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I've just been searching around the net for version control that has some support for graphic/Photoshop files. We're currently using BitBucket which is free and unlimited when it comes to file size but doesn't have any design review tools.

Here's what I've found. Does anyone else have any recommendations?

Pixelapse – Free/Beta, works well. No layer comp support.
pixelapse.com

Shipment – Private Beta (waiting for an invite)
blog.shipmentapp.com/articles/all_new_shipment_beta

LayerVault – Mac only, no layer comp support
layervault.com/support

PixelNovel – SVN Version control for Photoshop
pixelnovel.com

CAD only?! But looks really good.
sunglass.io/features.html

FileTrek – Very enterprise. No price or demo.
filetrek.com/solution/

Kaleidoscopeapp – GIT with image compare
kaleidoscopeapp.com/

Apps that copy files with an incremented version
alternativeto.net/software/autover/
alternativeto.net/software/filehamster/

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You say "Alternative to Version Cue" in your headline but then "We're currently using BitBucket" - did you try Version Cue? – e100 Dec 4 '12 at 17:14
This related question may be useful - one of the answers outlines Pixelapse: graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/7712/… – e100 Dec 4 '12 at 17:17

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Version Cue, in my experience, is garbage. I have two systems for two different teams going right now.

SVN via Cornerstone
I've been running a large volume of creative work through SVN via Cornerstone for Mac for over a year now. It's a very slick and easy to use app that makes VC seem easy. It doesn't provide visual previews of the files like I believe PixelNovel does but our detailed change notes have been more than adequate. Cornerstone has been a very robust solution for the localized team I work in.

Git via SourceTree
I also just began coordinating a remote team via Bitbucket.org using SourceTree. Git has a little steeper learning curve at first but it's working well for us. We're essentially following the same principles as the SVN set-up, ie detailed change logs.

The differences
Git operates under the model that each user downloads the whole repository (history and all) to their machine. To keep this manageable, it's best to have a separate repository for each project. It's nice to have a repository that's easy to archive and retire when the project is over.

SVN, on the other hand, allows the user to checkout the latest version of a directory within a repository. If you want to roll back to a previous version you must connect to the server. This is a good system for a centralized repository that contains all the projects under way. I prefer it for a high volume environment where many simultaneous and often interconnected projects are underway.

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+1 for Git. We're using GitHub for design that sits alongside code. Working brilliantly. – Marc Edwards Dec 4 '12 at 23:41
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I think this does what you want plus much more. They just made it free a couple of months back.

http://www.southpawtech.com/tactic/

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Thanks for this. Looks really interesting. I'm going to give it a try and see if it's the solution. – moefinley Dec 12 '12 at 11:24
Just had a quick 30min look at this. It is really good and if your whole team, most importantly your project manager was using it then it would be ideal. But unfortunately our team already has task management tools. Tactic forces you to use their task management tools which makes versioning assets too complicated. – moefinley Dec 12 '12 at 12:57

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