Hello World tutorial (videos)
This tutorial takes you through the necessary steps to start using Image and Video Manager to manage and optimize your short-form videos.
You'll learn how to:
- Add the Image and Video Manager (Videos) rule and behavior to a property
- Create a video policy to automate video optimizations
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure you meet the following prerequisites.
You will need:
- A login to Akamai Control Center
- Access to Property Manager
- A contract that includes Image and Video Manager
- An active web performance configuration
- A property corresponding to the website with the videos you wish to optimize
If you do not have a web performance configuration, you will need to create one.
- For non-secure delivery, see Serve content over HTTP
- For secure delivery, see Serve content over HTTPs
For more information about creating a property, see the Property Manager documentation.
Tutorial outline
This table provides a high-level overview of the tutorial.
Step | Notes |
|---|---|
Connect your videos | Add an Image and Video Manager (Videos) rule with an Image and Video Manager (Videos) behavior to a property to connect your videos to Image and Video Manager. |
Create your policy | Create a video policy. |
Configure your optimization settings | Specify your tolerances for the quality and width of the derivative videos created by Image and Video Manager. |
Activate your policy | Save and activate your policy in the staging environment. |
Updated 8 months ago