FotoWare News
FotoWare Release Version 7
FotoWare presents version 7.0 of the FotoWare product suite containing new groundbreaking and high speed opportunities.
In the re-designed FotoWeb 7.0 the new image processing engine enables on-the-fly image processing and delivery. When a user requests to download a file or order it using the shopping cart, preset profiles control file format and color space conversion, resampling (useful if you don't want to download a 300-megabyte TIF file), custom watermarking and application of unsharp mask.
The new FotoWeb Upload Tool allows you to select any number of files to upload using a standard system dialog box and send them all off in a single operation.
Connect 7.0 is the new file transfer automation server from FotoWare. It monitors multiple inputs and distributes files from local or network folders, FTP sites, FotoWeb servers, and email servers.
New in FotoWare 7
Bringing FotoWeb up-to-speed- Focusing on usability
- Dynamic user experience
- Consistent appearance and behaviour
- Fewer interfaces/screens (pages)
- Adding important features
Custom File Delivery & Download
Deliver custom files to each user
- Subset of functionality found in Color Factory
- Processes files on-demand
- Integrates with download and shopping cart
- Supports resizing, color conversion, sharpening, watermark, and file format conversion
- Integrates with Color Factory for more advanced processing
Improved FotoWeb Interface
All the user need - in one window
- Direct access all system tools applied directly on the file selected
- Lightbox for quick selection and processing of multiple files
- Quick navigation and browsing of system archives
- Direct and fast fowarding, transfer and workflow
Improved PDF Support
Native built in PDF Support
- Adobe Acrobat not required on the server for PDF support
- Faster indexing and preview generation
- High quality thumbnails and previews
- Previews of every page in a document
- On-demand generation of previews
- Color conversion of all PDF elements
Improved Speed & Flexibility
TCP/IP Socket connection to Index Manager
- Improves speed in "slow" networks
- High-resolution files can be write protected
- Eliminates dependency on SFM for non-image file formats
- All access is traceable (security)
- Retains access to the high-resolution file for integration with other applications
Workpads - Work Faster With Projects
An entirely new way of organizing files
- Users can keep multiple windows open
- Drag'n'drop from main window to add to project/workpad
- Layout of workspace is saved
- Can be printed, shown through FotoWeb
Projects - Designed for Collaboration
Projects compatible between Mac/Win/Web
- Infinite number of projects
- Easily search to find projects
- Projects can be published as "Events" in FotoWeb
- Color Factory won't purge files that are in a project
Improved Video Support
Flash (FLV) & Windows Media file format support
- Add metadata to video files
- See thumbnails and previews
- Play video files in clients
Dynamic End-User Oriented Interface
End-user customizable web interface
- End-users can define the layout of the thumbnail grid
- End-users can define the information to be displayed for each file in the thumbnail grid
- End-users can define which information and metadata to be displayed in the preview
FotoWare Release Version 6.0
FotoWare helps newspapers, public services and corporate customers to find, process and share their images and documents. With millions of licenses sold in ten different languages since 1994, FotoWare plays a pioneer role in the industry of Digital Asset Management (DAM).
Today FotoWare announces the transition to full XMP metadata support with the release of FotoWare version 6.0. XMP fits perfectly with FotoWare's philosophy and indexing technology platform, and is fully compatible with existing installations. The shift from IPTC to XMP metadata support in all FotoWare applications opens new opportunities to the users. Metadata can now be added to any kind of file type, making it fully searchable by a FotoWare system. The multi-lingual support of XMP allows users to write and search for metadata in any language, a function warmly welcomed by international media houses and global players in the corporate market.
What's all this talk about XMP?
Put simply, XMP is a standard for storing metadata in files. In the past, FotoWare systems have relied on IPTC for storing information with files, a standard which has proved to have many limitations, particularly because it has only been partly compatible with many new file formats. With XMP, however, metadata can be added to any type of file.
For FotoWare, XMP has proved an absolute treat. It has allowed us to retain backwards compatibility while incorporating native support for the new standard throughout our product range. From a user's point of view, the transition is completely transparent. When adding metadata to files that don't support XMP data written directly to the file, an XMP sidecar file containing the metadata will be created and follow the file wherever it goes in the FotoWare system.
But we have taken the benefits of XMP a step further: By taking advantage of the multilanguage support in XMP, businesses operating in several countries can effortlessly add metadata in several languages, and it is possible to choose between searching only within a certain language or across all languages.
- Extends IPTC
- Backwards compatible with IPTC
- Add metadata to any type of file
- Full multilanguage support - write and search for metadata in any language
- Fully compliant with the XMP implementation in Adobe products
- Future data exchange standard
- Stay compatible
FotoWare Cameleon - New Image Archive Solutions for the Corporate Market
FotoWare Cameleon is a combination of the FotoWare solution modules with a tighter integration for ease of use. Depending on the customer needs you can enter on different levels: Cameleon Standard, Cameleon Professional or Cameleon Web. These levels are adapted to the different needs of a corporate environment, with or without the support of a flexible web application. It is always possible to add capacity or functionality to your existing FotoWare Cameleon solution.