Video

Most video items can be uploaded through your Author Dashboard on VideoHive. For how to do this, see: How To Upload Your Items to Envato. Here, we explain the specialized pathways if you need them, or how to get your Video items to Envato Elements. Select below:  

Stock Footage and Motion Graphics on Elements

Video Templates on Elements 

FTP Upload 

Stock Video & Motion Graphics Uploader

Stock Footage and Motion Graphics on Elements 

1. Items must first be published to VideoHive on Envato Market.
2. Stock Footage and Motion Graphics items are then transferred to Elements automatically - don't worry, we will do this for you!

Remember - you need to first be approved as an Envato Elements author. Apply Here! 

Here's a video on the full Upload process, or there are more instructions on FTP Upload or using the Stock Video & Motion Graphics Uploader below. 

Video Templates on Elements 

Please follow the steps below for selecting Video Templates to sell on Envato Elements.

1. Video Templates must first be published to VideoHive on Envato Market.
2. Items can then be opted-in for Envato Elements on the item 'edit' page. To do this, navigate to your portfolio page and click on the item that you would like to add to the Elements library. Once on the item page, click ‘edit.’
3. Once on the Market item edit page, click the ‘Elements’ tab and check the Elements License checkbox. This box gives permission for the item to be made available on Envato Elements.

4. On the item edit page, click the next tab ‘Update Description & Price.’ In the Text Description field, provide your item description using the following basic markdown shown below:

You will also need to add your Audio attribution here in the Text Description field, if you have used an AudioJungle Track in your Item preview. Write the AudioJungle author's username and the Item ID. 

5. Upload a high-resolution preview image and please note the following dimensions:

• Recommended size: 2560 x 1440
• Minimum size requirement: 1920 x 1080 (16:9)

6. Scroll to the bottom of the tab and click Save Changes.

Once you have completed the outlined steps, your items will appear on Envato Elements and be available for download by Elements customers.

Remember - you need to first be approved as an Envato Elements author. Apply Here! 

FTP Upload

Envato Market supports FTP uploading for faster and more reliable uploads of large and multiple files. You can upload items from all content types via FTP, but there are slight differences between them, which we’ll explore further out below.

Please note: you will need to have an FTP client installed before following the processes below. We recommend FileZilla’s FTP client and have documented the process using this third-party software. However, you may be more familiar with and are welcome to use an alternative FTP client.

You’ll need an API key to use as your password for FTP upload. If you haven’t got this yet, simply:
- Visit https://build.envato.com/create-token/
- Choose a token name
- In the permissions list below, make sure to check ‘View and search Envato sites’ and ‘View your Envato Account username’.
- Then, click Create Token

Please follow this process for Stock Footage and Motion Graphics Items.

1. Open your FTP client and enter the following details:

• Host: ftp.author.envato.com
• Username: [your Envato username] (this is case-sensitive)
• Password: [your Envato API key]
• Port: 21
• Encryption: Use explicit FTP over TLS
• Click 'Connect' or your FTP client equivalent.

2. Drag your files into the upload area of the FTP client. 

3. Wait for your files to process, and then close your FTP client.

4. Go to the Stock Video uploader. Your files will be there ready and waiting.

FTP Upload of Model or Property Releases

If you have Model or Property Releases that you want to upload via FTP you need to create a folder called “releases” and upload all of your releases in that folder.

To ensure any releases uploaded via FTP are mapped to your videos you need to upload a metadata CSV file for your videos in the Stock Video uploader.

Release forms should be .JPG, .PNG or .PDF, and should not be zipped.

Need help? Check out the FTP troubleshooting guide in section 12 of the Uploading FAQ’s.

Stock Video & Motion Graphics Uploader

The Stock Video upload page is for submitting both Stock Footage and Motion Graphics. Other video items (e.g. Video Templates and Add-Ons) can be uploaded through Videohive here.

