The DAM Book 3.0: Digital Asset Management for Photography

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