You can use Preview to see how a digital asset that you have uploaded appears when it is viewed by a customer in their own web browser. The default embedded, cross-device viewer that is assigned to the asset is used for the Preview.
A viewer is a collection of various settings or “presets.” For example, the viewer display size, zoom behavior, color schemes, borders, and fonts, that determine how users view rich-media assets on their computer screens and mobile devices.
Besides using the dedicated Preview feature for video, spin sets, and image sets, you can also preview an asset by using viewer presets that you have created. Or, use image presets to preview renditions of images.
When you are on a webpage (Sites) in Adobe Experience Manager, you cannot preview assets in Edit mode. Instead, go to Preview mode by selecting Preview in the upper right-hand corner of the page.
To enable or disable viewer presets in the user interface, see Managing Viewer Presets.
To preview assets:
From Experience Manager, on the Navigation page, select Assets, then Files to access assets.
Near the upper-right corner of the page, from the View drop-down list, select List View.
(Optional) Use the Type column to sort the assets by the type you want to preview.
Under the Title column, select the title name (not the thumbnail image) of the asset you want to preview.
Depending on the asset type you selected, do any one of the following:
Asset type you selected |
Able to preview asset in a particular rendition? | Able to preview asset in a particular viewer? | |
3D |
No | Yes | To preview a 3D asset in the Dimensional viewer
Navigating the 3D scene
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Image |
Yes | Yes | To preview asset in a particular rendition
To preview asset in a particular viewer
Use the + and -icons to increase or decrease the zoom of the selected image, respectively. To return the image to the original zoom, select Reset. |
Multimedia | Yes | Yes | To preview asset in a particular rendition
Selecting a higher-resolution video rendition to preview can cause the video to appear truncated. The reason is because the rendition preview shows you the exact resolution that your customers see it, all in the context of the embedded viewer that is used for the preview. When you preview an adaptive video set at the Asset level, the renditions are grouped into one playback experience. That is, the adaptive video is sized properly for viewing and played back using the best resolution in the context of your viewing device and connection speed. To preview an asset in a particular viewer
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Image set | No | Yes | To preview an asset in a particular viewer
Use the + and - icons to increase or decrease the zoom of the selected image, respectively. To return the image to the original zoom, select Reset. |
Spin set | No | Yes | To preview an asset in a particular viewer
Use the + and - icons to increase or decrease the zoom of the selected image, respectively. To return the image to the original zoom, select Reset. |
Mixed Media set | No | Yes | To preview an asset in a particular viewer
Use the + and - icons to increase or decrease the zoom of the selected image, respectively. To return the image to the original zoom, select Reset. |
Carousel set | No | Yes | To preview an asset in a particular viewer
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360 Video |
Yes | Yes | To preview asset in a particular rendition
To preview asset in a particular viewer
Use the + and - icons to increase or decrease the zoom of the selected image, respectively. To return the image to the original zoom, select Reset. |