Guides

Organizing Assets

Use collections, tags, metadata, and search to keep your assets organized

  1. Advanced, 10 min

    Managing Projects

    Learn how to create, organize, and manage photo projects in ReelStorage, including settings, team members, and archiving.

  2. Advanced, 8 min

    Uploading Assets

    Learn how to upload photos and videos to your project using the upload window, monitor progress, and verify your files appear in the asset grid.

  3. Advanced, 8 min

    Browsing and Selecting Assets

    Learn how to browse your asset grid, search by name or metadata, sort and filter results, and select assets for bulk actions.

  4. Intermediate, 8 min

    Using Tags and Metadata

    Learn how to create, edit, and manage project tags to organize your assets by people, objects, and locations.

  5. Intermediate, 5 min

    Viewing the Activity Log

    Track every change in your project with the activity log, including uploads, approvals, metadata edits, and team actions.

  6. Advanced, 10 min

    Editing Asset Metadata

    Learn how to view and edit IPTC metadata fields on your assets, including titles, descriptions, copyright info, and location data.

  7. Intermediate, 8 min

    Organizing Assets with Collections

    Learn how to create collections, add assets to them, view collection contents, and manage collections from the sidebar.

  8. Advanced, 5 min

    Organizing Assets with Folders

    Create, rename, and manage folders to keep your project assets organized by shoot day, location, or any grouping that fits your workflow.

  9. Advanced, 8 min

    Using the Asset Viewer

    Open the full-screen asset viewer to preview photos and videos, navigate between assets, zoom and pan, and review metadata, tags, approvals, and comments.

  10. Advanced, 10 min

    Searching and Filtering Assets

    Use the search bar, sort options, quick filters, and the advanced Filters panel to find exactly the assets you need in any project.

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