- The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for Photographers
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. A Digital Photography Ecosystem
- 2. Non-destructive Image Editing
- 3. Metadata
- Metadata: An Introduction
- Classes of Metadata
- Ownership and Licensing Metadata
- Image Content Metadata
- Describing Images with Keywords
- Prioritizing Images with Ratings
- Grouping Images
- Metadata Schema
- Metadata Handling
- Tagging Images with GPS Data
- 4. Organizing and Naming Files and Folders
- 5. Choosing Hardware for Image Storage
- Choosing the Appropriate Storage Media
- Hard Drive 101
- Purchasing a Hard Drive
- Hard Drive Handling
- Drive Configurations: JBOD, RAID, Drobo, or NAS?
- Other Storage Media
- Media Cards
- Network
- Monitors
- Uninterruptible Power Supplies
- System Configurations
- Basic System: Computer + Dedicated Image Drive + External Backup Drive + Optical Disk Backup
- Client/Server Configuration: Computer + Gigabit Ethernet Switch + Server + External Backup Drive + Optical Disk Backup
- Client/Server Configuration plus Location Laptop: Laptop + Workstation + Gigabit Ethernet Switch + Server + External Backup Drive + Optical Disk Backup
- Best Setup Without Regard to Cost: Computer + Fibre Channel + Rack-Mounted Server and RAID + LTO Tape Backup
- Sample Configuration: Laptop
- Sample Configuration: Workstation
- Sample Configuration: Server
- 6. Backing Up and Validating Data
- 8. Working Files Management
- 9. Lightroom Workflow
- Lightroom Basics
- Setting Up Lightroom
- Sample Lightroom Workflow
- Start a Project Catalog
- Import and Generate Previews
- Finish Bulk Metadata
- Rate
- Label and Stack the Pano and HDR Sequences
- Adjust Images
- Develop Workflow
- Panorama Proof-Stitching
- Create Proofing Output
- Archive
- Permanent Cataloging
- Using Third-Party Catalog Software
- Reworking Archived Images
- Derivative Files
- 10. Bridge/ACR Workflow
- Bridge/ACR and Expression Media: A Great Combination
- Setting Up Bridge and ACR
- Sample Bridge/ACR Workflow
- 11. Cataloging Strategies
- Choosing Your Software
- Managing Your Catalogs
- Expression Media Basics
- Expression Media Workflow
- Archive Restoration and Validation
- 12. Data Migration
- Data Migration Principles
- Migrating from One Drive to Another
- Migrating from One Metadata Field to Another
- Migrating File Names
- Converting Legacy Camera Originals to DNG
- Deduping
- Migrating Disorganized Digital Files to an Organized Archive Structure
- Migrating from Film to Digital
- Index
- About the Author
- Colophon
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