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Image Keyworder Releases ‘Suggest’ Upgrade To Boost Its Controlled Vocabulary |
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Written by OnAsia
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
Singapore, June 30th 2008 –
OnAsia has announced the release of a new upgrade to its Windows-based
Image Keyworder software. The new version, currently available at www.imagekeyworder.com
and as a free upgrade for existing users, includes a ‘suggest’ function
which will allow users to propose terms for inclusion in the program’s
comprehensive controlled vocabulary.
The new functionality is designed to enhance the depth and breadth of
Image Keyworder’s controlled vocabulary, which comes bundled with the
software and is one of its most valuable features. Image Keyworder’s
controlled vocabulary is already over 40,000 terms strong, including
synonyms, alternate forms, spelling variations and singulars and
plurals.
“We are aware that one of Image Keyworder’s greatest strengths is its
controlled vocabulary,” said Yvan Cohen, a Director at OnAsia, the
company which developed the software.
“We have a team of people who are working to expand and enrich the
thesaurus, but users occasionally still find a gap in our coverage
especially if the terms they wish to add are specialised. With our new
‘suggest’ function they can send their suggestions directly to our team
for review,” he added.
Accessible as a button on the toolbar at the top of Image Keyworder’s
workscreen, users can add lists of terms that they would like to
suggest for inclusion in the controlled vocabulary accompanied by notes
as to their meaning and relevance. They are also able to see if the
term has been accepted or declined and any relevant comments from Image
Keyworder’s in-house team.
Image Keyworder has been developed in close collaboration between
OnAsia’s IT and keywording teams who have considerable experience and
understanding of the challenges involved in indexing and keywording
large volumes of imagery. “The software is an ongoing collaborative
development effort aimed at taking the pain out of keywording and
making it more efficient,” said Mr Cohen. “We believe that our first
hand knowledge of keywording and image management has helped make Image
Keyworder a more effective tool.”
One of the most comprehensive and competitively priced keywording
programs on the market, Image Keyworder’s controlled vocabulary means
that, with a single click, users can
add several relevant terms to an image. The structure and depth of a
controlled vocabulary help make an otherwise random and error-prone
process more efficient.
Having grown out of OnAsia’s experience as a professional keywording
service, Image Keyworder also offers users a number of features aimed
at combining comprehensive keywording with productivity. Groups of
images can be processed in batches, templates can be created and saved
for repeat image types and keywords can be selectively added and
removed from sets of images.
Image Keyworder can be downloaded for a free 30-day trial from www.imagekeyworder.com. The trial includes full functionality and access to Image Keyworder’s comprehensive built-in thesaurus.
An Image Keyworder license for two computers costs just US$ 79.99
including a 12-month thesaurus subscription valued at US$ 39.99.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 June 2008 )
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