Aspect Media Factory

Sneak preview of the elvis 2.0 Beta 1. The revolution in Media et Management continues. Aside from the key elvis components:

• scalable, open architecture
• view video, images, office docs, pdf, xml - Heavy multimedia
• high performance search engine
• intuitive interface
• intelligent collaboration
• desktop integration

We have added a host of new features, focusing on flexible collaboration & workflow, editing, broadcasting, performance and multimedia support.

Expected new 2.0 features:

Searching

- Search, Browse and collection detail tabs are now merged

Selection & workflow support

- Ratings
- Configurable statuses for ets
- Flagging of ets & Collections - Configurable. Visual recognition of metadata values (rights, status, in use etc)

Viewing & previewing

- Improved XML and NewsML thumbnail (list) views - Metadata can display source, headline, byline etc
- NewsML previews in HTML added
- InCopy previews added
- InDesign previews added
- Support for PLUS rights metadata standard

Usability

- Profile/UI perspectives - User / Usergroup based
- Show collection icons in folder structure
- Drag & drop files directly into collections

Editing

- Embed metadata back into files
- New metadata panel - batch metadata editing in thumbnail view

Import

- Redesigned import interface - Easy step-by-step process
- Add files directly to (new or active) collections when importing

Organizing

- Move folders through folder structure
- Temporarily extend permissions on on content when sharing a collection
- New metadata panel - Switch & Zoom between Metadata, Collections and Linked items panel in results view
- Tagging suggestions based on index

Communication

- Open received collection in AIR client
- Active collections are automatically updated when ets are added by user or other users (Broadcasting)
- Temporarily extend permissions on on content when sharing a collection through email

Processing

- Improved support for InDesign files - read links to other elvis ets from InDesign (images placed etc.)
- Improved support for special characters

General

- Server status page added

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