Chapter 6. Loading Media
A very important consideration in a database-backed media application is how the data is loaded into the database. Depending on where the data comes from, and who is responsible for loading it, very different methods will be optimal. For example, an online photo album application will have very different loading requirements than a bank check image electronic storage and transmission application.
In the photo album example, it is clearly necessary to have users upload their pictures from their browsers or a custom desktop application that can batch an upload of a large number of pictures. Most photo album applications provide both.
In the batch processing environment of digitally scanning bank checks and storing them, the ...
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