Hi Matt You would most likely have to extend the info.magnolia.module.dms.DocumentDialog class or write a custom save handler for it. The Magnolia side should not be too tricky to solve, but I have no idea how difficult it would be to look for the meta data in the uploaded files or how well the available tools work, i.e. [1]
-will [1] http://www.chilkatsoft.com/java-xmp.asp On 11.01.2010, at 12:28, Dertinger, Matthew wrote: > Hi, > > My team has the following use case: > > Content Authors download images from a remote repository. These images > contain embedded meta data. > Content Authors log in to AdminCentral, navigate to a directory in the > Documents Workspace, and click New document. > In the Magnolia Edit Dialog that opens, the Content Author clicks the Browse > button, selects the image they downloaded from the remote repository, and > clicks the Open button from the File Upload window. > On uploading the image, Magnolia extracts the embedded meta data from the > uploaded image and populates most of the remaining Meta Data fields. > > My question has to do with step 4 of the above use case. Is there currently > coverage for meta data extraction by either the Magnolia DMS module or a > third-party module? > We would like Magnolia to automatically absorb the image meta data – rather > than needing to manually input it. > > Attached is an example image that contains embedded meta data, if you open it > in Photoshop and choose File -> File Info... You will be able to view the > meta data. I have also attached an export of the meta data as an xmp file > you can open in a text editor. > > If there currently isn’t coverage for this feature, we may need to develop a > custom module to support it. Any assistance, or guidance for where to get > started with this would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Matt > > -- > Matt Dertinger > VP / User Interface Architect > Campbell-Ewald > Client Technology > 30400 Van Dyke Avenue > Warren, MI 48093 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > For list details see > http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> > ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- For list details see http://www.magnolia-cms.com/home/community/mailing-lists.html To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[email protected]> ----------------------------------------------------------------
