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Table
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Media
Asset Management Basics
BEFORE
YOU BEGIN
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Purpose
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Project Administration and Documentation
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Workflow Documentation
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Types of Use
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Vocabulary Control
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Documents Types and Volume
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Legacy Systems & Data Migration
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Platforms & Operating Systems
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Underlying Structure
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System Licenses
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Reporting
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Staffing / Support
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System Specifications
COMPONENTS
OF MAM SYSTEMS
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System Architecture
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Network
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Hardware
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Server
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Workstation
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Scanner / Encoder
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Storage
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Software
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Operating System
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Server Software
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Interoperability
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Integration with External Applications
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Database Protocol
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Database
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Database Extensibility
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Client Software
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Search Engine
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Delivery
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Data Migration
DATA
EXPORT OPTIONS
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Content
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Metadata
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Content with Metadata
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XML
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Scheduled Export
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CAPTURE
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Stills
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Motion (Film, Video, 3-D Graphics, Etc.)
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Video
Editing
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Text & Compound Documents
RETRIEVAL
FUNCTIONALITY
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Search Engine
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Controlled Vocabularies
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Vocabulary Restrictions
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Query Handling
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Natural Language Processing
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Spell Checking
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Global Changes
ADMINISTRATIVE
FEATURES
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Security Requirements
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Event Logging
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Versioning
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Rights Management
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Licensing
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Usage Restrictions
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Reporting
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Search Activity
SYSTEM
USABILITY
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Ergonomics
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Screen Layout
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Font
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Windows and Fields
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Size and/or Re-Size
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Placement
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Keyboard Shortcuts
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Printing
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Print Thumbnails Screen
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Interface Customization
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Record Production
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System Feedback
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Metadata Entry
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Spell-Check
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Field Format Translation
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Contextual Onscreen Help
SEARCH
SIDE CONSIDERATIONS
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Search Engine Functionality
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Separate Search Interfaces
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Different Searches for Different Searchers
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Help Options
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Refining Search Strategies
Media
Asset Management Software Reviews
APPENDICES
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Appendix I - Systems Tables
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Vendors Table
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Architecture Table - Database and Servers
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Architecture Table - Client
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Administrative Features Table
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Retrieval Features Table
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Video Features Table
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Comments Table
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Appendix II - Glossary
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Appendix III - Bibliography
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Appendix IV - MAM Systems List
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Appendix V - Multimedia Document Attributes
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Appendix VI - Tools and Plug-Ins
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