Canto Cumulus Single User

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CU-SU-860-MN-Z-1 3 Table of Contents Information Window . 28 Intro 7 • THE INFORMATION WINDOW.................................................................... 28 Canto Cumulus Single User . 8 Find Assets 31 Cross-Platform Issues ......................................................... 8 User Interface Item Conventions................................ 8 Searching . 32 Understanding Cumulus. 8 Searching for Records By Category........................ 32 Assets ........................................................................................... 8 Searching with Quicksearch ....................................... 32 Catalogs...................................................................................... 9 Searching with the Find Window............................ 33 Collections ................................................................................ 9 • OVERVIEW: THE FIND WINDOW ............................................................... 34 • OVERVIEW: SAMPLE SEARCH OPTIONS................................................. 35 Categories................................................................................. 9 Records ....................................................................................... 9 Using the Find Window . 35 Simple Searches ................................................................. 35 Compound Searches....................................................... 36 Explore Cumulus 11 Narrowing the Search..................................................... 38 • OVERVIEW: THE CUMULUS USER INTERFACE .................................... 12 Broadening the Search................................................... 39 Saving and Loading Search Queries...................... 40 Catalogs. 13 Things You Can Do with Searches/Queries ...... 41 Catalog Size and Performance.................................. 13 Using the Find Window in Advanced Mode.... 41 Catalog Scope...................................................................... 13 Searching for Categories............................................... 42 Things You Can Do with Catalogs .......................... 13 Adding Assets to Catalogs........................................... 14 User Live Filtering . 43 Adding Filters....................................................................... 43 Collections . 16 Managing Filters................................................................. 44 Working with Collections ............................................. 17 Configuring Filters............................................................. 45 Things You Can Do with Collections..................... 17 Assets/Records . 18 49 Asset Information.............................................................. 18 Use Assets Field Types............................................................................. 19 Drag and Drop . 50 Asset Types Supported.................................................. 20 Copying Assets.................................................................... 50 Editing Asset Information............................................. 20 Copying Categories and Associated Assets...... 50 Record Size ............................................................................ 21 Renaming Records............................................................ 22 Using Asset Actions . 50 Editing a Record’s Category Assignments......... 22 Mailing Your Assets . 51 Things You Can Do with Records............................ 23 Things You Can Do with Assets................................ 23 Previewing Assets. 51 Preview View and Window.......................................... 52 Categories. 24 • OVERVIEW: TOOLBARS FOR PREVIEWS ................................................. 52 Category Types ................................................................... 24 Fullscreen Preview ............................................................ 54 Creating Categories ......................................................... 25 Fullscreen Slide Show..................................................... 56 Custom Ordering of Categories ............................... 25 Preview Comparison ....................................................... 57 Category Fields ................................................................... 26 Category Information Window................................. 26 Repurposing Assets . 58 Editing Category Information.................................... 27 Converting Image Assets.............................................. 58 Categories and Auto-cataloging.............................. 27 Watermarking Assets....................................................... 62 Things You Can Do with Categories...................... 28 Creating ZIP Archives...................................................... 64 • User Interface Visual Overview Page 4 CANTO® CUMULUS SINGLE USER GUIDE WebAlbum . 65 Adding a Field to a Record View........................... 107 Creating an Album............................................................ 66 Adding a Separator to a View ................................. 108 Provided Skins and Link/Output Options........... 68 Changing the Properties of a Displayed Field 109 Preferences............................................................................ 69 Category View Sets. 110 Customize .............................................................................. 69 Category Info Window................................................ 111 Importing and Exporting . 70 Changing the Category Pane Display................ 112 Cumulus Exchange File Formats.............................. 70 Asset Handling Sets . 113 Maintaining Category Assignments ...................... 71 Editing An Asset Handling Set................................ 113 Exporting and Importing Records and Creating An Asset Handling Set ............................ 114 Categories .............................................................................. 71 Setting A Default Asset Handling Set................. 114 Importing and Exporting Collections.................... 72 Thumbnail Size and Quality .................................... 115 Importing from Text/CSV Files .................................. 72 • OVERVIEW: ASSET HANDLING SETS.................................................... 115 Workflow Enhancements . 77 Asset Handling Modules . 118 Labeling................................................................................... 77 (De)activating Asset Handling Modules........... 118 Rating Assets ........................................................................ 78 Asset Storage Modules ............................................... 119 Managing Related Assets . 78 Asset Processor Modules........................................... 121 Relationships ........................................................................ 78 Metadata Modules......................................................... 121 Working Smart . 83 Asset Format Support . 122 Develop an Effective File Naming Convention 83 Adding Formats to the Asset Formats List...... 123 Develop an Effective Folder Naming Changing Format Options........................................ 123 Convention............................................................................ 84 Extending Generic Filter Options ......................... 123 Cross-Platform Catalog Use......................................... 84 Cumulus Asset Actions . 124 Creating an Asset Action ........................................... 125 Specialized Usage 85 Editing an Asset Action............................................... 126 Setting A Default Asset Action............................... 126 Using URL AssetStore. 86 • OVERVIEW: CUMULUS ASSET ACTIONS............................................ 127 Cataloging Assets from FTP or HTTP Servers.... 86 Metadata Templates . 129 Working with URL-cataloged Assets ..................... 87 Creating A Metadata Template.............................. 129 Storing Assets on FTP Servers.................................... 88 Editing A Metadata Template................................. 130 Central Asset Location on FTP Server ................... 89 Setting A Default Metadata Template............... 130 • OVERVIEW: METADATA TEMPLATES.................................................. 131 Working with Images . 90 Editing Images..................................................................... 90 Print Templates . 132 Using the IPTC Information Window..................... 93 Creating and Editing a Print Template.............. 132 • OVERVIEW: THE IPTC INFORMATION WINDOW................................ 94 Setting A Default Print Template.......................... 133 Working with Raw Images ..........................................

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