Editing digital assets

Asset (image) editing has list of features that can help you give a new look to your image.

About this task

This makes the job of the digital asset manager easy due to the ability to edit image assets by using features like transform, filter color, watermark, asset rename, and asset type change. The feature ensures that the digital asset managers can finish their work effectively without any need to switch between the different applications for editing the digital assets.
Navigation

Left pane > Data management > Digital Assets Management page

Procedure

Proceed as follows to edit an asset.

  1. Select digital assets that you want to edit, and click Open. The Digital Asset Catalog / <digital asset name> page opens.
  2. In the Asset edit tab, you can perform following actions,
    (Transform) You can perform image transforms without destroying the original image.
    Flip vertical 90
    Flips the original image into a mirror view vertically by 90 degrees.
    Flip horizontal 90
    Flips the original image into a mirror view horizontally by 90 degrees.
    Rotate left 45
    Rotates the original image left by 45 degrees.
    Rotate right 45
    Rotates the original image right by 45 degrees.
    Crop
    Crops an asset as required.
    Click Custom to apply a crop box on the image and click to crop. The crop box is adjustable in size. Click Reset default to undo the changes done.
    Click Resize (px) to resize the asset according to your specification. By default, the editable fields display the actual asset dimension. Modify the values and click to crop the asset.
    (Filter) Asset filter applies colors on the image with the following four variations, click Apply.
    None
    Reset the image to the original version.
    Black and White
    Convert the asset to Black and White scale according to the RHS color chart.
    Saturation
    Saturates an asset. Adjust the slider on the thumbnail to control the saturation.
    Brightness
    Increase or decrease brightness. Adjust the slider on the thumbnail to control the brightness.
    Note: Microsoft Internet Explorer has a CSS filter limitation due to which the filter thumbnails do not appear correctly.
    (Watermark) Specify the following values, and click Apply.
    Type text
    Enter the text that you want to use as a watermark.
    Text position
    Select watermark text position on the image.
    Font
    Select a font type for the watermark text.
    Size
    Select a font size for the watermark text.
    Color
    Select a font color for the watermark text.
    (Asset rename) In the Type text field, enter the new asset name, and click OK.
    (Change file type) In the Select file type list, select the new asset file type, and click OK.
    You can convert an asset to following types:
    • PNG
    • GIF
    • JPG
    • JPEG
    (Zoom controls) Click to visualize an asset minutely.

    You can configure the zoom in and zoom out values through the config.json file by using the following properties:{"ImageDefaultZoom": "200", "ImageMaxZoom": "400", "ImageMinZoom": "25"}