At 5:11 PM -0500 on 12/7/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wittily wrote:
>At 10:23 PM -0500 12/02/2003, Tom W. wrote: >>What would be the best software for viewing a folder of photos and creating >>a contact sheet to print out? Something that would run on 9.1 on my 7600? > >Guess Tom and I are on the same frequency. :) Back on 11/26, I >posted this (below) to the GraphicConverter Y!Group. Didn't really >get much in the way of answers. Probably should have posted it here >in the first place! So here tis again... > >Hi, > >I'm hoping you'all can make some how-to recommendations... > >My housemate, on her PowerBook G3 (MacOS 9.2.2), wants to create a >"year book" for her RV Club. She has hundreds of pictures (mostly >jpeg, some tiff) and has painstakingly identified each by setting the >Finder's file comments[*]. She likes using the Browse window in >GraphicConverter 4.4.4 to print the "book". Now she'd like to have >the pictures captioned with their file comment instead of their >filename. AND she'd like to be able to send club members the >pictures but not loose the comments (few use Macs). > >Thought of doing this with AppleWorks, as some sort of database. But >that doesn't make the pictures self-contained/portable. We'd like to >somehow "embed" the comments within the picture's file. Tried iPhoto >- not a good experience[**]. > >There's the Finder's file comments. >There's the Comment window in GraphicConverter. >And there's the Comment field of EXIF. > >Would one of the latter two fields be appropriate for the "embed"? >Are any of those three actually the same field? If a jpeg or tiff is >transferred to a PC, can the GC Comment field be viewed and/or edited >from programs like ACDSee? What about EXIF? Is there a way to >automatically transfer the Finder's file comment to the GC Comment or >EXIF Comment field? > >Any recommendations / ideas on how to do all this? > >[*] Karen's use of file comments would not my first choice of where >to put such information, but she had it all done before I even knew >about the project. I'm hoping AppleScript or something can extract >them. >[**] iPhoto or anything that requires OS X is not an option... >Karen's first attempt at using iPhoto and Jaguar were disasters - >lost pictures, crashes, etc. The very thought using either again >makes her steam. She loves GraphicConverter and she loves OS 9. > > >...After reading this thread in pci-powermacs, I've downloaded >ImageBuddy and am trying it out. Ahm feeling a bit lost in it, as >it's performance isn't very good on my PM 7300. > >Thanks, >- Dan. > >-- Try out Scrapbook Pro <http://www.johnvholder.com/> It is a database for graphics and sounds, it has search and it has a comments field. I am pretty sure it will do what you would like and its performance should be just fine on a PM 7300. -- The Librarian looked out at the jolting scenery. He was sulking. This had a lot to do with the new bright collar around his neck with the word "PONGO" on it. Someone was going to suffer for this. ~ The Librarian travels incognito ~ Terry Pratchett: "Lords and Ladies" -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
