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Post by loyce on Jul 27, 2006 20:27:35 GMT -2
Every month I create a folder with the month and year. From that folder I create subject folders. Once a photo has been edited and saved I put the photo in the various subject folders.
So much for that. My question is if I'm looking for all my photos of butterflies, for instance, what do I need to do to make this easier. I hate having to pull all my CDs and look through them all by month and subject. Is there an easier way to keep track of them?
Do you all use a database or is there an easier way--especially since I haven't done my homework very well.
Loyce
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Post by Paul Beard on Jul 28, 2006 18:48:36 GMT -2
Hi Loyce We use iView Media Pro. It's about $100 and in my view it is well worth it www.iview-multimedia.com/downloads/guides.phpYou can sort images by the words in captions, keywords and a great deal more. It may be more than you need, and a simpler image database may do the job for you. Have a look for FREE image database programs, you often get one on the CDs which come digital cameras. Paul
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Post by loyce on Aug 5, 2006 17:00:29 GMT -2
Thanks, Paul.
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Post by loriprophoto on Aug 6, 2006 23:14:42 GMT -2
Hi Loyce
Okay dont all laugh at my method but money is tight so I have to make do with what I have LOL
I use ACD See as my broswer. When I download my photos from the card I put them into a folder which depicts the 100 batch i.e. 125s 126s 127s etc. I always shoot with RAW and small JPeg. I then make thumbnails with the JPegs in Adobe using an action I have created. I have a directory called Archive Numerical which also has subdirectories for each 100 batch. I copy all of these into another subdirectory called Archive Catagories. In this one I have all my subdirectories by subject and I then drag and drop each shot into the relevant subdirectory. So I have a complete record in numerical order and one in catagory order. When I create the thumbnails in the batch I change the name of the file to include what should be the first three digits of the file name but downloads as IMG_xxxx and as I have shot with 2 different cameras (I originally had the D30 and now have the 20D) I include the camera too so my file name will look like this 20D-112-IMG_1234.jpeg so I immediately know that the file is on the disk with the 112 series of photos and is photo number 1234 and was shot on my 20D. The thumbnails dont need to be very big just big enough to be able to browse through quickly (360x240), You could probably go one step further and put in keywords on each file but that could be pretty time consuming.
I know it sounds cumbersome but it works really well for me if I keep it up to date and I am sure you could adapt it to the method you use of dates and subjects.
Lori
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Post by loyce on Aug 10, 2006 12:48:33 GMT -2
Thanks, Lori. I just installed ACDSee Pro, and let it create thumbnails of everything on my external HD, as well as what's currently on my PC's HD. It did a great job. I went through them cataloging them by subject, creating catagories as needed. Because of the drag and drop feature, it didn't take nearly as long as I had anticipated. I love it!
I needed a particular file the other day and it took less than 5 minutes to find it. That kind of chore would've taken me hours with my old method. I'm really a happy camper now.
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Post by loriprophoto on Aug 11, 2006 0:30:46 GMT -2
Great stuff. I like ACD See I have been using it since the original ACD Classic was launched years ago, I now have version 5.
Glad my suggestion helped you on your way to organisation LOL
Lori
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