Cost Savings and Convenience

"Since the IMS library was installed, we have been able to manage our images in a fraction of the time. Our new electronic library allows us to search and track a very wide range of marketing and corporate photography."

"Producing annual reports will be so much easier now that we can track which pictures have been used in the past."

"The Xstrata IMS is 100% reliable: we have been extremely pleased with the quality of the product and the high standards of service Third Light deliver."

Brigitte Mattenberger, Corporate Affairs Xstrata (Switzerland) AG

Features and Tools

Convert Images From Any Graphics Format

Premium customers have access to a Download Manager module, that allows you and your customers to retrieve image data from IMS at specific resolutions. Images can be retrieved in any supported format, not just the original file format. For example, you can upload a TIFF but download a JPEG. This tool is designed to offer free downloads to trusted clients.

Copyright owners often share their photographs with clients, but need to control access. Naturally, to prevent copyright abuse, the download module has various access control features and can be enabled or disabled for specific clients, as well as logging all activity.

Download ZIP archives

Whenever you need to retrieve more than one image - for example for backups or to create a collection of pictures to send to a customer on CD - you can use IMS's built in ZIP archive tool to generate a suitable archive.

Multiple Image Upload Accounts

To allow extra flexibility, IMS sites include the facility to set up an unlimited number of FTP accounts, which can be allocated to your customers and colleagues directly. When new data is uploaded, IMS will alert and optionally trigger the upload for you, leaving the images in a convenient holding area if required.

Sign Up New Users Automatically

If configured to do so, IMS Premium allows visitors to request an account and receive their login details automatically by email. This system can also be integrated with existing marketing-driven sign up forms.

Customisable Watermarking

If you wish, you can protect your library and only offer low resolution preview images that are marked with a customised watermark graphic. Right-click counter-measures and specialist software protection of images ensures honest use of your pictures. This system means there is no need for complicated post-production in PhotoShop, and IMS can support selective watermarking only for those users where it is appropriate.