filters
TOTM: Filters – The Metadata Masters of Cumulus
Canto often mentions the hundreds of popular file formats for which Cumulus offers “enhanced” metadata support. At the same time, we say Cumulus can catalog and manage any type of digital file. So what does this “enhanced” distinction mean? This Term of the Month explains what we mean by “enhanced” by explaining the purpose and [...]
Featured File Format: Photoshop PSD
Photoshop remains the undisputed king of image editing. For this reason (and others), PSD files are standard in many different workflows, from photo illustration, to 3D animation, and beyond.
Cumulus offers some very useful features for making the most of your Photoshop files—and some you might not even expect!
Power Tip: Finding Filters [Catch-up Sessions]
Unless you’re a Canto engineer, this simple but useful Power Tip is probably news to you. While inside the Asset Formats tab of the Asset Handling Set configuration section of Preferences, your a mouse-click and keyboard command away from a quick way to find the filters you need: Click on any on of the filters [...]
Power Tip: Creating Generic Filters for Any File Format
Cumulus can automatically generate thumbnails for many file formats. So, even if a file you catalog doesn’t have an embedded thumbnail, you might still see one inside Cumulus. This is a great feature, but it isn’t possible for all file formats. Plus, for non-visual formats, like audio files, thumbnails rarely even make sense.
