Extension Key: dam
Copyright 2003-2007, René Fritz <r.fritz@colorcube.de>
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A DAM system is a tool to handle digital content like images, text files and virtually any other data format ... and so on.
But first of all ...
This is the 1.0 release and includes lot's of changes and new features.
New in this release:
Multilanguage support
The media records can be created and edited in multiples languages.
File module
The Media>File>List module provide access to the file system while supporting the DAM functionality. This is a full replacement for the original file module.
Detection of file changes
Using file checksums allows the detection of externally renamed file or other unexpected file changes.
Silent indexing
When a new file occurs in the File module it will be indexed silently and is available in the DAM instantly.
Auto indexing
Index setups can be stored in folders (currently by using the dam_cron extension) to define the auto/silent indexing.
Improved meta services
The meta extract services are improved and are able to handle character encodings like UTF-8.
Selection trees for indexing time and file status
Two new selection trees allows the selection of files from the current status and the last indexing times.
Actions
Actions in the list modules like “delete” or “edit” can be extended by own extensions.
Previewer
“Previewer” can be added by own extensions. Previewer are components that shows the file content like a thumbnail. Previewer are used in the top header when editing a meta data record but will be used at more places later. (Hint: mouse over on the header image or editing a mp3 file).
Improved GUI
General GUI improvements and cleanups. Icons are skinnable and all texts can be translated.
Media>Tools module
This module provide administration functions.
Update status module
With the Tools>Update status module the whole index can easily be checked.
Cronjob script and module for configuration
A module for setting up an indexing configuration and a script
Configurable via Tsconfig
First TSconfig options are available for configuration.
Clean API
A clean documented API is available.
Still there are a few todo's that didn't make it into this release.
Todo's:
“Move file” function and similar
finish tx_dam_media API
Clipboard
This features will be delivered as soon as possible.
TYPO3 3.8
Support for TYPO3 V 3.8 is highly experimental and relies on some XCLASSes. I recommend to upgrade to TYPO3 V 4 instead of using that combination!!!
A DAM system is a tool to handle digital content like images, text files and virtually any other data format.
These media files can be attributed with meta information. Such information can describe the content (description, keywords, location), provide technical data (image size) or copyright information for example.
All these information can be used to handle, find and categorize the media files.
Two different forces drive the necessity for advanced management of such assets:
Large number: even smaller sites tend to produce large numbers of assets, often stored in random folders and with incoherent naming, making the organization and overview increasingly hard over time. Digital asset management adds a meta-layer of information to every file in a semi-automatic indexing process, allowing users to search for attributes in a database associated with the files.
Automated retrieval: assets as building blocks for content often are used to produce automated output, like image galleries and download areas. Digital asset management serves these output functions by providing an interface for retrieving assets filtered by any combination of meta data criteria.
The Digital Asset Management for TYPO3 was developed to address the growing demand for professional asset management in TYPO3 applications and implementations. Even though the first final version is still to come, previous versions have been used in various production settings.
The DAM is similar to the File module integrated into the TYPO3 backend as a main module. It will replace the File module when finished, which means all file handling like copying, deletion and renaming of files is provided by the DAM. Nevertheless the DAM don't use a new storage type for files. The files are stored into the file system as before.
