Standard File Types

Standard File Types

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.


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