Zoom Digital Asset Management versus other DAM Systems
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Existing Capability
Limited Capability
Coming Soon
Unknown
Ease of Use/Usability
Desktop Integration
Adobe CS Integration
Ease of Installation & Deployment
Scalability
Version Compression/Deduplication
Support > 1 million files
Repository size > 1 Terabyte
Optimized Network & Storage for HD Videos
Financials
Pricing
Total Cost of Ownership
Return on Invstment
Perfomance
Upload
Checkin
Checkout
Search
Download
Visual Asset Management
Visual Asset Search
Visual Asset Timeline
Animated Visual Compare
Versioned thumbnails/previews
InDesign Link Versioning
Create time-bound URL to asset revisions
Web based Lightbox
User or Role based sharing
Email invitation to Lightbox
Visual annotation & markup
Download & repurpose assets
Share specific revisions of assets
Video
Low-res video proxy
Optimized Network & Storage for HD Videos
Archiving
File/Folder/Project Archiving
Restore Petition
Fault-tolerant archive/restore
Restore Approval Workflow
Application Plugins & Extensions
Adobe CS5 PSD
Adobe CS4 PSD
Adobe CS3, CS4 AI, AE
Adobe CS3 PSD
Adobe CS5 After Effects Render Queue
CINEMA 4D R12+ Batch & Net Render Queue
Windows Explorer Plugin
MacOS Finder Plugin
Microsoft Office Plugin
Version Control
Multi-user concurrent remote version store
Rollback files or folders
Drag-and-drop for easy import and open
Scriptable Command Line Tool
Automatic checkout by project/task name
Tree-view of changed assets
Adaptive version compression
Milestone publishing support
Project-aware version control
System tray/Menu bar notifications
Workflow
Worfklow Design Studio
Automated Asset Routing
Automated Email Notifications
Hierarchical Reviews
Support for Multiple Approval Policies
Automated Workflow Triggers
Automated Sign-off
Automated Pubishing of Approved Assets
Role-based or User-based Reviews
Iterative Reviews
Visual version markup during review
Reporting
Version Control Reports
Commit Trending
Workflow reports
Time Tracking
Workflow Progress
User Performance Trending
Administration
Web-based Administration Portal
Roles-based & User-based Access Control
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