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Released on 29 March, EMu 3.2.03 addresses a number of issues, and includes a range of new features:
- New Conservation module
A new version of the Conservation module has been designed in consultation with users and incorporated with the standard EMu release.
- ImageMagick Libraries
New image display libraries support over 100 image file formats, allowing the Multimedia Repository to store and interpret more image formats than previously possible.
- Audio and Video support
The audio and video libraries used by EMu have been replaced with new libraries that provide support for a larger range of formats.
- Metadata support
The Multimedia module has been extended to provide support for the following metadata standards:
- EXIF - Exchangeable Image File Format
- IPTC - International Press Telecommunications Council
- XMP - Extensible Metadata Platform
- MD5 Checksum field for all media (useful for checking validity of media).
- Colour Space field (RGB or CMYK).
- Image Type field (Monochrome, Greyscale, True Colour or Palette).
- Image Resolution field (Pixels per Inch).
- The Bits per Pixel field has been changed to Colour Depth (number of bits required to reflect accurately all colours).
The module contains three new tabs (EXIF, IPTC and XMP) that hold the metadata for each of these standards. The metadata is extracted from images and stored in the multimedia record, making it available for searching and reporting. It is also possible to embed metadata from a master image in any of its derived images.
Other changes to the Multimedia module:
The Resolutions and Characteristics tabs include a range of new and modified fields. On the Resolutions tab these include:
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