Adobe Version Cue
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Adobe Version Cue is a computer program sold by Adobe Systems
, only available as a part of the Adobe Creative Suite
. Version Cue enables users to track and manipulate file versions and metadata
. Users can see previews of older versions and can restore or delete versions at any time. Version Cue also supports collaboratively reviewing PDFs among groups of people.
Version Cue is accessed via Adobe Bridge
. The Version Cue Server uses Java to run the synchronization server and JavaServer Faces
to create a web-based administration portal. The portal reveals that running an instance of the Version Cue server also launches an embedded instance of the MySQL
database server. This does not interfere with any existing MySQL installations.
Adobe Version Cue was discontinued after the release of CS4. Users of CS5 may continue to access a Version Cue Server from CS3 or CS4 with WebDAV.
Version Cue tried to solve the digital asset versioning problem, from the perspective of a creative professional. Traditional version control systems (VCS) like RCS
, CVS
, SVN have been targeted at software developers, creative professionals who are less savvy with VCS concepts were a prime audience for Version Cue. In the meantime alternatives to Version Cue have emerged in the market place.
Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States...
, only available as a part of the Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Creative Suite is a collection of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications made by Adobe Systems. The collection consists of Adobe's applications , that are based on various technologies...
. Version Cue enables users to track and manipulate file versions and metadata
Metadata
The term metadata is an ambiguous term which is used for two fundamentally different concepts . Although the expression "data about data" is often used, it does not apply to both in the same way. Structural metadata, the design and specification of data structures, cannot be about data, because at...
. Users can see previews of older versions and can restore or delete versions at any time. Version Cue also supports collaboratively reviewing PDFs among groups of people.
Version Cue is accessed via Adobe Bridge
Adobe Bridge
Adobe Bridge is an organizational software application created and released by Adobe Systems as a part of the Adobe Creative Suite, beginning with CS2. Its primary purpose is to link the parts of the Creative Suite together using an interface similar to the file browser found in previous versions...
. The Version Cue Server uses Java to run the synchronization server and JavaServer Faces
JavaServer Faces
JavaServer Faces is a Java-based Web application framework intended to simplify development integration of web-based user interfaces....
to create a web-based administration portal. The portal reveals that running an instance of the Version Cue server also launches an embedded instance of the MySQL
MySQL
MySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My...
database server. This does not interfere with any existing MySQL installations.
Adobe Version Cue was discontinued after the release of CS4. Users of CS5 may continue to access a Version Cue Server from CS3 or CS4 with WebDAV.
Version Cue tried to solve the digital asset versioning problem, from the perspective of a creative professional. Traditional version control systems (VCS) like RCS
Revision Control System
The Revision Control System is a software implementation of revision control that automates the storing, retrieval, logging, identification, and merging of revisions. RCS is useful for text that is revised frequently, for example programs, documentation, procedural graphics, papers, and form...
, CVS
Concurrent Versions System
The Concurrent Versions System , also known as the Concurrent Versioning System, is a client-server free software revision control system in the field of software development. Version control system software keeps track of all work and all changes in a set of files, and allows several developers ...
, SVN have been targeted at software developers, creative professionals who are less savvy with VCS concepts were a prime audience for Version Cue. In the meantime alternatives to Version Cue have emerged in the market place.