usage, transcoding duration usage, traffic usage, and bandwidth usage.
Billing Mode displays the CDN billing mode of VOD. You can click Change to change the CDN billing mode and click Buy VOD Package to buy a resource package.

Function List

You can configure or use the functions in the navigation pane of the VOD console.

**Table 2** Console function overview
Function	Description
Audio and Video Management	Manage uploaded audio and video files, including transcoding, pre-loading, categorizing, extracting audio, exporting media information, deleting media, viewing media information, and obtaining media playback URLs. Supported video formats for transcoding: MP4, TS, MOV, MXF, MPG, FLV, WMV, AVI, M4V, F4V, MPEG, 3GP, ASF, and MKV Supported audio formats for transcoding: HLS, MP4, DASH, MP3, and ADTS
Video Processing	Take snapshots of video files and handle workflows.
Review Management	Automatically or manually review audios, images, and files, and block non-compliant audios and videos. NOTE: This function is not available in the AP-Bangkok region.
Audio and Video Uploads	Upload audio and video files locally or pull the files offline from a URL.
Data Analysis	You can view data such as the traffic, bandwidth, and traffic hit ratio on the CDN side. You can also query the number of playback times and ranking (by playback times) of media files by domain name.
Statistics	View resource usage and CDN hotspot statistics.
Global Settings	Configure a transcoding template, watermark template, HLS encryption, categories, event notifications, and workflows.
Domain Name Management	Add and manage your own domain names, and configure HTTPS and hotlink protection for domain names.
Audio and Video Hosting	Authorize VOD to manage audio and video files stored in OBS buckets.