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Equilibrium
http://equilibrium.com

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    Contact Name
    Chris Duke
    Company Profile
    Equilibrium (EQ) is a proven enterprise that has been developing and selling applications for the automation, transformation and delivery of high definition video, audio, image and text media — in use at hundreds of entertainment, media, consumer product, and marketing companies around the world.

    MediaRich® Server - All Media Processing Engine
    Accelerate your entire enterprise media asset management system with- InstantOn™ content preparation, visualization for over 450 file types in SharePoint and other Digital Asset Management Systems. Integrate into any system to provide just-in-time content manipulation like Disney, Sony, Warner Bros, SC Johnson, BlueFly and Hayneedle do.


    MediaRich® ECM for SharePoint: Enterprise Content Management for SharePoint
    Take Digital Asset Management to a new level and accelerate business productivity with MediaRich ECM for SharePoint. Transform any SharePoint Document Library or Asset Library into a dynamic workspace with advanced file visualization, protection and control over your assets. Instantly upgrade all search.

    EQ Network™: Instant OTT™
    The easiest and most complete instant HD Over-The-Top system. Broadcast or deliver personalized, HD, premium and social video to multiple-screens simultaneously via this cloud based video platform. Corporate, Premium and Social content automatically broadcast into public channels or published privately from just about any video source.

    Contact Email
    cduke@equilibrium.com
    Company Website
    http://equilibrium.com
    Office Locations
    • Sausalito, CA
    • Kiehl, Germany
    • London, UK
    Product Name
    MediaRich ECM for SharePoint
    Latest Version Number
    5.0
    Date Of Last Release
    31/03/2015
    Trial download or sandbox link
    http://equilibrium.com/forms/mediarich-ecm-for-sharepoint-free-trial/
    Clients & Customers
    • SC Johnson
    • L'Oreal
    • Nature Conservancy of Canada
    • HayNeedle

    Licensing

    Licensing Model
    This refers to the type of licence the DAM system software is supplied under. Proprietary means that the developer restricts access to the source code (the instructions used to generate the software). Open source means that the developer provides full access to the code so you can modify it yourself. Split model is hybrid and means they may offer both options with some restrictions removed (or added) depending on the model chosen. If split is selected, it is advisable to verify the differences with the vendor.
    • Proprietary
    Use of Open Source Components
    Many DAM systems use freely available open source components to deliver key functionality. The products themselves may not be open source, however. This question will help to identify to what extent they are open source.
    • Some open source components used, but core product is not open source

    Hosting

    Software Delivery Methods
    • Installed (On-Premise)

    Technology

    Client
    Client refers to the type of hardware or software device that can be used to access or control the DAM system.
    • Web client
    Client Notes
    MediaRich ECM for SharePoint is completely integrated with your SharePoint deployment so it is a web interface on all platforms

    Server Operating Systems supported
    This only applies for installed or hybrid DAM systems and refers to what types of OS they can be run on. This question is less relevant for DAM systems where a third party will be hosting it for you.
    • Windows
    Server Operating System Notes
    Windows Server 2012 R2

    Web Server
    The type of web server software that the DAM system can operate with. Not all DAM systems use a web server and for pure SaaS products the question is irrelevant. If you either want SaaS or non-web DAM systems, do not choose an option.
    • Apache
    • IIS
    Software Development Technologies Used
    This means the programming language or development technology used to implement the DAM system. This question is more important for open source software or if you have IT policy restrictions that require you to use (or not use) some technologies. It may not be relevant if you require a hosted DAM and never intend to host the system in-house.
    • Java/J2EE
    • .NET
    • C
    • C++
    Database Technology
    The Database that the DAM system uses. All DAM systems require some kind of storage for asset metadata and they are usually based on an existing technology - but that may not always be a conventional database. If the DAM will be hosted by someone else (e.g. SaaS/Cloud) this question may not be relevant.
    • SQL Server
    Database Notes
    MediaRich ECM for SharePoint is completely integrated with your SharePoint deployment so uses SQL provided by Microsoft

