--- title: "Searching for assets" slug: "searching-for-assets" updated: 2026-10-20T17:19:15Z published: 2026-10-20T17:19:15Z canonical: "help.ipv.com/searching-for-assets" --- > ## 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. # Searching for assets This article gives an overview of the Clip Link search screen and links to the detailed articles for each area. The Clip Link application is your central hub for navigating and managing assets in one place. With Clip Link, you can: - Quickly find and discover assets, or create sub-clips. - Edit metadata and configure custom face recognition parameters to improve searchability and organisation. - Review and manage assets with closed captions (SRT and VTT). - Organise assets into collections and folders for editing in Adobe or other software. - Collaborate with colleagues on assets, collections, and folders. - Manage Review and Approve threads in Curator. - Prepare assets for detailed logging, including advanced notes and descriptions. **Note:** If an asset contains an alpha channel, its thumbnail background will appear checkered to indicate transparency. Supported formats include **.mogrt, .png, and .tiff**. #### Clip Link at a glance ![Clip Link at a glance, with the search bar, panels, asset pane, menus and desktop tabs numbered 1 to 7 to match the list below](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Setting/searching-for-assets-image-8ycyyq7r_1_-r20.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A32Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A32Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bsDdL6sMYKCutdAB6Q%2BBzbgjxEUi6VsHPjbX9%2FK91QM%3D) #### 1. Search, Search Operators, Advanced Search [**Search:**](/docs/quick-search) Simple search for an asset name or asset with metadata of the search text. [**Search Operators:**](/docs/search-operators) Expand your simple search with multiple asset names or assets with metadata of the search text in one search and define how you want the results produced in the asset pane. [**Advanced search:**](/docs/query-search) Custom search queries around specific metadata tags and groups of metadata. #### 2. Filters or Folders Using the [Folders](/docs/folders-doc) and [Filters](/docs/filters) panels on the left-hand side of the screen, you can choose the way assets are displayed in the asset pane, selecting between: - Filtering by metadata in the filter panel by selecting the **Filters** icon ( ![Filters icon](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/searching-for-assets-image-uu7ontus.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A32Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A32Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bsDdL6sMYKCutdAB6Q%2BBzbgjxEUi6VsHPjbX9%2FK91QM%3D)). This allows you to customise the filter panel options of the selected metadata. - Viewing by folder path and location by selecting the **Folders** icon ( ![Folders icon](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/searching-for-assets-image-j5smur0f.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A32Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A32Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bsDdL6sMYKCutdAB6Q%2BBzbgjxEUi6VsHPjbX9%2FK91QM%3D)). When selected, the icon will be highlighted green. With either the **Filters** or **Folders** panels expanded, you can select from the available asset type icons to ensure the asset pane only displays results belonging to the specific asset type(s) you want to review: ![The asset type icons for video, audio, image, bookmark, sub-clip, collection and folder](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/searching-for-assets-image-qjzbyj7w.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A32Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A32Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bsDdL6sMYKCutdAB6Q%2BBzbgjxEUi6VsHPjbX9%2FK91QM%3D) - Video - Audio - Image - Bookmark - Sub clip - Collection - Folder #### 3. Asset Pane The [asset pane](/docs/asset-pane-thumbnail-views) displays your asset library, allowing you to select assets, open an asset to view, create sub-clips from, and/or log. You can view the asset pane in grid or list view, paginate between pages and choose how many results per page you wish to view. You are also able to sort by a metadata tag. The panels on the left side can be expanded or collapsed for you to utilise the entire width of the screen for your asset pane. ![The asset pane using the full width of the screen with the left-hand panels collapsed](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Setting/searching-for-assets-image-z8rakms6_1_-r20.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A32Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A32Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bsDdL6sMYKCutdAB6Q%2BBzbgjxEUi6VsHPjbX9%2FK91QM%3D) #### 4. Asset Manager The [Asset Manager](/docs/asset-manager) is a holding/marking area for assets that you wish to task/action. This may be useful when handling multiple assets which you want to identify easily from within multiple collections. #### 5. Collections and Productions panel **Collections** A [Collection](/docs/collections-explained) is a selection of assets you can group together ready for a specific task, action, or identification. In addition to this, you are also able to group one asset in multiple collections. You can use a collection to do the following: - Prepare assets for an edit - Group together assets belonging to a TV series - Group assets centred around a specific sports player - Easily share a set of assets with colleagues If your Curator licence includes the **Edit & Publish Functionality Module**, you can use Curator alongside video-editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro. **Productions** A [Production](/docs/productions-in-clip-link) is an Adobe project (for example a Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop or Illustrator project) saved in Curator, which you can open and work on directly from Curator. #### 6. Activity Log Any processes taking place on an asset or the creation of anything in Curator can be monitored from the activity log. ![The ACTIVITY LOG showing one production being created and one completed, with the Clear finished and Clear links](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/searching-for-assets-image-zajtsqv9.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A32Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A32Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bsDdL6sMYKCutdAB6Q%2BBzbgjxEUi6VsHPjbX9%2FK91QM%3D) #### 7. Desktops Host multiple Clip Link tasks/searches at the same time using multiple [Desktops](/docs/desktops). ![Two desktops open as separate tabs along the top of Clip Link, each holding its own search](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Setting/searching-for-assets-image-skncwsr0_1_-r20.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A32Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A32Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bsDdL6sMYKCutdAB6Q%2BBzbgjxEUi6VsHPjbX9%2FK91QM%3D) #### 8. Asset Menu Each asset thumbnail has a menu with a variety of built-in options to help you navigate and manage your selected asset(s). You can also create your own custom options and workflows within Curator. ![The asset menu opened on an asset thumbnail, with options such as Preview, Open with, Edit metadata and Delete](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/searching-for-assets-image-0vkaj30n.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A32Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A32Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bsDdL6sMYKCutdAB6Q%2BBzbgjxEUi6VsHPjbX9%2FK91QM%3D) #### 9. Asset Metadata Click the **Metadata** icon to show or hide the [metadata](/docs/metadata-explained) panel for the selected asset, which shows all of the metadata tags (edited or empty) of the asset. You can filter the metadata shown by free text and metadata view. To edit metadata, right-click the asset and select **Edit metadata** to open the metadata editor (see [Edit asset metadata](/docs/edit-asset-metadata)). ![The Metadata editor for a selected asset, listing each metadata name and value, with the Cancel and Save buttons](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/searching-for-assets-image-q5n72su4.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A32Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A32Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=bsDdL6sMYKCutdAB6Q%2BBzbgjxEUi6VsHPjbX9%2FK91QM%3D)