An asset is only an asset if you can access it ...

More and more organizations are reaching a critical threshhold in their need to control and manage their audiovisual assets.

DAS 2007 offers in-depth information on a rapidly advancing technology. As the world's largest professional association of moving image archivists, AMIA is uniquely poised to bring together a broad range of experts in examining the lifecycle of of a digital audiovisual asset.

Case studies will offer a mix of studio, broadcasting, national archives, and educational institutions, providing a unique opportunity to compare approaches in different communities. This real-life approach will bring content creators, caretakers and vendors together to address the realities with which we are all faced, what works in theory, and what works in the real world.