In Zoom, metadata is additional information about an asset. Commonly, this described as “data about data”. It is information that describes an asset beyond the digital data that is contained within it. This can include a variety of information from title, description, location, and a variety of other types of metadata. These are helpful because they allow users to search and filter assets based on this information.
Zoom comes with a variety of metadata fields out-of-the-box. Some of this information is automatically populated when files are imported into Zoom because they are stored as XMP metadata in the files.
Zoom also has the ability to track links between assets. For example, when using applications such as Adobe InDesign, Adobe After Effects, or Adobe Premiere, Zoom can automatically checkin and out assets that are placed inside of these project files, reducing the extra steps of checking in multiple files separately.
As of Zoom 5.1, Zoom also has the ability to read layers information from applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, and Adobe After Effects. This allows users to browse the layers structure of their project files without having to ever open the file. It also allows users who place assets in these projects to view the linked assets in Zoom
The following step describe how to edit file metadata for assets inside of Asset Browser.
Editing Metadata on Single Asset
- Select an asset in Asset Browser using your cursor.
- On the right sidebar, click on the Metadata panel.
- Select a metadata field to edit.
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- Click on the value area. The value should turn into a text-field or drop-down.
- Enter your metadata value.
- Hit Enter on your keyboard.
Editing Metadata on Multiple Assets
- Select multiple asset in Asset Browser using your cursor and holding down Shift.
- On the right sidebar, click on the Metadata panel.
- Select a metadata field to edit.
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- Click on the value area. The value should turn into a text-field or drop-down.
- Enter your metadata value.
- Hit Enter on your keyboard.
Mandatory Metadata and Custom Metadata
For additional information regarding Mandatory Metadata, please refer to Configuring Mandatory Check-in