#Media

The Media Library is where you upload the files your widgets use. Images, GIFs, sounds, and videos you add here become available to Alerts and other widgets, so you only upload a file once and reuse it wherever you need it.

#Supported kinds

You can upload four kinds of media:

• Image - static pictures (for example PNG, JPEG, WEBP).
• GIF - animated images that loop.
• Sound - audio files that play their audio when triggered.
• Video - clips that play with their own audio.

#Uploading media

Open the Media Library, choose a file, and pick the kind you intend it to be. The file uploads to storage and then becomes selectable in the widgets that use that kind.

#How type detection works

4thRock detects each file's type by reading its actual contents, not its file extension or the label you chose. When you upload, the system inspects the start of the file to determine its true kind (image, sound, or video) and records that as the file's media type.

This means your designation does not override the detected truth. If you upload a video but mark it as a "sound," the detected type wins: the upload is corrected or rejected rather than stored as the wrong kind. If a file does not match any supported type, it is rejected.

Why this matters to you:

• A clip you wanted as a sound but that is actually a video will not be accepted as a sound. Upload an audio file if you need sound only.
• A file that cannot be identified as a supported image, sound, or video is rejected. Re-export it in a standard format and try again.

#Assigning media to alerts

Once a file is in the Media Library, open Alerts and select it where that alert lets you choose an image or sound. Because detection records the real type, the alert pickers show the correct files for each slot.

Sound files play audio when the alert fires. Video files play with their own audio - see Alerts for how a video disables a separate alert sound so you do not get doubled audio.