Phase One has announced the release of Media Pro, a professional digital asset management software formerly known as Microsoft Expression Media, which was acquired from Microsoft last year.

 

May 10, 2011: Phase One has announced the release of Media Pro, a professional digital asset management software formerly known as Microsoft Expression Media, which was acquired from Microsoft last year.
The strength of this application lies in its ability to organise photo files, no matter where they are stored; on shared folders, CDs, hard drives, DVDs or other media and integrate them into visual catalogues which can be easily and quickly browsed, searched and annotated. Media Pro now supports more than 128,000 files per catalogue. Catalogues files can be non-destructively edited with Capture One and other image editing applications. They may also be converted into other file formats and all catalogs may be archived, backed up and published via slide shows, web galleries or distributed via email, contact sheets, prints and other custom options.
Media Pro integrates seamlessly with Phase One’s Capture One raw image rendering engine and images and adjustments made in Capture One are updated in Media Pro. The two applications offer integrated exchange of the metadata that describe images, and convey ownership and licensing information.
Media Pro is shipping now as an electronic download for US$199/ø¢”š ¬139 from Phase One’s online store (http://www.phaseone.com/en/Online-Store/Media-Pro.aspx). It will also be available from pro photo retailers. Licensed users of Expression Media 2 can upgrade to Media Pro for US$59/ø¢”š ¬39. For users of iView MediaPro or Expression Media 1, the upgrade cost is US$69/ø¢”š ¬49. (VAT/GST is not included in these prices.)