> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cloudinary.com/documentation/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Assets release notes: November 26, 2024

## New offerings

### EasyFlows

EasyFlows, part of Cloudinary’s core DAM solution, is a no-code automation product designed for business users. It streamlines essential media workflows like asset renaming, metadata updates, access control changes, and more. Fully integrated with Cloudinary’s DAM and Programmable Media, EasyFlows delivers maximum time-to-value, empowering teams to manage their asset lifecycle with speed and efficiency.

![Dark mode in the Media Library](https://cloudinary-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/bo_1px_solid_grey/docs/mediaflows/easyflows/easyflows_ui.png "thumb:w_750,dpr_2, width:750, with_code:false, with_url:false, popup:true") 

[Learn more](dam_admin_easyflow)

## New features

### Creative approval

We’re excited to introduce **creative approval**, a streamlined solution for reviewing and approving creative assets like images, videos, and documents. This feature empowers teams to:

* View, comment on, and annotate assets.
* Approve or request changes through structured workflows.

With creative approval, assets progress only after approval, keeping feedback organized and ensuring a consistent, efficient review process. 

> **INFO**:
>
> The **creative approval** feature is available to customers on Assets Enterprise plans at an additional cost. If **creative approval** isn't yet enabled for your account and you'd like to enable it, please contact [Cloudinary support](https://cloudinary.com/contact) or your Customer Success Manager.

[Learn more](https://cloudinary.com/products/digital_asset_management/moderate-review)

### Hootsuite plugin

The new Cloudinary plugin for Hootsuite makes it easy to access and share images and videos stored in Cloudinary across your social networks. While composing a post in Hootsuite, you can:

* Open the Media Library Widget, a streamlined version of Cloudinary's Media Library, to manage your images and videos using Cloudinary's powerful media management tools.
* View, sort, and search for images and videos in Cloudinary.
* Select multiple images and videos to add directly to your posts in Hootsuite's Publisher.
* Apply transformations to optimize your media for social channels, including automatic cropping to fit platform constraints and using Cloudinary’s `g_auto` feature to keep content centered.
* Share high-quality, optimized media effortlessly.

This integration allows you to use Cloudinary’s advanced media features to enhance the content you share. [Get the plugin here](https://apps.hootsuite.com/apps/cloudinary).

> **NOTE**: The Hootsuite integration is built and supported by [Synaptive](https://www.synaptive.com/docs/article/28415238314125-Cloudinary-Quickstart).

[Learn more](https://www.synaptive.com/docs/article/28415238314125-Cloudinary-Quickstart)

### Portals

We’re excited to introduce Cloudinary Portals, a secure, no-code solution for sharing and curating assets with ease. Now, you can create custom portals to share media, brand resources, and guidelines with internal teams, partners, or press. With intuitive search, easy access control, and streamlined asset sharing, Cloudinary Portals provide a seamless experience for managing and distributing content.

> **INFO**:
>
> **Portals** is available to **Assets** and **Programmable Media** Enterprise plans at an additional cost. If **portals** isn't yet enabled for your account and you'd like to enable it, please contact [Cloudinary support](https://cloudinary.com/contact) or your Customer Success Manager.

[Learn more](https://cloudinary.com/products/digital_asset_management/portals)

## Enhancements

### Manage list values in structured metadata

You can now manage values with an expanded full-screen view and a new search capability, making it easier to locate any list value or its ID.

![Single and multi-select structured metadata field manage page](https://res.cloudinary.com/release-notes/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/bo_1px_solid_grey/v1731577965/single_multi_smd_manage_page.png "thumb:w_400,dpr_2, width:400, with_code:false, with_url:false, popup:true") 

[Learn more](dam_admin_structured_metadata#read_about_how_to_create_fields)

### Raw file previews

You can now preview additional raw file formats in the asset management drill-down page, including JSON, TXT, VTT, and SRT formats.

![Raw file preview](https://res.cloudinary.com/release-notes/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/bo_1px_solid_grey/v1731608705/raw_preview.png "thumb:w_600,dpr_2, width:600, with_code:false, with_url:false, popup:true") 

### Block downloads for restricted assets

A new option is now available to block downloading restricted assets from the Media Library, including original and transformed versions, in addition to restricting their visibility outside the Media Library. This enhances asset protection by preventing unauthorized downloads. Admins can opt-in from the **Early Access** tab of the Media Library Preferences.

