Create a reference

To be used as a reference file, a video must:

• Be uploaded to a channel you own.
• Consist of material for which you have exclusive rights .

Create a reference from a new video

To create a reference from a new video you’re uploading, you need to turn on Content ID matching for the video. Doing this means your uploaded video becomes the reference file that Content ID uses to find matches of user-uploaded videos.

1. Begin the upload process as described here .
2. On the Rights Managementpage, under the Policies applied to copies of your videosection, click the Turn on Content ID matchingcheckbox.
3.  Select a match policy from the dropdown.
   • If your video is too short for Content ID, a note will appear: “Video is too short for Content ID matching”.
4. Complete the remaining steps of the upload process.

Create a reference from previously uploaded videos

If you’ve already uploaded a video, you can create a reference from it after upload. You can also create a reference from multiple previously uploaded videos at once.

1. Sign in to Studio Content Manager .
2. From the left menu, select Videos.

3. Click the checkbox next to the videos or videos you want to create references from.
   • To refine the list of videos, click the filter bar at the top and select a filter.
4. From the top banner, click Edit.
5. Select Content ID matching.
6. Click  Enable.
7. Click the Match policy dropdown and select the match policy you want to apply to user-uploaded videos that match the video or videos you’ve selected.
   • When creating references from more than one video, the same match policy must apply to all videos.
8. Click APPLY.
9. Click UPDATE VIDEOS.