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Version control for edited content

Purpose

1.1. Establish systematic tracking and management of all content edits, versions, and collaboration for photography assets, ensuring rollback, audit trails, collaborative workflow, and compliance.
1.2. Securely archive changes to graphic and text content, noting author, timestamp, and delta for every version.
1.3. Facilitate coordinated multi-user editing/project management in commercial advertising photography agencies, optimizing quality control and creative output.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. A digital asset (image/graphic/text/video) is uploaded, revised, or deleted in a content repository.
2.2. A user initiates a file check-in/check-out, commit, or save edit request.
2.3. Reviewer, editor, or account manager requests status update or version comparison.
2.4. Deadline reached or periodical snapshot triggered by scheduled automation.

Platform Variants


3.1. Adobe Creative Cloud
- Feature: Libraries API / Asset Versioning
Configure: Enable version history; automate check-in/check-out events via webhooks and REST API.

3.2. Dropbox
- Feature: File Update Webhooks
Configure: Handle `file update` webhooks; sync and log prior versions using Dropbox API `files/get_metadata`.

3.3. Google Drive
- Feature: Drive API Revisions
Configure: Monitor `changes/watch`; auto-tag and archive each `file revision`.

3.4. Microsoft OneDrive
- Feature: Item Delta API
Configure: Track `driveItem` version histories with the `/delta` function for all content files.

3.5. Box
- Feature: Events API
Configure: Subscribe to `FILE.VERSION_UPLOAD`; link automation to retain and catalogue versions.

3.6. GitHub
- Feature: Repos Content API
Configure: Commit image/media file versions; fetch logs via `/repos/{owner}/{repo}/commits`.

3.7. Bitbucket
- Feature: REST API Repository Commits
Configure: Push/pull edits with audit via `/repositories/{workspace}/{repo_slug}/commits`.

3.8. GitLab
- Feature: Repository Files API
Configure: Save each asset as a tracked file; initiate `/projects/:id/repository/files/:file_path` change event.

3.9. AWS S3
- Feature: Versioning
Configure: Enable bucket versioning; set S3 Event Notifications for PUT/POST/DELETE actions.

3.10. Azure Blob Storage
- Feature: Blob Versioning
Configure: Activate version-level immutability; trigger Logic Apps automation on blob update.

3.11. SmugMug
- Feature: Uploads API
Configure: Listen to asset replace/upload via API; maintain previous state in asset history.

3.12. WordPress (with Media Library)
- Feature: REST API Media Endpoint
Configure: Trigger on `POST /wp-json/wp/v2/media`; archive as new version on update.

3.13. Notion
- Feature: Page History API
Configure: Monitor `page_versions` endpoint; flag edits and retain document diffs.

3.14. Trello
- Feature: Attachments/Change Logs
Configure: Use Power-Ups or API to store media attachments’ change logs.

3.15. Monday.com
- Feature: File Column History
Configure: Enable file column audit; poll for `updates` endpoint.

3.16. Canto
- Feature: Asset History
Configure: Use API endpoints for asset updates; catalog version event with each image edit.

3.17. Bynder
- Feature: Asset Versioning API
Configure: Hook into `media/edit` endpoint; automate major/minor versioning.

3.18. Air (Air.inc DAM)
- Feature: Activity Logs
Configure: Set webhook for `asset updated`; log activity ID snapshot from API.

3.19. Dropbox Business
- Feature: Team Content Events
Configure: Monitor team events stream for all file/asset changes.

3.20. Frame.io
- Feature: Review Link History
Configure: Aggregates versioned feedback loop via API for each media file upload or markup.

3.21. Slack
- Feature: File Change Events via API
Configure: Listen for file events; maintain internal catalog of uploaded/edited assets.

3.22. Jira
- Feature: Attachment Versioning
Configure: API-based version history of ticket/media file attachments.

Benefits

4.1. Achieve full traceability and rollback on all assets, mitigating risk of unwanted changes.
4.2. Streamline creative collaboration and approver feedback cycles.
4.3. Support regulatory and client compliance with auditable logs.
4.4. Reduce manual version control errors, enhancing operational efficiency.
4.5. Consolidate multi-source content pipelines for unified asset governance.

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