Types of renditions
Asset renditions are different representations of an asset’s original file. These can include thumbnails, optimized versions for web or mobile, watermarked or DRM-protected files, or even dynamic elements like smart crops. They do not need to match the original file type, instead, they serve to represent the asset in various use cases.
Learn more about view and manage renditions in Experience Manager Assets.
Experience Manager Assets supports the following types of renditions:
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Static renditions: Static renditions are pre-created versions of digital assets, typically generated during the asset ingestion or modification. They are optimized for specific uses and platforms, such as web thumbnails, mobile-friendly formats for responsive designs, or high-resolution files for printing, providing a streamlined and consistent experience.
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Dynamic renditions: Dynamic renditions are real-time, customized versions of assets to perform various actions, such as resizing images for different device resolutions or cropping to fit various aspect ratios. These renditions allow you to offer personalized and optimized experiences for wider requirements. Dynamic renditions of assets are created on Adobe Experience Manager Assets author environment. For information on steps required to enable Dynamic renditions, see Enable Dynamic renditions.
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Smart crop: The smart crop focuses solely on the essential part of an asset during the cropping process. Dynamic Media smart crop leverages artificial intelligence powered by Adobe Sensei to track the point of interest, making sure our assets look their best on all screen sizes. Adobe Experience Manager smart crop displays width and height of an asset renditions along with the title. See more at using Smart Crop with AEM Assets Dynamic Media.
Smart Crop renditions display and are available for download only if you have access to Dynamic Media with OpenAPI capabilities. Smart Crop renditions are available only for image assets.