Viewing assets

You can view image, video, audio, and 3D assets. See Viewing asset previews for more information.

Open an asset to view it and information about it. You can open assets from the list of recent assets on the home page, when browsing assets, or from a collection in a project.

You can also perform actions on an asset when you view it.

1. Click the asset to work with.

   The asset opens.

   • If the asset file type is not available for preview, click Download to download it.
   • If the asset file is too large to display, click Download to download it or Load anyway to load it, which may take several minutes.
   Tip

   When an asset is archived in Helix Core Server, you cannot perform any actions on it. Archived assets are marked as Archived in the Helix DAM asset Version list. See Archived assets.

   Actions available when viewing an asset from a collection

   To:	Do this:	More information
   View asset version information, view an asset version, and download an asset version	Select the version number in the list next to the asset filename	Viewing asset versions and Downloading assets
   Copy the asset URL to the clipboard so you can share it with other users or use it for other purposes	Click Share	--
   View a list of asset reviewers and manage them. Only available when the asset is changed from Open to another status, such as In review.	Click Manage reviewers	Viewing asset reviewers and Managing asset reviewers
   Rename the asset	Click and select Rename.	Renaming assets
   Copy the asset to a collection or folder	Click and select Copy to.	Copying an asset when viewing it from a collection
   Add a new preview image or change the existing preview image	Click and select Upload preview image.	Uploading an asset preview
   Regenerate the automatically generated asset preview image	Click and select Regenerate preview image.	Regenerating an asset preview
   Download the version of the asset you are viewing	Click and select Download current version	--
   Delete the asset	Click and select Delete.	Deleting an asset when viewing it
   Change the asset status	Click the current status and in the Change status menu select the new status	Changing status in an open asset
   Add or remove tags on the asset	Click the Manage tags button or the Add tags button next to the tags	Adding tags to assets and Removing tags from assets
   Zoom in or out on the asset	Click + or - on the asset zoom control at the bottom right of the asset	--
   Hide all comment circles on the asset	Click the Hide comments toggle on the asset zoom control	--
   View, add, or reply to comments on the asset	Click Comments	Adding comments to assets and Viewing asset comments
   View, add, edit, copy, or delete related links for the asset	Click Links	Working with links on assets
   View additional information about the asset including the filename, URL, depot path, author, and metadata	Click Asset details	Viewing asset details and metadata

   Actions available when viewing an asset from the home page or when browsing assets

   To:	Do this:	More information
   View asset version information, view an asset version, and download an asset version	Select the version number in the list next to the asset filename	Viewing asset versions and Downloading assets
   Copy the asset URL to the clipboard so you can share it with other users or use it for other purposes	Click Share	--
   Copy the asset to a collection or collection folder	Click Copy to	Copying multiple assets when viewing a collection or the home page or Copying an asset when viewing it from the home page
   Add or remove tags on the asset	Click the Manage tags button or the Add tags button next to the tags	Adding tags to assets and Removing tags from assets
   View the projects and collections the asset is in	Click Projects	Viewing asset project information
   View, add, edit, copy, or delete related links for the asset	Click Links	Working with links on assets
   View additional information about the asset including the filename, URL, author, and metadata	Click Asset details	Viewing asset details and metadata

Previewing video files

When you preview a video, you can:

• Play, pause, and stop the video.

• Adjust the volume.

• Add comments to the video. See Adding comments to assets and Adding comments to specific areas on assets.

Previewing audio files

When you preview an audio file, you can:

• Play, pause, and stop the audio file.

• Adjust the volume.

• Add comments to the audio file. See Adding comments to assets and Adding comments to specific areas on assets.

Previewing 3D files

When you preview a 3D file, you can:

• Rotate, move, and zoom in and out on the file.

• Create a new preview image.

  Move the 3D image to the position to show in the thumbnail preview on the collection page. Select Controls > Preview controls and then click Create preview. The thumbnail on the collection page is updated.

• Add comments to the file. See Adding comments to assets.