Creating renditions on the fly instead upon processing

dmescia2 · 2025-06-26T15:14:03+00:00

Request for Feature Enhancement (RFE) Summary: I would like AEM to create custom renditions on the fly instead of when the asset is uploaded and processed. Use-case: I would like our users to be able to choose the specific rendition(s) they'd like to download in AEM. Currently in AEM if we create custom renditions AEM creates those renditions when the asset is uploaded and processed. If a user wants to download an asset they can download ALL renditions or just the original. I would like to see these renditions only occur when the asset is being downloaded instead of when its processed. So when a user clicks to download an asset they would be prompted to choose how they want it delivered to them and then the system would render it out on download. This is a cleaner experience for the user and doesn't take up storage in the DAM with a bunch of renditions that may not be needed. Taking this question further, I would also like to see this feature carry through to Asset Link. Currently there is no way at all to select renditions in Asset Link. It would be great if users could select the rendition they need when they are linking to the asset. Current/Experienced Behavior: Renditions created when asset is uploaded and processed. Improved/Expected Behavior: Rendition(s) can be selected specifically by users when downloading or linking from Asset Link and then processed at that time. Environment Details (AEM version/service pack, any other specifics if applicable): Customer-name/Organization name: Dario Mescia/Enterprise Mobility Screenshot (if applicable): Code package (if applicable):

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June 26, 2025
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Request for Feature Enhancement (RFE) Summary:	I would like AEM to create custom renditions on the fly instead of when the asset is uploaded and processed.
Use-case:	I would like our users to be able to choose the specific rendition(s) they'd like to download in AEM. Currently in AEM if we create custom renditions AEM creates those renditions when the asset is uploaded and processed. If a user wants to download an asset they can download ALL renditions or just the original. I would like to see these renditions only occur when the asset is being downloaded instead of when its processed. So when a user clicks to download an asset they would be prompted to choose how they want it delivered to them and then the system would render it out on download. This is a cleaner experience for the user and doesn't take up storage in the DAM with a bunch of renditions that may not be needed. Taking this question further, I would also like to see this feature carry through to Asset Link. Currently there is no way at all to select renditions in Asset Link. It would be great if users could select the rendition they need when they are linking to the asset.
Current/Experienced Behavior:	Renditions created when asset is uploaded and processed.
Improved/Expected Behavior:	Rendition(s) can be selected specifically by users when downloading or linking from Asset Link and then processed at that time.
Environment Details (AEM version/service pack, any other specifics if applicable):
Customer-name/Organization name:	Dario Mescia/Enterprise Mobility
Screenshot (if applicable):
Code package (if applicable):

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lburckhardt

Level 2

We have been begging for this for the 3 years we have been in this DAM. I think we'll be looking at content hub as an option but the main DAM should really have it in comparisons to competitors.. I'll vote this up !

kautuk_sahni

Community Manager

@dmescia2 Thanks for proposing this idea. This has been reported to the engineering under the internal reference ASSETS-54189. The product team will triage this request to verify feasibility based on the prioritization model. This post will be updated according to Jira's status.

Kautuk Sahni

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