If you'd like to use cropped assets in sell sheets, newsletters, and website banners, for example, you can crop assets in DAM to fit exact pixel dimensions. Cropped assets can be immediately downloaded or a share link or embed code can be created. Crop assets from Asset Digest, redesigned search results, or the Asset Details page.

 

Enable cropping¶

The Cropping feature must be enabled in the Admin app for you to crop.

To crop and create a new default view of the asset, the Cropping Multiple Asset Views feature must be enabled. If you have permission to download or share assets, you can also crop and download assets.
 

Crop asset¶

In Asset Digest and redesigned search¶

After clicking Download in Asset Digest or a redesigned search results page, you’ll see the download modal. To crop, click Customize download.

 

 

 

On the next screen, under Crop, select a preset aspect ratio from the dropdown (1:1, 2:3, 4:3 or 16:9) or Freehand to draw your crop box manually.

 

 

When you select an aspect ratio, a box will display over the image preview and you can drag it to another position and resize it. The output dimensions update to fit that ratio. If you select None, it will reset to have no crop. 

 

On Asset Details page¶

 To crop, click the crop tool icon below the asset's preview.

By default, the aspect ratio will be off. Choose from the set of frequently used ratios (16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 2:3), set a custom ratio, or drag to crop. The exact crop dimensions display as you crop. You can also select a background color, zoom in or rotate the asset, and see embed codes change dynamically as you crop. Note that, if you rotate the asset and select to crop and create view, the rotation will not be applied. If you rotate and select to crop and download, the rotation will be applied.

Choose from advanced settings to choose a format and quality for the crop, as well as additional options including to use a secure connection, display the asset in a high-pixel density, or to allow downloads. ("Use secure connection" and "Show download button" are automatically checked; uncheck if security isn't an issue or if assets shouldn't be downloaded.)

 

 

When you've completed cropping, choose to crop and create the view of it or download the crop as a GIF, JPG, or PNG. You can also copy the share link or embed code to your clipboard.

For share links and embed codes with a branded URL, the cropped image will download. For share links and embed codes without a branded URL, if you download the crop, the download will be of the full-sized image, not the cropped image.

If file extensions are included in filenames on your site, extensions will be included with filenames of downloaded cropped assets.

When you select Crop & create view, that will be the default view of the asset on the Asset Details page.

After cropping, the original and cropped view or clipping path of the asset display in the Views area below the preview. Click either view to see a larger version. Click the cropped version to download or share it, to set it as the default view, or to delete the view. The default view will display when the asset appears in search results, share links, or embed links.

When downloading, if the cropped view is selected as the default view, users should select a conversion format that is not the original format because the cropped view will not be downloaded as the original format.

Only one cropped version is maintained as an alternate view of the original asset.