Editing images using the Photo Editor of Assets

The Photo Editor in Assets is used for performing light photo editing tasks for images that are aimed at publishing in social and digital channels. Think of tasks such as image cropping, overlaying text, or adding stickers. For advanced photo editing tasks, using a tool such as Photoshop is recommended.

This article describes how to use the Photo Editor.

Tip: To quickly rotate or flip an image without opening it in an editor, the options in the Image context menu can also be used. See Editing images in Assets.

Requirements

The Photo Editor is available in Assets 6.106 and higher, and only on WoodWing Cloud.

Users need to be given Edit permissions and should have View permission on the 'filesize' and 'extension' metadata fields.

Limitations and restrictions

Take note of the following limitations and restrictions when using the Photo Editor:

• Only images in JPEG and PNG format can be edited.
• The file size of the image that is opened can be no bigger than 25MB.
• The text of the Photo Editor user interface (such as button labels and tooltips) can only be shown in English or German. When Assets is used in any other language, this text is shown in English.

Note: This does not apply to messages such as confirming to discard unsaved changes; these are always shown in any of the languages supported by Assets.

Using the Photo Editor

Step 1. Search for the image you want to edit.

Step 2. Right-click the image, and from the context menu that appears, choose Edit in Photo Editor.

The image is opened in the Photo Editor.

Step 3. Choose a tool from the toolbar on the left to edit the image and follow the steps on screen.

The table below shows the available tools.

Tool	Notes
	Transform. For cropping, rotating and flipping the image.
	Filters. For applying a variety of filters.
	Adjust. For adjusting brightness, contrast, saturation, temperature, sharpness, and so on.
	Focus. For setting the focus point, thereby blurring the area that does not have focus.
	Frames. For adding a frame.
	Overlay. For adding an overlay effect such as clouds or rain.
	Text. For adding text.
	Text design. For adding text in one of several designs.
	Stickers. For adding emoticon or shape stickers.
	Brush. For painting on the image using a brush.

Step 4. When done, click Save.

A message appears asking how the changed file should be saved.

Step 5. Do one of the following:

• Click Save to store the saved changes as a new version of the current file.
• Click Save as new to store the file as a new file.

The Photo Editor is closed.