# footage.one

> footage.one is a professional Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform made in Germany. It combines AI-powered tagging with 60M+ terms in 12 languages, automatic face recognition, and flexible storage integration (S3, NAS, cloud, local) — all GDPR-compliant and hosted in the EU. Built for filmmakers, agencies, media archives, tourism organizations, and enterprises managing large volumes of photos, videos, and documents.

## Key Differentiators

- **AI Tagging**: 60M+ terms across 12 languages with automatic object, scene, and person recognition
- **Face Recognition**: Automatic identification and grouping of people across photos and videos
- **No Vendor Lock-in**: Connect your own storage (S3, NAS, cloud, local drives) — metadata is managed centrally, files stay where they are
- **GDPR-compliant**: Developed and hosted in Germany/EU with audit trail, rights management, and granular access controls
- **Affordable**: Free tier (200 assets), Starter at 49 EUR/month, Professional at 199 EUR/month — transparent pricing with no sales calls required
- **Distribution**: Automated media distribution to CMS, social media, press portals, and stock footage platforms
- **Duplicate Detection**: Hash-based and visual duplicate detection, even across millions of assets

## Features

- [Organisation](https://www.footage.one/features/organisation): Organize media in projects, albums, and flexible structures
- [Verschlagwortung](https://www.footage.one/features/verschlagwortung): AI-powered tagging with 60M+ terms in multiple languages
- [Duplikaterkennung](https://www.footage.one/features/duplikaterkennung): Automatic duplicate detection to save storage and reduce clutter
- [Distribution](https://www.footage.one/features/distribution): Automated media distribution to platforms, partners, and systems
- [Freigabe & Sharing](https://www.footage.one/features/sharing): Share media internally and externally with fine-grained access control
- [Teams](https://www.footage.one/features/teams): Team collaboration with roles, workspaces, and workflows
- [Rechteverwaltung](https://www.footage.one/features/rechteverwaltung): Rights management, licenses, and GDPR-compliant access control
- [Asset Relations](https://www.footage.one/features/asset-relations): Link related media and visualize relationships between assets
- [Speicheranbindung](https://www.footage.one/features/speicheranbindung): Connect existing storage (S3, NAS, cloud) – all managed centrally

## Use Cases

- [Medienarchiv](https://www.footage.one/use-cases/archive): Build and maintain a searchable media archive
- [Medienportal](https://www.footage.one/use-cases/portal): Provide a branded portal for media access
- [Distribution](https://www.footage.one/use-cases/distribution): Distribute media to multiple channels automatically
- [Media Backup](https://www.footage.one/use-cases/media-backup): Secure backup for all your media assets
- [Taxonomie](https://www.footage.one/use-cases/taxonomie): Consistent taxonomy and classification across your media library
- [Footage Marketing](https://www.footage.one/use-cases/footage-marketing): Monetize and market your footage via stock platforms
- [Media Suggestions](https://www.footage.one/use-cases/media-suggestions): AI-powered media suggestions for your content
- [Public Access](https://www.footage.one/use-cases/public-access): Public access portals for media libraries

## Target Audiences

- [Agenturen](https://www.footage.one/zielgruppen/agenturen): Agencies managing client media
- [Filmemacher](https://www.footage.one/zielgruppen/filmemacher): Filmmakers organizing footage and productions
- [YouTuber & Influencer](https://www.footage.one/zielgruppen/youtuber-influencer): Content creators managing video and photo assets
- [Immobilien](https://www.footage.one/zielgruppen/immobilien): Real estate companies managing property media
- [Touristik](https://www.footage.one/zielgruppen/touristik): Tourism organizations with large media libraries
- [Vereine](https://www.footage.one/zielgruppen/vereine): Associations and clubs managing event media

## Agentic Capabilities

footage.one is steerable by AI agents over open protocols — included in every plan, including the free tier.

- **MCP Server**: `https://mcp.footage.one/mcp` (Streamable HTTP transport) — for Claude Desktop, n8n MCP Client Tool, LangChain
- **REST API Root**: `https://app.footage.one/api/asset/` — fully HATEOAS-discoverable via `_links`, RFC 6570 URI templates for parameter-templated URLs
- **OpenAPI / Swagger UI**: `https://app.footage.one/api/asset/swagger-ui.html`
- **Auth**: API token from `https://app.footage.one/account` (sent as `apiKey:` custom header on REST calls) or OAuth2 / PKCE for third-party apps; MCP endpoint accepts JWT-Bearer only today
- **Standards**: OpenAPI/Swagger, MCP, HATEOAS (RFC 8288), URI templates (RFC 6570)
- **Tool domains**: Assets, Albums, Episodes, Storage, Keywords, Persons, Distributions, Shares, Teams, Accounts
- **Integrations**: Claude Desktop, n8n, LangChain, OpenAI Custom GPTs, Zapier, Make.com — guides at https://www.footage.one/docs/agentic-overview
- **Discovery**:
  - Marketing landing: https://www.footage.one/agentic
  - Developer hub: https://www.footage.one/developers
  - MCP server card: https://www.footage.one/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json
  - API catalog: https://www.footage.one/.well-known/api-catalog

## Pricing

- [Pricing](https://www.footage.one/pricing): Free (200 assets), Starter (49 EUR/mo), Professional (199 EUR/mo), Enterprise (499 EUR/mo) — all plans include API and MCP access without surcharge

## DAM Comparison

- [DAM-Vergleich](https://www.footage.one/vergleich): Compare footage.one with other DAM systems (Canto, Bynder, Frontify, Celum) — feature comparison table, selection checklist

## Company

- [About](https://www.footage.one/about): About footage.one — based in Bochum, Germany