Curator Clip Link Guide

Updated on May 10th, 2024

Learn the ins and outs of Curator Clip Link understanding its functionalities and features.

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Curator Clip Link is an application you can use to quickly and easily search for media by entering or choosing from keywords.

Clip Link is perfect for editors and journalists who might need quick access to relevant assets without knowing what exactly they’re looking for, or where it’s stored.

This guide will help you start using Clip Link to improve the way your business works with media. 

For an overview video explaining some of the things you can do in Curator Clip Link, click here.

Overview of Clip Link's user interface

To start with, it's helpful to understand how to manage your search results once you've made one. Therefore, using the Asset Type selector (Located in the top left-hand corner of the page) will help you do this.

By default, all asset types are enabled, illustrated by the green icons shown above. If you wanted to remove any asset type from the returned search, simply click the icon of your choice and it will turn grey (Updating the search results dynamically). Should you only be looking for a certain asset type, you can speed up the process by holding the CTRL or Command key and then clicking the asset type of your choice. This will turn all the asset types grey (I.e disabled) apart from the selected type. Easy!

Asset View

Once you've filtered the assets down, you can use the asset view selector (Located in the top right-hand corner of the page) to toggle between grid view and list view.

The default, grid view, gives a thumbnail representation of each asset, able to be resized using the slider to the left. Whilst the list view gives a more detailed look at the assets, using metadata to help you find the right one. One thing to note here is that additional metadata columns can be added in this view by pressing the 'Columns' menu just above the asset list.

View Proxy

After finding an asset in ClipLink, you can easily watch it back and ensure it's right for you. To do this, just double-click on the asset and the pop-up proxy player will show.

All proxies within Curator are streamed, meaning you never have to download before playing back. Therefore, feel free to scrub through the video and use the advanced player tools without having to wait!

Context Menu Options

Right-clicking an asset, or a selection of assets, will bring up the context menu. This menu allows you to interact with the asset(s) in a number of configurable ways:

  • Share Asset Links (Get link to asset)
  • Create Logs (Open in Curator Logger)
  • View and Update Metadata (Edit/View Metadata)
  • Use Plugins
 

Searching in Clip Link

When you first log in to Clip Link, you’ll see a screen like this.

If you know what you’re looking for, you can type in a keyword to see all assets which have been tagged as relevant to that word. You can also click the grey saved searches icon () to view any pinned searches your company may have created for you at an admin level.      
If you’re not sure exactly what you’re looking for, simply click the search icon () to view the entire library of assets that you have access to. To find what you need, select the media categories you are interested in browsing assets for using the icons on the left side of the screen.

You can perform multiple separate searches by clicking the + icon at the bottom left-hand side of the screen. Each new search added in this way will appear in a separate tab at the bottom of the screen.

Click on a tab to switch to that search. The active tab will be highlighted.

Advanced search and Saved searches

As of Curator version 3.5.1, you have the ability to perform advanced searches in Clip Link and view saved searches.

Advanced Search

To access Clip Link's advanced search functionality, click on the advanced search icon () in the search bar to expand it.

From here, you can click Add term to focus your search more specifically on selected metadata terms, or click Add group to create a grouped search.

Clicking Add term allows you to select from a list of metadata terms stored within Clip Link.

Slightly different choices will be available to you depending on the metadata term you have selected.

For example, if you select the Rating term from the drop-down list, three drop-downs will appear for this term. 

The left-hand drop-down displays the term you have selected - from here, you can change your selection.

The middle drop-down allows you to select an operator - in this case of an enumeration (Enum type metadata), you can select from Is, Has any value, Is not, and Has no value.

If you have selected Is or Is not, the right-hand drop-down will then display a list of available rating values for you to choose from in order to narrow down your search.

Adding a group allows you to create grouped search criteria containing multiple terms. A set of grouped search criteria will be contained within a box on the screen.

When you have added multiple search terms to a group, a drop-down at the top of the grouped search criteria will appear.

This allows you to specify whether the search will include only results matching ALL of the criteria you have specified here (with And selected), or whether it can display search results matching just one of the terms you have specified within the group (with Or selected).

