Every file inside of Zoom can have multiple revisions or versions of a file. Every time that you commit a new version of a file it creates a new Revision of that file. Any of these different revisions can be accessed at any time. The different revisions of a file are easily accessible in Asset […]
Before Ingest or Check-in In Zoom 5.1 or greater, before check-in of an asset, it is possible to specify an alternative thumbnail file for a preview-able file type in order to skip the default thumbnail generation by Zoom. This can be handy when: The default thumbnail generator in Zoom is slow or is using too many
The Show URL command will open the selected asset in your web browser to see a preview of the asset. Select an item in Asset Browser. Right-click on asset and Select Show URL. Your selected asset will open in your web browser.
When collaborating with another user, it can be helpful to send a user the path of an asset inside of Zoom. Inside of Asset Browser, you can copy the path of an asset to your system clipboard. Select an item in Asset Browser. Right-click on asset and Select Copy Path to Clipboard. You can now paste
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Assets can be deleted with ease within the Asset Browser. It is important to note, however, that no assets or revisions are every truly deleted and assets can always be restored. Whenever a person deletes an asset in Zoom, Zoom simply flags that asset as Deleted. The assets remain in the Zoom database and can
Within Zoom, creating copies of files is easy using Smart Copy. Unlike conventional copying of files which takes up additional data, creating a Smart Copy allows a file to be copied and edited without having to duplicate data on the server. You can create smart copies of a file or an entire folder. Using Contextual
Assets can be renamed easily with the Asset Browser interface. The instructions below describe the different methods you can rename an asset in Asset Browser. Clicking Filename Select an item in Asset Browser. Click once on the filename. Hit Enter on your keyboard. Using Contextual-Menu Select an item in Asset Browser. Enter your new filename.
Assets in Zoom can be moved from one location to another via drag-and-drop. The following instructions show how to move an asset from one directory in Asset Browser to another. Click the Browse button in the top-left corner. Navigate to defproj using the Path Navigator. Expand defproj in the Path Navigator using the expand arrow
Zoom can generate high-resolution previews a variety of different file-types, even if you do not have that application installed on your computer. These previews include images, videos, PDFs, InDesign files, etc. For a full list of supported files for preview, see . The following instructions describe how to generate a preview of an asset in the
In Asset Browser, you don’t have to checkout an asset in order to view it. You can also view an asset read-only. If you know you want to view a file without making any changes, you can open a file as read-only. Select an item in Asset Browser. Right-click on the asset and Select Open to Read.
When a file is changed on the Zoom Server, for example a new version is created, the file on your computer now is older than the latest version on the server and needs to be updated. Updating the files will update the file if there is a newer version or move it if it was
Prior to Zoom 5.1, the process of checking in an asset was referred to as Commit. The following instructions describe how to checkin assets using Asset Brwoser. When you have made changes to your files, you should see a RED indicator telling you that your has been modified and you need to checkin that file to the
Checkout Assets When you checkout assets, the assets are downloaded to your computer so that you can modify them locally. This files is called working copies. Any changes to the working copy will not affect the file on the Zoom Server until the file is checked in. When the file is checked in, it is stored as a new
One of the unique abilities of Zoom is the ability to check files in and out as you are working on them. The following instructions will explain how to check out a file from Zoom using the Asset Browser. Before doing so, it is important to understand the different file-statuses that exist in Zoom. Status Name
Once you have completed your project and you no longer need to have working copies on your computer, you can delink them. This will remove the files from your computer. If you need work on them at another time, you can check the files out again. Select an item in Asset Browser. Right-click on the
Locks is a feature in Zoom that allows you to restrict who is working at a file at one time. This helps communicate to users which files have been delegated to which users at a time. When a file is locked, other users in Zoom are not able to commit a new version of the file
There are a variety of actions that can be done to files stored in Zoom directly within the Asset Browser interface. Next, we will step through the different actions you can do to files within Asset Browser. Preview Files Preview files allows you to see a high-resolution preview of the file before you checkout the
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Browse Mode in Asset Browser allows users to navigate and browse Zoom in hierarchal structure. Browsing is much similar to navigating files and folders on your own computer in your file system. These instructions assume that you already have Asset Browser open and step you through how to navigate your files. Click the button in the top-left corner. In the Path
It is a good practice to set the default Zoom Server on your Zoom Client machine. This allows your Zoom Client to instantly connect with that server without any delay in asking for a URL. These settings are valid for Zoom 7.2 and below. Follow here for Zoom 7.3 and above. Follow these steps to
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The number of working copies on a computer can stack up over time. With Automatic Delink, Zoom marks old working copy files that have not been modified since the desired interval for cleanup by the user. When Delink is triggered, either automatically or manually, the assets are identified and marked for delinking and a new menu option is
