Andreas Ulrich Mauthe & Peter Thomas 
Professional Content Management Systems 
Handling Digital Media Assets

Content and Content Management are core topics in the IT and
broadcast industry. However these terms have not been clearly
defined for those learning the field. The topic is complex and
users from different industries have different backgrounds and a
varied understanding of content issues. Multimedia Content
Management helps to clarify the subject area, define problematic
issues and establish a universal understanding of content and its
management.

* Provides clarity in the subject area

* Defines potential problems and establishes a universal
understanding

* Builds an architectural framework upon this account and different
aspects of the industry and solutions are reviewed

* Comprehensively describes the different users working and
accessing content, the applications and workflows

Essential reading for students, engineers and technical managers,
in the area of data, storage management and multimedia, requiring
an overview of this complex topic. The topics discussed will also
prove highly insightful for executive managers and media
professionals with a technical understanding and broadcast
executives in the field.

Tabella dei contenuti

Preface.

1. Introduction.

2. Content-Related Workflows.

3. Essence.

4. Content Representation and Metadata.

5. File Formats.

6. Content Management.

7. Content Management System Infrastructure.

8. System and Data Integration in CMS.

9. Applications.

10. Future Trends.

References.

Acronyms.

Index.

Circa l’autore

Dr. Andreas Mauthe, Multimedia Communications Lab – KOM, Germany

Dr. Peter Thomas, blue order Gmb H, Germany

Both authors have been working in the area of multimedia and content management for
a number of years. While working together on the development of content management
systems and within projects, a lot of knowledge was accumulated about all the issues
related to the handling and management of content in a professional production and
broadcast environment.