Replacement Guide

How to Build Your Own NetX

Replace NetX with a custom build. More than a DAM. It's DAM+™

Few Days
70 features16 integrations3-5 days

Estimated Timeline

Based on 70 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.

1
Architecture & setup
Half day
2
Core features
2-3 days
3
Testing & polish
1 day

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Key Features to Replicate

Top features across 8 categories. See all 70 features

Metadata(12 features)

CSV Import

Import a CSV file of metadata values to tag already imported assets, use file names as a key to map rows of the CSV to files in NetX

Embedded Metadata

Automatically import embedded metadata into custom attribute values upon upload, read and map IPTC, EXIF, Camera Raw, Dublin Core or custom embedded metadata

Embedded Metadata Sync

Automatically import embedded metadata into custom attribute values upon upload

Facets

Use attribute values to quickly narrow down search results, filter based on import date, file formats or asset types

Grid Editor

View and edit attribute data in a grid format, edit entire columns or select just the fields you want to edit

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Asset Management(5 features)

Asset Creation

Tools for creating and repurposing digital assets

Expiring Assets

Easily move assets to cold storage, automate the expiration of assets based on dates

In-Platform Editing

Enable teams to crop, apply presets and add watermarks with ease — all within the platform

Repurpose

Save money on storage costs by creating assets on the fly, transform Audio, Image and Video files

Watermarking

Easily select an image to add non-destructive watermarking to your assets, use repurposing tasks to destructively watermark assets at download

API(4 features)

API

Use the NetX Public API to build additional tools for your team

Developer Toolkit

API and DSS support expands platform functionality to allow for even more customized workflows

DSS APIPremium

Dynamic Sizing Service API for advanced customization

Open API

API and DSS support expands platform functionality to allow for customized workflows

Collaboration(4 features)

Collaboration Tools

Real-time collaboration features including markup and approval workflows

Review and Approval

Share, approve, reject or mark images as needing more work, collaborate in real-time with markup and approval

Reviews

Collaborate in real-time with markup and approval, approve, reject or mark images as needing more work

Share Collections

Make selections of assets and share with team members for input, allow others to view, contribute or manage a collection of assets

Integration(4 features)

CI HUB

Use the CI HUB panel to place assets into Google Docs or Slides, Microsoft Office programs, or Adobe creative tools, add assets to WordPress or Sharepoint sites

Integrations

NetX easily integrates with your favorite tools and platforms to keep your workflow flowing

Project Management

Use the CI HUB panel to view and complete tasks from project management tools like Asana or Workfront and then save the final digital assets from Google Drive, Microsoft Office programs or Adobe creative tools back into NetX

Social Media

Set up NetX as a Media Library within the Hootsuite application to allow your team to quickly pull assets directly into Twitter, Facebook or Instagram posts

Upload(4 features)

Bulk Ingest

Drag and drop multiple assets to bulk upload into NetX, use the NetX I/O tool to sync local folders to NetX or upload nested folder structures

Fast Uploads

Optimized transfer speeds for super quick ingestion, assets thumbnail quickly for easy sharing

Metadata Uploads

Import CSV or Excel files to update attributes in the system, download spreadsheets from NetX, make edits and easily reimport the new values

Upload Asset Request Forms

Provide freelance photographers or designers with one place to upload their work, create forms to gather relevant metadata

AI(3 features)

Artificial IntelligenceAI

AI-powered automated tagging and intelligent search capabilities

Search AIAI

Automated smart labeling enhances image search capabilities to make discovery seamless

Tag AIAI

Automate keyword tagging with Google Vision and Amazon Rekognition AI, quickly add or edit AI-generated keywords

Asset Organization(3 features)

Galleries

Choose from four different gallery views, view assets in their correct aspect ratios, side-by-side with relevant data or in a list view

Relationships

NetX will automatically relate any images used in an InDesign layout to the INDD file, relate photos to model release forms automatically with AutoTasks

Views

Attach related files, translations or video subtitles to your assets, views do not appear in search but give your users additional context about your assets

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