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CreativeTechs QuickTips #89 Week of April 3, 2006

Creative Tip: Share a web image library with NetPublish.

Say you manage a creative department that has amassed a large library of company images (product photography, buildings, headshots, etc). How can you easily make this photo library available to outside vendors or other people within the organization?

In the last month at CreativeTechs, we've helped several companies address these needs by setting up their own web-based photo libraries.

In each case the process involved helping our client consolidate and organize their company's image library onto a central server. Images were sorted into major category folders, and the collection was shared out as a password-protected website using Extensis Portfolio and Extensis NetPublish. In several cases an inexpensive Mac mini was used to host the dedicated image library website.

We've created a short QuickTime tutorial showing how to share out a Portfolio catalog using Netpublish:

Portfolio-Netpublish.mov (9.9MB)

Note: Image management and keywording strategies is a big topic to cover in a quick tip format. Future issues QuickTips we will cover some tricks and techniques that can greatly simplify keywording strategies using Adobe Bridge.

Source: This tip inspired by a variety of recent image management consulting projects. Including Swedish Hospital, MultiCare Health Systems, and Chase Jarvis Photography.

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