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title: Edit Media Properties
slug: legacy-docs/edit-media-properties
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createdAt: 2025-03-11T06:56:07.598Z
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This page / section pertains to **BrightAuthor Classic**, our legacy app. **BrightSign Author **is our latest app for managing content and players.

Development of BrightAuthor Classic has largely ceased and the app will eventually be deprecated and replaced with BrightSign Author.
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You can edit individual files in an interactive playlist by right-clicking the file icon and selecting **Edit**. The **Media Properties** window will open.

- **State name**: The current state name as it appears in the interactive playlist. You can edit the name in this field.
- **Current file**: The filename of the current file associated with the state. This field cannot be edited.
- **Select different file**: Use the dropdown menu to select a different media file to associate with the state. This is useful for preserving events and commands that were defined for the original file. The change *will not go into effect* until the **Update** button is pressed (even if you click **OK**). If you need to replace all instances of a particular media file within your presentation, navigate to [File  >  Replace Media Files > Replace Media Files](docId:8bMhunx8LfMFD5VeHvckJ).
- **Transition**:(Image states only) Use the dropdown list to select a special transition effect that will occur when the image appears on the display.
- **Transition duration**:(Image states only) Specify how long the transition effect will take to complete. This duration should be less than the amount of time the image is displayed on screen.
- **Loop media**: (Video states only) Choose this option to loop the video indefinitely when no Media End event is attached to the state.
- **Hold last video frame**: (Video states only) Choose this option to display the last frame of the video after it ends when no Media End event is attached to the state.

 Click the **Advanced** tab to store the image in the cache, set display mode for video files (2D, 3D side-by-side, 3D top-over-bottom), or add commands.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/511c8QBH-VHiwWnyzIwUb/oQgUOYbFl49Nm-earJjDI_media-properties-interactive.png)

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You can delete a defined event (or file) at any time by clicking the icon/thumbnail and pressing **Delete** on your keyboard.
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