Media Server 26.1
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# Train Video Matching

You must train Media Server by providing the video clips that you want to recognize. Each clip you provide is added to a database.

## Create a Database to Contain Video Clips

To create a database to contain known video clips, use the following procedure.

To create a database to contain video clips

- Use the action CreateVideoMatchDatabase. For example, to create a database named "movies":

  `curl http://localhost:14000/action=CreateVideoMatchDatabase -F database=movies`

## Add a Clip to the Database

After creating a database, train Media Server to recognize each video clip by running the action `TrainVideoMatchClip`.

To add a video clip to the database

- Add a clip using the action TrainVideoMatchClip. For example:

  `curl http://localhost:14000/action=TrainVideoMatchClip -F database=movies -F videodata=@clip.mp4 -F trainingoptions=maximumduration:45s`

  Alternatively, the following example provides the path of the clip rather than sending the data:

  `curl http://localhost:14000/action=TrainVideoMatchClip -F database=movies -F videopath=clip.mp4 -F trainingoptions=maximumduration:45s`

  Media Server adds the clip to the database.

## List the Clips in a Database

To list the video clips that you have added to a database, use the following procedure.

To list the clips in a database

1. (Optional) First list the databases that have been created for video matching.

       http://localhost:14000/action=ListVideoMatchDatabases

   Media Server returns a list of databases.

2. List the clips that exist in one of the databases.

       http://localhost:14000/action=ListVideoMatchClips&database=movies

   Media Server returns a list of clips in the specified database.

## Manage Video Clips and Databases

To remove a video clip from a database, use the action RemoveVideoMatchClip.

To rename a video match database, use the action RenameVideoMatchDatabase.

To delete a video match database and all of the information that it contains, use the action RemoveVideoMatchDatabase.

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Version 26.1 | Last updated January 2026

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Media Server 26.1

Topic Title: Train Video Matching