Eyebase

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eyebase mediasuite V4.3

this is the official logo of eyebase mediasuite image database, media asset management, digital asset management software
Basic data

developer CMB GMBH Seefeld / Munich, founded in 1995
Current  version eyebase mediasuite V4.1
(January 13, 2013)
operating system Browser based
category Image management , MAM, DAM
License eyebase SmartStart (single user, only SaaS), eyebase WorkGroup (multiuser also as SaaS), eyebase mediasuite
German speaking Yes
Manufacturer site

eyebase mediasuite is an image management system or digital asset management system (DAM) from the German manufacturer CMB GmbH. The system is purely web browser-based and thus runs on almost all operating systems in browsers such as B. Internet Explorer (IE), Mozilla Firefox, Safari (Apple) and others.

Structure of the software

The digital asset management software "eyebase mediasuite" belongs to the area of content management systems . In addition to the common image formats such as JPG (JPEG File Interchange Format), TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) and GIF (Graphics Interchange Format), it also manages RAW files (raw data format ), video and audio files as well as PDF files and Microsoft Word documents , PowerPoint , Adobe InDesign , Adobe Illustrator , Adobe Photoshop and others.

The overall system of eyebase is based on a database ( Oracle , MS SQL or MySQL ) with references to image files that referenced data sets and thus index files to be managed. Here are IPTC - Exif - and XMP -Information, but also uses a specially erecting metadata structure. All changes to the image files are synchronously saved in the same and in the index.

The formats IPTC-IIM and IPTC-Core that are common in the photography and media industry are used as metadata standards . If necessary, these standards can be modified by the system administrator or other standards can be integrated (e.g. Dublin Core ).

The system is used as an image database but also for the management of video files and documents in the advertising industry (e.g. Air Berlin, BMW, Malteser Hilfsdienst, Haribo, Continental Group), in banking and insurance (e.g. Hannover Re, BDO), at daily newspaper and magazine publishers (e.g. Wirtschaftsblatt), in press agencies or advertising and marketing departments in various industries, as well as with professional photographers.
In cooperation with Adobe, a plug-in for Adobe Lightroom was developed, which enables seamless interaction between online and offline systems.
Areas of application:

  • Management of multimedia content and files online (cloud)
  • Management of images and videos in combination with Adobe Lightroom (offline) and eyebase-cloud (online) including keywords
  • Controlled distribution to third parties via PIN access
  • PrePress
  • Organization of all workflows in the intranet and internet that relate to image material
  • Automatic publication of specific content for specific goals
  • Management of images and documents for websites and CMS (e.g. Convera, Typo3 , MediaSolution ...)
  • Web2Print
  • Brand maintenance, press work, support for consistent CI, content management

History / development

The first version of eyebase was launched in 2004 under the name "ibase". In 2008 the system was expanded considerably and was given the name "eyebase" for trademark reasons. The manufacturer of eyebase holds some patents and utility models, which are also licensed to customers. B. the utility model for the linking of information for knowledge formation .

In 2015 eyebase was listed by the British DAM Foundation and the US publication Media & Entertainment Tech Outlook as one of the ten leading DAM systems worldwide.

Technical specifications

  • Open source basic components: Linux, Apache and PHP
  • Database server: Oracle, Microsoft SQL or mySQL
  • Front ends: FireFox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Opara or other web browsers also via mobile devices such as iPad
  • Over 160 different image formats, including: GIF, JPG, PNG, SWF, PSD, BMP, TIFF, JPC, JP2, JPX, JB2, SWC, RAW Camera, PDF (also multi-page)
  • Multimedia formats: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Quicktime (MOV), RealPlayer (RAM), AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, MP3 and Wav
  • Metadata formats (reading and writing): IPTC, EXIF, XMP
  • Full text indexing

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Intelligent marketing software manages and distributes media assets ( Memento of the original from May 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (FOCUS Online, March 8, 2016)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot /haben.focus.de
  2. ↑ The best image database currently on the market (March 13, 2016)
  3. ↑ Entry at the German Patent Office
  4. ↑ DAM Foundation released list of top 10 DAM systems ( Memento of the original from May 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (January 12, 2015)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / damfoundation.org
  5. ↑ Top 10 Digital Asset Management Solution Providers 2015 (page 14/15, 24)