Video Download Templates are a core feature in Kontainer for teams working with video files. Just like image Download Templates help you avoid a mess of duplicates, Video Download Templates let you predefine conversion settings — so your users can always fetch a video in exactly the right format, resolution, and quality from one original source.
Whether you need a compressed version for social media, a high-quality master for broadcast, or a muted cut for an online marketplace, you set it up once and your users get it right every time.
REMEMBER TO GIVE ACCESS: With templates, as with everything else in Kontainer, users need access, which can be set at the individual user or user group level.
One video, endless possibilities
Video Download Templates are conversion presets. No matter the specs of the original video stored in Kontainer, users can download it in the format, resolution, bitrate, and framerate the job requires. You can create as many templates as you need.
Typical uses
- Social media (compressed, vertical, muted)
- Broadcast and press (high quality, original framerate)
- Web and e-commerce (limited file size, specific format)
- Internal review copies
- Distribution partners with fixed format requirements
- Channel-specific versioning (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, etc.)
Set up a Video Download Template
NOTE: Remember to press Save when creating and editing template settings.
Step 1: Create new
Find Resources in the left menu. Select Video Download Templates in the submenu that appears.
Click Create New in the top-right corner.
Step 2: Conversion settings
Once you have created a new template and given it a name, you can configure the conversion settings below.
Format
Select the output container format for the video file.
| Option | Notes |
|---|---|
| Original | Keeps the source file's format |
| MOV | Apple QuickTime format, common in production workflows |
| MP4 | Widely supported format, ideal for web and social media |
| MKV | Open container format, good for high-quality archiving |
| WEBM | Web-optimised format, often used for browser playback |
| WMV | Windows Media Video format |
Resolution
Set the output resolution. Choosing a lower resolution than the original reduces file size significantly.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Original | Keeps the source resolution |
| 480p (SD) | Standard definition |
| 720p (HD) | High definition |
| 1080p (Full HD) | Full HD, most common for web and social |
| 1440p (Quad HD) | High-quality output |
| 720p (HD) – Vertical | Rotated for portrait/mobile formats |
| 1080p (Full HD) – Vertical | Portrait full HD |
| 1440p (Quad HD) – Vertical | Portrait Quad HD |
| 1350p (Instagram feed, 4:5) | Optimised for Instagram feed format |
| Custom | Enter a specific width and height |
Resize behavior
Determines how the video is resized when the output resolution has a different aspect ratio than the source.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Scale | Scales the video to fit within the target resolution while preserving the aspect ratio |
| Crop | Crops the video to fill the target resolution exactly |
Framerate (fps)
Set the output frames per second. Reducing the framerate can significantly lower file size.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Original | Keeps the source framerate |
| 24 | Standard cinematic framerate |
| 30 | Common for web and broadcast |
| 60 | High framerate, smooth motion |
| Custom | Enter a specific framerate |
Video bitrate
Controls the quality and file size of the video stream. Higher bitrate means better quality and larger files.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Original | Keeps the source video bitrate |
| Low | Reduced quality, smaller files |
| Medium | Balanced quality and file size |
| High | Near-original quality |
| Custom | Enter a specific bitrate value |
Audio bitrate
Controls the quality of the audio stream in the output file.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Original | Keeps the source audio bitrate |
| Low | Reduced audio quality |
| Medium | Balanced audio quality |
| High | Near-original audio quality |
| Custom | Enter a specific audio bitrate value |
Remove audio
Tick this box to strip the audio track from the output video entirely. Useful for social media templates where muted autoplay is standard, or for marketplace channels that do not accept video with audio.
Limit file size
Tick this box to set a maximum file size for the output. Enter the limit in MB in the field that appears.
Output will not exceed this size.
The system will adjust quality as needed to keep the output within your specified limit. This is useful when a platform or partner has a strict upload size requirement.
Include data in Excel
Tick this box if you want to download or send an Excel sheet containing the file metadata alongside the video files.
Enable naming template
(Premium feature)
Enable this to apply a custom file naming convention to all videos downloaded using this template. This is useful for partners who require a specific naming format, or for internal tracking and SEO purposes.
See the Download Templates guide for full details on how to configure naming templates.
PLEASE REMEMBER: Do not use a full stop "." in a naming template — it will confuse the system, as a full stop is the prefix for the file extension (e.g. "summer_campaign.mp4").
Watermark
(Premium feature)
Enable this to overlay a watermark on the output video. Watermark settings — including image, size, position, and opacity — are configured within the template.
See the Enabling and Configuring Watermarks in Download Templates article for the full range of settings.
Step 3: Set Permissions
Once you have created your video download templates, give users access via the Access tab in the left menu. Permissions can be set on a single user or a user group.
The path is Access → Users / Groups → Download options → Video Download templates.
Once this is done, users will be able to select your pre-defined video download templates, when clicking the download button on a video file.
These video conversion templates are naturally also available via API.
Typical template examples
| Template name | Format | Resolution | Audio | Use case |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instagram Reel | MP4 | 1080p Vertical | Original | Social media |
| Press / Broadcast | MOV | Original | Original | Media and press |
| Web teaser | MP4 | 1080p Full HD | Remove audio | Website |
| Partner export | MP4 | 720p HD | Original | Distribution |
| Archive master | MKV | Original | Original | Internal archive |
Do you need anything else?
Is there a format, resolution, or use case you'd like to see covered here? Let us know and we'll try to help.