Constructing Your Own Video Platform: Build vs Buy And Other Decisions
The Limelight blog has an article on what to consider when adding video content to your web presence: “Build or buy. The choice to build […]
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Cloud Licensing Models
Jinesh Varia writing on the Amazon AWS blog does a good job of summarising the three main types of Cloud licences that are prevalent for applications and services:
- Bring Your Own License (BYOL) Model
- Utility Pricing Model with a Support Package
- ISV SaaS-based Cloud Service
Also included is some advice …
Continue reading »What Is EXIF Data On Digital Photos?
Ken Colburn writing for the East Valley Tribune describes EXIF data in layman’s terms and explains what kind of information may be held about photos. In particular, the question of whether EXIF data can be used to determine where a photo was taken is discussed:
“In the case of …
Continue reading »Does Your DAM Micromanage Your Staff?
DAM consultants, Daydream have posted an article by Ralph Windsor on the dangers of what they call “Digital Asset Micromanagement”, which discusses how permissions controls can damage the productivity of your employees if not applied with care and attention. The seven “deadly sins” (as they call them) cover these areas:…
Continue reading »Digital Photography Best Practices And Workflow Handbook: A Guide To Staying Ahead Of The Workflow Curve
The third and final title in our roundup of books on Digital Asset Management for photographers is “Digital Photography Best Practices and Workflow Handbook: A Guide to Staying Ahead of the Workflow Curve” by Patricia Russotti and Richard Anderson.
Aimed at professional photographers and archivists, this universal guide, …
Continue reading »UK Copyright Law To Be Revewied Again (For The Benefit Of Google & Facebook)
As reported by the British Journal of Photography, the new UK coalition administration intends to review copyright law once more (this is in addition to the Digital Economy Bill introduced by the last government). Specifically, a ‘fair use’ policy will be considered to make it easier for Google, Facebook …
Continue reading »The Digital Shoebox By Sarah Bay Williams
The second in our roundup of DAM related books for photographers and photo libraries is “The Digital Shoebox: How to Organize, Find, and Share Your Photos” by Sarah Bay Williams.
Aimed more at the individual, rather than the professional photographic studio or archive, this book explains strategies for …
Continue reading »Managed Metadata Services With SharePoint 2010
Chris McNulty from Knowledge Management Associates describes 9 rules for making effective use of Managed Metadata Services (MMS). This is SharePoint 2010’s method for improving the consistency of tagging and metadata schemas across an enterprise implementation of SharePoint 2010. These are taken from Chris’s book: Sharepoint 2010 Consultant’s Handbook.…
Continue reading »DAM For Photographers: The DAM Book
The first in our series of features on popular books, reports and white papers that cover the topic of digital asset management and related subjects. In this review, we look at books that focus on digital asset management for photographers and photographic libraries.
It could be argued that the first …
Continue reading »Improving Cloud Storage Performance
Many organisations are considering moving their storage facilities to the Cloud to take advantage of the enhanced scalability opportunities. However, the problem is that the connectivity available to most companies is inadequate for this to be a usable alternative when compared with the performance of local storage that users are …
Continue reading »Photoshop For Tablet Devices
As reported by CNET last week, Adobe are currently working on an edition or variation of Photoshop that will operate on tablet devices such as the iPad or Smasung’s Galaxy Tab. While the limitations of the touch based interface mean that the tablet isn’t likely to be a replacement …
Continue reading »DAM Meetup NYC Q&A Session
Leela Abbot writing on her personal blog describes a recent DAM meetup she conducted in New York. She describes the session in some detail with descriptions of the Q&A sessions, including questions such as these:
- How do you introduce the topic of Digital Asset Management to those who are hearing