Regenerate asset previews

You can regenerate an asset preview image to replace an existing image or to add an image if an asset does not have a preview image. P4 DAM uses P4 Search to generate asset previews. If a preview cannot be generated, P4 DAM shows a default icon for the file type. To use a different image for a preview, you can upload an image. To learn more, see Upload an asset preview.

Regenerate an asset preview

You can regenerate an asset preview image if:

  • P4 DAM failed to generate a preview image when the asset was uploaded.

  • You want to revert a preview image to the original asset preview generated by P4 Search.

Regenerating an asset preview image is only supported if P4 DAM is using P4 Search 2023.4 or later. If P4 DAM is using an earlier version of P4 Search, P4 DAM displays an error when you try to regenerate an asset preview image.

  1. In a project, open the asset.

  2. Click the vertical ellipsis button and click Regenerate preview image.

  3. Click Regenerate to confirm regenerating the preview image.

    When the regeneration is complete, a success message is displayed and you are returned to the asset.

    If regeneration fails, an error is displayed. See the Troubleshoot asset preview regeneration errors.

Regenerate multiple asset previews

Only P4 Search administrators can regenerate multiple asset preview images.

To regenerate multiple asset preview images, re-index them in P4 Search. Re-indexing the entire P4 Server database can take a long time to complete. It is better to split the re-indexing task into a number of smaller batches. Assets can be re-indexed by date range, revision range, depot path, user, or you can use multiple criteria to re-index them.

To learn more, see Index P4 Search in the P4 Search Documentation.