XLphoto^®

XLphoto^® streamlined workflow allows scalable and secure deployment of large collections at any resolution, leveraging different image formats and distribution protocols.
XLphoto^® embeds several unique features available in a web environment.

For Collection Administrators (back-end)

Create new collections

Collection administrators can create, modify and manage multiple image archives with different data structures for full control an their valuable asset.

Upload high resolution images

Collection administrators can upload hi resolution images through a java ftp client.

Users and Groups

XLphoto^® provide advanced users management capabilities allowing to create, modify, users and groups.

Pricing strategies

Collection administrators can modify in real time the licensing pricing structure for all variables, including individual clients profile.

Reporting tools

Collection administrators can access reports on invoices, delivery notes, customers and other parameters.

Platform localization

Collection administrators can localize the platform in any language without the need of any programming through the XLphoto^® translation engine.

Messaging

XLphoto^® embeds a sophisticated, extendable event driven messaging system that enables the Administrator to create/modify and administer email messages to be sent out to groups or specific customers/users of the System upon the occurrence of specific system events.

Invoices & delivery notes

Collection administrators can configure the system to generate, send and archive invoices and images licenses of use to customers.

Visible Watermark

Collection administrators can configure the system to watermark in a visible and customizable manner the images in the previews and in the comp (low resolution) delivery.

Invisible Watermark

Collection administrators can configure the system to watermark images at delivery time through XLphoto^® Dynamic Distribution Engine, applying different watermarking strategies (unique ID, Photo ID, transaction ID etc.).

IPR protection and enforcing

Collection administrators can activate the XLspider^® module to search watermarked images over the Internet to enforce IPR.

Metadata embedding

Collection administrators can configure the system to embed Metadata extracted from the database in IPTC of the delivered images in a personalized way and at delivery time.

CMS Capabilities

XLphoto^® integrates CMS (Content Management System) capabilities.
The administrator of the system can access and modify in a web environment all the static content of the application: help pages, FAQ, delivery notes templates, license templates, invoices templates, e-mails.

For customers (front-end)

On-Line registration

Customers can register on-line in minutes.

Search

XLphoto^® implements a category, keyword and full text based search engine with a metaphonic proximity engine which suggests the closest match in case of misspelled keywords.

Organize search results

Customers/users can organize search results in an unlimited number of personal collections (Light Boxes).

Zoom and Pan on images

CENTRICA's Image Serving Technology XLimage^® enables customers to zoom on images to examine the finer details and evaluate their quality.

Customer can use the XLphoto^® environment as working space, sharing images and light boxes with co-workers accelerating the process of decision making.

Pay

Customers can pay by money transfer, PayPal or Credit Card.

Download images in any resolution

Customers can download images in any resolution, format and color space with embed IPTC Metadata thanks to the amazing Dynamic Distribution Engine.

Administer

Customers can access their account and reports, viewing invoices, delivery notes, downloaded files.

System Requirements

Hardware

Pentium 3 800 Mhz +
512 MB RAM +
50 GIGA redundant disk space suggested
(for 4000 images 3000X2000)

Software

Windows^® or Linux platform
Apache Web Server 1.3.27+
PHP 4.3.0 + installed as Apache module
FTP server
Access to SMTP server
MySql 4.0+ RDBMS

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