ResourceSpace

Infobox Software
name = ResourceSpace



caption =
developer = Neale Hall, Dan Huby ( [http://www.montala.net Montala] )
latest release version = 1.5.274
latest release date = July 22, 2008
operating system = Any (web based)
platform = PHP, MySQL
genre = Digital Asset Management
license = BSD
website = http://www.montala.net/resourcespace.php

ResourceSpace is an open source Digital Asset Management system originally developed for Oxfam. It has been released under a BSD-style license. It requires PHP, MySQL, and the GD Graphics Library, and works with most web server software such as Apache.

A particular focus is on the improvement of collaboration between users when assembling resources together for a project. Users can create custom 'collections' which include resources and saved searches, which can be shared with other users. Collections work like a shopping cart on an e-commerce site, and are always visible in a strip at the bottom of the screen.

Features

* Pure web interface
* Intelligent search ordering - resources are scored against each keyword using user search activity
* Organisation, collaboration and distribution - tools to organise resources, share with colleagues on projects and distribute to others; removes the need to e-mail large files
* Automatic resizing - resources can be downloaded in a variety of sizes so users can choose if they require high quality print files or lower quality screen / web resolution files, saving bandwidth and download time
* Themes - pre-selected groups of resources
* Permissions - set resource access level by user group
* Research services - allows specific requests to be made to a central resources team
* Archiving - resources can be archived and are then not visible in the main search
* User contributions - allows users to submit resources to the system, which can then be processed by a central team before being made available to other users - useful for working with remote photographers
* Multilingual - the application is multilingual capable with most major European languages supported
* Automatic thumbnail creation for most image and video file types including JPEG, GIF, PNG, PDF, TTF, Photoshop PSD, AVI, MOV, MPEG using ImageMagick and FFmpeg
* EXIF/IPTC header import and export using ExifTool
* Multiple file upload using SWFupload
* Creates preview 'contact sheets' using FPDF
* Minimal hosting requirements - uses PHP/MySQL technology which is supported by all major hosting providers
* Plugin support - third party developers can create plugins to extend functionality
* Open source - released under a permissive BSD style license

ee also

*Digital Asset Management

External links

* [http://www.montala.net/resourcespace.php ResourceSpace web site]
* [http://groups.google.com/group/resourcespace ResourceSpace discussion forum] (Google Groups)
* [http://rswiki.montala.net ResourceSpace MediaWiki]