DBGallery

DBGallery
DBGallery
Developer(s) GRR Systems, Inc
Stable release DBGallery: 4.3 / 6 June 2011; 5 months ago (2011-June-06)[1]
Operating system Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7
Type Digital Asset Management Software
License Shareware
Website dbgallery.com

DBGallery is a Digital Asset Management software package. It has a special focus on utilizing image meta-data for finding, exploring and organizing photos. It is a multi-user system for use in organizations.

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History

DBGallery's first public release was December 2007. Since then there have been several major releases. Version 4.0 added data presets and GeoTagging. The current version being 4.3, released in June, 2011.

Platform

The graphical interface runs on Microsoft Windows only. Its database and image files may reside on other operating systems, including Linux, Unix, and Mac OS X. It runs on 32 and 64-bit systems.

Distinguishing Features

  • Multi-User: The database may reside on a server with any number of workstations accessing the same data and photos.
  • Uses a SQL database.
  • Search for images based on data fields (keywords, country, subject, copyright, etc.).
  • Reports, including counts of images by Year, City, Author, Subject, and others.
  • Emailing of images and data.
  • Data templates for pre-filled collections of data field values to be saved and later applied to images.
  • Logical Views, allowing image collections to be browsed by meta-data values.
  • Virtual Sets facilitate building shared collections of images.
  • QuickView Cards display categories of data as a mouse cursor rolls over a thumbnail.

Issues

Non-graphic image formats, such as PDF and Video, and not supported.

References

  1. ^ "DBGallery 4.3". Download.com. CBS Interactive. 06 June 2011. http://download.cnet.com/DBGallery/3000-12511_4-10666995.html?tag=mncol;1. Retrieved 27 July 2011. 

External Links

Official Website: http://www.DBGallery.com

YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/DBGalleryVideos

Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/#!/DBGallery

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