Unit 39

Undertake Image Asset Managment


The organisation would first they would make sure before capturing any images that the data isn't copyrighted then they would then download then image they may use it straight away if the don't they would then edit it and save it in a different format they may want to do this at the start because of compatibility issue they would then upload the image online in their name so they need to make sure that the work isn't copied.

The principle of colour management is to make sure that the colour is cross device compatible it may work on one device but it won't on a over that is why it is important to manage your work to make sure that the colours work on all devices use programs like colour scheme designer and other programs to make sure that the colours that you are using work on all devices.

You could duplicate the master copy to make sure that if the original gets lost then you have a back up storing the master copy off site would be a good example storing a hard copy on a flash drive these are all ways to protect your data from corruption ect.

You may have certain images that are more important than other for example payslip file is more important than a background file so it is important to prioritise these with categories the highest you duplicate copies and store them off site or get flash copies .

Servers are ways to protect files because they have a backup generator if there is a power cut for example is a power cut and you working on a project you saved it on your pc but there is a power cut your more likely to lose the page than if you have it saved on a server.

For example if you needed to make image larger then and you needed to keep the image integrity the same then you would lock the image on photoshop i talked about this in unit 35 and then that would keep the pixel dimensions the same and enlarge the image you would also duplicate a copy of the image so if you do something wrong then you have the still have the original file still in tact.

You need to sure that the colours used first work on all devices and websites second are to the customer liking by comparing them with other website and the companies brand and product your able to determined if the colours work or not.

You would look at the colour profiles before starting to plan what colour schemes they have used for example they may have use orange and blue then you need to use then colours when designing the image because that their colours you don't want to use opposite colours because they won't work and the client won't want that as a product.

You need to categorise all of the work to make sure that certain images get archived compared to other you don't want to archive a picture of a cat for example because it isn't relevant to the business but you will want to archive the company logo or business pictures because they are relevant to the business which can help more if you lose the original copy.

You need to add caption to images because it tells a description of the image like i said on unit 35 a caption is like a narrator telling you what the image is about that is why it is important it tells the reader what the image is about compared to just the image alone, the image alone people may not understand what the image is about where it was taken a caption describes that image.

As i said in other units copyright is vital if you designing a logo for a money making company so it is vital to make sure you have a copyright on an image before you submit it and also don't copy any logo or designs if you wanting to make money from the company.

You need to watch the images coming in or out of your website to make sure that all monitored have a report button on your website if any images come in that are inappropriate so that the company or yourself can take action against that user taking them images off the website and banning the user which will decrease the chance of this happening again.

If you had archived copies of data you could bit lock the device this means that you have to insert a password before you can see the data this would be useful in a business environment but you can only use it on windows professional and higher which can cause compatibility issues also you could only store it on 1 hard copy to save material and store it in a safe offsite.

You could save your work on a server off site this is better its more secure incase anyone breaks in and steals the hardware the copy is safe and sound off site you could produce a hardcopy and put it in a safe off site this would be useful if their was a fire as the copy would still be in tact off site.

you need to record all the date of any incoming or outgoing traffic to make sure that all data is protected and you know the date or time of data being stolen because if you have data and you record it you keep backups of the images you still can record what be going on with them images at that time.

The data protection act is the main type of legislation that is relevant to the asset management because you need to protect data from anyone that gets their hands on it that is why it is vital to have security in place so that certain people can see that document an other legislation is the copyright make sure that your data is protected before putting it online.

Like I said in unit 35 tempering with the health and safety signs you mess around with the signs tamper it at all it can be a breech in the health and safety act and you could face prosecution an other example is eye strain sitting at the computer for two long can cause eye strain do a dse test before using the computer.

Make sure you do a risk assessment before doing any work because you will have problems when you have employees evaluate any risks say what will happen if them risks happen and how you will combat them issue which can decrease the chance of an injury in the workplace.

Like I said above doing a risk assessment will show up any problems that have occurred and where you can fix them by getting a health and safety executive to make sure that any problems they can fix them and then if there is a problem in the future they can fix it.

you need to make sure by using a contract that all work is being followed if not you have the contract to tell them that they are going wrong and where they can improve on.

you need to check with the copyright laws to make sure that the image isn't copyright and if it is what you need to ask their permission before doing so.

like I said in unit 35 you need to sure that any pictures that have been uploaded won't offend anyone and won't hurt anyone before putting the image online.