##  [Brightcove Video Connect for Drupal 8 - Part 3: Video & Playlist Management](/blog/brightcove-video-connect-drupal-8-part-3-video-playlist-management) 

By

 [Jan Mashat](/users/jan.mashat) 

 

 

Senior Systems Engineer

May 27, 2016

 

Part 1: [Architecture summary](/blog/brightcove-video-connect-drupal-8-part-1-architecture)  
  
Part 2: [Installation & Configuration](/blog/brightcove-video-connect-drupal-8-part-2-installation-configuration)  
  
**Part 3: Video & Playlist Management**  
  
Part 4: [Including Videos & Playlists in Drupal content](/blog/brightcove-video-connect-drupal-8-part-4-including-videos-playlists-drupal-content)

In this multi-part blog series, we are covering the various aspects of the new Brightcove Video Connect module for Drupal 8. Part 1 consisted of an Architecture summary and discussed the Technical approach used during the development of the module. Part 2 detailed the Installation & Configuration steps required to get the module up and running properly. This third part illustrates the management of Videos & Playlists and discusses some of the changes compared to the Drupal 7 version of the module.

## Video listing

Once videos have been “imported” from Brightcove or uploaded through Drupal, a listing becomes available in an intuitive interface (with a similar layout to Brightcove’s own Studio interface) located in a tab right next to Drupal’s main Content tab:



![alt](/sites/default/files/inline-images/video_list.png)

The new listing pages allow you to manage videos in a streamlined manner - something that wasn’t possible in the previous Drupal 7 versions as the video listings were limited and only accessible through an overlay while Attaching a video to a node.

## Video upload and edit

When uploading a new video (or editing an existing one), a major improvement over previous Drupal versions is that the upload/edit screen is no longer presented in an overlay - but in the same layer as the other configuration screens:



![alt](/sites/default/files/inline-images/video_edit_tag.png)

As can be seen above, tags now include an autocomplete feature. The Related Link URL now also includes autocomplete, letting you search for Drupal nodes:



![alt](/sites/default/files/inline-images/video_related_link.png)

The video upload section has been improved by allowing a wider variety of audio and video container formats, and both the video and image source files can now be replaced with new files on existing assets:



![alt](/sites/default/files/inline-images/video_source.png)

The Availability section has also been improved with a new calendar dropdown:



![alt](/sites/default/files/inline-images/video_availability.png)

Finally, not only can videos be uploaded and edited in an efficient manner, but also deleted (deleting Brightcove videos wasn’t possible in the previous Drupal 7 versions):



![alt](/sites/default/files/inline-images/video_delete.png)

## Playlist listing

A listing similar to the Brightcove Video is also available for Playlists:



![alt](/sites/default/files/inline-images/playlist_list.png)

## Smart Playlist edit

Tags are also autocompleting in the Smart Playlist edit screen as can be seen below:



![alt](/sites/default/files/inline-images/playlist_smart.png)

## Manual Playlist edit

Manual Playlists also feature an autocompleting field - this time for the individual videos to be included in the playlist:



![alt](/sites/default/files/inline-images/playlist_manual.png)

##  

## Part 4 of this multi-part blog series will demonstrate how to include Brightcove Videos & Playlists in Drupal content.

Part 1: [Architecture summary](/blog/brightcove-video-connect-drupal-8-part-1-architecture)  
  
Part 2: [Installation & Configuration](/blog/brightcove-video-connect-drupal-8-part-2-installation-configuration)  
  
Part 4: [Including Videos & Playlists in Drupal content](/blog/brightcove-video-connect-drupal-8-part-4-including-videos-playlists-drupal-content)



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