Canto Digital Asset Management (DAM)
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Canto is D.A.M. Good
What do you like best about the product?
The ease of use and accessibility of the tool.
What do you dislike about the product?
Little to dislike but would be interesting to have a greater degree of brand customization w/in the tool.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have been using Canto now for over two years as our one-stop-shop for all of our forward-facing brand assets. From imagery to videos and logos to digital catalogs, Canto has helped our business share these crucial files with our partners who need them.
Digital Asset Management - Organization At Its Finest
What do you like best about the product?
I love how easy it is to customize for my business. It's clean, but also flexible. I also like that I can share content with more than just my team. I can create links for client and allow clients to share content with us, which makes it much easier to send and receive assets. Not only does it help with client relations, but it also helps us internally. When we have assets that need to be shared across the team, it's so much easier to just put everything in Canto, as opposed to constantly have to email images around. I can't recommend it enough.
What do you dislike about the product?
I do wish there was an easier way to share links to clients, but I see they are adding a drag feature, so it might be easier here soon! I also wish it prompted you to set up your preferences when my role was set up, but that is super nit-picky.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We're able to share images with clients and internally. Clients are able to add photos to their own folders at their leisure and we can easily access them and edit them within the platform, which is awesome. Not only does it help with client relations, but it also helps us internally. When we have assets that need to be shared across the team, it's so much easier to just put everything in Canto, as opposed to constantly have to email images around. I can't recommend it enough.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you work with clients, if you have a team that frequently share assets and you have trouble keeping everything organized, I highly recommend Canto. Not only does it help with client relations, but it also helps us internally. When we have assets that need to be shared across the team, it's so much easier to just put everything in Canto, as opposed to constantly have to email images around. I can't recommend it enough.
Best D.A.M. system out there.
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use and very secure. Originals stay in the Vault and are safe from users changes/removal. Key wording and meta data are easy to set up and use.
What do you dislike about the product?
Slight learning curve. Some users who are not familiar with DAM systems may has a slow start but do get up and running soon.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I implemented Canto into the design workflow at Honda R&D about 15 years ago to manage our tens of thousands of film and digital files of cars, motorcycles. We needed a secure way to store and retrieve our assets , Canto was the solution. I have since helped Surfing Heritage and Cultural Center implement Canto to manage their image assets.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Canto has a discount for Nonprofits.
Canto Digital Asset Management
What do you like best about the product?
It has a very user-friendly interface. It's visual and easy to navigate. It has great search and filter features. You can send people directly to an asset without giving them access to everything. It also comes with a portal, which you can customize to be private or public and share with anyone.
What do you dislike about the product?
You can’t upload a separate cover image for your album; you have to use one that is already in your library (it has to be an actual asset). This makes it difficult if your folder of assets only contains fonts or color libraries, the thumbnails have no visual. This can be a little confusing to an enduser.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use canto to house all of our brand assets, collateral, graphics, videos, etc. Our entire company has access, so they don't need to bother the marketing team to provide graphics for them, they can obtain them themselves. We also have templates available on Canto, so stakeholders can create simple pieces on their own rather the disturbing the marketing team allowing us to focus on higher priorities.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Canto is very user-friendly. It has great features for a very reasonable price. It is also scalable and they are always improving and adding updates. The customer service is very helpful.
Its a good DAM system for media management
What do you like best about the product?
We like that the system is relatively easy to use. We like that we can segment media and have it all searchable by keywords/tags. It's also a great value compared to the competition.
What do you dislike about the product?
Support could be much better, they have dropped the ball on a major issue I had and put it back on me to "Create a video" which I have no time for. They need to dive in more and figure out the bugs. Simply telling me "We couldn't recreate the problem" when clearly there is a problem is unnacceptable. I have been using the system for over 12 months so throwing up their hands and basically pushing it back on me is not the right way to handle support tickets.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Its a time saver for our team. We used to send out mass internal emails to certain groups within our Organization to find specific images. Now our sales team can just bring up Canto, do a quick search and download as needed.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It's the best bang for your buck compared to the other DAM software on the market.
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What do you like best about the product?
Canto is super easy to use and the facial recognition is really slick. I also like the external portals for outside contributors. We don't use half the features available but I can see how they could be super useful for those that could use them.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is pretty expensive but then again we are really only using it as a media repository and are only a fraction of the features that are available.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Secure, longterm storage and organization of historic media files for our organization.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It is so easy to use!
Canto Has Set Us Up to Grow
What do you like best about the product?
Canto has an excellent set of features that help us manage our brand a little bit closer. The beautifully laid out portals are great for our other locations to be able to download without having to email us directly. The style guide brings clarity to the correct use of the brand to those who might not know. The status controls help us make sure the right assets are available without the worry of assets getting in the wrong hands. Being able to watermark photos offers an extra level of protection to photos, which is very important to us. Finally, Canto has a great team of support. They're always available to answer questions and resolve any issues quickly.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have found a need to make certain things within a portal viewable and not downloadable, but that is not offered at this time. There are some times that things are acceptable to be viewed, but not download and I'd rather not segment our assets into multiple portals. Sometimes I feel the default home screen is somewhat cluttered since I prefer a clean interface, but it gets the job done.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I sometimes wish I had even more control over assets within portals. Canto has helped us manage our most valuable asset; our time. Our corporate headquarters and other locations are now able to have a set of consistent assets to download at any time. We're now able to seamlessly update our assets with version control.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I highly recommend keeping Canto in your top picks when choosing a digital asset management system. Consider the setup of your new DAM, because Canto's bulk upload tool is a great, time saving feature.
Great Visual DAM System
What do you like best about the product?
Canto is a very easy-to-use DAM system. It is highly customizable--not only in tagging but in branding--making it feel like your own. Canto has provided our team with an easy solution for storing and searching for our assets. Batch editing streamlines adding tags and keywords. Portals and collection links are great ways to share certain assets with our distributors, retailers, and licensers. We have also had great experiences with customer support; they are quick to help solve any issues and make sure that we are happy with the system.
What do you dislike about the product?
Metadata tags from Bridge or Finder are not always imported, so more often than not, assets must be tagged within Canto itself. Tags also do not always carry over after input. Assets in collection links cannot be removed after adding.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Canto has given my team a place to manage all of our approved assets and share them with distributors, retailers, and licensers. It also allows us to have a system to visually search through with a custom made file structure to find assets internally rather than digging through files on our main server or Dropbox.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Take advantage of the onboarding period to customize the system to your company branding and get familiar with tagging and keywording assets. Do not hesitate to reach out to Canto customer support--they are extremely helpful with any questions and problems you might have.
Canto Is A Great Asset management Tool
What do you like best about the product?
I really like the version control options on each file so you can cut down on the amount of files stores and make them easier to find. Also portals are really handy for clients
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike that sometimes it is very glitchy and it also logs me off periodically and I have to sign back in
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are solving asset management problems and file sharing and storage
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What do you like best about the product?
How easy it is to navigate and organize our files, and it keeps their original image quality.
What do you dislike about the product?
It can be a bit slow to load images causing hiccups at times
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Making it easer to share assets both in and out of the company.
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