Cumulus
TOTM: Alternates/Variants – Similar in concept, different in practice
This Term of the Month actually offers two terms for the price of one. This is because it’s easier to explain the concept of one while also discussing the other. In short, alternates and variants are files that are associated with other files. Conventional wisdom says that alternates are files that are basically the same, [...]
Powertip: Using Formulas to Create a History of Metadata Edits
A simple field formula enables Cumulus to time stamp metadata edits, so you’ll know who edited what, and when.
Cumulus – Just What The (Down Under) Doctor Ordered
Cumulus is the perfect partner for large medical facilities, and Australia’s DataBasics knows it. This award-winning Canto partner’s most recent medical success story comes from the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth.
Learning Cumulus (Exploring Series): Tapping the True Power of Cumulus Categories
More flexible than folders, much smarter than keywords, use Cumulus categories to build and manage any taxonomy.
Idéa7 connects your catalogs to popular web photo services
During the last years Web photo Services became a must to publish digital creations, not only for mainstream users for whom these services represent an easy way to share personal photos with friends and family but also for professionals who are interested in a better exposure of their assets to their clients and/or a professional [...]
Learning Cumulus (Exploring Series): Using Cumulus-Direct URLs for “Always Fresh” Web Downloads
Cumulus is now capable of serving files directly to websites, live and on demand. This Exploring document shows you how easy it is to use “Cumulus-Direct URLs” to keep your website content fresh using links you control from within Cumulus. No more ftp, and no more outdated files!
Cumulus-Direct URLs Link Website Files to DAM
How many PDFs, photos or other files do you make available for download on your website? Ever wish you could just link your website to Cumulus and let Cumulus service (and track) all those downloads? Ever wish you could check-in file updates into Cumulus and not have to worry about also updating your website download section?
InDesign Companion Available Now for Canto Cumulus
New product integrates Cumulus into Adobe InDesign for increased productivity. Canto has some good news for InDesign users. InDesign Companion is available now, after being one of Canto’s most widely requested products in the company’s 20-year history. Like Canto QXP Companion for QuarkXPress, InDesign Companion installs a “Cumulus” menu into InDesign that enables users to [...]
Power Tip: Using Related Categories to Create Asset Indexes
Even the best Canto Cumulus category hierarchies can become so “deep” that they confuse users. To simplify file finding in your catalogs, use Cumulus related categories to “flatten” things a bit. It’s a solution so easy and elegant, you’ll be kicking yourself for not thinking about it sooner. (Or, maybe you did!)
Viva Canto Cumulus! Available now in Spanish too!
Spanish joins English, German, French, Japanese and Korean as native languages for the Cumulus Client.
