How the Media Library and Video Metadata Work on StreamKite

Once you’ve got media uploaded across several stream slots, keeping track of what file is running where stops being obvious just by glancing at your streams grid. The Media Library exists to solve exactly that — a single screen that lists every uploaded file across all your slots, along with the format details and monthly hours behind each one.

Where to find it

Open the Power panel (the lightning-bolt icon on your dashboard) and go to the Media tab. You’ll see the Media Library at the top, with a metadata breakdown and a couple of related tools further down.

What the Media Library actually shows

Every slot that currently has a file uploaded gets its own row, showing:

• A colored file-type icon — MP4 in red, MKV in purple, MP3 in green, and so on, so you can tell at a glance what kind of file you’re looking at without reading the extension.
• The exact filename as it was uploaded, so there’s no ambiguity about which version of a file is currently live.
• Which slot it belongs to, along with a LIVE tag if that slot happens to be streaming right now.
• A quick-copy button for that slot’s stream key, so if you need to grab the RTMP key while you’re already looking at the media side of things, you don’t have to jump back to your main streams grid.

This is especially useful once you’re running more than five or six slots — instead of opening each card individually to check what’s uploaded where, the whole picture is laid out in one scrollable list.

The metadata breakdown — one level deeper

Below the library list sits a metadata section that gives you a bit more detail on each file:

• Type — Video or Audio, based on the file extension.
• Format — a readable guess at the underlying codec, like H.264 / AAC for an MP4, MPEG-TS for a .ts file, or a plain MP3 label for audio files. This isn’t a full technical probe of the file, but it’s a fast way to sanity-check what you’re actually running without needing a separate media inspector tool.
• Slot — which stream slot the file is assigned to.
• Hours — how many hours that slot has streamed this month, giving you a rough sense of how much “work” that particular file has been doing.

Loop counters — how many times a file has repeated

Right below the metadata section, the Media tab also shows loop counters for every currently-running stream. Since pre-recorded streams work by looping a file continuously, this counter gives you a rough estimate of how many times a given file has replayed since the stream started — calculated from elapsed streaming time rather than tracked frame-by-frame. It’s a nice sanity check if you’re wondering how much repetition a viewer might be seeing on a long-running channel.

Reassigning a stream key between slots

Also tucked into the Media tab is a small utility for copying a stream key from one slot directly into another — useful if you’re consolidating channels or swapping which slot points at which destination, without manually copying and pasting the RTMP URL yourself. Pick the source slot, pick the destination, and it transfers the key over in one action.

The bandwidth calculator

Rounding out the Media tab is a simple bandwidth estimator — enter a bitrate and a number of simultaneous streams, and it works out your expected data usage per hour, per day, and per month. It’s a handy gut-check before scaling up your slot count, especially if you’re on a metered or capped connection somewhere in your pipeline and want to know roughly what you’re committing to.

A practical way to use all of this together

1. Open the Media tab whenever you’re about to add or swap media across multiple slots — the library gives you the full picture before you make changes.
2. Check the metadata section if a stream’s quality seems off — confirming the format lines up with what you expect is a fast first check.
3. Glance at loop counters occasionally on long-running 24/7 channels, just to get a feel for how much repetition your content is getting.
4. Use the bandwidth calculator before adding several new high-bitrate slots, so there are no surprises on usage.

Frequently asked questions

Does the Media Library show files that haven’t been assigned to a slot yet?
No — it only lists files currently uploaded to an existing slot. Unassigned files aren’t tracked here; that’s a separate concern from the Key Vault, which stores keys rather than media.

Is the format detection a full technical scan of the file?
No, it’s a reasonable guess based on the file extension rather than a deep inspection of the actual codec. For most standard exports (MP4, MKV, MP3) it lines up correctly, but it’s meant as a quick reference, not a frame-accurate media report.

Do loop counters reset if a stream crashes and restarts?
The counter is based on how long the stream has been running in its current session, so a crash and restart effectively resets the count for that run.

Can I see media details for addon slots too?
Yes — addon slots appear in the Media Library and metadata list right alongside your main plan slots, with no separate view needed.

The short version

The Media Library turns “which file is running where” from a guessing game into a single glance. Combined with the metadata breakdown, loop counters, and bandwidth calculator, it’s a small but genuinely useful toolkit for anyone managing media across more than a handful of streams.