    Search Technologies
    This refers to third party search components that the vendor uses to provide the text search features (and sometimes other related search functions).
    • SQL Server
    Search Technologies Notes
    MediaRich ECM for SharePoint is completely integrated with your SharePoint deployment so uses SQL provided by Microsoft

    Service Oriented Architecture
    Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) means the vendor's product uses a modular architecture where each core DAM function is delivered as a service which can be separated out independently from other functions. It is important for large-scale Digital Asset Management implementations or more complex integration requirements.
    • No

    Search

    Search Features
    This describes the search strategies that can be used to find assets. If you do not understand any of them, leave the options de-selected. Most DAM systems should support at least keyword search at a minimum.
    • Keyword
    • Folders
    • Filters
    • Faceted Search
    Search Notes
    MediaRich ECM for SharePoint is completely integrated with your SharePoint deployment and enhances the search capabilities native in Sharepoint

    Index/Search Text Content Of Documents
    Some DAM systems can search the text content of document assets and that might be important for your DAM solution.
    • No

    Metadata

    Embedded metadata support (reading)
    Embedded metadata refers to information stored within asset files which can be searched from the DAM system. There are different standards for this type of metadata. Some image cataloguing software like Adobe Lightroom will write this data to asset files and a device like a camera may capture details also such as GPRS coordinates where an photo was shot. XMP metadata is often used with other types of files such as InDesign or PDF. If you are unsure whether this applied to you, do not check any options.
    • IPTC
    • IPTC Core
    • XMP
    • EXIF
    Embedded metadata support (writing)
    See the reading question above for more details on what embedded metadata is. This question refers to whether embedded metadata can be written back to files if edited within the DAM system.
    • IPTC
    • IPTC Core
    • XMP
    • EXIF
    Controlled Vocabularies
    Controlled Vocabularies are predefined lists of search terms. They can be realised in many different ways but the common factor is the user picks from a restricted selection rather than enters a keyword. Most DAM systems will usually support both controlled vocabularies and keywords.
    • Yes
    User Defined Metadata Fields
    The ability to configure metadata your own metadata fields is important for DAM systems so you can assign a dedicated field for certain items of information rather than using a generic classification method or one of the vendor's own standard fields.
    • Yes
    Cataloguing Interface Options
    When cataloguing assets with custom fields, some metadata will be controlled selections, others will be free text. There are further choices like date fields, file attachments etc.
    • None
    Cataloguing Interface Notes
    Verify how the vendor has implemented a given cataloguing interface control. It is preferable if they can demonstrate with examples of how they have implemented interface options for cataloguing and metadata entry.
    These are all native in SharePoint

    Business Intelligence & Reporting

    Asset Usage Records
    To enable reports to be generated, DAM solutions must retain records of asset usage, including searching, download and editing of records. The reporting should include the user who carried out the activity and the date/time it occurred.
    • No
    Audit Trail
    A detailed audit trail that logs every user action in a central record is useful to gain insight into user behaviour. Comprehensive audit trails allow DAM system users to produce reports that address their unique needs.
    • Yes
    Audit Trail Notes
    SharePoint offers this feature

    Built-In Reports
    A range of built-in reports that you can quickly generate is useful to answer common questions such as the "what is our most popular asset?".
    • No reporting features

    Asset Processing

    Dedicated/Scalable Proxy or Derivative Asset Generation
    Nearly all DAM systems will generate thumbnails and previews of media, including more dynamic types like video or audio. Some products use a separate server to do this which usually makes them more suitable for large scale asset ingestion and processing.
    • Yes
    Dedicated/Scalable Proxy or Derivative Asset Generation Notes
    Using the 64-bit MediaRich All Media Server we are able to process over 450 file types, allowing for format conversion, manipulation, compositing and much more

    Multi-Page Document Asset Previews
    If you deal with document oriented assets, having a solution which can generate multi-page previews (and also zoom in on them) can save the hassle of downloading a file only to discover it is not the one you need. For assets with very similar content, this can be a useful feature.
    • Yes
    Multi-Page Document Asset Preview Notes
    The UniZoom™ viewer enables viewing of all documents including multipage assets on any platform using HTML 5 (including mobile). For AEC customers UniZoom™ AEC offers support for linked PDF files so large files can be viewed anywhere even on 4G connections.

