The following is a listing of the standard file types pre-defined within the Virtual Ticket system:
All Formats
Get Icon and Get Standard Icon Thumbnailing method always available for all file types (including folders and user-defined).
Adobe Illustrator
Previews created when files are saved with the Virtual Ticket Production Pack Plug-in with Previews enabled.
Previews available when files are added via the Virtual Ticket desktop application or by InterSync.
Adobe InDesign
Previews created when files are saved with the Virtual Ticket Production Pack Plug-in with Previews enabled.
Previews available when files are added via the Virtual Ticket desktop application or by InterSync.
Adobe Photoshop
Sampling and previews available via Virtual Ticket desktop client or by InterSync
Previews available if Photoshop option is set to save previews with the file.
BMP
Sampling available via Virtual Ticket desktop client or by InterSync.
CT
Sampling available via Virtual Ticket desktop client or by InterSync.
Previews available via Virtual Ticket desktop client or by InterSync, provided that native application saved preview in the file in a recognized format (PICT).
EPS
Previews extracted via Virtual Ticket desktop client or by InterSync, provided that native application saved preview in a recognized format (Production Pack Plug-in preview, embedded TIFF, embedded WMF, PICT).
GIF
Sampling available via Virtual Ticket desktop client or InterSync.
IFF
Sampling available via InterSync.
JPG
Sampling available via InterSync or Virtual Ticket desktop client.
Kodak PhotoCD
Sampling available via InterSync only.
Macintosh Paint
Sampling available via InterSync only.
Microsoft Excel
Text and Metadata extracted via InterSync or the Virtual Ticket desktop client for Windows.
Microsoft Excel must be installed on the InterSync server and MS Indexing Service must be turned on if Text and Metadata is to be extracted by InterSync.
Microsoft Excel must be installed and the MS Indexing Service must be turned on on the Windows computer from which the file is added via the desktop client if Text and Metadata is to be extracted by the desktop client.
Microsoft Paint
Text and Metadata extracted via InterSync or the Virtual Ticket desktop client for Windows.
Microsoft PowerPoint
Text and Metadata extracted via InterSync or the Virtual Ticket desktop client for Windows.
Microsoft PowerPoint must be installed on the InterSync server and MS Indexing Service must be turned on if Text and Metadata is to be extracted by InterSync.
Microsoft PowerPoint must be installed and the MS Indexing Service must be turned on on the Windows computer from which the file is added via the desktop client if Text and Metadata is to be extracted by the desktop client.
Microsoft Word
Text content extracted when added via the Virtual Ticket desktop application or via InterSync.
Microsoft Word must be installed on the InterSync server and MS Indexing Service must be turned on if Text and Metadata is to be extracted by InterSync.
Microsoft Word must be installed and the MS Indexing Service must be turned on on the Windows computer from which the file is added via the desktop client if Text and Metadata is to be extracted by the desktop client.
PCX
Sampling available via InterSync only.
PDF
Previews extracted if native application saved preview in file in a recognized format.
Text content extracted.
Links extracted if PDF saved with an application running the Production Pack Plug-in and previews are enabled.
PICT
Sampling available when added via InterSync or the Virtual Ticket desktop client.
PNG
Sampling available when added via InterSync or the Virtual Ticket desktop client.
Postscript
Previews available when file is saved by an application running a Production Pack Plug-in and previews are enabled.
File can be added via InterSync or the Virtual Ticket desktop client.
QuarkXPress
Get Preview available when file is saved with the Virtual Ticket QuarkXTension.
RLE
See BMP.
Sun Raster
Sampling available via InterSync only.
Targa
Sampling available via InterSync only.
Text
Text extracted when text file added via InterSync or Virtual Ticket desktop client.
TIFF
Sampling available via InterSync or Virtual Ticket desktop client.
Previews available only if native application saved previews in a recognized format.
Unknown
Thumbnailing
Windows Clipboard
Sampling available via InterSync only.
WMF
Sampling available via InterSync only.
WPG
Sampling available via InterSync only.
XBM
Sampling available via InterSync only.
XPM
Sampling available via InterSync only.
In addition to the file types listed above, additional support is provided for Folder Types and Unknown file types. If you will be regularly encountering files of a type not listed above, you can create new file types and set unique thumbnailing options for it.