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Coming up in Razuna 1.4.8: Add assets from your custom path

by on December 31, 2011 in Digital Asset Management, Razuna

The other day we outlined “Import & Export of metadata” that is coming in Razuna 1.4.8. Today, we would like to show you another new feature of Razuna 1.4.8; Adding assets from your custom path.

This new feature alone will delight many customers as it allows, among other options, to import your files from any path on your server to Razuna in one single operation. Especially, for large scale imports, there is huge benefit in it, because it will import your data to Razuna successively and include all subfolders and assets within, without any browser limitation because the assets reside already on the server.

Of course, the options for “linking to folders” and “adding assets from the server” are still available, but this new option will add assets to Razuna (instead of linking them) and will be able to include subfolders and re-create them within Razuna.

Especially for customers who migrate from another system this option will save them lots of headache. In other words, simply dump your current library to one folder and make this folder available on your Razuna server. Once completed, enter the path to your library in the new “Import from path” window and Razuna will automatically read your whole library, include all assets, all subfolders, read in the metadata (did you know that Razuna can read & write metadata since version 1.0?), create previews of your assets and make them available in Razuna and thus within the high powered search. To top it off, with the new ”Import & Export of metadata” option you can add your own metadata right away as well!

Our tests with over 500GB of image, video, audio and document assets have checked out successfully and we are extremely excited to include this feature in the upcoming Razuna 1.4.8 release.

How to get Razuna

Razuna is available over at http://razuna.org. You have the option to use our preconfigured Razuna Virtual Server, download the dedicated Razuna Standalone Server or deploy to your own J2EE-Server with our Razuna WAR/EAR distribution.

Razuna is also available as a Hosted Solution over at http://razuna.com. For teams and organizations we also offer a dedicated Razuna Server offering.

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Razuna 1.4.7 is here – Labels and other improvements

by on November 17, 2011 in Digital Asset Management, Razuna

Today marks the day that we are proudly bringing Razuna 1.4.7 to the world, another upgrade to the already most used open source Digital Asset Management System. We are extremely exited about this release, as we made major improvements in this version and brings one new feature to Razuna. The one new feature in Razuna 1.4.7 is called “Labels”.

Labels

The concept of Labels in Razuna is very similar to, say to the way how Labels work in Gmail. Labels are dynamic and can be assigned to any asset. In other words, Labels do all the work folders do and give you an extra bonus: you can add more than one Label to a asset. Once you’ve created a label, you can view all the items with that label by clicking the label name.

Labels can be applied to assets, folders, collections and comments with a easy to use textfield. You simply enter the label you want to apply and the Label system offers you a choice from pre-defined labels or you can add a new one by entering it within the textfield alone.

Administrators will love the option to turn on or off, the option to allow users to add labels by entering them in the label field or to only select from existing ones. Administrators can also add or edit labels in a dedicated Administration interface.

Important to know

With Razuna 1.4.7 we have improved the open source digital asset management system even further. We have updated the application engine to the latest version (OpenBD 2.0), made design improvements for long file names and input fields, added compatibility to those who run Razuna on a secure server (SSL), updated all Javascript libraries and updated the Upload tool so it works again with the latest browsers (especially with HTML5 capable browsers), updated the FTP handling, changed how users log into Razuna (so it works better and faster on large libraries), made improvement to scale better with cloud platforms and many more changes.

Additionally, we fixes issues that came up after the 1.4.6 release. Some fixed were made to widgets, FTP connections, version upload works now for Windows better, a security fix for searches, made some fixes to the API (thank you all for reporting) and fixed and issue with custom fields.

All in all, we are satisfying over 50 issues with Razuna 1.4.7. We are happy that Razuna 1.4.7 meets our customers expectations. The full release notes for Razuna 1.4.7 are also available.

At this point, we like to thank the Razuna community and all of our customers who are providing valuable feedback and keep driving Razuna forward. Thank you all for making Razuna better with every release!

How to get Razuna

Razuna is available over at http://razuna.org. You have the option to use our preconfigured Razuna Virtual Server, download the dedicated Razuna Standalone Server or deploy to your own J2EE-Server with our Razuna WAR/EAR distribution.

Razuna is also available as a Hosted Solution over at http://razuna.com. For teams and organizations we also offer a dedicated Razuna Server offering.

The Razuna Hosted Platform has already been upgraded to the latest release. Our Razuna Cloud Server customers will be updated individually.

