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The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
Figure 6.2
MediaDex’s powerful sorting facilities are easy to access and use.
Version: MediaDex 2.0 (2008)
OS: Windows 2000 and XP; Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
RAM: 128MB
Supported file formats: Major file formats, including JPEG 2000, and video formats such as
MPEG, AVI, RealMedia, and DivX
Price level: Standard edition $50, Pro edition $80
Address: MediaDex FZ-LLC, info@MediaDex.com
mediadex.com
Summary
A special breed of software that goes way beyond viewing and cataloging, digital asset
management enables the owners of media collections to leverage their assets by making
them available for additional uses. Individual photographers may find benefits in some
of the smaller systems, such as MediaDex, but most DAM software is aimed at corporations
and institutions. With video, multimedia, audio, still images, and documents being
held on various physical platforms, from hard drives to legacy floppies, the larger users
require a comprehensive solution to bring all these assets together in a virtual, accessible
space. DAM meets this need, but individually tailored solutions can be expensive.