A media pool is a gathering spot for images and videos inside a team. You upload your material there, review it at your own pace, rate it, and only then decide what actually makes it into a post. That way you don't have to create a separate post for every loose photo right away.
Note: Media pools are a Pro+ feature. On smaller plans the section isn't visible. To learn how to switch, see Changing your plan.
What a media pool is good for
- Collect material: Throw all the shots from a shoot, an event or a campaign into one place – without having to commit to a single image straight away.
- Review at your own pace: You or your team look through everything, compare variants and weed out what doesn't fit.
- Rate: Every image and video gets a traffic light – green, yellow or red. So you can see at a glance what's already been approved.
- Share: You can share a pool via a link with clients or your team so they can rate along – with no maebe account of their own.
Pool or post?
A pool is a stockpile, not a finished post. The pool holds raw material that isn't planned or published yet. As soon as you know which shots you want to use, you turn them into a post in just a few clicks.
Tip: Think of the pool like a drawer of raw material, and the post like the finished picture in a frame.
Where to find pools
You reach your media pools through the sidebar on the left, under the tools. Each pool is shown as a card with a preview, title and number of items. Use "New pool" in the top right to start a fresh one.
Where to go next
Once your material is in there, it's time to start rating with the traffic light. If you want others to rate along, read Sharing a media pool. And once your selection is set, you turn it into a post from a selection.