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Previewing assets

For supported file types, the add-on opens a preview when you click an asset's thumbnail. If you select:

Management overview describes additional options available when previewing an asset from the Editor. The following table provides additional information pertaining to asset previews:

Asset type

Notes

MP4

Currently, the add-on supports previewing and thumbnail generation for videos with the H.264 codec and AAC, or MP3 audio format.

PDF

The add-on does not support:

  • Text search for older PDFs that use JPEG2000, or JBIG formats.

  • Previewing files larger than 5MB.

Documents (DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX)

The add-on performs some conversion to display document previews. Certain style elements may display differently in the preview. If the add-on cannot create a preview, and error message displays and it allows you to download the asset. When viewing PPT or PPTX previews, text is not selectable and the search function is disabled.