Custom Download
The custom download functionality lets you make professional standard edits on assets and create custom renditions.
Custom download provides you with both a list of preset dimensions (based on social media websites) to choose from and apply to your assets and the option to crop your assets manually.
A real-time preview shows you the expected result of the crop you want to apply to your asset before downloading it.
Single asset
You can download custom renditions of single assets from their detail pages.
To download a custom rendition:
- On the main menu bar, click Assets.
- On the Assets search page, find the asset you want to download.
- To open the asset detail page, click the asset tile.
- On the top-right of the asset detail page, click Download, then click Custom download
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- Fill out the custom download parameters.
- If you want to save this custom download as a new rendition, switch on Save rendition, provide a Rendition name, and optionally a Description.
- Click Download.
Clicking Download creates a download order. You can follow the status of the download order you created on your Downloads page and download it when ready.
Mass download
You can download custom renditions of multiple assets at the same time by creating a download order.
To create a mass custom download order:
- On the main menu bar, click Assets.
- On the Assets search page, select the assets you want to download.
- On the top-right of the page, click Download
- On the Download options page, in the Download name field, provide a name for your download order.
- For each asset type present in your selection, in the rendition drop-down list, select Custom.
- Fill out the custom download parameters.
- Click Next.
- On the Confirm download dialog box, select I agree to the terms and conditions of use, then click Confirm.
Clicking Confirm redirects you to your Downloads page, where you can follow the status of the download order you created and download it when ready.
You can create a download order containing several renditions by selecting multiple options in the rendition drop-down list.
Custom download parameters
The following table describes the available parameters for custom downloads.
| Field | Type | Description | Value | Mandatory? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Drop-down list | File format for the download. The formats available depends on the type of asset. | One of the available custom format. | Yes |
| Color profile | Drop-down list | Color profile to use for the rendition. | Don't change, sRGBDefault, CMYKDefault, or a configured color profile. | No |
| Crop | Drop-down list | Crop type. | Don't crop, Crop to center, Smart crop, or Manual crop | No |
| Dimensions | Drop-down list | Dimension of the custom rendition. | Don't resize, Custom width and height, or a preset dimensions. | No |
| (Max.) width | Numerical value + unit | Cropped image or vector width. | Numerical value + (pixels, inches, centimeters, or millimeters) | No |
| (Max.) height | Numerical value + unit | Cropped image or vector height. | Numerical value + (pixels, inches, centimeters, or millimeters) | No |
| Resolution (DPI) | Numerical value | Resolution of the custom rendition. | Integer value. | Yes |
| Filename | String | Overwrite the name of the download file. If you do not provide a value, the original file name is used. | String value | No |
Color profile, Resolution (DPI), (Max.) width, and (Max.) height only apply to Image and Vector assets. Crop and Dimensions only apply to Image assets.
The Crop option is only available for Image format and non-proprietary Vector image formats. However, you can change the dimension of the download by amending the Width or Height but the aspect ratio stays locked:
Available formats
The following list describes which format you can apply to your assets depending on their type.
| Type | Extensions | Available custom formats |
|---|---|---|
| Image | .jpeg | JPG, PNG, TIF |
| Vector | .png, .ai, .psd | JPG, PDF, PNG, TIF |
| Document | .docx, .pptx, .pdf | |
| Audio | .mp3 | MP3 |
| Video | .mp4 | MP4, WEBM |
Preset dimensions
The following table lists the available preset dimensions.
| Media website | Preset value |
|---|---|
| Facebook Cover Photo (820 x 312 px), Facebook Event Image (1920 x 1080 px), Facebook Highlighted Image (1200 x 717 px), Facebook Shared Image (1200 x 630 px) | |
| Instagram Photo (1080 x 1080 px), Instagram Stories (1080 x 1920 px) | |
| LinkedIn Banner Image (646 x 220 px), LinkedIn Company Cover Image (1536 x 768 px), LinkedIn Company Photos (900 x 600 px), LinkedIn Hero Photo (1128 x 376 px), LinkedIn Personal Background Image (1584 x 396 px), LinkedIn Shared Image (1104 x 736 px), LinkedIn Shared Link (1200 x 628 px) | |
| Twitter Header Photo (1500 x 500 px), Twitter In-Stream Photo (506 x 253 px) | |
| Youtube | YouTube Channel Cover Art (2560 x 1440 px), YouTube Channel Profile Image (800 x 800 px) |
Crop examples
This section illustrates each crop type with an example.
The dimensions of the new rendition must always be smaller than the dimensions of the original image.
Don't crop
The following example changes the width and height of an image asset but does not crop the image.
| Dimensions | Rendition |
|---|---|
| Original - Output dimensions 6000 x 4000 px |
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| Don't crop - Output dimensions 3000 x 2000 px |
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Crop to center
The following example crops the image using the Crop to center option.
| Dimensions | Rendition |
|---|---|
| Original - Output dimensions 3088 x 4624 px |
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| Crop to center - Output dimensions 1000 x 2000 px |
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Smart crop
Smart crop is a feature that intelligently examines the content of an image and automatically focuses on the most important part of an image for cropping. Smart crop provides an automatic search of the image for edges, skin tones, and areas of saturated color and attempts to position the crop box over the most significant feature. The width and height values specify the dimensions of the cropped area.
The following example illustrates a smart crop.
| Dimensions | Rendition |
|---|---|
| Original - Output dimensions 5000 x 7502 px |
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| Crop to center - Output dimensions 1000 x 600 px |
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Manual crop
Manual crop lets you manually select the aspect ratio from a list of preset values, resize the image using the width and height values, or manually adjust the cropping box in the preview panel.
The following example uses Manual crop and a preset value:
The following example is a Manual crop using the selection tool on the preview: