Ah... o.k. Thanks for the explanations. Now things are starting to sound reasonable.
-will On 22.06.2010, at 12:09, Fabrizio Giustina wrote: > > Hi, > we think the current structure of the dms doesn't really fit for the > storage of media, especially for large repositories... the media > modules uses custom node types for medias and playlists, and has a > custom optimized activation (scaled images don't get activated but > they are regenerated on the instance where are used in order to > improve the activation performances for example...), and other small > things that we think couldn't be done using the DMS as a backend. > We are also optimizing all the module to have lazy loading, advanced > search, paging of items... for a large repository it may definitively > scale better... > >> The media module repo only allows certain file types > > well, the media module allow only the file types that you configure... > you can easily add zips, docs or whatever else, and you can also have > a "document" file type which accepts any extension if you want... > > fabrizio > > > > > On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Will Scheidegger > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Fabrizio >> >> This sounds great... but I don't know if we should just dump the dms in >> favor of the media module repo: >> - The media module repo only allows certain file types >> - What about the future development iterations of the dms? >> - Etc. etc. >> >> So again: What is the reason for you _not_ to use the DMS to store internal >> files? I mean you can extend dms nodes to whatever extent you like (e.g. to >> store preview images). >> >> -will >> >> On 22.06.2010, at 11:44, Fabrizio Giustina wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Will, >>> well, it depends on the usage, but for handling pdfs (or also other >>> docs) you may choose to store them in the media module too... >>> Since the release 4.2 there is also the media type "pdf" added by >>> default, with some additional goodies compared to the dms like preview >>> generation, parsing of meta data (number of pages and similar...) that >>> you can use. Also configuring other specific media types for other >>> formats is easy... >>> >>> At the moment the main difference is the lack of the document history >>> and no webdav interface, but if there is interest in it we may think >>> to add them in future. >>> >>> fabrizio >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 9:50 AM, Will Scheidegger >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Great news, Fabrizio, thanks. >>>> >>>> We've looked at the module more recently and especially like the >>>> specialized user interface. The only thing that kept us from using the >>>> module is the fact, that it keeps its files in a separate repository. We >>>> don't want to have to explain our users why they should place some type of >>>> files in the media module and some in the dms. And more important: We >>>> would like our users to be able to benefit from future development of the >>>> dms module, i.e. a webdav interface etc. >>>> >>>> Wouldn't it be possible to use the dms to store the internal resources in >>>> the dms and have the module scan the dms for available media files? >>>> >>>> Best regards and thanks for the good work! >>>> -will >>>> >>>> On 22.06.2010, at 09:28, Fabrizio Giustina wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dear Magnolians, >>>>> we are pleased to announce the release of the Simplemedia module >>>>> version 4.2.1 for Magnolia CMS. >>>>> >>>>> The Simplemedia module makes the management of images, videos and >>>>> other assets easier both for users and for developers. It offers a >>>>> centralized repository for digital assets with a specialized user >>>>> interface, usable for internal resources or for externally linked >>>>> ones. Version 4.2.1 works with Magnolia 4.0 and up. >>>>> >>>>> 4.2.1 is a minor release, mainly containing bug fixes and small but >>>>> useful enhancements. Among those: >>>>> * improvements to the playlist management interface (batch selection) >>>>> * XSPF (XML Shareable Playlist Format) support >>>>> * more image type supported (some subset of jpeg files with >>>>> particular color profiles, and ico files!) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> All the details are available at: >>>>> http://www.openmindlab.com/lab/products/media.html >>>>> >>>>> ... or you can skip to this page for a direct download: >>>>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/openutils/files/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Have fun >>>>> - the openmindLAB team >>>>> >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> For list details see >>>>> http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html >>>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> >>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> For list details see >>>> http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html >>>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For list details see >>> http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> For list details see >> http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > For list details see > http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- For list details see http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> ----------------------------------------------------------------
