On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Will Scheidegger <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah... o.k. > Thanks for the explanations. Now things are starting to sound reasonable.
just to clarify: - the DMS is great for document management but it's not definitively a DAM neither a "generic storage" for other kind of assets - the SimpleMedia module is great as a DAM but it's not a specialized Document Management Module if you need document management and no media, pick the DMS, if you need media management pick SimpleMedia. If you need both, well it depends on the usage... if you need media + handling pdfs or similar documents for the web probably SimpleMedia alone is a good choice without an additional dedicated DMS, while if you are building an intranet heavily based on documentation maybe the DMS module could be more appropriate. The good thing with Magnolia and open source is that you can just try them both and choose the way that more suits your need :) fabrizio > > -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]> > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- For list details see http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> ----------------------------------------------------------------
