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eMotion released MediaPartner 4.1 Enterprise, an update to its packaged digital-media-management system. The new version extended workflow, collaboration and integration less than a year after MediaPartner 4.0 appeared.
Bob Griffin, eMotion’s CEO and President, said customer feedback had driven the release and its focus on practical media-management requirements.
Workflow improvements
A configurable brand-management workflow allowed administrators to define project phases and adjust timelines as work progressed. The system sent email reminders when stages were due and supported nested subprojects within a master project.
Collaboration and review
The eMotion Viewer could display every user annotation from multiple review sessions at the same time. Outline tools filtered annotations by user, date or time. MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files could be reviewed with SMPTE timecode, providing a reference back to the source tape.
Metadata and bulk loading
MediaPartner imported IPTC headers from TIFF, JPEG and Adobe Photoshop files. The information was stored as searchable metadata and could be edited by authorised users before delivery.
A new Datacenter Loading Utility imported large groups of media files and their existing metadata. The workflow covered ingest, captioning, assignment to collections or projects, and generation of browse copies.
Interface
Administrative functions received a redesigned interface and onscreen help. Business TV GmbH distributed eMotion products in Central Europe. Current information on enterprise digital asset management is available from OpenText.
