Content Aggregator for Products (CAP) / Useful tips on working with CAP Content
Working with Images in CAP
Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 9:41 AM
There are 3 main types of images that can be found in the XMLs delivered via CAP:
- Product-only images (in a variety of formats and sizes)
- Lifestyle images (single image size) and
- Annotated images (images with text – 2 image sizes).
All images are delivered as links that can be embedded in any web page. Depending on the type of images needed, a publisher will need to access different sections of the XML:
Product-only images:
The <Images> tag will feature all product-only images and lifestyle images. This content will be available with every product XML. A publisher can select the right images for their pages based on a few parameters listed below:
- <content_type> - image type, will be jpg, png
- <image_url_https> - direct link to the image
- <dpi_resolution> - image resolution (72 or 300 dpi)
- <pixel_height> & <pixel_width> - image dimensions (includes a set of standard image renditions as well as the original image whose dimensions may differ)
- <orientation> - image orientation, depending on product type one or several angles will be available (i.e. left facing, right facing, center facing etc.)
- <background> - image background, may differ according to HP image standards. Current background options are: transparent; white.
Example of image information within the <images> section:
Lifestyle & other image types
The <msc> tag will feature annotated images (images with text) and other types of rich media. Unlike the product images, these come in the original dimension plus a thumbnail size and are not part of the standard HP content offering. Some products might not have this type of images.
- <asset_category> “Image - Annotated” for annotated images; “Image - At a glance”
- <asset_type> - image type, will be jpg, png
- <asset_embed_code> - direct link to the image, can be used to embed the image on a web page
- <resolution> - image resolution (72 or 300 dpi)
- <pixel_height> & <pixel_width> - image dimensions (includes a set of standard image renditions as well as the original image whose dimensions may differ):
- <back_ground> - image background
- <orientation> - image orientation, no standard set of orientations available
- <language_code> - field relevant for imagery with text, providing information on the appropriate language & localization (if this field is identical to the <culturecode> field at the top of the XML then the asset is valid for both the country & language. If only the country is a match then the asset may be available only in English for the specific country)
Example of image information within the <msc> section:
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