Quick Overview of Evolphin Zoom Version Control edition

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 Pain Points
 Version Cue discontinued by Adobe
o No upgrade path to CS5 with asset versioning
o Future support for Adobe asset versioning unclear
 Can’t search/track published/archived assets across
teams/projects/departments
o Limited asset reuse,
o Effort duplication, and
o Hence increased project cost & decreased efficiency
 Inconsistent versioning support for various digital assets types

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 Unique Challenges for Digital Asset Versioning
Import Checkout Commit Update
Creative Find &
(Load (Create asset magic (Save (Bring updated Compare
Asset) work copy) revision) rev. to copy)

• Associate • Lockout other • Authoring • Alert when • Marketing &

Preview users from tools (e.g. team other staff
overwriting Adobe PS / members needs to
Flash) can change project visually find
access assets versions
versions inside • Visually across
the tool Preview projects
• Save only Changes • Visually
Challenges
changed bytes • Bring only preview &
changed bytes compare
versions

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Complete Solution
Evolphin Zoom covers the full creative workflow
improves
improves
 Web-based approval productivity
productivity & Clients
saves on  Automatic Publishing
production costs
 Fast version control
 Visual search & timeline
 Plug-ins for Authoring tools (e.g.
Adobe PS, Flash)
Creative  No lost / corrupted assets

saves on IT administration, Professional

 Project Management
storage & network costs  Approval workflow
Project
 Huge Storage and network IT Lead
savings manage creative
Asset Protection projects

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 Visual Asset Browser
Search, preview and operate on multiple assets and their versions

• Patent-pending
search through
versions (unlike
other DAM tools)
• Designed to search
millions of assets in
a fraction of a
second

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 Visual History Tool
View a visual timeline of changes

• Key DAM innovation

• Thumbnail Previews
• Access within
authoring
tools
• No authoring tool
license needed for
version preview

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 Zoom Visual Client Plug-in for Adobe
Perform standard VCS operations from within Adobe CS tools

• All Adobe CS5

SDK tools
supported
products
• Many CS4/CS3
tools also
supported
• Supported on
both Mac and
Windows

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 Mac Finder Plugin
Folder Coloring & Standard VCS operations from Mac Finder

• New for Snow

Leopard
• Allows version
status to be
visible in
Finder
• Context Menu
to perform VCS
ops from
Finder

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 InDesign Link Versioning
Auto update of linked assets

• Place links to
versioned
assets via
Network share
on Zoom
Server
• Commit the
linked Asset
and have
InDesign be
notified
automatically
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 Importing Assets
‘Import’ copies assets into the Zoom remote asset version store

 Drag-n-drop into
Zoom Repository
 Use Windows
Explorer or Mac
Finder context
menu
 Import from within
Adobe CS5 or other
authoring tools

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 Zoom Plug-in for Adobe Flash CS5

• Same as Adobe PS Panel

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 Benefits for Management
 Payback period less than a year
 Control access and secure assets
 Real-time reporting

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 Features & Benefits for the Creative Professional

 Version assets from within

Adobe CS
 Import, check-in, check-out
assets faster
 Visually search and preview
millions of assets
 Reduce erros, Improve
productivity
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 Features & Benefits for the Project Lead
 Manage projects and users via a web-based Admin Console
o Preview thumbnails without installing
authoring tools
 Built-in wizards assist you in
o setting up project specific workflows,
o assignments and approval
o tasks
 Automated workflow, notifications and publishing
 Real-time reporting and tracking of timesheets, overdue tasks
and more
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 Features & Benefits for the IT Administrator
 Scale to millions of assets
 Dramatically lower the cost of storing
multiple versions
 Unclog the network
 Delegate project administration
 Manage security via a web-based Admin
Console
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Key Takeaways
Evolphin Zoom is a complete solution for the
entire creative workflow
 Advanced version control
 Visual search, preview and timeline
 Speed, security and scalability
 Real-time reporting

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Please Contact Evolphin Software, http://evolphin.com for more info

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