View content in Batches

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When you open a folder on the desktop page,

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you'll notice that the assets within it are organized into batches.

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You can think of batches as on demand views for

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your files within a folder specifically designed for efficient asset management

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that can be reorganized with just a few clicks.

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Whenever assets are uploaded,

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they must be added to either an existing batch or a new batch,

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so every batch on the platform will have a name.

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Here, we have three batches in our daily folder:

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demo batch,

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my new batch,

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and my second new batch.

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When working with these assets,

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you can use batches to reorganize them based off of any metadata field you'd like.

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For example, by selecting the scene from the filtering options,

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all the assets within the folder will now be reorganized into batches,

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based off of the info found in the scene metadata field.

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You'll also note that any assets that don't have

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any info in that field will all be batched together

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such as the case here with our no seen batch.

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To reorganize these again, you can select a different parameter, such as episode,

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camera,

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and more.

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Batches can also be used to make

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selecting your circle takes or print takes more efficient.

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When viewing your assets,

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once you've identified a print take, you can indicate it as such by putting a yes

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in the print take metadata field.

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Once you've made all your selections, you can then re batch by print take,

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which will separate them all from the other takes.

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It's important to note that whenever you're re batching your assets,

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they aren't being moved from their location,

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which helps you keep organized without any possibility of losing track of them.

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Batches are most powerful when used in conjunction with other functionality.

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For example, when creating a playlink,

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re batching by scene will allow you to select all assets from

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that scene to be sent out to whoever needs to review them.

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Note that in terms of permissions, anyone with access to a

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folder will have access to all files within that folder.

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In other words, permissions cannot be changed on a batch by batch basis.