The DAM Book 3.0: Digital Asset Management for Photography

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Table of Contents Introduction Who is this book written for? The software and services in this book Web links for fast-changing recommendations 1. Visually Speaking Photography as language Mobile > Digital Speaking the language Memory, record keeping and creation Beyond the rectangle Photo as platform for information or commerce Computational Photography Rights and permissions Semantic Image Understanding A Brave New World 2. A Digital Photography Ecosystem What’s changed since the last DAM Book? Managing the ecosystem The elements of the ecosystem Media files and objects Ecosystem examples The Media Library Connected libraries Projects DAM software 3. Image Objects & File Formats Depth imaging Format follows function Format structures GIF JPEG PNG TIFF Camera raw formats DNG HEIF Image component support in formats Video file structure 4. How Metadata Works What's changed since the last DAM Book? Metadata: an introduction How is metadata generated? Metadata handling XMP, XML, JSON and CSV Metadata schemas Curation and project metadata Location tags Computational tagging Language localization 5. Using Metadata What’s changed since the last DAM Book? Your metadata strategy Browsing, searching and filtering metadata A metadata policy document Using ratings Describing images with keywords Tagging people Tagging locations Other description fields Tagging images for rights and permissions Incorporating computational tagging Adding metadata efficiently 6. Logical Structure What's changed since the last DAM Book? Filesystem and folders Library folders: Stack it up and back it up Separating old and new work Directory examples File naming Naming derivative files Notes on app-managed files Notes for cloud and enterprise users Filesystem details 7. Data Storage Hardware What's changed since the last DAM Book? Your storage system Storage needs by lifecycle How much storage do you need? How much speed do you need? Hard drive 101 SSD 101 Drive connection types Drive enclosures RAID NAS Purchasing drives Network Hard drive handling Tape Optical disc Media cards 8. Backup, Verification & Restoration What's changed since the last DAM Book? Overview of backup Understanding threats to your data Backup types Additional protections Cloud backups Backup software Putting it all together: backup configurations Data verification Restoration 9. Lifecycle & Workflow What's changed since the last DAM Book? Lifecycle-based workflow File-based workflow Read-only parametric workflow Making derivative files Project workflow Ingestion details Works-in-progress file handling Tagging and curation Proof/deliver/integrate Derivative files Deprecate 10. Library Sharing & Integration What's changed since the last DAM Book? Connected libraries Export Share Integrate Embed API and SDK Gathering images through integration 11. Software & Services What's changed since the last DAM Book? The right tool Unified library environments Distribution systems Image optimization The circle of trust Project software Utilities Enterprise-specific issues Examples of apps and services 12. Migration Migration overview Using Media Pro to manage migration Storage migration Migrating taxonomy and metadata File format migration Software migration OS migration Migrating film archives to a digital collection