DAM Workflow Consulting & Training

DAMsimple have provided training to hundreds of individuals and dozens of corporations. The first step is a free consultation to assess how we can help you. Experienced trainers will then provide an assessment of your current systems recommending simple ways to improve your workflow.

Consulting Service

Drawing on decades of industry experience and training DAMsimple can help improve your DAM workflow. Based in Sydney with consultants in the USA, UK and Asia Pacific we offer an unique international service. We come to you and provide both a written report and verbal explanation - without the jargon. Fees commence at $550.00 including GST.

Training

DAMsimple have qualified trainers with thousands of hours experience who offer tailored packages for your organisation. Our philosophy is to provide holistic knowledge necessary for individuals to manage their own workflow. We want to empower you to take control of your DAM workflow. Group training packages for up to 4 people start at $990.00 including GST. We also provide 1 on 1 training to creatives who prefer a hands-on approach.

All attendees are supplied with a resource folder that includes notes, software and training material. We can come to you or supply off-site classrooms with catering.

DAMsimple are pioneers in Digital Asset Management who guide the industry. Benefit by learning from the industry leaders; not the followers. We offer practical training in DAM including packages for Microsoft Expression Media and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

Overview of Digital Asset Management training can include:

• Types of DAM Software
• Using DAM Software
• Costs and Benefits
• Administrator
• File naming
• Folder Structure
• Originals & Derivative files
• Back ups
• Hardware configurations
• Operating Systems, PC, Mac, Linux
• Hard drives External hard drives, RAID, JBOD, Network, Cloud Storage
• Backup Strategies, Read Only, RAID, JBOD, TAPE, IT Department
  
  
• Metadata, Data about data
• Layers of data
• Kinds of Metadata, EXIF, Colour profile, IPTC, IPTC Core, Image Index Model (IIM),
• Old versus New
• eXtensible Markup Platform (XMP)
• How is Metadata stored, Resource Block (IRB), Data fork, XMP, Sidecar file
• How to create & use Metadata, Download, Batch, Search
  
  
• File management
• Databases
• Using Metadata to improve productivity
• Rating
• Keywords
• Controlled Vocabulary
• Captioning/Annotating
• Author Attribution, Copyright, Contact, Usage
• Private Metadata
• Data Migration