 

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New in Razuna: Redesigned quick search and explorer section

by on February 15, 2010 in Digital Asset Management, Razuna

We just redesigned the left navigation section in Razuna. The redesign brings the Quick-Search in the upper right corner for quicker accessibility and leaves more space on the left side for your Collections and Folders.

Why did we redesign?

Redesigns are meant for better navigation and usability. Moreover, we listened to users feedback and many wished to have more space on the left side. Furthermore, the redesign will fit our future plans for upcoming features. Since we strive to keep Razuna as simple as possible, we are happy to say that the redesign cleaned up the user interface even more.

The Quick-Search

Searching is an integral part of any serious Digital Asset Management System. As many have found out, Razuna features a complete solution to index all your assets be it Video, Images, Audio or Documents (yes it does full indexing of PowerPoint, Word, Excel and PDF files).

Now with the new spot for the Quick-Search panel you will have it right in your upper right corner (instead of the left side above the folders). By clicking on the down arrow you still have the option to choose to search for certain asset types or continue on with the Advanced Search.

The Explorer

With the Quick-Search placed in the upper right corner, we now have more free space on the left side, thus giving you more room for your Collections and Folders.

We also, put the available actions for Collections or for your Folders in convenient a drop down menu and thus done away with the cluttering of links that might have been more confusing then helpful.

In the drop down menu you will find your actions for the sections easily accessible like Adding a new Folder (Only for Administrators on the root level), Reloading of the Folder-Tree and much more. The same actions are of course available for the Collections.

Your personal action menu

In the upper right corner navigation, right next to the Quick-Search, you will now see the username of the currently logged in user (99% of the time this is you).

When you click on your name, you will get a panel with relevant user actions, like changing your preferred language, account settings and more.

Additional View for editing Assets quickly

Last but not least, we added a new convenient Quick-Edit View to your asset listing in the folder view. With the new Quick-Edit View you can edit the filename, description and keywords right from the overview of the assets. This combined with the already existing “batch” function is a powerful way to quickly edit your assets without much navigation, reloading and waiting for the application to load.

It’s live

All the described updates are live in your Razuna account and ready for you to work with! Users of Razuna self hosted have to wait until the next update release. We think you’re going to find the redesign a big improvement.

Thank you for using Razuna.

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Razuna 1.3.5 is here – more power to the open source digital asset management

by on January 15, 2010 in Digital Asset Management, Razuna

Razuna Ltd. today announced the general availability of Razuna 1.3.5, a major upgrade to the world’s most advanced open-source Digital Asset Management System. Razuna has seen major adoption at organizations throughout the world, and is free to download and use. Razuna is based on a completely open source stack and has been downloaded thousands of times since its release.

Razuna 1.3.5 brings low cost digital asset management to every organizations, and dramatically reduces the barrier to organize and collaborate on your media library, be it video, audio, images, or documents. Customers already enjoy the benefit of managing and accessing all of their digital asset management requirements with Razuna, and Razuna can also easily be deployed to cloud environments.

This release builds on Razuna’s history of delivering a low-cost, innovative, and Enterprise-enabled open source Digital Asset Management solution. New features in Razuna 1.3.5 include:

Full support for Audio files
Razuna now includes full support for audio files, including the ability to convert audio from one format to another on the fly. Razuna users have long enjoyed full support for video and images and this same functionality is now available for audio. All popular Audio formats are supported, and audio files are played directly in the browser.

WordPress Plugin and extended API
The Razuna WordPress Plugin makes it easy to publish video and images to sites powered by WordPress. With the WordPress Plugin, organizations are one step closer to centralizing all of their assets. Enhancements to the Razuna API make it easier for organizations and developers to integrate external systems to Razuna.

Performance Enhancements
Razuna’s codebase and JavaScript libraries have undergone a complete rewrite. What this means to our users is a tremendous performance boost, allowing customers to find and serve their digital assets more quickly and conveniently.

All in all there are over 70 changes, bug fixes, design fixes and under the hood improvements in Razuna 1.3.5. Customers of our Razuna Hosted Platform are already working with the latest Razuna version and have been enjoying those improvements already.

Razuna 1.3.5 is available for immediate download at http://razuna.org. The introduction video below shows you some of the new features of Razuna 1.3.5 (same video is also available over at the Vimeo site).

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