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All metadata in detail

Here you can find detailed explanation regarding the meaning of every singe metadate

Asset Contents

Asset type
  • Stock assets - Assets purchased from stock asset platforms such as Getty etc.

  • Shooting asset - Assets from CEWE shootings and from events, both product and people shootings

  • Brand assets - Brandmaterials such as logos, labels etc.

  • Graphic assets - Assets that have been created e.g. by combining stock and shooting assets.Working material of graphic designers, etc.

  • Webassets - all cuttings and versiuonen created for websites

  • Photo awards - Participant and winner photos from Photo awards and and marketing material

  • Corporate - Assets, related to CEWE as a company , e.g. from events, HR Marketing, images from production ares, both termporary and historical

  • Product samples - MCF files for the creation of product samples

  • Customer samples - MCF files and contents of customer samples (CEWE Community)

  • Product quality tests - Assets for product quality testing

Stockasset series

Files that belong to a stock asset series can be linked to each other using the Stock asset series field. All contents of the series are then displayed in the metadata of the files. The entire series can be found via a file using the filter options.

Language

Is there any language content in the asset and if so, in which language?

Assets without language content are marked as "no language content"

Person

Who is shown in the asset?

Dominant colours

Main colors - based on automated pixel analysis

Keywords

Keywords to describe the content of the asset, please do not describe the content of photos on products, in lifestyle photos only describe the background of the product

Examples:

  • People, man, woman, child, girl, boy, young adult, adult, teenager, senior citizen etc.
  • Inside, outside, flat, house, garden
  • Animal, plant, nature, landscape, town, sea
  • Walk, playing, soccer, barbecue, hiking, drawing, handicraft, paining, musical instrument
  • Looking at CEWE photobook, presenting CEWE photobook, creating CEWE photobook, handing wall art, looking at CEWE cards
  • handing over a gift, wrapping a gift

There is a fixed list of keywords to choose from. Please contact us via our Service Desk for any additions to this list.

Display Options

How is the content displayed? Which background is used and which perspective? Are products shown with or without motive? How many people are shown and do they look into the camera?

General

  • Cut outs = Photos with products/items with a white or transparent background
  • Lifestyle = Products in realistic surroundings with decoration
  • Reduced lifestyle = Products in neutral surroundings, e.g. empty table tops
  • Empty lifestyle = Photos of the lifestyle background but without products
  • Mood = Photos of decoration and other lifestyle elements and surroundings
  • Part of series = Part of a series that e.g. shows how a packaging is opened (to create GIFs)

Products

  • Without motive = Products without motive, white/grey/blue placeholder
  • With motive = Product with printed (or
  • Mit Design = Produkt mit CEWE Design
Special contents

This could be:

Displayed channel

Which distribution channl is shown:

  • Exterior advertising
  • CEWE Photoworld
  • CEWE MYPHOTOS - for eample
  • DFM
  • Digital Display -for eample
  • HPS
  • Newsletter
  • POS - for eample
  • Print Media
  • Websites
Black-white filter

Black-and-white photos - based on automated pixel analysis

Shootings & Campaigns

Campaign

What campaign do these assets belong to, e.g. celebrations, seasons, family events, travelling, etc.

TV Campaign name

Name of the TV campaign and family where these assets come from?

Shooting name

Which shoot (name) are these assets from?

Products

Product shown

Is there a product shown on the asset?

Individual product

Individual products within a product category, e.g. CEWE PHOTO BOOK XXL Panorama

Product supplements

Highlight options, packaging options, frames, fixing methods

Product Category

Standard product categories such as CEWE photo book, photo gifts, posters+ wall prints, etc. as well as product combinations/images CEWE PHOTOSTATION

Product attributes

Paper options, delivery options, formats, binding options, cover options, contents (Memory box), type and model of mobile case

Product combination

A selection of different products is visible in the asset This information should be given in addition to the individual product - not instead!

Digital rights

Status

For public use - Assets which can be used freely with or without restrictions

In delivery process - First status after uploading assets to the system for shootings and single uploads (by role Metadata Editor) - Assets with this status still have to be checked and possibly selected and approved - Access is restricted to Internal Suppliers and Administrators

In selection process - Assets which are included in a shooting selection process - Access is restricted to Internal Suppliers, participators of the selection process and Administrators

Work files - Graphic assets which are not completed or which are not for public use - RAW files from shootings - Access restricted to Producers, Internal Suppliers and Administrators

Archived - Assets which are not used anymore but should not yet be deleted - Access restricted to Administrators

License expired - Assets where the usage license has expired or has been revoked - Access restricted to Administrators

Licenses

Existing licenses can be used to display the associated assets.

Featured person

The linked assets can be displayed here using the names of the people shown.

