• include images only once, edit as often as you like
• automatic update in every record with only one repeated upload
• overview in file list, how often an image is used

"em_references"

• adaptation of core function
• handels images more efficiently
• one repeated upload leads to web site wide update

• in file list, you can see at 'references' (Ref) where and how often an image is used
• direct access to respective records via internal search

Our TYPO3 video 'Background Information about Files' explains the behaviour of TYPO3 concerning the embedding images and other files in detail.