Grouped searches will be nested underneath any search criteria you enter by selecting Add term - this criteria can be thought of as a group that exists inside a bracket or parentheses. You can drag your grouped search to move it using the icon at the top right of the box containing that group ().

NOTE: It is useful to try to keep your search query as simple as possible, as a large number of nested groups may lead to an overly complex search query, allowing more room for error.

You can add multiple metadata terms and use different operators for each term/group.

To remove a term from your search query or group, click the X to the right of that term (). To remove a group, select Remove group from the bottom of the box surrounding the group. To remove all of the search criteria you have added for the advanced search, click Clear all.

Please note that when performing an advanced search for DateTime metadata (e.g. Created Date, Modified Date, etc) with a known value range search should be performed by setting Is Between / Is Not Between from the dropdown menu in most cases. 

This is because it is not currently possible to set seconds in the values to search for (even though 00 seconds will appear in the accepted value box above). It is only currently possible to search against a Date and HH:MM at 00 seconds and an exact search for DateTime (Is Exactly, Is Not) can only be used in the cases where searched for DateTime does not contain seconds (or is exactly 00 seconds). 

Saved searches

The saved searches drop-down can be accessed by clicking on the saved searches icon (). This drop-down displays a scrollable list of previously saved searches, as well as pinned searches and a button allowing you to quickly filter your results by the newest assets.

Clicking on one of the saved search entries in the list will filter the results displayed in Clip Link accordingly.

To save a search execute a search build of any of the possible elements, see How to search within Curator, once the search results are displayed, click Save current search at the bottom of the saved search drop-down. A pop-up will appear, requesting a search name and description.

NOTE: As it is possible for more than one user to save an identically-named search, it is useful to add a description to any search query you save where appropriate in order to help identify that saved search in the list. Saved search descriptions are visible as a tooltip when hovering over that search.

To delete a saved search, click the delete icon to the right of that entry (). A pop-up will then appear asking you to confirm you want to delete the saved search.

Please note that you will only be able to delete saved searches you have created unless you are logged in as a system administrator. Any saved searches you are unable to delete will have a greyed out delete icon to the right of them.

Clicking the Prev or Next buttons beneath the list of saved searches allows you to switch between different pages of saved search entries (where multiple pages exist).

Any saved searches that have been added to your favourites will be differentiated from other saved searches in the list by the highlighted green star icon to the left of the search entry (). To add a saved search from the list to your favourites or remove a saved search from your favourites, simply click on the star icon to the left of that search.

You can filter by your saved searches or favourites clicking on one of the options at the top of the list. The option you have selected will then be highlighted in green.

The Pinned Searches section of the drop-down displays the newest assets by default. Clicking Newest assets will filter Clip Link's search results so that the newest assets are displayed first.

The site administrator can also configure pinned searches to display custom search criteria, if desired.

To do this, pinned searches will need to be enabled via the web.config file. Please refer to this article for more information on enabling pinned searches.

 
 

Using search operators

It is possible to use the logical operators directly within the Simple Search. The difference between these and Advanced Search is that a simple search applies to all values stored in the Curator while Advanced Search selects specific metadata making the search much more specific.

The AND operator

If you want to search for an asset you can use the AND operator to search for assets that must contain metadata that has both values you have searched for. This can significantly reduce the number of results returned. The example below highlights this on a smaller scale. In this example, a search for the term escalator has been performed which has brought back three results. For this example, we want to find shows of a down length shot, so we search for the following - escalator AND down. Now, only assets that have both escalator and down in the metadata will be returned. 

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The OR operator

By default when searching and you use more than one word, you are effectively using the OR function/operator. The search will return results on any asset that has metadata consisting of either word. In the example below, it is searching for Escalator OR Down. This search will bring back results that have either of these words present in the metadata. You can also see in the example where the OR operator is removed that the same results are returned, so it is useful to remember this when searching.

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The NOT operator

The use of NOT in a search excludes all of the words following it. This is useful if there is specific metadata you do not want to include in your search. An example of this might be a specific year that you want to ignore that you know is present in the metadata. In the example below, searching for Test returns multiple results, however, the NOT operator is used to omit content containing the word 2020, to exclude results containing that term from the search.

