DAM News Round-Up – 22nd August 2022
A collection of recent DAM-related articles from around the web.
10 questions to a founder: Geniverse
Paul Melcher of visual tech magazine Kaptur interviews founder of Geniverse, Javier Ideami. Geniverse is a platform to help creators interact with generating prompts for the growing number of AI-assisted image creation tools, such as OpenAI’s DALL-E. Javier discusses a number of topics, including differences between his platform and those from Google and Microsoft, what measures Geniverse implements to prevent misuse, and how so-called ‘prompt engineering’, or guiding AI architectures is here to stay. An engaging and timely article, considering the current excitement that AI-based image generation tools are creating.
Building games and apps entirely through natural language using OpenAI’s code-davinci model
Continuing with the theme of AI, this recent article from Andrew Mayne, author and Science Communicator, test-drives OpenAI’s code-davinci model by creating a number of simple games and applications. Created using natural language instruction, and without writing a single line of code, Andrew’s demonstrations include tic-tac-toe (noughts and crosses for our UK readers), a simple Wordle-type game, and a VR-maze. Also included are the prompts that Andrew used, along with a breakdown of the process in general and the issues he encountered.
Why IPTC Metadata matters for Image Management – Interview with Denise Kremer
Digital Asset Management software provider Fotoware have recently interviewed DAM specialist and senior picture researcher Denise Durand Kremer. The main topic of discussion is IPTC, the global metadata standards body for news media. Denise explains the reasons for her becoming an IPTC member, the crucial role that metadata plays in image management, and how DAM solutions can assist in keeping track of numerous aspects of a publishing business such as licensing, distribution and collaboration.
Building a Digital Asset Management Taxonomy
DAM vendor Widen present a primer on creating a taxonomy for Digital Asset Management. Users might not always want to search using metadata, and this is where categorisation comes into the picture. The article provides a basic overview of what a taxonomy is, along with a simple list of best practices such as gathering user feedback to guide your choices, auditing your assets, identifying the most common categories, and establishing taxonomical and naming conventions.
Supercharging Creative Workflows with DAM and CI HUB
DAM solutions provider MediaValet explore how the CI HUB connector allows creative teams to work on their DAM’s assets without ever having to leave their editing environment, whether that be Photoshop, InDesign, or Microsoft’s Word or Excel. In addition to DAM integration, CI HUB can also connect to a broad range of third-party file repositories including cloud storage providers such as Google Drive and Dropbox, and stock image libraries. For more information about vendor-neutral content hubs, you might want to check out Ralph Windsor’s recent review of CI HUB.
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