Media types
Cove can keep several kinds of media records in one library. They share organization and access patterns, but each type represents a different unit of content.
Primary media records
Section titled “Primary media records”Videos
Section titled “Videos”Choose videos for moving-image content that needs playback, timeline-aware organization, or sub-videos.
Images
Section titled “Images”Choose images when each still should remain independently searchable and reusable.
Galleries
Section titled “Galleries”Choose galleries when related images also need a collection identity, shared metadata, or chapters.
Choose audio for sound-first content that needs playback, tracks, or timeline annotations without a video component.
Choose text for written source material that should participate in library search, organization, and access control.
These choices describe the primary record, not every relationship it can have. See Media for the shared record boundary and Organizing your library for choosing connected records.
Why this matters
Section titled “Why this matters”Once a library crosses formats, a narrow organizer starts forcing workarounds. Cove’s model lets you:
- search across more than one kind of content
- keep shared metadata patterns across media types
- group related items together even when they are not all the same format
- use one permissions and sharing model for the whole library
When to keep things simple
Section titled “When to keep things simple”You do not need to turn on every content type on day one. Many libraries begin with videos and images, then expand into galleries, audio, text, or more detailed connected records as the library matures.