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Configuration and Setup
Accessing Daminion via the Internet
How to access Daminion remotely via the Internet
VPN
File Storage Schemes for Daminion Server
Scheme A. Documents are Stored on a NAS or Remote Location. Daminion Server is Installed on a Server PC
Scheme B. Documents and Daminion Server are located on the same Computer
Scheme C. Documents and Daminion Server are Located on the Same Computer, but Documents are Stored in a Local Shared Folder
Installation
System Requirements
Installing Daminion Server
Installing Daminion Client
Registering your Daminion License
Daminion 8.4 Migration
Connect to a remote Postgres server
Setting up Daminion
Daminion Preferences Dialog
Changing the Interface Language
Customizing the Browser
Customizing the Catalog Tags Panel
Customizing the Properties Panel
Customizing the Window Layout
How to configure Daminion Server Service
How to migrate Daminion Server from one computer (PC1) to a new computer (PC2)
Main components of the Daminion workspace
Map View with GPS-Coordinates
Replication Settings
Server Administration Panel
PostgreSQL Upgrade to v12
Managing Media Files
Importing
Automatic Folder Rescan Overview
Daminion Auto Import Folder
Import to selected folder
Importing Local Catalogs
Rescan Folders Option
List of Supported Tokens
Automatic Folder Rescan
How to Migrate Metadata from Canto Cumulus to Daminion
Digital Asset Management
Removing items from the catalog
Adding Files to Favorites
Working with the Second Tags Panel
Working with Collections
Viewing and Editing Items in External Applications
Usage History
Shift the Creation DateTime of the Image
Setting a License Expiration Date
Renaming Items
Adding a Watermark
Printing images
Open Files in Windows Explorer
Linking Items
Full-screen View
Flagging an Item
Assigning a Color Label
Adding Ratings to Items
Exporting
Creating a Contact Sheet in PDF
Customized Export Presets
Exporting Files
Export to CSV
Send Files by Email
Template Editor
File Formats
Adding an Unknown File Format
Support for AutoCAD formats (DWG/DXF)
Adding support for Cineform Video
Adding support for STL
Supported Formats
Support for 3D formats
Adding support for BRAW
Metadata
Automatic Synchronization
Daminion Server Metadata Preferences
How to Write Daminion Custom Tags with ExifTool
Import from CSV
Importing Metadata from Canto Cumulus into Daminion
Custom tag mapping
Searching
Searching with the Tags Panel
Advanced Search
Quick Search
Full Text Search
Full Text Indexing Settings
Working with Catalogs
Creating a new shared Catalog
How to import Media Pro catalog into Daminion
Understanding Catalogs
Working with Tags
Working with Synonyms
Approved/Unapproved Tags
Assigning Tag Preset
Creating, assigning and deleting Tags with the Properties Panel
Assigning Tags with the Tags Panel
Change Tag appearance mode in the Tags Panel
Changing People Names in People Tag
Copy Tags from One Item to Another
Creating a new Group-Tag with the Tags Panel
Creating Custom Tags
Creating new Tags with the Tags Panel
Filtering Tags in the Tags Panel
Exporting and importing tag lists
Lock Tag Editing
Recently Assigned Tags
Using Assign Tags mode in the Tags Panel
Working with Thumbnails
Types of thumbnails
Accelerating preview of large images
Adding Custom Thumbnails
Compare Items
Customizing Thumbnail Captions
Rotating thumbnails
Thumbnail Grouping
Security and Permissions
Data Security
Backup and Restore Shared Catalogs
Access Control on File Level
Access Control on Folders Level
Grant or deny access to shared catalogs
How to schedule backups of Daminion server
Lock Import Settings
Roles Configurator
Turning off the UDP broadcasts
User Management
Version Control
Tag Access Restriction
Permissions
Tags
Items
Folders
Import
Export
Users/Roles
Other
Integrations and Extensions
Integration with Other Systems
Daminion and Lightroom tagging integration
Synology and Daminion
Daminion Connector for Adobe
Daminion and Adobe Photoshop integration
Daminion and Adobe InDesign integration
Daminion and Adobe Illustrator integration
Daminion and Adobe Premiere Pro integration
Daminion Connector for MS Office: Activation
Daminion Connector for Microsoft Office: Functionality
Advanced Features
3D Asset Management
Exploring the 3D Viewer
Daminion Preview Agent
Adding 3D Formats for Conversion
Daminion Preview Agent Job Scheduler
Troubleshooting 3D Preview Creation
Artificial Intelligence
How to Auto-Tag Your Photos
How to Enable AI Auto-Tagging
How to Get Google API Key
Face Recognition: Functionality
Face Recognition: Setup
AI Labels vs AI Objects
ChatGPT: Custom prompts
Speech-to-Text for Video and Audio Assets
How to Get Chat GPT API Key
Web Interface
Web Client
Tagging in Web Client
Assign Tags in Web Client
Customizing Thumbnail Captions: Web Client
Import Tag Presets
File Path Mapping Rules on macOS
Web Catalog Previews Troubleshooting
Login-free Access
Commenting
Embedded links
Waiting Room in the Web Client
Video Preview
Version Control in the Web Client
User Management in Web Client
Getting Started with Daminion Web Client
Shared collections
PDF Preview in Web Client
Maps in the Web client
Favorites in Web Client
Installing the Daminion Web Client Assistant
Getting a key for Bing maps
Filtering and Searching in Web Client
Export to PDF in Web Client
Export Settings in Daminion Web Client
Customizing the Web Client Interface
Custom Tags in the Web client
Activating Web-Access
Troubleshooting and FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Error messages
Daminion Client Questions
Daminion Server Questions
Automatic Synchronization
Daminion Server Metadata Preferences
How to Write Daminion Custom Tags with ExifTool
Import from CSV
Importing Metadata from Canto Cumulus into Daminion
Custom tag mapping
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