October 21, 2009 - EnterMedia v.6.378
Here are the release notes for the latest, tested release of EnterMedia Open Source Digital Asset Management:
Important Upgrade Info:
We have moved the catalog fallback directory up one level (outside of the "tools" directory). Any preexisting catalogs will need to have their fallback reconfigured. This is located in the _site.xconf in the root of the catalog. For example: To update the photo catalog in the included sample webapp, you would need to edit /media/browse/photo/site.xconf and change
"<property name="fallbackdirectory">/WEB-INF/base/entermedia/tools/catalog</property>"
to
"<property name="fallbackdirectory">/WEB-INF/base/entermedia/catalog</property>"
Audio Support:
EM will now play audio types other than mp3s by generating an mp3 version that will work with the embedded audio player. This is verified to work on wav files but should work for any type supported by LAME (lame.sourceforge.net).
Generated Image/Audio/Video Storage Changes:
All EM-generated versions of original files are now stored in the assets directory along with the _site.xconf containing the record's metadata. This includes image thumbnail, medium, and preview sized versions, mp3 versions of audio files, and flash versions of video files. This has elminated an entire unnecessary directory structure (assets/images/generated/...) and should also make it simpler to keep backups of your data.
Album Backend Changes:
Albums are now Lucene based, making it possible to search and sort within an album.
New Datepicker:
We have a new date picker tool that uses jQuery and generally works and looks better.
Importing Fixes:
We have separated the mounting and importing screens. Both are accessible from the EnterMedia Admin (Settings) area. Importing will now remove records for original files that are no longer there. This will keep your records synchronized with your originals folder.
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I just visited your demo site and posted a panoramic (of the Canadian lake).
As I make VERY wide panoramics, I'd like to know if the thumbnail and/or preview sizes are configurable. Could the preview files be widened such that they actually extend beyond the screen's edge, requiring scrolling for a full view.
Please see my beginning site www.nypanoramics.com to see how I've done this using a free JScript.
I'll check back here for your response, or you can send to : dexter.lane@gmail.com
I'm not aware of any DAM system that can display super-wide panoramics properly. Due to the increasing popularity of very effective stitching programs, the panoramic community is growing.
THANKS!
Dexter