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title: "Asset Viewer"
slug: "asset-viewer-1"
updated: 2026-10-21T21:36:37Z
published: 2026-10-21T21:36:37Z
canonical: "help.ipv.com/asset-viewer-1"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.ipv.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Asset Viewer

When you select and open an asset from the asset pane, it will appear in the **Asset Viewer**. This is where you can view your asset along with all related details, metadata, and any linked items such as bookmarks and sub-clips.

- **Video playback** starts automatically when you open a video asset.
- **Sub-clips** appear within the context of the full video. A green bar highlights the portion of the video covered by the sub-clip, and playback begins at the sub-clip’s in-point.
- **Playback controls** are located below the video, allowing you to navigate easily.
- For quick navigation, see the [Keyboard shortcuts](/docs/keyboard-shortcuts) article for a list of helpful commands for asset selection and playback.

To deselect a selected asset, click the background or press the Esc key on your keyboard.

**NOTE: Pressing Esc is not advisable when working in Safari full screen mode.**

#### Asset viewer at a glance

![The Clip Link asset viewer with a video open, its main areas numbered 1 to 11 to match the descriptions below](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/asset viewer buttons(2).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T11%3A41%3A09Z&se=2026-10-26T12%3A41%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ACc6Pkx8RKkmQEaTsSpE2F4NLraDD2%2Blw43%2FJdZhSzk%3D)

With the asset open, you are able to access the following:

1. **Search bar** This provides the ability to search and access your Saved Searches.
2. **Asset name** This displays the name of the asset. The icon beside the asset name will indicate the asset type in the viewer. If the currently selected asset is either a bookmark or sub-clip (child asset), you will see the name of the child asset as well as the parent asset. The asset name and child asset name are hyperlinked for your navigation.
3. **Asset play** The content of the asset will appear in the centre of the viewer.
4. **Player controls** The player controls contain buttons to control the playback audio and video as well as tooling to manage the asset including sub-clipping.
5. **Asset information** Scroll down to reveal the information and switch between: - Asset info - Asset metadata (metadata of the asset open). - Parent metadata (metadata of the parent asset of the currently selected sub-clip or bookmark). If the currently opened asset is not a sub-clip or bookmark, then parent metadata will not be displayed.
6. **Update thumbnail** Using this option, you can select any frame from the player bar and update the thumbnail for the asset view in the asset pane of Clip Link.
7. **Metadata (** ![Metadata panel icon](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/metadata panel icon.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T11%3A41%3A09Z&se=2026-10-26T12%3A41%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ACc6Pkx8RKkmQEaTsSpE2F4NLraDD2%2Blw43%2FJdZhSzk%3D) **)** This area displays metadata for the selection.

![The Metadata panel showing the asset's metadata, with the Filter metadata box and the View empty metadata and View in categories toggles](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/metadata panel.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T11%3A41%3A09Z&se=2026-10-26T12%3A41%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ACc6Pkx8RKkmQEaTsSpE2F4NLraDD2%2Blw43%2FJdZhSzk%3D)

From here, you can search and filter to view specific metadata if needed.
8. **Sub-clips (** ![Sub-clips panel icon](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image-1768820206601.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T11%3A41%3A09Z&se=2026-10-26T12%3A41%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ACc6Pkx8RKkmQEaTsSpE2F4NLraDD2%2Blw43%2FJdZhSzk%3D) **)** This area is dedicated to the creation and updating of sub-clips and bookmarks. If the asset has sub-clips or bookmarks then this area will display a library of these. ![The Sub-Clips panel listing the asset's sub-clips with thumbnails, in and out points, a Sort by drop-down and a search box](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/sub clip panel(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T11%3A41%3A09Z&se=2026-10-26T12%3A41%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ACc6Pkx8RKkmQEaTsSpE2F4NLraDD2%2Blw43%2FJdZhSzk%3D)

From here, you can select one or more child assets and scroll through all of them, as well as [previewing](/docs/asset-preview) them by hovering over their files. If a collection is opened, a **Collection** panel ( ![Collection panel icon](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/collections icon(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T11%3A41%3A09Z&se=2026-10-26T12%3A41%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ACc6Pkx8RKkmQEaTsSpE2F4NLraDD2%2Blw43%2FJdZhSzk%3D) ) will be displayed here instead, allowing you to view, [preview](/docs/asset-preview) and [reorder items](/docs/reordering-collection-items) within the collection.
9. **Explore (** ![Explore panel icon](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/explore panel icon.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T11%3A41%3A09Z&se=2026-10-26T12%3A41%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ACc6Pkx8RKkmQEaTsSpE2F4NLraDD2%2Blw43%2FJdZhSzk%3D) **)** ![The Explore panel with the Related and Asset locations tabs, showing the folder the asset is in and Open locations in search](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/explore panel.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T11%3A41%3A09Z&se=2026-10-26T12%3A41%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ACc6Pkx8RKkmQEaTsSpE2F4NLraDD2%2Blw43%2FJdZhSzk%3D) This area allows you to select from the following: **Related** displays assets with similar metadata to the selected asset. **Asset locations** displays hyperlinks to collections, productions and folders the asset is referenced in and is a part of. This is useful when [working with collections](/v1/docs/working-with-collections).
10. **Transcription (** ![Transcription panel icon](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/transcription panel icon.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T11%3A41%3A09Z&se=2026-10-26T12%3A41%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ACc6Pkx8RKkmQEaTsSpE2F4NLraDD2%2Blw43%2FJdZhSzk%3D) **)** This area displays transcription data (where available and configured), allowing you to search and manage [captions](/docs/subtitlescaptions) directly from the player. ![The Transcription panel showing timed captions with a Search transcription box at the top](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/transcription panel.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T11%3A41%3A09Z&se=2026-10-26T12%3A41%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ACc6Pkx8RKkmQEaTsSpE2F4NLraDD2%2Blw43%2FJdZhSzk%3D)

From here, you can:
  - View any available captions for an asset
  - Search within the captions for a specific word or line
  - Select a caption line to automatically jump the player to its corresponding timecode
  - See the currently playing caption line automatically highlighted in green during playback
  - If more than one transcription is available for the asset (for example, in different languages), choose the one to show from the drop-down at the top of the panel. Clip Link remembers your choice for the next asset.
11. **Asset Menu** With the three dot menu selected, the asset menu appears. The menu options are similar to those displayed when an asset or assets are selected in the Asset pane.

![The asset menu opened from the three dot menu, with options such as Preview, Open with, Edit metadata, Add to asset manager and Delete](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/asset-viewer-image-iaqzurnr.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T11%3A41%3A09Z&se=2026-10-26T12%3A41%3A09Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=ACc6Pkx8RKkmQEaTsSpE2F4NLraDD2%2Blw43%2FJdZhSzk%3D)

If you have [Logging](/docs/logging-explained) permissions, the **Log asset** option will also appear here.