When to Use When you want to assign metadata to all the searched assets. When you want to assign metadata to all the assets which are not visible in the Asset Browser after search. AssetBrowser typically shows top 1000 matches, but if you want to assign metadata to all the matching assets use Search and […]
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From Zoom 5.1 onwards, you can filter your search results based on chosen File-type filters. For example, you may only want to see Images, Videos, or Layouts. Each of these File-type filters is further configurable by choosing which extensions to include in each of them. A few File-type filters are available by default. Viewing File-type
From Zoom 7.2 onwards, users can migrate a large volume of data to their Zoom repository using our Data Migration tool in the Asset Browser. The migration process is totally hands-free, without downtime, and can run seamlessly in the background. At any time, the user can check the progress and pause or stop the migration. When resumed,
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By default, the Asset Browser refreshes its display every time it comes back in focus. This results in repeating a search operation to refetch data every time the Asset Browser window comes back in focus. This setting may be turned off using zoom.properties on the Zoom Client machine. Follow these steps: Open zoom.properties file from
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From Zoom 7.0 onwards, no duplicate asset may be imported to a Zoom repository without being flagged for further action. Whenever Zoom detects that the name of the imported asset matches an existing one (in the same project), the user will be prompted to resolve the duplication. Here, admin’s Version is the asset on the repository (last
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* This feature is available only in Zoom 7.0 or higher. Search Bar Launch a global search that spans file or folder name and also metadata right from the home page without opening a search tab first. Recent Files See all your recently modified or previewed files in the center of the Homepage. Double click on
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The list of keyboard shortcuts may be viewed directly from the Asset Browser using Shift + ? macOS Description Shortcut Refresh F5, Command + Shift + R Display preview of the selected asset Space bar Show URL of the selected asset Command + Shift + Space bar Check out (opens to edit / show
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If you are experiencing problems using drag and drop when working in the Asset Browser it is likely due to the bug in current version of Adobe AIR installed on your Mac or PC. The current recommended version for Adobe AIR is version 25 for Zoom 6.x or below. For Zoom 7.x or higher the recommended version
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Introduction The server and working copy settings dialog allows users to configure various zoom servers. From Zoom 6.0 and above, the server and working copy dialog has become more advanced and has incorporated many new features. Each added server can now be edited and a working copy location and default checkout location can be specified
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In Zoom 6.0 and above, support has been added for query-based searching, where the users can issue complex searches without setting up the advanced search parameters. An intuitive syntax is provided to build up the queries. Syntax: As user start typing in the top search panel, drop-down containing the list of possible values will be displayed, to help
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From Zoom 6.0 and above, right-click context menu in Asset Browser can be customized to invoke the pre-configured scripts. Brief: Automation is beneficial for Zoom users by allowing them to take mundane tasks and automate them using scripts. Currently, in Zoom, we have support for automation scripts using the Workflow functionality on the Zoom Server.
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From Zoom 6.0 onwards, a new search feature has been added called Faceted Search that provides the self-directed flexibility to the users to refine and drill down the results based on summary information provided for different Categories. How to use Faceted Search On opening the Search View in Asset Browser, it will show all the
Open zoom.properties. This file will be located in your local $HOME/.zm folder, under the current user’s directory. Windows example: C:\Users\joe\.zm\zoom.properties macOS example: /Users/evolphin/.zm/zoom.properties Add the field VAB_PER_PAGE_ENTRIES to the end of this document. Below is an example of a configuration set to show 150 results. VAB_PER_PAGE_ENTRIES=150 Save the changes to zoom.properties. Restart the Zoom Client Proxy (check here for instructions); Reopen the Asset Browser and confirm the
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Issue The Asset browser fails to open. The cursor may show some activity for a short while but nothing happens. Solution If your Asset Browser is not opening but every other application (Zoom Repository, Task Manager, Change Log) is accessible and responsive it is possible that your Adobe AIR installation is corrupt or needs to be updated. Please update/install
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In the asset browser, go to the search tab and from the search tab dropdown select “Search Filename.” Click Advanced Options and then click on the search scope button and select “Show Deleted.” Click on the Revision Information button and in the Comment box type in “Deleting.” Now click on the “Search” button
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Problem When a DRM asset expires within the zoom repository, the asset will still exist on all the users’ local working copy location who have checked out that asset. The expired asset is not removed from the local working copy after expiry. Solution When an asset expires on the repository, and is checked out by
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Problem VAB does not retain default configured metadata for central panel after upgrade from Zoom 5.3 to Zoom 5.5 Solution: From Zoom 5.5 and above, default metadata configurations for central panel have been designed to be saved separately for Grid view and List/Portfolio view. To retain default configured metadata for central panel after upgrade from Zoom
Check if you have prefixed a dot before the file extension you are searching for. For example, if you want to look for all files of JPG extension, your entry in the filter must be “JPG” and not “.JPG”.
Asset Browser gives the following error: Resolution: Download the latest version of Adobe AIR.
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From version 5.4, Zoom has added a feature to assign and search metadata to specific keyframe or timecode of any video asset. For e.g. If there is some President.avi video of length ten minutes, then some metadata can be assigned to specific timeframe, let say 00h:10m:10s with some value: “Here comes the president”. Now this
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