Unit 39 - Undertake Image Asset Management.

Image Asset Management consists of management tasks and decisions surrounding the ingestion, annotation, cataloguing, storage, retrieval and distribution of digital assets. 

Colour management is used to ensure that when you use an image or create something, that uses a range of colours, that the colours appear the same no matter how you view it, be it on different devices like a computer, or a phone, or if you print it off, and view it on paper.

One good way of storing work in an effective manner is to ensure that you back your work up, have a copy of your work on the computer or device you are using, and another copy on a memory pen or hard drive should something happen to your computer, another way is to, for example if you have created something on Photoshop, you should save it as a PSD file, and also as a JPEG, so that you have the JPEG file to view, and if you want to make any changes to your work you can use the PSD file.

To protect your work from physical damage there are a few things you can do, one of which would be once you have printed off your work, put it in a wallet, and put that in a folder, make sure you store the folder in a place where it won't get knocked over or damaged, you can also have numerous copies of your work, so that if one is to get damaged you still have another copy in which you can use.


When carrying out adjustments or the processing required, you must ensure that the integrity of the image is retained, this means that although you can edit the image, you must ensure that it is kept appropriate, and is still what the client wants. You must also make sure that colour management procedures have been carried out correctly and in like with business requirements, ensuring that the colours you do use are suitable for the business and that they suit the type of business it is designed for. It is important to rate and organise your images appropriately with regards to quality and fitness, this means you need to be aware of your strongest items of work, and of which of those aren't quite as strong, you also need to know which of your work is best suited for what the client wants. You must also use appropriate keywords and captions on your work, so that it makes it easier for you to find your work.


With regards to appending copyright information to images, you must ensure that your work isn't breaking any copyright laws, and that if you want to use something that is work from someone else, for example a photograph, you must make sure that you contact them, and get permission to use their work before you use it.


It is important to record all dates, in relation to the management of assets in line with business requirements, it is important because you should keep a record of what work you have done on each day, and what work you have left to do, to ensure that you are on top of your workload, and know what you have completed and what you have left to complete.