5. Conclusion

Digital Media Asset Management is becoming a key element of digital media systems, because :

• manages content, including media data (essence) and metadata ;

• it coordinates all functions relating to the handling and use of digital content.

However :

• an asset management system cannot be a turnkey software package, as the strategies implemented vary from one company to another;

• it reshapes the organization of tasks in the chain (planning, production, distribution, administrative management, rights management, technical service).

The following three articles , and will detail the groups of functions to be...