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What’s new in EMu?
What’s new in EMu?
Bernard MarshallChief Technology Officer
KE Software
Collections Management Museums
What’s new in EMu?
EMu releases in 2007
• One version released: 3.2.03 – 29 March 2007
• One scheduled release remaining for EMu 3.2: 3.2.04 – October 2007
• Spread of installed client versions: 3.0 – 5 clients 3.1 – 3 clients 3.2 – 18 clients 3.2.03 – 45 clients
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Overview
• Image sub-system (ImageMagick) 3.2.03
• Image metadata (EXIF, XMP, IPTC) 3.2.03
• Audio/Video sub-system (DirectShow) 3.2.04
• Multimedia enhancements 3.2.03-04
• Multimedia component 3.2.04
• Auditing 3.2.04
• General enhancements 3.2.04
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• Replaced image libraries with ImageMagick for image processing.• Support for about 90 image formats, including:
• Support for 8 bits and 16 bits per pixel images. • Superior resizing capabilities.• Ongoing development of libraries as new formats developed.
ImageMagick Libraries 3.2.03
▪ GIF ▪ JPEG ▪ JPEG 2000 ▪ PNG
▪ PhotoCD ▪ TIFF ▪ CMYK ▪ BMP
▪ TGA
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Image Metadata 3.2.03
• Extraction of image metadata: EXIF - Exchangeable Image File Format
(Version 2.2, April 2002). IPTC - International Press Telecommunications Council
(Version 4.1, July 1999). XMP - Extensible Metadata Platform
(Revision September 2005).• Metadata Profile Image Formats Supported
EXIF JPEG, TIFF
IPTC JPEG, TIFF, PICT, PS, PSD
XMP JPEG, TIFF
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Image Metadata 3.2.03
• Embed metadata in derived images selectively:System|Setting|Multimedia|Metadata|Embed|EXIF|Default|1:33432
System|Setting|Multimedia|Metadata|Embed|IPTC|Default|2:;-2:185;-2:187
System|Setting|Multimedia|Metadata|Embed|XMP|TIFF|http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/:
• Extract metadata into Multimedia module fields selectively:System|Setting|Multimedia|Metadata|Extract|EXIF|DetRights|1:33432
System|Setting|Multimedia|Metadata|Extract|IPTC|MulTitle|2:120
System|Setting|Multimedia|Metadata|Extract|XMP|MulTitle|http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/:title
• Update Resource Multimedia tool extracts metadata.
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Add Resource Dialogue 3.2.03
• Drag and drop resources from Windows environment.
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• Audio libraries replaced (DirectShow):
• Video libraries replaced (DirectShow):
• EMu detects installed codecs and makes them available.
Audio/Video Libraries 3.2.04
▪ AIFF ▪ AU ▪ MIDI ▪ MP3
▪ SND ▪ WAV ▪ WMA
▪ ASF ▪ AVI ▪ MPEG 1 ▪ MPEG 2
▪ WMV
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Limit Resource Access3.2.04
• Limit size of media downloaded from server:System|Setting|Multimedia|Audio|Maximum|xxx (size in kb)
System|Setting|Multimedia|Video|Maximum|xxx (size in kb)
System|Setting|Multimedia|Images|Maximum|xxx (size in kb)
System|Setting|Multimedia|Images|Maximum|www:hhh (size in pixels)
System|Setting|Multimedia|Document|Maximum|xxx (size in kb)
• Limit supported image, audio and video files:System|Setting|Multimedia|Images|Include|format;...
System|Setting|Multimedia|Images|Exclude|format;...
System|Setting|Multimedia|Audio|Exclude|format;...
System|Setting|Multimedia|Video|Exclude|format;...
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Multimedia Component 3.2.04
• Drop on component for any tab providing functionality of Multimedia tab.
• Allows “in context” multimedia links.
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Audit Trails 3.2.04
• Set level of auditing required on per-module basis: change (insert/update/delete) search display login all
• Audit Module provides access to audit trails.• Audit trail for each record listed in per-module Audit Tab.• Reports provide audit listings.• Audit server extensible for other services (e.g. archiver,
syncserver).
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New Conservation Module 3.2.03
• Designed in conjunction with user base.• Backwards compatible with previous version.• Supports:
multiple objects per conservation event single object per conservation event
Field Help Data Dictionary 3.2.04
• Report to produce Data Dictionary listing.• “Hot Linked” Excel version available.
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Archive Support 3.2.04
• EAD (Encoded Archival Description, Version 2002)• ISAD(G) (General International Standard Archival Description,
Second edition). • Tree view of relationship between records.• Adjust relationship of current record within tree.
Groups Module 3.2.04
• Module interface to EMu Groups.• Listing of group records.• Direct manipulation of group.
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Auto-sort of Results 3.2.03
• Select a pre-defined sort to be executed when a search is performed.
• Can cancel sort at any time (e.g. large number of records).
Multilingual Support 3.2.04
• Alter order of data for multi-lingual clients dynamically.• Support for right-to-left languages.
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Condition Check Update Tool 3.2.04
• Provides batch update of condition statements.• Similar functionality to:
Relocation tool Taxonomic Re-identification tool Revaluation tool
Edit Locking 3.2.04
• Displays name of user who is updating record.
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Geo-referencing fields 3.2.04
• Common mapping co-ordinate fields across clients.• Designed in conjunction with user base.• Available in Sites and Collection Events modules.
OAI Web Service3.2.04
• Open Archives Initiative provider (Version 2).• Extension added for “texql” based set.
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EMu 4.0
• Unicode support• Extensible fields• Interface refresh• Web integration
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