![Dynamic folder mode for new product environments](https://res.cloudinary.com/release-notes/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/bo_1px_solid_grey/v1731593899/restricted_download.png "thumb:w_400,dpr_2, width:400, with_code:false, with_url:false, popup:true") 

[Learn more](dam_admin_asset_management#access_control_modes)

### Bulk append values to multi-select fields

To simplify bulk editing, you can now add values to multi-select SMD fields without removing existing selections, even when assets have different current values.

![Bulk edit structured metadata](https://res.cloudinary.com/release-notes/image/upload/q_auto/f_auto/bo_1px_solid_grey/v1731609024/bulk_update_structured_metadata.png "thumb:w_600,dpr_2, width:600, with_code:false, with_url:false, popup:true") 

[Learn more](dam_manage_metadata#edit_structured_metadata)

### Easily access related assets

The **Related Assets** tab is now available in the Preview pane, even for assets without existing relationships.

This feature lets you establish meaningful connections between assets based on your organizational needs. Configuring these relationships helps users quickly discover and navigate between associated assets in the Media Library.

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[Learn more](dam_analysis_insights#related_assets)

### Easily access Video Player Studio

You can now access Video Player Studio from a video asset's context menu. Use the [Video Player Studio](https://console.cloudinary.com/app/video/player-studio) to create and customize a video player instance or define a [player profile](video_player_how_to_embed#player_profiles) and easily copy and paste the required code into your website or application. 

![Video Player Studio](https://res.cloudinary.com/release-notes/image/upload/bo_1px_solid_grey/f_auto/q_auto/v1732017235/video_studio_in_dam.png "thumb:w_800,dpr_2, width:800, with_code:false, with_url:false, popup:true") 

[Learn more](cloudinary_video_player#video_player_studio)

## UX improvements

### Preference page split

To enable you to set up your product environment behavior more easily, the Media Library Preferences page is now split into different tabs, according to topics:

* [Display](https://console.cloudinary.com/console/media_library/preferences/display)
* [Upload](https://console.cloudinary.com/console/media_library/preferences/upload)
* [Search](https://console.cloudinary.com/console/media_library/preferences/search)
* [Public Sharing](https://console.cloudinary.com/console/media_library/preferences/public-sharing)
* [Early Access](https://console.cloudinary.com/console/media_library/preferences/early-access)
  

[Learn more](dam_admin_media_library_options)

### Easy asset replacement

You can now replace an asset directly from its context menu, as well as from the asset management page. Selecting **Replace** from the context menu opens the Upload Widget, where the asset you upload will automatically replace the selected one.

![Replace an asset from the context menu](https://res.cloudinary.com/release-notes/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/bo_1px_solid_grey/v1732017784/replace-from-context-menu.png "thumb:w_500,dpr_2, width:500, with_code:false, with_url:false, popup:true") 

### Primary attribute setup

Previously, primary attributes could only be designated from the Preferences page. Now, you can set a primary attribute directly from the [Manage Structured Metadata](https://console.cloudinary.com/console/media_library/metadata_fields) page, ensuring it remains prominently visible across all Media Library views.

For example, setting **Active Status** as the primary attribute ensures that the asset's status (**Active** or **Inactive**) is clearly displayed in Mosaic, List, and Card views. This visibility helps streamline asset selection by making it easy to identify and choose only active assets for use.

![Primary attribute setup](https://res.cloudinary.com/release-notes/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/bo_1px_solid_grey/v1732098460/primary_attribute_smd_manage_page_setup.png "thumb:w_500,dpr_2, width:500, with_code:false, with_url:false, popup:true") 

[Learn more](dam_manage_individual_assets#primary_attribute)

## Coming soon

### Add structured metadata list values with ease

You’ll soon be able to paste comma-separated values into multi-select structured metadata fields and add them all at once using the new **Apply all** option.

This feature supports dynamic list value creation, simplifying the management and updating of structured metadata.