Asset editing (DAM role)

Makes the job of the digital asset manager easier by providing an ability to edit image assets by using features like transform (flip, rotate, zoom in or zoom out, crop and resize), filter (original, black and white, saturation, and brightness), 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 assets.

Assets (images) editing has following list of features:
  1. Transform
    • Horizontal flip
    • Vertical flip
    • Left rotate
    • Right rotate
    • Zoom in and zoom out
    • Free crop
    • Crop reset
    • Resize
  2. Filter
    • Original
    • Black and White
    • Saturation
    • Brightness
  3. Water Mark
  4. Asset rename
  5. Asset type change
  6. Undo
You can use these features to give a new look to your image.

Asset editing features

To edit a digital asset:
  1. From the left navigation pane, click Data Management. The Digital Assets Management page opens.
  2. Select assets that you want to edit, and click Open. The Asset Details page opens.
  3. In the Asset Edit page, you can perform following actions,
    Feature Description
    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 Using this asset editing feature, an asset can be cropped as required and you can also perform free size crop. Click Custom crop box to apply crop on the image. The crop box is adjustable in size, and click Apply to crop the asset. Click Reset Default to undo the changes done. Asset can be resized from the Resize Dimension in Pixel (px). The default value is the actual asset dimension with editable fields. Modify the values and click Apply to apply the new dimensions on the asset.
    Filter Asset filter applies colors on the image with the following four variations, click Apply once done:
    Black/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 once done:
    Type Text
    Enter the text that you want to use as a watermark.
    Text Position
    Click and specify the watermark text position on the image.
    Font
    Click and specify the font type for the watermark text.
    Size
    Click and specify the font size for the watermark text.
    Color
    Click and specify the font color for the watermark text.
    Asset Rename In the Type Text field, enter the new asset name.
    Change File Type In the Select File Type list, click and select the new asset file type. You can convert the asset to following types:
    • PNG
    • GIF
    • JPG
    • JPEG
    You can use the Zoom feature enables visualizing the asset minutely by using the Zoom In and Zoom Out controls. Asset editing provides the zoom controls in the right of the asset editing screen. 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"}