An Online

ONLINE

ONLINE is a magazine for information systems first published in 1977. The publisher Online, Inc. was founded the year before. In May 2002, Information Today, Inc. acquired the assets of Online Inc....

 artwork

Work of art

A work of art, artwork, art piece, or art object is an aesthetic item or artistic creation.The term "a work of art" can apply to:*an example of fine art, such as a painting or sculpture*a fine work of architecture or landscape design...

 proofing, feedback, review and approval tool is a web-based Collaborative software

Collaborative software

Collaborative software is computer software designed to help people involved in a common task achieve goals...

 that helps studios with internal and client communication.

How it works

Users are allowed to upload files to a central repository where other users are allowed to mark up, annotate, add comments and/or approve them.

Features

• View online multimedia files: image
  Image
  An image is an artifact, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person.-Characteristics:...
  
  s, video
  Video
  Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
  
  s and documents.
• Mark up files
• Version control
• Comment threads
• User profiles
• User permissions
• Email notifications

Technology

Many tools are developed with a combination of HTML

HTML

HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....

 with Adobe Flash

Adobe Flash

Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...

, AJAX

Ajax

- Mythology :* Ajax , son of Telamon, ruler of Salamis and a hero in the Trojan War, also known as "Ajax the Great"* Ajax the Lesser, son of Oileus, ruler of Locris and the leader of the Locrian contingent during the Trojan War.- People :...

 or Microsoft Silverlight

Microsoft Silverlight

Microsoft Silverlight is an application framework for writing and running rich Internet applications, with features and purposes similar to those of Adobe Flash. The run-time environment for Silverlight is available as a plug-in for web browsers running under Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X...

.

Benefits

• Get accurate feedback on work-in-progress design pieces.
• Saves time for the studio and their clients
• Prevents interpretation mistakes.
• Allows studios to have all the information that was sent/received in a central place.
• Enables a person in a different place and/or timezone to give/receive feedback

List of tools

• CreationFlow
• Get Sign off
• Notable Application
• ProofHQ
• Remote Director
• ReviewBasics
• Voicethread
• Concept Feedback
• Approval Manager
• Redmark

External links

• Online Proofing workflow and scheduling
• 9 Next Generation Collaboration Apps for Sharing Images & Documents
• 21 Resources for Getting Design Feedback
• Online Proofing Solutions For Everyone

See also

• Digital Asset Management
  Digital asset management
  Digital asset management consists of management tasks and decisions surrounding the ingestion, annotation, cataloguing, storage, retrieval and distribution of digital assets...
  
  
• Online proofing
  Online proofing
  Online proofing is the process undertaken by web designers, photographers, marketing agencies and video production companies, among others, to automate the review and approval of work online...
  
  
• Prepress proofing
  Prepress proofing
  A Contract Proof usually serves as an agreement between customer and printer and as a color reference guide for adjusting the press before the final press run. Most contract proofs are a Prepress Proof....
  
  
• Collaborative software
  Collaborative software
  Collaborative software is computer software designed to help people involved in a common task achieve goals...