Upload assets
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To upload assets to Brandfolder.
- Open the section where you want to upload assets.
Drag files individually or in bulk to the +Add assets box.
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Asset names can be up to 255 characters.
- If your organization uses required custom fields, fill those out.
You can add more assets to the upload from anywhere listed on the left-hand side of the Upload files window: Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, Link, or an FTP.
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- Select Upload.
After you upload assets, notice that the asset is automatically selected. Be careful to keep or remove the selection before adding labels, tags, custom fields, and more.
Assets can have up to 75 attachments.
Move assets across sections
To move assets, the same asset type must exist in another section. For example, if you want to move colors, you must have another section that houses color asset types. You can't move a color asset into a section that houses the file asset type.
If you attempt to move an asset without another section that houses that asset type, you receive a message stating: Unable to move this asset within this Brandfolder. There are no eligible sections to receive these assets.
What doesn't count as an asset?
- The links you put in under the name of your Brandfolder don't count as assets. Feel free to link to as many related websites and social profiles as possible!
- Different file formats of an asset added as an attachment don't count against your asset count. For example, if you add a logo and then include additional file formats as attachments to that logo, they don't count against your asset count.
Edit assets
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Easily edit individual assets in Brandfolder by selecting an asset and navigating to the Edit tab.
You can edit asset details, custom fields, and other advanced options, or add new attachments using the uploader box on the bottom left side of the modal.
Under Asset Details, you find several editable fields/items listed here, such as:
- Asset Name
Asset Names must not exceed 255 characters. Doing so will produce an error.
- Description
- Tags
Under Custom Fields, you can attribute any custom fields you set up for your Brandfolder for this particular asset.
Under Advanced, you find several editable fields/items listed, such as:
The recommended dimensions for the custom thumbnails are 375px X 160px.
- Custom Watermark
- 360 Viewer
- Asset Background Color
The Default for the Asset Background Color is gray and white checkerboard (transparent) or white, or you can pick your hex color.
Merge assets
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Once assets are merged, they can't be unmerged.
All attachments, fields, and tags are merged into the destination asset (the one you choose in the dropdown of the Merge option).
- Select assets you would like to merge by clicking the checkbox in the bottom left of each asset.
- Select the Merge button in the bulk actions bar in the bottom right. The Merge window appears.
- In the Merge window, select the destination asset from the dropdown. Then select Merge.
The assets merge into the destination asset.
Users can open the asset modal to download individual attachments or all attachments. The edit tab of the asset modal allows users to reorder the attachments if needed.
The name and description of the destination asset remain the same, but the names and descriptions of the other assets being merged are lost.
It is recommended not to merge more than 49 assets together.