While this is not news recently I’ve found network speed a real pain to deal with using image browsers. Even on a Gb network opening and zooming high megapixel RAW files is slow. Now I use catalog apps for a first look at images instead of an image browser. The catalog app (Expression Media 2.01, … Read more
Back up – Software Back ups are essential. Professionals need to ensure their digital assets are protected. Everyone wants to know their personal images, videos and documents are safe. Backing up involves a set of protocols; the what, when, where, how (the who and why are obvious), the media, hardware, and software. Today I want … Read more
Kodak aquires DAM Workflow solutions provider Design2Launch, a visual cataloger for CMS (Content Management System). Kodak calls it VAM; Visual Asset Management, yet another acronym for this sector! As an enterprise level solution Design2Launch doesn’t compete with single user applications like Microsoft Expression Media or Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
The Microsoft Pro Photo Summit is on in Redmond. Jeff Greene has some highlights on his blog. Of special note is an update on Orphan Works by ASMP attorney Victor Perlman and Washington photographer John Harrington. Both agree the Bill was unlikely to be passed this term – but Orphan Works will come.
The second annual Photo Metadata Conference was held in Malta. Many of the presentations can be downloaded including a paper by Michael Steidl on the proposed IPTC Extension schemas. (Care of ControlledVocabulary.com.)
PMA Australia will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, May 30 -June 1, 2008. Robert Edwards will be presenting free talks at the Canon AIPP Workshops (stand 120). Learn the truth about Expression Media 2 and Adobe Lightroom 2 from the source! PMA Australia is the southern hemisphere’s largest, annual photographic trade … Read more
PMA Australia 2008 PMA Australia will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, May 30 -June 1, 2008. Robert Edwards will be presenting free talks at the Canon AIPP Workshops (stand 120). PMA Australia is the southern hemisphere’s largest, annual photographic trade show. It encompasses equipment exhibitions, conferences and workshops, the Australian Professional … Read more
File Naming A Dark Science? One area many creative professionals get stuck is file and folder naming. Filenames are the most vulnerable metadata because clients typically will rename images for their own purpose. That does relieve some pressure on coming up with your own protocol because it only needs to work for you in your environment. … Read more
Apple release OS X 10.5 Leopard – followed very quickly by 10.5.1. It’s best to wait for the first update with any major operating system upgrade rather than be bleeding edge. [Edit: OS X 10.5.2 is expected at MacWorld in February 2008]
John Beardsworth has released xlTransformer. It will allow you to migrate your data from one DAM application to another via Excel.