If you're transferring your podcast to Dovetail from a different hosting platform that employs ad markers to identify midroll placements in your episodes, you have the choice to import these ad break timings. This option facilitates a smooth transition from one hosting service to another.
Prerequisites
- A podcast in Dovetail that you've previously imported or created.
- A .CSV document that contains at least two columns for the Episode GUID and the midroll timings in seconds, respectively. If multiple ad breaks exist within your episodes, please separate those timings with a comma.
Step 1 - Select the podcast for which you’d like to import midroll timings.
Step 2 - Navigate to Settings > Import
Step 3 - Select Midroll Timings from the Import Type drop-down menu
Step 4 - Upload or paste a .CSV document that contains the episode GUIDs and the ad break timings you’d like to import.
This .CSV document should contain at least two columns with the Episode GUID and the midroll timings in seconds.
Example: A midroll that occurs 00:20:30 into an episode would be converted to 1230 seconds. If there are multiple midroll insertion points, please separate those timings with a comma.
Step 5 - Select Start Import
Step 6 - Allow Import to process. Then check midroll timing within each episode to ensure that things imported correctly.