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Speech Marks

To search for assets that contain the results of an exact string, we can wrap our search string with speech marks. This tells Curator that the whole string needs to be present for any asset to be returned. This is useful if you know the name of the asset or if there is a specific naming convention that is used.

Using this technique, Curator now only returns two assets, both having the full string "Extreme Sports" in either the asset name or linked metadata.

Negative search

Using the negative search technique helps you tell Curator what information shouldn't be returned for your asset search. Taking our Extreme Sport example, we may be looking for assets that have Extreme Sport in the name but are not related to rock climbing. To do this, our search string would become - "Extreme Sport" AND -"Rock Climbing". The - (minus) sign in front of "Rock Climbing" tells Curator not to return any assets that contain this.

Wildcard searches

If you use the asterisk symbol (*) in your search, Curator will search for everything containing the characters or word(s) preceding the asterisk (the only exception to this is in Clip Select, where it will search for everything in the selected folder). So, for example, searching for the word educat* will bring back results containing all of the variable endings of this word, including educate, educator, education, educating, educational, etc. You can also use asterisks against populated metadata names in advanced searches: for example, searching for a TESTMETADATANAME=* will find all assets that have TESTMETADATANAME populated.

 
 

Managing pinned search homepage filters

Due to the large number of searchable filter options/assets available within Clip Link, it is often beneficial to set up quick filters, or Pinned Searches, improving efficiency for users who may continually use the same set of filter options.

If configured, this functionality adds clickable images to the front page of Clip Link which, when clicked, automatically add customized search terms to the user's URL.

Installation Steps

  1. Make a list of beneficial pinned search criteria you would like to implement.
  2. Acquire individual logos that will be used on the front page, sizing the images equally.
    • All images will need to be housed on the server where Clip Link is configured and placed, in the following location:
      • \CuratorClipLink\Content\Images\PinnedSearches
  3. Open the web.config file in your preferred text editor.
  4. Find the PinnedSearches section.
  5. Read the commented out section for in-depth information.
  6. In this example an IPV pinned search is being created:
    • <add imageFileName="IPVLogo_Small.png" tooltip="IPV Search" searchParameters="?q=*&amp;assetFilter=159&amp;f=W3siTmFtZSI6InBhcmVudC1CcmFuZCIsIlZhbHVlIjoiSVBWIiwiVHlwZSI6IkVudW0ifV0%3D" />
    • To populate searchParameters:
      1. Log in to Clip Link.
      2. Select the filter(s) you would like configured within your pinned search.
      3. Look at the URL.
      4. Use the text starting with ?q onwards and modify it based on the above example/commented text (Mainly around the use of &’s). An example of this can be seen below:

Before: http://YOURSERVERNAME/CuratorClipLink?q=*&assetFilter=159&f=W3siTmFtZSI6IlZpZGVvQml0UmF0ZSIsIlZhbHVlIjoiMTk2MGtiL3MiLCJUeXBlIjoiVGV4dCJ9LHsiTmFtZSI6IkJyYW5kIiwiVmFsdWUiOiJJUFYiLCJUeXBlIjoiRW51bSJ9XQ%3D%3D

After: ?=*&amp;assetFilter=159&amp;f=W3siTmFtZSI6IlZpZGVvQml0UmF0ZSIsIlZhbHVlIjoiMTk2MGtiL3MiLCJUeXBlIjoiVGV4dCJ9LHsiTmFtZSI6IkJyYW5kIiwiVmFsdWUiOiJJUFYiLCJUeXBlIjoiRW51bSJ9XQ%3D%3D

  • Repeat the above for all pinned searches.
  • Save web.config.
  • Refresh Clip Link and test each pinned search on the home page to ensure functionality.
 
 

Using what you've found

Using the options on the left, you can narrow your search down by asset type, show AI generated assets, and filter search results with a range of settings.

Assets can be displayed as thumbnails or as a list by selecting from one of the two available icons from the top right-hand side of the screen (). Asset sizes can be adjusted using the sliding bar ().

