Logging explained

  • Updated on Jun 18, 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 logging view

If you are using Curator version 4.1 or later:

  1. Navigate to your asset(s) or collection, and select Log asset(s):
    log assets1.png

  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:
    right click asset.png

  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 beside 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 logging queue can be made visible or hidden by clicking this icon:

    expand asset queue.png

  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. Logging panel
    Area to tag metadata and a description (notes) to a video, image, audio, sub-clip or bookmark.

  4. Sub-clips
    A summary and customisable list/thumbnail view of the sub-clips and their logged notes.
    sub clip view logger.png

  5. Action buttons
    Save your logging notes, or clear and create a new log.