Logging explained

  • Updated on Jun 5, 2025
  • Published on Apr 25, 2024
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Applications this article relates to: Curator Logger

Curator version supported from this article: 3.0/4.1

Overview: Collaborative Logging in Curator

Curator's logging feature empowers users to annotate video assets by tagging sub-clips and bookmarks with detailed notes. These annotations, often referred to as "edit notes," provide valuable feedback on aspects such as pacing, sequencing, visuals, audio, and narrative structure.

This collaborative approach facilitates communication among editors and contributors, ensuring that content is refined and aligned with the creative vision by providing the ability for multiple parties to provide constructive feedback on specific scenes, transitions, or elements that need adjustment or improvement.

By enabling precise, time-stamped comments, the review process is streamlined, making it easier for teams to identify and implement necessary edits. This functionality is particularly beneficial in industries like filmmaking, journalism, and media production, where multiple individuals contribute to the final product.

Opening assets in Logger

If you are using Curator version 4.1 or later:

  1. Navigate to your asset(s) or collection, and select Log asset(s):
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  2. The logging view will open. The first asset view will be the asset that is selected first in the collection, or the first sub-clip of the parent asset opened.

If you are using Curator version 4.0.1 or earlier:

  1. Navigate to your asset(s) or collection, and select Open with > Curator Logger:
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  2. Curator Logger will open. The first asset view will be the asset that is selected first in the collection, or the first sub-clip of the parent asset opened.

Logging at a glance

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  1. Name of the asset selected for Logging in view.
  2. Arrows either side of the name allow you to skip to the next asset in your asset logging queue to log.
  3. Review and approve
  4. Asset logging queue
  • The assets queued to log and note.
  • The panel can be enlarged for enhanced thumbnail visibility of assets in queue.
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  1. Player control bar
    Same controls as described in the Player controls .
  2. Asset info and Duration
    Metadata information and duration of the asset or sub-clip.
  3. Logger panel
    Area to tag metadata and a description (notes) to a video, image, audio, sub-clip or bookmark.
  4. Clipmarks
    A summary and customisable list view of the clip marks and their logged notes.
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  5. Action buttons
    Save your logger notes, or clear and create a new log.