Hosted Grid
The Grid is an open source image management system originally developed by the Guardian newspaper.
The Grid helps media organisations manage their in-house image library, agency image feeds and the production of optimised assets for digital and print.
Hosted Grid is a cloud based version of the Grid offered by Eel Pie Consulting Ltd.
Try the Grid
Is the Grid a good fit for your organisation? Get your own Hosted Grid to try for 30 days.
- Sign in. You will be asked to register using your email address or Google account (we use Kinde for sign in).
- Create your first Grid. Use your invite code to get setup instantly.
- Try the Grid for 30 days. If you want to keep using the Grid there are many options for using the Grid in production.
Need an invite code? Request one here.
Grid concepts
The problem
Your organisation has a large archive of in house images spanning many years created by numerous contributors. The fire hose of agency images is flowing past rapidly.
How do you quickly locate the best image to illustrate your content? How do you encourage editors to use the most cost effective sources?
Images
Browse and search your image library in real time.
Images can be ingested from your feed suppliers or uploaded directly. The Grid grows with your library, scaling to support millions of images.
Metadata
Navigate and discover related images using the EXIF and IPTC metadata extracted from your image files.
Use text search to locate specific images and events.
Cropping
Crop your original images and publish the resized and optimised assets directly to your docroot.
Manage costs
Stay in control of your agency image spend and reporting obligations.
Usage rights are clearly visible when editorial staff are selecting images.
Authorise the use of paid images with leases.
Record where you have used images with usages.
Manage spend on expensive suppliers by applying quotas.
Learn more about using the Grid