Once you’ve found an asset you’re interested in, you can click on it to select it.

Right-clicking on an asset allows you to view options for that asset.

You can preview an asset by double-clicking the asset thumbnail or pressing Spacebar when the asset is highlighted. This opens the Clip Link video player which provides professional-grade playback controls.

Videos will start from exactly where the keywords you selected are first shown. You can navigate videos using the playback controls below the video (see the Keyboard shortcuts section below for a useful list of keyboard shortcuts related to selecting assets and playback controls).

 

Search Highlighting

Search highlighting is designed to help you better understand the search results you see in your Curator applications (e.g. Clip Link and the Curator for Adobe Panel). Once you’ve performed your search, you can hover over the asset thumbnails and a hover popup will show you the asset metadata field(s) that matched your search.

The match could be as simple as matching the filename of the video asset, or as complex as matching to AI-generated speech-to-text or object recognition metadata for a sub-clip of a parent clip.

 
 

Using Filters

One of the key features of Clip Link is its filter options. These options, if optimized correctly, can help improve content searchability using available metadata. 

How to set this up:

1) It is first necessary to understand what Metadata views your Clip Link is pointing to in Curator System Administrator (CSA). To do this, navigate to the relevant Clip Link folder and edit the web.config in your preferred text editor (The default file path is: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\CuratorClipLink).

  • Find the line that references SearchFilterViewName or ParentLevelViewName - these should be side by side.
  • The values present for the above two add key values will indicate which metadata views Clip Link is using to populate the filter by list.

2) Now the views are known, in a web browser, navigate to the Curator Server Administrator (CSA) website and log in.

  • Once you are logged in, click the Metadata Views tab and look for SearchLevelViewin the left-hand list.
    • If either ParentLevelView or SearchFilterViewName is not present, you should create these now.
    • To do this, click Create on the right-hand side and populate the Name and (if necessary) Description fields. Once happy, click Save.
  • With SearchLevelView selected, we can now see what metadata names are connected to this view. Each item selected can become a filter option. Therefore, if you are missing some metadata filter fields, simply find the metadata item (with All Columns or Non-members selected) and tick the Member check box. Once happy, click Save.
  • Depending on how you wish for your setup to look, select ParentFilterView and choose the relevant metadata items here too.
  • With everything in place, navigate to the Clip Link website, log in and check the filter options. If you cannot see the changes, and you're sure assets are actually using and populating the chosen metadata fields, you may need to clear your cache and try again.
 
 

Managing the Facet Filters

One of the key features of Clip Link is its filter options. These options, if optimized correctly, can help improve content searchability using available metadata. 

How to set this up:

1) It is first necessary to understand what Metadata views your Clip Link is pointing to in Curator System Administrator (CSA). To do this, navigate to the relevant Clip Link folder and edit the web.config in your preferred text editor (The default file path is: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\CuratorClipLink).

  • Find the line that references SearchFilterViewName or ParentLevelViewName - these should be side by side.
  • The values present for the above two add key values will indicate which metadata views Clip Link is using to populate the filter by list.

2) Now the views are known, in a web browser, navigate to the Curator Server Administrator (CSA) website and log in.

  • Once you are logged in, click the Metadata Views tab and look for SearchLevelViewin the left-hand list.
    • If either ParentLevelView or SearchFilterViewName is not present, you should create these now.
    • To do this, click Create on the right-hand side and populate the Name and (if necessary) Description fields. Once happy, click Save.
  • With SearchLevelView selected, we can now see what metadata names are connected to this view. Each item selected can become a filter option. Therefore, if you are missing some metadata filter fields, simply find the metadata item (with All Columns or Non-members selected) and tick the Member check box. Once happy, click Save.
  • Depending on how you wish for your setup to look, select ParentFilterView and choose the relevant metadata items here too.
  • With everything in place, navigate to the Clip Link website, log in and check the filter options. If you cannot see the changes, and you're sure assets are actually using and populating the chosen metadata fields, you may need to clear your cache and try again.
 
