Portfolio

Top Updates and Downloads

The following updates and add-ons are available.

The upgrade to Portfolio 8.5.6 is free for registered users of Portfolio 8.5. Users of Portfolio 8.1 and earlier versions should contact Customer Service for pricing and ordering information.

Top Knowledge Base Articles

  • 1602205: What file formats and camera models does Portfolio support?
  • 8402208: Under Mac OS X, when adding items via Cataloging Options with the "Move" option, if the destination is an external or network volume, the files in the source location are deleted and an empty folder is created in the destination
  • 8402210: After upgrading to Portfolio 8.5.2 or Portfolio Client 8.5.2, users of previous versions of Portfolio 8.5 cannot see screen previews for newly-cataloged items

Portfolio 7 and Portfolio 8 Users:

The Portfolio 8 family of products is no longer covered by Extensis Technical Support as of October 1, 2008; the Portfolio 7 family of products is no longer covered as of September 1, 2007.

To seek help with previous versions of Portfolio, Portfolio NetPublish, or Portfolio Server from other users, please visit the Legacy Portfolio Products forum.

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Downloads

Current Installer

Add-ons and Plug-ins

QuarkXPress 7 drag-and-drop XTension for Portfolio for Mac OS X (200 KB)
This XTension allows you to drag and drop text items and graphics directly from Portfolio, Portfolio Express, or the Finder into any QuarkXPress 7 document. Only compatible with Portfolio for Mac OS X, version 8.1 or higher.

QuarkXPress 6 drag-and-drop XTension for Portfolio for Mac OS X (70 KB)
This XTension allows you to drag and drop text items and graphics directly from Portfolio, Portfolio Express, or the Finder into any QuarkXPress 6 document. Only compatible with Portfolio for Mac OS X, version 8.1 or higher.

Documentation

Portfolio 8.5 User Guide Update (PDF) (1.2 MB)
This guide includes detailed descriptions and procedures of all new features in Portfolio 8.5.

Portfolio 8 Quick Start Guide (PDF) (4 MB)
Provides streamlined instructions for setting up and using Portfolio without focusing on many of the details covered in the User Guide.

Portfolio 8 User Guide (PDF) (10 MB)
Includes detailed descriptions and procedures of all Portfolio features.

Digital Asset Management Best Practices Guide (PDF) (228 KB)
A straightforward guide to defining an efficient workflow, creating catalogs, organizing your files and more.

Portfolio XMP Workflow Tech-Brief (PDF) (1.1 MB)
Portfolio contains numerous features that allow you to automate and enhance your workflow as well as seamlessly integrate with the applications you or your team uses everyday. One such example is Portfolio's ability to support Adobe's Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP), which allows Adobe CS users to view and edit Portfolio metadata inside their Adobe apps. This technical brief details how to best configure your workflow to take full advantage of Portfolio's XMP support to better track and organize digital assets.

Portfolio Personal Websharing (PDF) (1 MB)
Learn more about Portfolio's web page generation tool that allows you to publish items in your catalog to HTML webpages.

Portfolio 8 Apple Scripting Overview (PDF) (800 KB)
This document contains a brief overview of the Portfolio commands available via the scripting interface in Extensis Portfolio 8 for Mac OS X.

Portfolio 8 Visual Basic Guide (PDF) (820 KB)
This document contains a brief overview of the Portfolio commands available via the scripting interface in Extensis Portfolio 8 for Windows.