Image Management Solutions
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- mstocks
We are in the need of a Image Management Server. What do you guys use. We have about 500 Gigs of Images that we need stored on a server. Space is not an issue, we have a SAN. The kicker is we need a way of tagging the images, rating them; and searching on this data.
What if any do you guys use for Images?
- sequoia0
lightroom
- iheartfun0
- sorry, ill leaveiheartfun
- no no no, stay
persona_non_grata
- mstocks0
really lightroom? not very enterprise...
- danthon0
I use lightroom to do all this on a 400GB archive. why not?
- ArmandoEstrada0
what they said.
- persona_non_grata0
what kind of enviorment are u needing this for? What is missing from lightroom - I see your problems with it - but a little more detail...
- SteveJobs0
a database is your best bet. you can store your image, rating, metadata, etc inside.
and obviously, a database is scalable/enterprise-level/etc
- mstocks0
some more details:
It needs to be web based & client based.
The images will live in Kansas City, but we will have 30 locations accessing the images.
We will need to have ACL, and a hook into AD for single sign on.I like lightroom, but from what I have read; not sure it's the right fit.
- SoulFly0
you can pretty much create an image management solution by using Flash with AS3
- MrNibs0
why stop at images. manage every digital asset in your office:
it is a bit pricey though.
- dibec0
Lightroom, hands down. I can login remotely to my nas and get *RAW files if needed. My 2TB is almost full of images, so 500 would be cake.
I use this ... http://westerndigital.com/en/pro…
The only downfall, each user needs to have lightroom and have the catalog set up, which can be a pain.
The other option, snag the NAS, and use Adobe Bridge. I am pretty sure you could get that to work. Not sure about the keywords, but I would assume it is possible. Good luck.
- PS. NEVER EVER INSTALL THE WESTERN DIGITAL SOFTWARE. NEVER EVER. NEVER.dibec
- dibec0
Actually Steve has the Pro approach. This will solve all problems and keep you going. The only downfall it will probably take 3-6 months to get coded, set up, and tested. Unless you have extra arms and legs or willing to pay for them.