Defining Image Rendition Sets

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4.3.2 Defining Image Rendition Sets

When a contributor checks a digital asset into Content Server, they select a rendition set on the check in form. For image files, that rendition set matches a rendition set defined in the extraRendition_definitions.hda file. Depending on the needs of your organization, the system administrator may need to modify, delete, or add renditions or rendition sets. For example, higher resolution may be required for print material than is specified in the default Print rendition set, or a new rendition set to handle CAD files from an engineering company. For images, image rendition sets defined in the extraRendition_definitions.hda files contain the options for converting digital assets into the image renditions specified in the set, and for displaying and accessing the renditions from within Content Server. The default renditions sets are in the component resource file, which should not be changed. Any additional rendition sets should be added to the extraRendition_ definitions.hda file you created during installation. In that file, the top properties section contains the file path to a third-party conversion application. The bottom section contains the rendition set options, organized into sets, called rendition result sets. When a file is checked into Content Server, the format of the file determines whether or not it is a digital asset. If it is an image file, Content Server passes the file to Inbound Refinery, which calls rendition options from the extraRenditions.hda and pass them to the image conversion application. The resulting renditions are then passed back through Inbound Refinery to Content Server or other specified location, where they are managed under a single content ID and made available to your organization. For image assets, the names of the rendition sets defined for the choice list in the PackagedConversions metadata field in the Configuration Manager applet must match exactly with the names of the rendition sets defined in the extraRendition_ definitions.hda file. When modifying or adding renditions, it is important to remember that a contributor will only see the name of the rendition set when they check in a digital asset. The rendition set name should be descriptive. Rendition names and descriptions are displayed on the content information and rendition information pages. Spaces and other characters reserved for Idoc Script tags or are illegal for use in URLs, such as spaces, cannot be used in rendition names.

4.3.3 Creating and Configuring Image Rendition Sets