# ESTAGE Video overview

> What the ESTAGE Video app does, who can open it, and a tour of the library screen — so you know where uploading, settings and sharing live.

Source: https://support.estage.com/video
Part of the ESTAGE Support help center (https://support.estage.com). Full knowledge base: https://support.estage.com/llms-full.txt

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**ESTAGE Video** is the video library that comes with your ESTAGE account. You upload or record
a video once, ESTAGE processes it into streaming quality levels, and it plays through the ESTAGE
player — on your Genesis sites, in your community, or from a plain link. Use it when you want
your videos on your own pages, with your own logo and settings, instead of on YouTube or Vimeo.

The app lives at **video.estage.com**. You can also reach it from the module menu in the top
bar of any ESTAGE app (**Video Hosting**), and from Genesis under **Media → Videos**.

## Who can open it

You sign in with your ESTAGE account. An **active ESTAGE plan** unlocks the library — without
one, the app shows a **Get started** page instead. Viewers who watch your videos never need an
account (unless you protect a video; see [Privacy and sharing a video](https://support.estage.com/video-privacy)).

## The library screen

| Area | What it's for |
| --- | --- |
| **All videos** (left sidebar) | Your library's top level — folders and videos that aren't inside a folder |
| **Shared with me** | Folders other ESTAGE users have shared with you. A count appears once anything is shared |
| **Folders** | Your folder tree. The **+** next to the heading creates a folder |
| **Storage** (bottom of the sidebar) | How much of your storage you're using, or **Unlimited** |
| **Search videos and folders…** (top bar) | Finds videos and folders by the start of their name |
| **Add Video** (top right) | **Upload Video** or **Record Video** |
| Workspace switcher (top bar) | Switch between your **Personal** library and team workspaces you've joined; **Manage team** opens the team page |
| Profile menu | Your [credits](https://support.estage.com/account-credits), **Settings**, **Knowledge Base**, **Log out** |

Click a video to open its settings page — title, thumbnail, privacy, player look, captions,
chapters, on-video buttons and the end screen. See [Video settings](https://support.estage.com/video-video-settings).

## What you do here

- [Uploading and processing](https://support.estage.com/video-uploading) — add files, follow processing, and what to do
  when a video gets stuck.
- [Recording your screen or camera](https://support.estage.com/video-recording) — record straight from the browser.
- [Organizing your library](https://support.estage.com/video-library) — folders, sorting, search, moving and deleting.
- [Video settings](https://support.estage.com/video-video-settings) — everything you can change on a single video.
- [Privacy and sharing a video](https://support.estage.com/video-privacy) — who can watch, links, and embedding.
- [Teams and shared folders](https://support.estage.com/video-sharing) — give other people access to your videos.

## Where your videos show up

- **On a Genesis site** — the [ESTAGE Video player](https://support.estage.com/video-player) element plays
  any video from your library.
- **In your community** — course lessons and community posts can use videos from your library.
  See [Community](https://support.estage.com/community).
- **From a link** — every video has a player link you can send or embed.

## Things worth knowing

- **The library belongs to your account, not to a project.** The same video can play on several
  sites and in your community at once.
- **Deleting a video removes it everywhere** it plays. There is no trash or undo.
- **Your storage is per library.** People working in your team workspace use your storage, not
  theirs. See [Uploading and processing](https://support.estage.com/video-uploading#storage).