Traffic light

Usage without restrictions

  • Assets can be viewed and downloaded by all users

Usage with restrictions (only Asset before Juli 2023)

  • Assets can be viewed by most users (exception: external users)
  • Assets can only be downloaded after confirming the usage restrictions (see Usage restrictions)

On request

  • Assets can be viewed by most users (exception: external users)
  • Asset download has to be requested - the request will be sent to and reviewed by the user who is entered as contact person

Blocked

  • Assets can be viewed by most users (exception: external users)
  • Assets cannot be downloaded
Contact person

If there are restriction details, the contact person is entered here as the contact for queries.

Digital rights

Here you can call up the existing image rights packages and display the associated assets.

License giver

The linked assets can be displayed here via the licensors entered.

Project owner

Assets can be found here that belong to a project for which the named person is entered as the responsible project owner.

Special usage information

Restriction details may be entered here by the responsible contact person.

Usage

Department

Assets which are assigned to a certain department e.g. for departmental photos or special content (PR, Content Marketing..)

Partner archive

Partner which have not been active for a while and for which no new content is created

If new content is created for one of those partners, please contact us via our Service Desk so that we can move the partner from the Partner Archive to the Partner field

Country

Assets which are assigned to a country e.g. for country specific content (holidays etc.)

If assets can only be used for one or several countries please also fill out the traffic light and usage restrictions accordingly

Publication year

Year of the (planned or actual) publication

It is possible to select several years, e.g. if an asset is reused

Partner

Assets which are assigned to a certain partner

If the assets can only be used for this or several partners, please also fill out the traffic light and usage restrictions accordingly

Subsidiary

Assets which are assigned to a certain subsidiary, e.g. for logos or content that has been created for this subsidiary

Site

Assets which are assigned to a certain site

File Information

File name

File name, e.g. cewe_de_oth_btd_gft_ravensburger_puzzle_bcxlm.jpg

File type

File types subdivided in groups (e.g. pictures)

The selection can be extended if necessary, please contact us via our Service Desk

Created from - to

Creation date = Date of upload into the system (for assets migrated from Cumulus - existing Cumulus creation date)

Created by

User who has uploaded the asset into CEWE Media Assets (if uploaded via workflow or migrated from Cumulus = System)

Asset ID

Unique Asset ID

Is also shown when you view the asset in the URL:

https://mediaassets.cewe.de/?module=file&view=detail&record=09f3c1f9-fa85-41de-bee2-6debdd82770d

Collections and Favourites

Collection

Name of collection to which assets are linked.

This field can be used to search in several collections.

Show Favorites

Only assets that have been labeled as favorites are shown

Brand

Brandassets

Type of brandasset e.g. logo, banner, seal

Media type
  • Suitable for Web or Print (resolution)
  • Open vs closed

Content Marketing

Content type

Inspiration

Instructions, creative tips, etc:

  • Photo tips
  • Design tips
  • Software tips
  • Video tutorial

Influencer

Content from Influencers

Cooperation

Cooperation with other companies, press, etc.

Six Article Name

Name of the article linked to the Content Management System SIX

Six Article ID

ID of the article linked to the Content Management System SIX

Channel

Publication channel

Channel that the asset has been created for or is being used for e.g. Website, Print media, CRM, Social Media, HPS etc.

Channels in details

Outdoor advertising - Content for outside advertisement (banners, etc.)

DFM - DFM pages - Digital Photo Maker

Digital display - Content for digital boards

HPS - Home Photo Service / Versions and modules

Cooperation - Partner such as Nivea, Ferrero etc.

MPS - Mobile Photo Service / List of different Apps e.g. CEWE Photoworld, CEWE MYPHOTOS etc.

Newsletter - Newsletter topics and types e.g. Promotion, Early Bird, Order deadlines, Master files, Trigger mail etc.

POS

Print media - Different types of print media such as brochures, CEWE magazine, price sticker etc.

SEO/SEA - Content for Search Engine Application / Optimization

Social Media - Social Media Channels such as Instagram, YouTube etc.

Transaction mailing

TV - Content in connection with TV campaigns

Corporate communication - Staff photos, event shootings, etc.

Website - Website that the asset has been created for or is being used for e.g. COPS CEWE, COPS Partner, Partner website etc.

Source

CEWE

CEWE

  • CEWE = created by or photo taken by CEWE staff
  • Photostudio = photo taken by staff of the CEWE Photostudio
Stock portal

Stock portal

  • List contains the usual portals, can be amended
Public domain

Public domain

  • no license needed
Agency

Agency

  • Created by/photo taken by external agency
  • List contains some existing agencies, can be amended
External Photographer

External photographer

  • Independent external photographer - Name is entered in field Creator

CMS

Six Article Name

Name of the article linked to the Content Management System SIX

Six Article ID

ID of the article linked to the Content Management System SIX

Helios links

Link between CEWE MedsiaAssets and the Helios System that supports the creation of our webistes.