HI Garry, you may want to look at the workflow going the other way. When individual users take their pics off the cameras, they "upload" them to an asset manager running on a server somewhere on your network. Most of those out-of-the-box will enable you to configure the upload process to force the user to enter data into the required fields. (Doesn't Mac's Aperture and Adobe's Lightroom do this sort of thing ??) I cant imagine one being able to control what individuals do with digital files locally, esp if they are on a MAC.
Let me know if you find something - we are about to increase or "creators" too and I would be interested if something like this really works. Jeffrey Evans Digital Imaging Specialist Princeton University Art Museum 609.258.8579 On 8/3/08 9:03 AM, "Garry Sommerfeld" <Garry.Sommerfeld at ngv.vic.gov.au> wrote: > The Gallery I work in has approximately 50 point and shoot type digital > cameras being used by cataloguer's curators conservators etc. As you can all > appreciate this leads to a lot of data being added to both individual desktop > hard drives and network storage most of it is poorly documented. I am looking > for a piece of software that will not allow files from either digital cameras > or card readers to be downloaded until basic data is added to the file i.e > artists name, title of work medium location with a simple naming system. We > would need a system that would support approximately 200 PC's at a reasonable > cost. Regards > Garry Sommerfeld > > > > Garry Sommerfeld > Manager, Photographic Services > > National Gallery of Victoria > 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne Vic 3004 Australia > Telephone: +61 3 8620 2163 Mobile: 0428 365 244 > Fax: +61 3 8620 2505 > ngv.vic.gov.au > > Keep informed of the latest NGV exhibitions, special events and programs at > The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia and NGV International by subscribing to > NGV at RT, the NGV's free e-newsletter. > > DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for mcn-l at mcn.edu. If you are not the named addressee you > should not disseminate, copy or alter this email. WARNING: Although National > Gallery of Victoria has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are > present in this email, the organisation cannot accept responsibility for any > loss or damage arising from the use of this email or attachment. > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
