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Third Light Accessories and Plugins

Third Light provide digital asset management software to help you easily centralise all of your digital media.

The tools and plugins on this page are designed to integrate our software with tools that you are already using, and make uploading files to your server as convenient as possible. All of the plugins for our software are free.

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Desktop Upload Tool

For the most convenient drag-and-drop uploads, we offer a purpose-built Desktop Upload Tool, free of charge to all Third Light customers.

Download for Windows - 0.8MB (September 2011)

Download for MacOS X - 2.0MB (June 2011)
Compatible Operating Systems

The Desktop Upload tool provides familiar drag-and-drop interfaces to IMS
  • Drag-and-drop files and folders
  • Build queues of files to transfer
  • Automatically adapts to individual users' permissions
  • Instantly see the folder structure of your site
  • Convenient and familiar interface
  • Does not require FTP access on your corporate network
  • Edit, rename and delete by right-clicking
  • Unlimited, free installation

Windows Requirements: The Desktop Upload Tool is supported on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. On Windows XP, you may need to install the Microsoft .Net framework before the Uploader will function. If so, during installation you will see a message asking you to install .Net 2.0. The Upload Tool is a standard application which runs by double-clicking the application after it has been downloaded. It can be uninstalled at any time using the standard Windows software manager.

MacOS X Requirements: A PPC or Intel Mac running MacOS X 10.5.8 or later is recommended. Earlier versions of MacOS X are unsupported. To install, open the DMG file and drag the Third Light Uploader application to your Applications folder or Dock.

Note: The Desktop Upload Tool will prompt you when new updates are available. Please sign up now if you wish to stay informed about this and other new developments in Third Light IMS.


Adobe Bridge plugin for Third Light IMS

Convenient access to Third Light servers from Adobe Creative Suite

Working with important media in IMS is even more convenient, thanks to the Third Light plugin for Adobe Creative Suite. After installing the plugin, Adobe Bridge can connect to an IMS server and browse through your IMS library. The Bridge plugin allows files to be quickly located using the standard Bridge user interface, and downloaded to your graphics workstation with a simple click.

  • Completely free, available for all versions of IMS
  • Works with Adobe Bridge CS4 and above on Windows, Mac OS X
  • Connects to your IMS site with your authenticated user account (username, password)
  • Provides a browsable tree structure for your IMS library
  • Downloads preview thumbnails and preview images
  • Metadata is displayed in the Bridge metadata panel (eg. Adobe XMP, IPTC data)
  • Double-clicking on a file transfers it to your desktop.

Screenshots

Connecting to Third Light IMS from Adobe Bridge Menus extend Adobe Bridge to connect to Third Light IMS Viewing an album using the Adobe Bridge plugin for Third Light IMS

Adobe

To download the Bridge plugin, simply go to the Tools menu in your IMS site. For instructions on how to install and configure the plugin, please view the IMS documentation.


FTP Export Plugins for Third Light IMS

Upload files from Apple Aperture or Adobe Lightroom to Third Light IMS

We provide FTP export tools for both Apple Aperture and Adobe Lightroom. Both plugins are free and allow you to export files from within your RAW workflow tool of choice. After installing the plugin, Aperture or Lightroom can connect to your IMS FTP account and export files directly to your upload area. The plugin allows files to be quickly transformed in size at the point of upload, using the resizing and scaling features built into your desktop software.

  • Completely free, available for all versions of IMS
  • Works with Aperture 3 and above (MacOS X), Adobe Lightroom 3 and above (MacOS X and Windows)
  • Connects to your IMS site with your FTP user settings (also supports all other FTP servers)
  • Provides progress bars for batch transfers
  • Integrates with format and size conversions at export
  • Includes support for metadata transfers with your files
  • Simple integration and installation

Screenshots

Screenshots shown are Apple Aperture on MacOS X

Aperture provides options to convert the images to different formats or sizes before the upload commences Files are transferred to the remote FTP server on the Third Light IMS Right-clicking opens the export option for the Third Light plugin

To download the FTP export plugins, simply go to the Tools -> Plugins menu in your IMS site and open the appropriate menu item. For instructions on how to install and configure the plugins, please view the IMS documentation.

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