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Canto Partner Lutz Heymann Once Again Innovates and Adds Functionality to Cumulus!
We know that companies have very limited resources to import metadata. So what’s better than Lutz Heymann’s Cumulus Importer 8.6 that automatically ingests metadata?
Beyond ROI – Getting Management to Approve Your DAM
It’s a common story: You need a digital asset management (DAM) system but are having a hard time convincing “the people who write the checks” to put money in the budget for it. You’ve tried to make your case by describing the return on investment (ROI) that a DAM system offers, but found that the ROI of DAM is difficult to fully measure and articulate.
Speed up Your Search Time in Cumulus
It’s much faster and easier to search for a file extension like .jpg than to query by file format such as “JPEG image.” Often you know your file extension rather than the exact wording of it’s full file format which might include version numbers, etc. Here’s how you can create a field containing the extension of a file in Cumulus.
Partner DataBasics Publishes White Paper on Controlled Vocabulary
One of the main challenges when introducing a digital asset management system is the process of adding the files or digital assets with enough relevant and descriptive metadata to make them valuable and findable.
New Add-Ons for Cumulus Create More Efficiencies
We are pleased to share that our partner Heymann Consulting has developed several new add-ons for Cumulus. Check out the screencasts below: Smart Filters for Cumulus Sites provides a fully configurable filter pane that lets the user find appropriate assets more easily. This filter tree is a user friendly list of fields and filter conditions. [...]
December Tip of the Month – View all Image Dimensions in Thumbnail
Ever wondered how you can view all image dimensions at a glance in thumbnail view? The answer is to add a few simple fields and field formulas to your catalog. Instead of adding Horizontal Pixels, Vertical Pixels, Horizontal Resolution, Image Width, Image Height and Vertical Resolution to your views (which would use up important screen real estate [...]
Cumulus Customer Bjorn Pave Featured on “Another DAM Podcast”
Our customer Bjorn Pave, Manager of Global Information Services at Benefit Cosmetics was recently interviewed on “Another DAM Podcast.” – a weekly Podcast about DAM that is published by Henrik de Gyor.
Cumulus Now Compatible With Windows 8 and Mountain Lion OS
We’re always working hard to make sure Cumulus is at the forefront of technology. During the summer we launched version 8.6 and now, just before the end of 2012, we are launching Cumulus 8.6.1. Cumulus 8.6.1 is compatible with Microsoft Windows 8 and Apple’s Mountain Lion operating system so you can take advantage of today’s [...]
November Tip of the Month – “Super User” Encryption
A lot of administrative and automated tasks and activities in Cumulus require you to use your “super user” or root user, as it is sometimes called. In automated scenarios this user (along with it’s password) is stored in text files on the server. This tip shows you how to encrypt your Cumulus user password so [...]
Happy 20th Birthday Cumulus!
In October we celebrated a milestone. Cumulus, our flagship Digital Asset Management (DAM) software has been helping customers manage their valuable files for 20 years. Cumulus got its start from Canto’s original scanning software for the Macintosh. As time went by our customers started asking for a tool to manage the rising amount of digital [...]