Integrated preview for media

In addition to the content from the Page and Data Stores, the integrated preview can also be used to display and, in part, edit media. To do this, the “Integrated preview / use for media” option must be activated in the “View” menu.

Media can be edited via third-party applications which have been integrated into SiteArchitect.

Media can be displayed in the following way:

• Images are displayed in the respective language and different resolutions via a Java-based application. To display a certain resolution, the desired resolution must be selected in the resolution list and the Preview icon clicked or, alternatively, activated by means of a double-click.
• PDF and Flash documents are displayed with the help of a plug-in of the browser used, which enables these documents to be shown. The relevant plug-in must be installed on the editor's workstation and correctly configured. All the plug-in functions are available.
• Audio and video files (e.g., MP3, WMV, AVI, MPG) are played back in the integrated preview on the Windows Media Player.
• Text files(e.g., TXT, HTML, XML, CSS) are displayed via a text editor integrated in FirstSpirit. FirstSpirit syntax is highlighted in color (syntax highlighting).

In order for the required document from the Media Store to be displayed and edited correctly, it is necessary for it to be correctly saved as an image or a file in the FirstSpirit Media Store.

The media files can also be displayed in a separate window (View menu “Display area of the preview / in separate window”).