Asset Versions

An Asset Version is a derivative of a file that is based on the original source.

An Asset on HIVO can have many different versions, such as original, web, thumbnail, watermarked and any other version, etc. Each version of an Asset represents a separate file with different sizes and properties. The metadat on Asset versions, however, is kept the same to avoid duplication of assets stored in your account.

Viewing Different Versions on Asset Detail Page

In the example image, there are multiple versions of the same Asset (eg. original, thumbnail, web versions). You can click on the different versions to view, comment or perform actions on them.

See Different Version

Adding New Versions on Asset Detail Page

To upload a new versions of an Asset, click the plus sign (+) next to existing versions of Assets. A dialog box will appear asking you to enter the version name and choose file from your computer to upload.

  • Enter a name for the new Version

  • Select the new Version from your computer.

  • Click 'Start Upload'. The file will be added to the 'Upload Queue'.

Add New Version of an Asset
Upload and Name a New Version

Automated Versioning

HIVO will automatically generate web, thumbnail, super-resolution and watermarked versions of Assets. This can be done while uploading by ticking the respective options under the ‘Automations’ section of the ‘Asset Details’ step, or using the ‘Automations’ option in Library Actions.

Note: Admins can configure the settings for automated versions from the Version Settings page in the Client Profile.

Create Automated Version when uploading Assets

Create a Super Resolution Image

Users can up-res, or increasae the quality, of an image from the Asset Detail page. The ‘Generate super-resolution’ may be used on small (< 16 MB) .jpeg or .jpeg images. This option will use AI to generate a larger version with increased resolution.

How to create Generate super-resolution image:

  • Navigate to the Asset Detail page

  • Select the Asset version you would like to improve the resolution for

  • Click on the spanner customisations icon

  • The click the Actions button

  • Then click 'Create Super Resolution Version'

See: Watermarking for more details on watermarked Versions.

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