New Flash movie streaming within Cumulus Sites

Canto has released a version 8.1.2 of Cumulus and Cumulus Sites. Cumulus is a digital asset management (DAM) platform that allows users to organize videos, digital images, and animations over an online server. The v8.1.2 update adds the ability to create and e-mail collection links, and provides additional support for InDesign CS5. With the enhanced compatibility users with the InDesign Extended Pack can now parse InDesign files without the need for “tag” files, as well as view all images on a selected InDesign page.

Additionally, users can now find individual InDesign pages by using an image displayed on the Cumulus layout page, or by searching for text.

Cumulus Sites 8.1.2 is a new version of the browser-based web-publishing and file sharing tool. It offers improved file sharing, an integrated in-browser slideshow feature, and the ability to now stream Flash movies and MP3 files within the program. The upgrade also delivers full resolution support for PDF file viewing, along with a new option for sending e-mail links that can be used to download requested files at a later time.

With the new file sharing functionality users can view, edit and re-use links, as well as post files to social networks such as Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter. Finally, the new version expands on its management capabilities, enabling administrators to disable filters and category views, choose mouse-click behaviour, and show files as lists.

Cumulus 8.1.2 requires Mac OS X 10.4 and Mac OS X Server 10.4 or higher, and is available as a free upgrade to customers on maintenance contracts.

by MacNN Staff