 

The context menu

Throughout Clip Link, you'll also find a handy context menu () . This menu allows you to send assets to various destinations, such as other locations in your organization, archive storage, and create different video formats. The exact options available here will depend on the functionality your organization has chosen.  

You’ll see the context menu in various places throughout Clip Link: on individual assets or collections, and also on the toolbar at the top right of the screen. This menu will show you relevant options depending on the asset(s) you have selected. These might include Get link to asset, which allows you to share a selected asset with anyone, or Open with > Curator Logger, which allows you to open the same asset or collections in the logging interface.

 

Editing asset metadata

Adding metadata to an asset, or assets, couldn't be simpler! Within the main Curator Clip Link interface, simply right-click any asset in the middle pane to bring up the context menu and choose Edit/View Metadata. Performing this action will bring up the Metadata Editor window, where you can see all the metadata you have access to. To change something, simply update the value field and then click Save at the top right.

If you want to edit metadata in bulk for multiple assets at once, simply select the assets you want to edit metadata for before clicking Edit/View Metadata.

Here are some top tips for editing metadata

  • White highlighted fields are editable, whilst grey fields are read-only
  • You can select multiple assets using common keyboard shortcuts:
    • Click and drag
    • Ctrl/Cmd + click (to select multiple individual clips)
    • Ctrl/Cmd + A (select all)
    • Shift + click (to select a continuous range of clips)
  • Warning - The Use assets in search result toggle in the top-left hand corner can be extremely powerful, therefore use with caution. This is because it will update the metadata of ALL assets in the search, not just the one loaded
 
 

Using the video player

Getting to know the video player can be very helpful, so take a moment to look over the player control breakdown below:

Notes

  • To seek to timecode, enter the required timecode in the hover pop-up box, select the clock - go to timecode button in the pop-up
  • To change volume, select the desired level in the pop-up box
  • To change audio channel, select an available channel in the pop-up box
  • To view captions, select one of the available caption types from the pop-up box
  • Click on Timecode to change between media timecode and Zero basis
  • Hold down the Skip Forward/ Skip Backward buttons to create a fast-forward/ rewind effect
  • Right-click the Skip Forward/ Skip Backward buttons to advance/ go back by 60 seconds
  • Right-click the Step Frame buttons to create a slow motion effect

Shift key:

Press the shift key to activate different functionality for the following buttons:

Mark inpoint > Go to marked inpoint

Mark outpoint > Go to marked outpoint

Mark bookmark > Go to bookmark

Keyboard shortcuts

If you’re an editor who needs to navigate through content quickly, you might also find the following keyboard shortcuts useful:

J      
J+K
Jump back 10 seconds      
Backwards motion
L      
L+K
Jump forward 10 seconds      
Forwards motion
I      
Shift + I
Mark in      
Go to marked in-point
O      
Shift + O
Mark out      
Go to marked out-point
B/ M      
Shift + B/ M
Mark bookmark      
Go to marked bookmark
Ctrl + 5 Play/ Pause
Alt + \      
Option + \
Play
Spacebar      
Shift + space
Play/Pause      
Reverse motion
Left arrow Frame step reverse
Right arrow Frame step forward
K Play/Pause
Shift + K Next scene
Alt + K Previous scene
 
 

Keyboard shortcuts

If you need to select multiple assets (e.g. to put them in the Cart, create a Collection, or edit metadata in bulk), you can do so using common Windows and Mac keyboard shortcuts:

  • Click and drag
  • Ctrl/Cmd + click (to select multiple individual clips)
  • Ctrl/Cmd + A (select all)
  • Shift + click (to select a continuous range of clips)

Selecting/de-selecting Asset Types

To narrow down your Clip Link search results, you can filter by Asset Type. You can either de-select each Asset Type in turn, or you can use the Ctrl/Cmd + click keyboard shortcut to de-select all Asset Types other than the one you clicked.

Want to search for all Asset Types again? Simply Ctrl/Cmd + click on the Asset Type you're currently filtering by and it will automatically re-select all other Asset Types.

 

Sub-clips

From Curator Clip Link, you can create sub-clips using a selection from a video asset, allowing you to work on that section of the video separately.

