Implementing a Digital Asset Management System: For Animation, Computer Games, and Web Development - Softcover

Jacobsen, Jens

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0240806654 ISBN 13: 9780240806655

Publisher: Focal Press, 2005

Synopsis

Implementing a Digital Asset Management System Teaches you that digital asset management is more than just technology. This book covers the essentials including workflow, teamwork, testing, quality assurance, demo version production, and versioning. It also teaches how to improve workflow, digital content security, speed-to-market and profit margin for projects large and small.

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Review

"It's certainly a challenging read, but one that's worth spending some brain power on if you're keen to create a successful computer-based production company. Getting into such a competitive market means doing some research, and for aspiring imageers this is a great first step." - Advanced Photoshop

Synopsis

In situations where quality, shorter time to market and staying within budget are basic project requirements, you cannot afford to overlook digital asset management (DAM). Anyone who has felt the pain of a poorly organized production, knows that a great DAM system isn't just desirable, its critical. Learn how the top CG film, computer game and web development companies have saved significant time and money on their projects by optimizing a digital asset management systems and streamlining production processes. Success stories of Sony Pictures Imageworks, Lionhead and other big players illustrate the way of working in big companies. Success stories of several small but very agile companies show the reader how the techniques are applied when the budget is small. "Implementing a Digital Asset Management System" teaches you that DAM is more than just technology, and covers all the essentials including workflow, teamwork, testing, quality assurance, demo version production, and versioning. Product neutral, this book is for computer-based media productions large and small, with hardware and software selection and configuration recommendations for a wide variety of project types.

This is a must read for anyone who wants to run a profitable and successful computer-based media production. It teaches how to improve workflow, digital content security, speed-to-market and profit margin for projects large and small. It is written by the team that created the DAM system for such hits as Monsters Inc. and the video game Medal of Honor.

Edition details

• Publisher: Focal Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0240806654
• ISBN 13: 9780240806655
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 268