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title: "Asset preview"
slug: "asset-preview"
updated: 2026-10-20T16:19:16Z
published: 2026-10-20T16:19:16Z
canonical: "help.ipv.com/asset-preview"
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# Asset preview

You can preview an asset in the following ways:

#### 1. From the asset pane, by selecting the asset and pressing spacebar:

![The asset preview window playing a video, with its metadata and the Add to asset manager and View buttons](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/asset%20preview%203.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T12%3A36%3A03Z&se=2026-10-26T13%3A36%3A03Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=THg%2FlWvYJlxw%2BJQ7y0s6wYW9klBJKje%2FclrkVqpCk2w%3D)

When previewing an asset in this way, the following player controls are available:

- **Play / Pause**
- **Audio volume control**
- **Audio channel selection**
- **Scrub bar**

The preview monitor can be moved anywhere on the screen, so you can continue browsing the asset pane while previewing.

Selecting a different asset in the asset pane while preview is open will switch the preview to the newly selected asset.

You can also add the asset you are currently viewing in preview mode to the [asset manager](/docs/asset-manager).

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#### 2. By hovering over an asset in the Sub-clips or Collection panels

![A sub-clip previewing in a pop-up player while the pointer hovers over it in the Sub-Clips panel](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/hover - Screenshot 2026-01-20 145224.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T12%3A36%3A03Z&se=2026-10-26T13%3A36%3A03Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=THg%2FlWvYJlxw%2BJQ7y0s6wYW9klBJKje%2FclrkVqpCk2w%3D)

When you select an asset that contains **child assets** or is part of a **collection**, a simplified preview is available in the **Sub-clips** or **Collection** panels.

The preview player provides basic controls only:

- **Play / Pause**
- **Mute**
- **Three-dot menu** for:
  - Selecting **audio channel**
  - Turning **loop playback** on or off

Any settings you change only apply to the **currently active preview**.

The preview is intentionally simple and does not replace the full asset viewer.

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#### Asset preview metadata preferences

Asset preview shows up to five metadata of the asset, including Duration and Created date time. You can opt to specify which metadata are displayed by default in asset preview mode by clicking on the settings cog and selecting Preferences.

![The settings cog menu opened, showing Preferences, About and Search Details](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/asset-preview-image-dg7fgwle.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T12%3A36%3A03Z&se=2026-10-26T13%3A36%3A03Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=THg%2FlWvYJlxw%2BJQ7y0s6wYW9klBJKje%2FclrkVqpCk2w%3D)

From here, select a metadata field from the drop-down list and select **Add**. You can show up to five fields.

![The Preferences dialog under Choose preview metadata, with a field drop-down, the Add button and up to five selected fields](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/asset%20preview%20metadata.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T12%3A36%3A03Z&se=2026-10-26T13%3A36%3A03Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=THg%2FlWvYJlxw%2BJQ7y0s6wYW9klBJKje%2FclrkVqpCk2w%3D)

You are able to reorder the selected metadata by clicking and dragging on them, or remove them by clicking on the green remove icon to the right of each metadata listed.

To open the asset with full [Asset viewer](/docs/asset-viewer-1) functionality, select **View**.