Vendor Details
Contact Name
Tim HookCompany Profile
Capture is a leader in Enterprise grade media management systems and services which includes rights, licensing, metadata and royalties. Capture is an innovative technology and services company with a truly human interface. Metadata, rights expertise and best practices are at the heart of Capture. Capture provides web-based enterprise media management systems from its private ?cloud? along with practical, hands-on expert services that help organisations maximize the value of all their content to develop their brand.
Capture has a strong reputation across a wide customer base, and long and deep relationships with its clients. Capture systems are used by leading cultural organisations on both sides of the Atlantic, including British Library, National Maritime Museum, Historic Royal Palaces, National Gallery of Ireland, The Geffrye and National Portrait Gallery; by public service organisations such as the UK?s National Health Service; by global publishers such as Macmillan and News International; by commercial image libraries such as Cultura and Blend; by national tourist organisations such as VisitBritain and VisitEngland, and international charities such as the RSPCA and many others.
Team members are recognised experts in all matters relating to rights and licensing, metadata and royalties. Capture has incorporated that deep knowledge in an enterprise-grade, scalable media management system that meets the needs of today?s rapidly-changing digital landscape.
CEO Abbie Enock, is a recognised leader in the world of content licensing and sits on a number of Boards and organisations.
We hope that working with us is a positive and inspirational experience: we have a strong communications policy that underpins the company, and aim to be imaginative, efficient, professional, flexible ? and very friendly to work with.
For an overview of our products and services and to find the right solution for your business please visit www.capture.co.uk/platform and www.capture.co.uk/prices
Contact us today for a demo ? sales@capture.co.uk
Contact Telephone
+44 (0)1491 873011Contact Email
sales@capture.co.ukCompany Website
http://www.capture.co.uk/Office Locations
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Licensing
Licensing Model
This refers to the type of licence the DAM system software is supplied under. Proprietary means that the developer restricts access to the source code (the instructions used to generate the software). Open source means that the developer provides full access to the code so you can modify it yourself. Split model is hybrid and means they may offer both options with some restrictions removed (or added) depending on the model chosen. If split is selected, it is advisable to verify the differences with the vendor.
ProprietaryUse of Open Source Components
Many DAM systems use freely available open source components to deliver key functionality. The products themselves may not be open source, however. This question will help to identify to what extent they are open source.
No open source components used
Hosting
Software Delivery Methods
Hybrid
Technology
Client
Client refers to the type of hardware or software device that can be used to access or control the DAM system.
Web clientDesktop clientService Oriented Architecture
Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) means the vendor's product uses a modular architecture where each core DAM function is delivered as a service which can be separated out independently from other functions. It is important for large-scale Digital Asset Management implementations or more complex integration requirements.
Yes
Search
Search Features
This describes the search strategies that can be used to find assets. If you do not understand any of them, leave the options de-selected. Most DAM systems should support at least keyword search at a minimum.
KeywordFoldersFiltersFaceted SearchLinked Asset SearchIndex/Search Text Content Of Documents
Some DAM systems can search the text content of document assets and that might be important for your DAM solution.
Yes
Metadata
Controlled Vocabularies
Controlled Vocabularies are predefined lists of search terms. They can be realised in many different ways but the common factor is the user picks from a restricted selection rather than enters a keyword. Most DAM systems will usually support both controlled vocabularies and keywords.
YesUser Defined Metadata Fields
The ability to configure metadata your own metadata fields is important for DAM systems so you can assign a dedicated field for certain items of information rather than using a generic classification method or one of the vendor's own standard fields.
YesCataloguing Interface Options
When cataloguing assets with custom fields, some metadata will be controlled selections, others will be free text. There are further choices like date fields, file attachments etc.
Text fieldText area (narrative)RadioCheckboxDateFile attachmentNumbers
Business Intelligence & Reporting
Asset Usage Records
To enable reports to be generated, DAM solutions must retain records of asset usage, including searching, download and editing of records. The reporting should include the user who carried out the activity and the date/time it occurred.
YesAudit Trail
A detailed audit trail that logs every user action in a central record is useful to gain insight into user behaviour. Comprehensive audit trails allow DAM system users to produce reports that address their unique needs.
YesBuilt-In Reports
A range of built-in reports that you can quickly generate is useful to answer common questions such as the "what is our most popular asset?".
Most popular assets by downloadMost active users by uploadsMost active users by downloadsDownload activity over a given periodLogin activity over a given periodPopular search terms
Asset Processing
Dedicated/Scalable Proxy or Derivative Asset Generation
Nearly all DAM systems will generate thumbnails and previews of media, including more dynamic types like video or audio. Some products use a separate server to do this which usually makes them more suitable for large scale asset ingestion and processing.
NoMulti-Page Document Asset Previews
If you deal with document oriented assets, having a solution which can generate multi-page previews (and also zoom in on them) can save the hassle of downloading a file only to discover it is not the one you need. For assets with very similar content, this can be a useful feature.
Yes
Asset Manipulation
Image Manipulation
Many DAM systems allow users to manipulate images by resizing, cropping etc. Choose any features which are important to your users.
Image re-sizingImage croppingFormat conversionFlip imagesRotate imageChange colorspaceEffects & filtersBatch manipulate groups of assetsVideo Manipulation
Some DAM systems may allow video assets to be converted or modified. If that is a potential requirement for you, specify those features which are likely to be needed. EDL = Edit Decision List and refers to providing in/out points when editing video footage.
Format conversionEDLs and editing featuresTimeline metadataBatch operations on multiple video assets
Integration
Storage Integration
Many DAM solutions will now allow assets to be stored on the server of Cloud storage providers. This allows asset files to be distributed and/or integrated with other solutions. Some third party services use generic protocols like FTP, others are proprietary.
None
Scripting & Plug-Ins
Scripting Capabilities
Some advanced DAM solutions have a scripting capability that allows users or third parties to add functionality which the vendor did not originally envisage. Usually programming skills will be required to use this, but some tools have visual interfaces also.
YesPlug-In Support
In addition to scripting (or sometimes instead of), some DAM solutions will have a plug-in architecture that allows third party developers to extend the core platform.
No
Multi-Lingual Options
Multilingual Application Interface Support
The interface means the controls to use the DAM system. This is different from the metadata support which is usually entered by end users when cataloguing assets.
EnglishArabicChinese (Mandarin)RussianPolishOtherFrenchSpanishItalianGermanDutchNorwegianSwedishFinnishMultilingual Metadata Support
See previous question. Most DAM systems with multi-lingual support will provide it for metadata.
Yes
Version Control
File versioning
File versioning refers to the digital media associated with an asset record. This is usually the minimum requirement for a DAM system to claim support for versioning assets. See also responses to the related question about metadata versioning below.
YesMetadata versioning
Metadata versioning is separate from the files associated with assets. Many DAM solutions will track updated digital assets but only retain a single current version of the metadata. Since metadata is likely to be edited many more times than assets get replaced, this can be an important point to check.
YesIndependent Metadata And File Versioning
This questions assesses whether the solution allows versions of either the file or metadata to be reverted independently or if both are linked to a single shared version instance.
Yes
