On 17 Oct 2013, at 12:41, Richard Light <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> However, I would make exactly the same point about object descriptive data: it is preferable to deliver it "live" from its native system (and maintain its context, attribution, etc.) than to copy it across into the CMS' database.
The issue the last time I looked into this was that the commonly used code libraries (GD, ImageMagick) for image management in a web context - the tools to create thumbnails and different image sizes - did not respect the embedded metadata - file size being more important on the web.
It's something we hope to revisit soon to see if the technology is catching up , but the embedded data can be in different standards and is likely a tall order for full compatibility across the board.
Our approach would be to strip any metadata and store it in the media management database (where text search tools could access it and content management systems can add to it) and then re-embed it in thumbnails and re-sized images. Would this work for you?
In regard to the original question, we're trying to persuade our clients to think about the *story* first before worrying about the technology.
e.g. in a Hollywood analogy - please write the screenplay, then let's storyboard it together, before we think about if its best filmed using digital SLRs or 35mm or even 65mm film and then when we're that far forward let's talk about the special effects and which film locations would be best.
Once you've scoped out the story you want to present on the web, you're in a much better position to decide if you have a content management requirement, or an image gallery or an interactive application.
It's *too* easy to look at off the shelf open source content management systems and start moulding them to hold objects and interpretations, but then all you're doing is exposing your catalogue in a different way.
data collection and data presentation are two different tasks. (but you know that!)
:)
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