1. Files can be uploaded using the browser, Dropbox and FTP. (See FTP Instructions in section one above).
2. Thumbnails and preview files are now automatically generated and watermarked.
3. Metadata can be added 'per item’ via the upload page or ‘in bulk’ in a .csv
4. Releases can be uploaded via the upload page (or FTP if adding metadata via .csv)

Uploading Video Metadata via CSV File
Using a CSV file allows you to attach metadata to several videos at once. Each row in the CSV should represent a video that was recently uploaded.

The headers at the top of each column of your CSV must match the headers as they appear in the sample CSV. If our system can't recognize a header-value in the CSV our system will ignore it.

You can download a sample CSV to use as a template.

Themes and Code

All Theme and Code items can be uploaded through your Author Dashboard on either ThemeForest or CodeCanyon. For how to do this, see: How To Upload Your Items to Envato. This will tell you how to get those items on to Envato Elements, if you are an approved Elements Author. 

Web and Code items to Envato Elements 

Template Kits to Envato Elements

Web and Code items to Envato Elements

Web and code items are integrated between ThemeForest on Envato Market and Envato Elements to make the experience of contributing CMS & HTML Templates to Elements easier.

This works by entering your specific item ID from ThemeForest or CodeCanyon to create a link between the two items, and then bringing across the zip asset file and live preview URL in the Elements App.

The CMS Templates Item Type on Elements includes the following categories:

• Drupal
• Instapage
• Joomla
• Magento
• Muse
• OpenCart
• PrestaShop
• Shopify
• Unbounce
• WordPress

The Web Templates Item Type on Elements includes the following categories:

• Site Templates
• Landing Page Templates

There are two separate Item Types for Admin or Email Templates:

• Admin Templates
• Email Templates

Given the complex nature of these items they must be approved by the ThemeForest or CodeCanyon review teams and exist on Envato Market.

Please follow the detailed steps below to contribute your web and code items from Envato Market to Envato Elements:

1. Login to Elements Author with your Envato account.
2. Head over to your My Items dashboard.
3. Select CMS Templates, Web Templates, Admin Templates or Email Templates from the Item Type dropdown.
4. Input the ThemeForest Item ID for the item you wish to contribute to Elements (the item ID can be located in the item URL - e.g. https://themeforest.net/item/item-name/12345678
5. Select the Create Item button to begin the upload process.
6. The zip file asset and the live preview URL will both be transported over to Elements via integration with ThemeForest. As a result, these two assets are not editable during upload (when you update the items zip asset on ThemeForest the update will also flow through to Envato Elements).
7. Only the zip asset file and live preview URL are inserted via the link with Envato Market. Fill in all other required details as accurately as you can and pay strict attention to our Quality Expectations. More specifically, please consider how you can best present your items on Envato Elements.

It is a requirement that items of these types exist on ThemeForest, however that does not mean you should contribute all of your items to Envato Elements. Please avoid older items and focus on your modern, clean and well-presented templates.

A note on author collaboration and partnerships: We're aware that some authors on ThemeForest collaborate or obtain permission from the original designer to create new items with the original author's design. Please keep in mind that Elements is a separate platform to Envato Market and it is your responsibility to ensure you have the rights to list your item on Elements as per the Author Agreement.

Template Kits to Envato Elements

1. Items must first be published to ThemeForest on Envato Market.
2. Template Kits are then transferred to Elements automatically - don't worry, we will do this for you!

Remember - you need to first be approved as an Envato Elements author. Apply Here! 

Graphics

All Graphic items can be uploaded through your Author Dashboard on GraphicRiver. For how to do this, see: How To Upload Your Items to Envato. This will tell you how to get those items on to Envato Elements, if you are an approved Elements Author. 

Unlike the other content types, graphics items do not need to be uploaded through Envato Market before being added to Envato Elements.

Graphic Items on Elements

If you have been invited to contribute to Envato Elements, you can upload your graphic items to sell on Envato Elements through the Elements Contributor Dashboard.

