Files formats support in Assets Essentials
Assets Essentials supports a wide range of file formats and each functionality has varied support for different file types.
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Assets Essentials supports any binary file format with basic services, such as, storage, upload, copy, move, delete, and adding metadata.
Assets Essentials also supports camera RAW files from a wide range of leading camera manufacturers including Canon (CR2/CR3), Nikon (NEF), Sony (SRW/SRF), Fujifilm (RAF), Olympus (ORF), and others, powered by Adobe Camera Raw.
The various file types have different degrees of support for the use cases and features, as described below. Use the legend to understand the support level.
| Support Level | Description |
|---|---|
| ✓ | Supported |
| ✓ ‡ | Supported conditionally |
| − | Not applicable |
Add, upload, and view assets
| Asset type | Browse | Copy | Upload | Create | Delete | Details | Image zoom | Recently Viewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raster images | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| RAW files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Folders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | − | − |
| MP4 videos | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ ‡ | − | ✓ |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | |
| PSD, AI, PSB, and INDD | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ ‡ | − | ✓ |
| Other binary files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ |
Search, use, and edit assets
| Asset type | Download | Drag and drop | Image editor | Search | Smart Tags | Rename | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raster images | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| RAW files | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Folders | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Videos | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CC Libraries | − | − | − | − | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| PSD and PSB | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI and INDD | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Other binary files | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ |
Review assets and collaborate
| Asset type | Annotate | Comment | Create tasks and review |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raster images | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| RAW files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Folders | − | − | − |
| Videos | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| CC Libraries | − | − | − |
| − | ✓ | ✓ | |
| PSD, PSB, AI, and INDD | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Other binary files | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| DOC | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| DOCX | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| PPT | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| PPTX | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| XLS | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| XLSX | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| TXT | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| RTF | − | ✓ | ✓ |
Other asset management tasks
| Asset type | Metadata | Renditions | Trash | Copy | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raster images | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| RAW files | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Folders | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Videos | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CC Libraries | ✓ | − | − | − | − |
| ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| AI and INDD | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PSD and PSB | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Other binary files | ✓ | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Users of Adobe Asset Link can upload and check-in (upload a new version) files into the Assets Essentials repository from the supported Adobe Creative Cloud desktop applications.
Next Steps
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Provide product feedback using the Feedback option available on the Assets Essentials user interface
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Provide documentation feedback using Edit this page
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Contact Customer Care
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