Asset & Content ManagementPurpose
1.2. Include automated file renaming, folder hierarchy generation by shoot/project, secure sharing setup, and backup validation with notification alerts for failures or quota issues.
1.3. Automate version control, duplicate elimination, and periodic cleanups, keeping client-ready and raw assets persistently organized per project, client, year, and media type.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Folder updated post-edit or retouch workflow completion (e.g., Lightroom export).
2.3. Scheduled time (nightly, weekly) for ongoing archive and redundant copy.
2.4. File upload by a third party (client, retoucher) into inbound portal.
2.5. API webhook event detecting completed job in editing/DAM platform.
Platform Variants
• Feature: Files Upload API; Configure to sync local “Exports” on file change, path rule: /Clients/{Year}/{Project}/Final.
3.2. Google Drive
• Feature: Drive API 'Files: create' and 'Files: update'; Automated OAuth service account for upload+organize by metadata.
3.3. Microsoft OneDrive
• Feature: Graph API 'PUT /drive/items/{parent-id}/children'; Trigger sync with status receipts.
3.4. Amazon S3
• Feature: S3 PutObject API, S3 Lifecycle Rules; Configure upload and automatic tiered archiving, use client/project tags.
3.5. Box
• Feature: Box Uploads API; Structure folders by campaign, use metadata API for tagging, enable webhook on upload completion.
3.6. Backblaze B2
• Feature: B2 Upload File API; Set bucket per client, backup on file-save event, verify with B2 List File Names API.
3.7. SmugMug
• Feature: Import/Upload API, automatic gallery creation per project.
3.8. Flickr
• Feature: Upload API, set album based on job metadata, enable privacy settings through API.
3.9. Wasabi
• Feature: S3-compatible PUT; Schedule copy/move operations, configure retention, and public/private share keys.
3.10. pCloud
• Feature: pCloud Upload API; Set up structure automation by shoot type/date, auto-generate links on upload.
3.11. Synology NAS
• Feature: Synology Drive Server API; Automated sync task, set intelligent versioning, initiate backup.
3.12. TrueNAS
• Feature: S3 API support; Trigger snapshots and sync jobs per folder/project.
3.13. IBM Cloud Object Storage
• Feature: S3 API; Scheduled uploads, lifecycle configured via API, multi-region redundancy.
3.14. Adobe Creative Cloud
• Feature: Assets API; Auto upload/export from Lightroom/Photoshop on export completion, folder rules by project.
3.15. Filebase
• Feature: S3-compatible API; Smart folder monitors, auto-pin to decentralized storage.
3.16. Egnyte
• Feature: File Upload API; Configure user-based access, folder auto-provisioning, notification integrator.
3.17. Mega
• Feature: MEGA API; Sync monitored folder, use auto-encryption settings, set expiry on share links.
3.18. SharePoint Online
• Feature: Graph API 'CreateUploadSession'; Build folder automation, sync project metadata to library columns.
3.19. MediaValet
• Feature: Upload API; Drag-and-drop ingest points, tag and categorize by API, alert on successful archive.
3.20. Cloudinary
• Feature: Upload API; Automated image ingest, live transformations, structure by tags, project, version.
3.21. DigitalOcean Spaces
• Feature: S3-compatible API; Push after local save, lifecycle policy for cleanup, role-based upload rights.
3.22. Apple iCloud Drive
• Feature: Apple CloudKit; Scripted batch uploads from Photos export, trigger on new folder detected.
Benefits
4.2. Labor cost reduction via end-to-end hands-free workflow for backups and organization.
4.3. Rapid asset retrieval, sharing, and compliance via automated structuring and permissions.
4.4. Scalable growth—adds new client/work with no manual folder setup or migration work.
4.5. Auditability and transparency for all order, job, and version tracking.