You will only have access to the Elements Contributor Dashboard if you have been invited to contribute to Elements for Graphics. If you’re interested in being considered for Elements, please apply here.

Photos

Select from either:

• Portfolio Manager
• Web Uploader
• FTP Uploader (for larger quantities)

Portfolio Manager

This section refers to the new Portfolio Manager tool which is currently being rolled out to all Photo authors. If your account has been migrated to Portfolio Manager, please refer to this help centre article for instructions.

Web Uploader

You may upload photos via the Web Uploader at author.envato.com/upload/photos: 

1. Select ‘Upload photos’ from the ‘Upload’ drop-down menu
   
   
2. Follow the prompts to select / drag and drop up to 1000 photos, then click 'Upload'
   
   
   
3. Wait for your files to be uploaded.
4. Select ‘Upload releases’ from the ‘Upload’ drop-down menu to upload model or property releases, following the same steps as above.
5. Image processing time varies depending on the number of images submitted and can take up to several hours for large portfolios.
   
6. The indicator shows the number of uploads that have been successfully processed.
   
7. Click on the ‘View X New Items’ link to load newly processed photos.
   
8. To submit all photos that are ready, click the 'Submit X items and X releases' button in the bottom-right of the screen.
   

FTP Uploader  

Envato supports FTP uploading for faster and more reliable uploads of large and multiple files. You can upload items from all content types via FTP, but there are slight differences between them, which we’ll explore further out below.

Please note: you will need to have an FTP client installed before following the processes below. We recommend FileZilla’s FTP client and have documented the process using this third-party software. However, you may be more familiar with and are welcome to use an alternative FTP client.

Before uploading, ensure that your IPTC/XMP data is correct, as it will automatically be extracted to form the title, descriptions, and tags. 

You’ll need an API key to use as your password for FTP upload. If you haven’t got this yet, simply:
- Visit https://build.envato.com/create-token/
- Choose a token name
- In the permissions list below, make sure to check ‘View and search Envato sites’ and ‘View your Envato Account username’.
- Then, click Create Token

Please follow these steps for uploading Photos with FTP.

We recommend uploading in batches based on common release forms (eg. by photoshoot) so that the release forms attached are relevant to most or all of the images in the batch. All uploaded images are automatically linked to all the uploaded model releases.

Please note: Before uploading, ensure that your IPTC/XMP data is correct, as it will automatically be extracted to form the title, description and tags.

1. Open your FTP client and enter the following details:

Host: ftp.author.envato.com

Username: [your Envato username] (this is case-sensitive)

Password: [your Envato API key]

Port: 21

Encryption: Explicit FTP over TLS

2. Place Photos and Model or Property Release Forms: 
   • Create a folder called “photos” and upload all of your photos in that folder
   • Create folder called “releases” and upload all of your releases in that folder
   • Release forms are now automatically attached to all photos in your submission.
   • Release forms should be .JPG, .PNG or .PDF, and should not be zipped.
3. Wait for your files to upload and then close your FTP client.
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4. Navigate to your Envato Author Platform Upload page: author.envato.com/upload/photos
5. Image processing time varies depending on the number of images submitted and can take up to several hours for large portfolios. 
   
   

6. View the title, description, tags and a preview of each item, along with warnings for any issues that will affect their submission. These items will be excluded from submission until metadata issues are resolved.

7. To submit all photos that are ready, click the 'Submit X items and X releases' button in the bottom-right of the screen. 

8. Once photos are submitted they will enter the review queue, which should take approximately 24-48 hours for a review decision. Items in the review queue can be viewed in your portfolio, here. 

Before uploading, please familiarize yourself with the Photos Item Preparation & Technical Requirements to ensure your photo submissions are successfully approved.

Approved photos can be managed via the Photo Manager. Please see Using your Photo Manager for more information about managing photos.