The Basics of Digital Asset Management (DAM) - BYU Photo

BYU Photo's Jaren Wilkey explains the basic principles of Digital Asset Management (D.A.M.) for photographers. He covers all areas of Digital Asset Management including sections on metadata, keywording, organization, distribution and archiving with hard drives.

Video Shot and Edited by: Ryan Campbell/BYU Photo

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[HTP-Jason]

I've been around DAM for a few decades, but this was an excellent, straightforward summary. Great job!

[SavageCreates]

Ha! Yeah... the D.A.M. book is a rough read, but the pinnacle. I remember the CD days to. Always evolving the process. Great video! SSDs have made it nice, but Photoshelter is still the end all-be-all for front facing delivery.

[dbenedict]

9:45 there is actually a video of a guy just yelling at his hard drives and it causing read/write errors!

[robwitzel]

Thanks for sharing. Love to hear more about how you use Libris, particularly meta tagging and categorizing shoots/files for better search accuracy.

[michaellitty]

Great summery of DAM. What software does your department use for adding metadata? Does it work with digital media other than photos?

[Rlo]

"Well... That and the medical bills"
I'm from Europe, I didn't understand this joke... 😅

[hibranwar]

Ia $3600 course about digital asset management worth it?

[saifsalah]

Is there ( open source app.) for DAM?
If possible

[kopciej]

It's good video but about how the strategy should look like.
Now tell me if I put a SD/XQD/CF card into a PC/Mac what happens next?
What about Video Cameras, phones?
How the workflow looks like?
Are you manually "play" with rename, copy, tagging, sync or is the any automated side?
I saw PhotoMechanic interface but how you set it?
Is that a only tool that you are using?
It is fun when it is your job but it is not fun when you are a dad with kids and you want to spend the time with them and make pictures also.

[juanedlr]

Do you keep a separate database for each shoot and link to related assets in your DAM?

[ffffffff]

Digital asset management...ummmm, what am i suppose to do with my XRP & BTC? I took photographs (screen shots) now I find software for effective meta tagging, what in the heck does metadata have to do with my Digital Assets?? Im confused??? Or am I?

[emirresuli]

They don't give me 28000 USD in Dicitalaset holding, they constantly make excuses and lie, I was defrauded from digitalassetholding staff in Spain on this platform and they can't withdraw my money.

[josephirvingcrisologo]

Why don't you use cloud services instead of buying those individual hardware. Cloud is more safe and permanent. Come to think of it, Google or Amazon wont have reasons to shut down their business.