To create a sub-clip:

  1. Select the video asset you would like to create a sub-clip from.
  2. From the video player, click on a point in the video to select the start point for your sub-clip, and select the Mark Inpoint button.
  3. Then click on a separate later point in the video to select your end point for the sub-clip, and select the Mark Outpoint button.
  4. With both the start and end points selected, select Create Sub-clip from the top right-hand corner of the screen. A confirmation message will appear at the bottom of the screen to confirm that your sub-clip has been created.From here, you can open and edit your sub-clip.
 
 

System Tree and Right-Click Functions

Curator Clip Link comes complete with a system tree which can be found on the left-hand side of the UI when the Folders filter is selected.

This article explains the functions of the available options when the Folders filter is being used.

Using Clip Link's system tree and updated asset list, you can drag and drop assets and folders between these two areas and within themselves under the Folders tab.

Note: You cannot drag assets from the Filters tab Asset List into the Folders tab System Tree. You can however cut and paste between the two as described in the new right-click context menu functionality below.

Creating and managing folders from the system tree

From the same left hand system tree, by selecting and right-clicking on a particular folder, you can create new folders within the selected folder, rename the folder, move or delete it.

Note: you must have the correct read/write/delete permissions in order for this functionality to work.
 

Setting thumbnails from the asset previewer

Thumbnails can only be set within the limits of the start and end frames for sub-clips, and, for bookmarks, only on the bookmarked frame itself. This option is deactivated for image type assets.

Right-click context menu functionality

Note: this will only appear for relevant asset types.

From Curator 3.5.1, you're able to right-click on assets to open the plugin's menu. The default out-of-the-box options here are shown below:

  • Get link to asset - Copies the URL of the selected asset to the user's clipboard.
  • Open with - Opens up the selected asset in another application (the default option for this is Open in Logger. This is configurable.)
  • Edit/View metadata - Allows you to edit the metadata of the selected assets or against the assets in the search results.
  • Navigate to folder - Navigate to the original asset location.
  • Show Clipmarks - Shows clipmarks/subclips for the selected assets in a new tab.
  • Show asset locations - Opens a new tab displaying the folder(s) and any collection(s) that the selected asset resides within.
  • Add to cart - Adds the selected assets to the cart.
  • Create Collection - Creates a collection, automatically adding the selected assets to a created collection.
  • Delete - Only available to those who have the correct permissions set, this will move the selected assets to trash. Assets will be deleted from trash when their purge date has been met.
  • Move Assets (under Folders tab) and Move folder acts like a "cut" option for assets (including folders), before "pasting" them with Place assets into the System Tree or Move to in the Asset List. 
    Note: If you move an asset and then change the selected folder in the System Tree then you will no longer be able to place the assets. The contents of the "cut buffer" are lost when you change folders. You must therefore place the asset by either right-clicking the destination folder in the System Tree or else a child folder already visible in the Asset List.

Removing assets and restoring from trash

Once an asset has been moved to the trash folder, it will remain in the trash folder until the purge date has been met. Once met, the system will remove the file from the trash folder.

With Curator you have the option to restore a deleted asset to its previous location by finding the asset/s in the trash and selecting Restore.

Alternatively, if you want to remove the assets from the trash folder, where their purge date is set much farther into the future than desired, selecting Remove from Trash will allow the ability to re-set the purge date to the current time/date, removing the file almost instantly.

 
 

Collections and Productions

Collections

Clip Link allows you to select a number of assets and add them to a collection. Collections are useful for grouping together assets to be used later or shared with other people in your team.

To create a collection:

  1. Click on the name of the asset you want to add, or 
  2. drag over a group of assets.

A green tick () will appear on each selected asset. You can then choose to add all of the assets you’ve selected to a new or existing collection by clicking on the context menu and selecting either Create collection or Add to collection

Once you’ve created a collection, you can search for it by name in any Curator application and immediately access any of the assets within it.

Productions

If your Curator license includes the Edit & Publish Functionality Module, you can use Curator alongside video-editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro. This allows you to create productions and manage your editing projects with Curator. You can find out more about the Edit & Publish Functionality Module in our Productions in the Adobe Panel Guide.