    Asset Manipulation

    Image Manipulation
    Many DAM systems allow users to manipulate images by resizing, cropping etc. Choose any features which are important to your users.
    • Image re-sizing
    • Image cropping
    • Format conversion
    • Flip images
    • Rotate image
    • Change colorspace
    • Effects & filters
    • Batch manipulate groups of assets
    Image Manipulation Notes
    Following is the list of all file transformations that are available out of the box with MediaRich ECM for SharePoint. Additional options can be created via the MediaScript technology.

    The out-of-the box conversion options for images are below:

    blur image
    convert to black & white
    convert to grayscale
    crop by alpha channel
    crop by background color
    draw 3-pixel black border
    flip horizontally
    flip vertically

    Video Manipulation
    Some DAM systems may allow video assets to be converted or modified. If that is a potential requirement for you, specify those features which are likely to be needed. EDL = Edit Decision List and refers to providing in/out points when editing video footage.
    • Format conversion
    • Batch operations on multiple video assets
    Video Manipulation Notes
    Using the 64-bit A/V Core 2 engine MediaRich ECM for SharePoint is capable of reading and outputting over 30 video formats.
    A/V Core 2 can edit each frame individually in the transcode pipeline, these modifications are script driven, using the MediaRich Pipe to apply transitions, transformations, effects and overlays to each frame. It can even embed Digimarc watermarks into the frames if you have a license.
    Unlimited number of clips can be combined into a single output file and single tracks

    Integration

    API
    API means Application Programming Interface and allows third party software to control a DAM system. If you intend to integrate your DAM with another existing solution then you need to choose the API protocol that is compatible with that.
    • Other
    API Notes
    Proprietary API

    Storage Integration
    Many DAM solutions will now allow assets to be stored on the server of Cloud storage providers. This allows asset files to be distributed and/or integrated with other solutions. Some third party services use generic protocols like FTP, others are proprietary.
    • Amazon S3
    • FTP
    • Microsoft Azure Blob
    Storage Integration Notes
    HTTP can be used to access a number of cloud storage options

    Scripting & Plug-Ins

    Scripting Capabilities
    Some advanced DAM solutions have a scripting capability that allows users or third parties to add functionality which the vendor did not originally envisage. Usually programming skills will be required to use this, but some tools have visual interfaces also.
    • Yes
    Plug-In Support
    In addition to scripting (or sometimes instead of), some DAM solutions will have a plug-in architecture that allows third party developers to extend the core platform.
    • Yes

    Authentication

    Authentication Support
    If you need to integrate with an existing corporate authentication service then this option will be important for you.
    • Active Directory
    Authentication Notes
    MediaRich ECM for SharePoint is integrated with your SharePoint deployment so uses SharePoint's authentication

    Multi-Lingual Options

    Multilingual Application Interface Support
    The interface means the controls to use the DAM system. This is different from the metadata support which is usually entered by end users when cataloguing assets.
    • English
    • Arabic
    • French
    • German
    • Dutch
    Multilingual Metadata Support
    See previous question. Most DAM systems with multi-lingual support will provide it for metadata.
    • Yes

    Version Control

    File versioning
    File versioning refers to the digital media associated with an asset record. This is usually the minimum requirement for a DAM system to claim support for versioning assets. See also responses to the related question about metadata versioning below.
    • Yes
    Metadata versioning
    Metadata versioning is separate from the files associated with assets. Many DAM solutions will track updated digital assets but only retain a single current version of the metadata. Since metadata is likely to be edited many more times than assets get replaced, this can be an important point to check.
    • Yes
    Independent Metadata And File Versioning
    This questions assesses whether the solution allows versions of either the file or metadata to be reverted independently or if both are linked to a single shared version instance.
    • No
    Version Control Notes
    MediaRich ECM for SharePoint is integrated with your SharePoint deployment so uses SharePoints versioning controls

    Product Screenshots

    • InstantON instantly visually enhances your libraries
    • View linked PDFs on any platform without downloading
    • View assets, even multipage, on any platform including mobile
    • Access and append all metadata and even add custom fields

    Product Datasheets

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    Profile Last Updated: 19/06/2015
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