✨ Overview
Before Minvo exports your video, it performs an automatic media validation check to ensure every file in your project is available and ready for rendering 🎬.
If one or more media files cannot be accessed, Minvo will pause the export and display an Invalid Media error. This guide explains why it happens and how to resolve it quickly.
🔍 How Media Validation Works
📌 When to Use
This occurs automatically every time you export a video.
🪜 Steps
Step 1: Start the Export
Click Export from the Minvo editor.
Why:
This begins the rendering process and triggers Minvo's automatic media validation.
Step 2: Automatic Media Validation
Minvo scans every asset used in your project, including:
🎥 Videos
🖼️ Images
🎵 Audio files
🎬 B-Roll
🌐 External media URLs
Why:
This ensures all files are accessible before rendering begins, helping prevent failed or incomplete exports.
Step 3: Continue Rendering
If all media is valid, your export proceeds automatically.
Why:
A successful validation confirms your project is ready for rendering.
⚠️ What Happens When Invalid Media Is Found
📌 When to Use
This section applies if the export stops and an Invalid Media message appears.
🪜 What You'll See
A notification explaining that one or more media files are invalid.
Rendering is temporarily paused.
The project cannot continue exporting until the issue is resolved.
💡 Why It Works
Stopping the export prevents rendering failures and ensures your finished video is complete.
✅ Check Your Media Files
📌 When to Use
Use this if the validation reports invalid media.
🪜 Steps
Step 1: Review Your Timeline
Inspect every video, image, audio clip, B-Roll asset, and external media.
Why:
One or more files may no longer be accessible.
Step 2: Look for Common Issues
Check whether the media:
Was deleted from its original location
Failed to upload completely
Became corrupted
Uses an expired or broken external URL
Why:
These are the most common causes of validation failures.
🔄 Replace or Re-Upload Invalid Media
📌 When to Use
Use this if you've identified missing or inaccessible files.
🪜 Steps
Step 1: Replace Missing Files
Upload the original file again or replace it with a new version.
Why:
Minvo can only render media that is available during export.
Step 2: Remove Broken Media
Delete any unused or inaccessible media from the timeline.
Why:
Removing invalid assets allows validation to complete successfully.
🚀 Export Again
📌 When to Use
Use this after fixing all media issues.
🪜 Steps
Click Export again.
Why:
Minvo performs another validation check and continues rendering once all files are valid.
💡 Pro Tips
📁 Upload media directly to Minvo whenever possible.
🌐 Avoid using temporary or expiring external media links.
☁️ Don't delete files from cloud storage or your computer while a project is still active.
▶️ Preview your project before exporting large or complex videos.
🎬 Keep all project assets organized to reduce missing media errors.
🆘 Need Help?
If you've replaced all invalid media and the error still appears, contact Minvo Support and include:
📸 A screenshot of the error message
🎬 Your project name
📝 A brief description of the media used in the project
Our team will help identify the problematic file and get your video exported successfully. 🚀