SmugMug has announced a new addition to its platform, SmugMug Source. The new add-on is a RAW file management service, allowing photographers to store and access their entire photo library from any device anywhere in the world. With the addition of Source, SmugMug now promises a full shot-to-sale, end-to-end photography platform.
‘This is much more than simple cloud storage,’ says Scott Kinzie, VP of Marketing and Business Development for SmugMug. ‘This is AI-driven photo management. It’s more than never losing an image, it’s image recognition technology that means never wondering if you can find just the right file when you need it most. [SmugMug Source] is a modern solution to the modern problems our photographers face every day.’
SmugMug Source promises to be more than just a cloud storage solution. Built with photographers in mind, Source includes helpful photographer-oriented features like file visibility and AI-powered search tools. You can also store sidecar files from Adobe, Capture One and DxO. Supported RAW files include ARW, BMP, CR2, CR3, CRW, DCR, DNG, IIQ, MRW, NEF, NRW, ORF, PEF, RAF, RAW, RW2, RWL, SRF, SRW, TIFF, TIF, X3F.
‘Our customers have been telling us they want a better way to manage their RAW files,’ says Kinzie. ‘Today we’re thrilled to deliver that and more.’ SmugMug Source integrates with SmugMug apps on every platform, including desktop, mobile, web and Adobe Lightroom. SmugMug customers can upload RAW files from anywhere, adjust security settings and access privileges, and organize files to ensure they’re always easy to find. You can also schedule upload and set up watched folders to enable an automated workflow.
SmugMug hopes to separate itself from other cloud backup solutions by delivering photographer-friendly features. Being able to see your RAW files, for example, is different from many storage solutions, which show RAW files as a standardized file icon. SmugMug Source hopes to make the service a one-stop-shop for file management for photographers already ingrained in the SmugMug ecosystem for their photography website and business.
As noted earlier, SmugMug Source is an add-on service, meaning that it includes an extra cost beyond the typical SmugMug subscription fees. With SmugMug Source, you pay for the data you need. Up to 512GB costs $3 per month. From 512GB to 1TB, the price increases to $5. For each additional TB of data, the fee increases by $5. For example, if you need to store 4TB of RAW files, your subscription cost will be $20 per month. SmugMug writes, ‘At the end of each monthly billing cycle, we’ll take a look at your storage level and bill you for the appropriate tier.’ Your SmugMug Source subscription is billed separately from your standard SmugMug subscription, and an active SmugMug subscription is required to use SmugMug Source.
To learn more about SmugMug Source and try it for free, visit SmugMug.