[TYPO3-dam] TYPO3 solution for photo database

[Stefan Busemann]

Hi Ulrich,

i know that dam_frontend is in use for large file repositories. But you 
are right, that the current version does not support all features.

- Assigning (multiple) categories (also by batch assignment) to pictures 
(as done in DAM) >> is allready possible
- Reading/adding meta data to pictures (as done in DAM) >> reading yes 
(via the dam record). Writing meta data back is not yet possible. I'm 
not shure, but also dam is not able to write data back to the asset.
- Category tree view >> is allready possible
- Thumbnail view of the selected category (ev. with watermarks) >> could 
be possible (via Typoscript)
- Big picture view in a lightbox (ev. with watermarks) >> a real light 
box is not implemented yet (only a single view). In the single view a 
watermark can be added via TS
- Full text search of the metadata with thumbnails view as result (as
done in DAM list module). >> is allready possible

- dl counter can be added via a hook

- basket is not implemented yet.

As i know, the dam assetsets is currently made for the backend.

If you have any further questions please contact me via mail.

best regards

Stefan

Project leader dam_frontend

There should be two user groups (what could be realized by felogin) >> 
is allready possible
Am 19.01.10 14:38, schrieb Ulrich Lorenz PHZ Luzern:
> Hello list
>
> Our university has an archive of about 20'000 photos that are being used
> in the website, in flyers and reports and are also available for the
> press.
>
> We need to make this archive available. As we make intensive use of the
> DAM we think it would eventually be possible to integrate this archive
> into our TYPO3 websites.
>
> These features are needed:
>
> - Assigning (multiple) categories (also by batch assignment) to pictures
> (as done in DAM)
> - Reading/adding meta data to pictures (as done in DAM)
> - Category tree view
> - Thumbnail view of the selected category (ev. with watermarks)
> - Big picture view in a lightbox (ev. with watermarks)
> - Full text search of the metadata with thumbnails view as result (as
> done in DAM list module)
>
> There should be two user groups (what could be realized by felogin):
>
> - Read only users can browse the database (preferably with watermarks)
> - Full access users may additionally download the photos in original
> quality without watermarks
>
> Our preferred way of downloading the files would be as follows:
>
> - The (full access) user can add pictures to a kind of shopping basket
> - After having finished the selection, he can download the files after
> having entered a reason (e.g. 'these pictures are used in the website of
> the research department')
> - An internal counter should be available to show how many times a file
> has been downloaded in full size
>
> We know that at the moment there is no extension that offers all these
> features. But we would appreciate every constructive input to this
> topic: Has someone used DAM/DAM frontend for such a solution? May the
> DAM assetsets help in future? Is there a shopping extension that could
> be extended for this purpose? Or is it a hopeless mission to use TYPO3
> for that kind of archive?
>
> Thanks in advance and regards,
>
>
> Lorenz