MM5.9 Asset editing (crop and trim)

Owned by Mathias Mattson (MHM)
Nov 23, 2023
5 min read

Image crop

Media Manager 5 offers the ability to crop images. The user can access the advanced crop function either by clicking 'Crop' on the asset card on homepage or the same button in the upper area of asset detail view.

‘Crop’ button on an asset card

 

‘Crop’ button in asset detail view

 

Cropping tools

The following tools are available to the users:

  • Manually cropping an image by dragging the handles that appear on the corners of the image

  • Inputting custom dimensions

  • Locking aspect ratio

  • Resizing dimensions of the crop output

  • Selecting one of the global presets or site presets (configurable in the ‘Portal config manager’ section of the ‘Settings’)

  • Preparing several crop with the use of focus point

  • Switching between dark mode and light mode

  • Resetting the changes and starting over

If an image is too small to make one or several corporate crops, the unavailable corporate presets will be greyed out.

Presets

In order to quickly make a crop of desired proportion (based on the aspect ratio) or desired size (measured in pixels), the user can select one of the pre-configured presets available on the right side.

Global presets

Global presets are available for all instances of the currently installed Media Manager. There can be global presets both based on aspect ratio and pixel size.

Site presets

Site presets are configured only for the current instance of Media Manager. There can be site presets both based on aspect ratio and pixel size.

Using a focus point

In order to create several automated crops at once with the use of a single focus point, the user needs to click on the ‘Focus point’ button located above and to the right of the asset preview. This will trigger further instructions.

The user can select which ones from the available presets should be used to create crops. All presets based on the aspect ratio can be selected, both from the global presets and site presets. Then, upon specifying a focus point, the crops will be created and placed in separate tabs.

The user can now preview and edit each of the newly created crops.

When the user is satisfied with the results, they can select ‘Crop’ to create a single crop from the active tab or ‘Crop All’ to create all the crops at once.

Saving crops

After clicking ‘Crop’, the user is presented with three distinct, role-based options.

The user can:

  • create a new asset which will be displayed in the ‘Related’ panel next to the original asset, under ‘Crops’ ('Save as related crop')

  • create a revision, i.e. a new asset, which will replace the original asset and the original asset will then appear in ‘Asset History’ ('Replace latest version')

  • send the crop via link to e-mail ('Share link to crop by email').

Crop and resize

Another functionality of the crop tool is the ability to crop and resize an asset. This means that the user can set output dimensions of the crop. In order to specify these dimensions, the user needs to toggle ‘Resize dimensions’ switch.

It is possible to input any dimensions that the user wishes. 

When the user selects one of the standard or corporate presets, the switch will automatically engage.

It is recommended to also turn on ‘Lock dimensions’ switch in order to maintain the desired aspect ratio when adjusting the crop area.

Crop name

The crops which are created as new assets related to the original asset will appear in the tab ‘Related assets’. They are presented in a table form with two available columns: the title derived from the original asset and the crop name based on the type of the crop.

Video trim

Media Manager 5 offers the ability to trim videos. The user can access the trim function by clicking ‘Trim’ in the actions menu in the asset preview mode.

The user can do the following:

  • manually trim the video by dragging the edges of the clip,

  • input the start and end point of the new trim,

  • lock trim selection.

After clicking ‘Trim’, the user is presented with two options. The user can:

  • create a new asset which will be displayed in the ‘Related’ panel next to the original asset, under ‘Trims’

  • create a revision, i.e. a new asset, which will replace the original asset and the original asset will then appear in ‘Asset History’

  • send the trim to e-mail.