What are Curator Productions?

In Curator, a Production is simply an Adobe Premiere Pro project file (a .prproj) that has been saved into the Curator database. You can think of it as a .prproj file that you can retrieve whenever you want.

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Curator Productions can be created in Clip Link and also in the Curator for Adobe Panel. Check out our "Working with Curator Productions in the Curator for Adobe Panel" help article if you're working directly in Premiere Pro/After Effects

 

Starting a Curator Production in Clip Link couldn't be simpler! Within the main Curator Clip Link interface, simply right-click in the middle pane to bring up the context menu and choose 'Create Production'. Doing this will open up the Create Production pop-up, where you can assign some metadata to go alongside your Curator Production. Once you're happy with your choices, click Ok and Curator will do the rest.

Once a production has been created, it will be searchable from within any Curator application.

Top tips for working with Curator Productions

Make sure to choose the correct Adobe application from the 'Production Type' field, as this assigns a template project file for this application to the newly created Curator Production asset.

Adding metadata to any asset makes the value of it increase significantly! Therefore, always take an extra moment to ensure the metadata is accurate. You'll never know when you or your team may need it.

 

Add to cart

Carts are a great way of selecting assets when you’re not sure what you want to do with them yet, but don’t want to lose them. Unlike a collection, your assets will remain selected whether you navigate between pages or do new searches.      
 

To add content to your cart:

  1. Click- or drag- select the assets you want to save for later, right-click, then select Add to cart
  2. The Add to cart option will also become available from the toolbar at the top right-hand side of the screen when content is selected.

 

Administrative functions

Editing folder permissions

Accessing folder details and permissions

Folder details and permissions can be found in Clip Link.

To access folder details and permissions:

  1. Select the Folders tab (accessible from the top left-hand side of Clip Link).
  2. Right-click on the folder you wish to look at and select Edit Permissions.

Overview

Folders and their permissions can be edited and managed from the Editing folder permissions screen.

The Editing folder permissions section is split into two parts: the Editing Library section allows you to edit folder details (where applicable), and the Permissions section allows you to apply Read, Write, and Delete permissions on a workgroup-by-workgroup basis, as well as propagating any permissions that are set down into all child folders from the level the permissions are set on.

Editing folder details

Certain folder values may be editable. This may vary depending on your permissions and/or the folder in question. Editable values will be clickable.

To edit a folder value:

  1. From the Editing section of the Folder Permissions screen, click on an applicable value.
  2. The field will become editable, allowing you to delete existing text and add new text.
  3. Click outside the field once you are done editing to confirm your changes.

Editing folder Workgroup permissions

Folder permissions can be edited for each workgroup.

Selecting a workgroup

To make it easier to find a specific workgroup you are looking for from the list:

  • From the Workgroup Permissions section of the screen, use the search bar above the list of workgroups to filter down to a specific workgroup.

Editing folder permissions for a workgroup

To edit permissions for a specific workgroup:

  1. From the Workgroup permissions section of the screen, click and drag on the permission level displayed to the right of a workgroup in order to apply or remove specific permissions to/from just that workgroup, ranging from None to Read, Write, and Delete.
  2. Changes you make will be highlighted in yellow until you opt to save them (done by clicking the Save button from the top right-hand corner of the screen).

Editing folder permissions for all workgroups

To apply a certain set of permissions to all of the workgroups in your list:

  1. Either:
    a) Click on the button that corresponds to the permission level you would like to set, or
    b) Click on the three dot menu to the right of the buttons and select one of the options to apply that permission level.
  2. Changes you make will be highlighted in yellow until you opt to save them (done by clicking the Save button from the top right-hand corner of the screen).

Applying the changes you have set to child folders

  • The Propagate checkbox allows you to propagate changes to all child folders contained within the selected folder so that their permissions match for the workgroup you have selected.

Saving your changes

To save your changes, click the Save button from the top right-hand side of the screen. Alternatively, you can cancel the changes you have made by clicking Cancel.

 
 
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