Terms and Definitions
What is a digital asset ?
A digital asset is any media encoded into a binary file, together
with the rights to use it.
What is a resource ?
A resource is a collection of binary
data that encodes a media, such as a video clip, an image, a document
or an audio clip.
What is metadata ?
Metadata is data that describes other
data. Metadata is used within Notre-DAM to provide additional
information about resources.
What is a digital item ?
A digital item is the representation
of a digital asset within Notre-DAM, in terms of resources and metadata.
What are renditions ?
Renditions are different views of a digital item, that have been specifically generated for different uses.
For example, renditions can represent the same image in different sizes, or in different formats, or with different rights.
What is the catalog ?
The catalog is a Notre-DAM tool that allows to subjectively organize digital items, according to a specific view of the operating context, and to perform quick searches.
Is the catalog just a taxonomy ?
Not exactly. The catalog includes a taxonomy of keywords, but also other tools such as the Inbox, the Smart Folders and the Basket.
What are scripts ?
Scripts are sequences of actions that can be executed in batch on a set of digital items, in order to perform some processing on them (e.g. to generate renditions).
What is a workspace ?
A workspace is a working environment where a group of users can share objects, tools and …
Using the inbox General questions