AEM 6.5 Dynamic Media: Smart Crop processing and data flow
Learn how Smart Crop works in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) 6.5 when AEM runs with Dynamic Media in Scene7 mode.
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Environment
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) 6.5 with Dynamic Media - Scene7 mode
Issue/Symptoms
Organizations often need technical clarification about Smart Crop before approving it for internal use.
Typical review topics include:
- how Smart Crop processing works
- where image analysis occurs
- where assets and Smart Crop data are handled in the product flow
- how AEM and Dynamic Media interact during Smart Crop processing
This article provides product-level clarification for Smart Crop in AEM 6.5 with Dynamic Media.
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Smart Crop processing
Smart Crop is an AI-powered Dynamic Media capability that uses Adobe Sensei to identify the focal point of an image and generate crop suggestions for responsive delivery.
Product flow
In Dynamic Media - Scene7 mode, AEM stores the primary source asset and syncs that asset to Dynamic Media for processing and publishing.
Dynamic Media performs asset processing and rendition generation. That flow includes Dynamic Media image handling and Smart Crop generation.
After processing completes, AEM can securely preview the remote Dynamic Media renditions.
Smart Crop output
Smart Crop creates crop suggestions for the configured aspect ratios in the applied image profile. Authors can review and adjust those crops in AEM when needed.
Storage and delivery model
AEM remains the system of record for the primary source asset in the AEM repository.
Dynamic Media handles remote processing, remote renditions, and delivery through its Dynamic Media service model.
Cause
The request stems from a governance and architecture review of Smart Crop. Smart Crop in AEM 6.5 with Dynamic Media uses an Adobe Sensei-powered processing flow through Dynamic Media - Scene7 mode.
Related Reading
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