TABLE OF CONTENTS The focus of all the systems in this category is on handling image files and audio/video files. Most of them don t offer advanced workflow/versioning features. If you need those, you might do better to check the Digital Asset Management or Enterprise Content Management categories.
iView Media Pro is an image catalog widely used by people working with photographs or other image files. It helps in sorting and retrieving the assets, and lets you compile catalogs that you can output as print, PDF, HTML page, or as a slideshow in a video file. It is acclaimed for its ease of use and it definitely is a good solution for any small team that doesn t need DAM for production, but mainly for archiving and retrieval.
| Manufacturer | iView Multimedia Ltd |
| Type of DAM | Image Catalog |
| Architecture | Single-user application |
| Platform | Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP; Macintosh OS 9, OS X |
| Used by | Photographers, small to mid-size design agencies |
| Reference | customers Red Door VR; photographers like Jaap Buitendijk, Kevin Foley, Ed Kashi |
| Website | www.iview-multimedia.com |
Like other image catalog systems, iView Media Pro uses the file system as a base. It can automatically update the folder s contents so that newly added files are processed. It creates thumbnails from the image files and reads out metadata like the EXIF and IPTC, which are widely...
