>> >> 1. Set up some special copyright notice on every frame. You know, like >> "(C) Boris Liberman with Love to A and B..."
JF> Where? Actually in the image pixels? If not, then what happens if JF> you import the image into some editor that drops this information? JF> If actually in the pixels, do you move it to the correct edge when JF> the camera is used in portrait mode? Not to mention cropping ... No, not in the image. Let it be configurable. Some would add frame, others would put it in, how you called it, EXIF data... >> 2. Set up prefix to each file name - "ABWed-2004-01-01" instead of >> "DCS" or whatever they're using right now." JF> That's a standards violation, I believe. Omnigosh <g>. Did not know there were an std already involved. But then I suppose it would be wrong to say that *istD (or any other such) support FAT32. FAT32, you know, allows for long file names... <EvilG> But then you're probably right. JF> I did like the suggestion that the original file name should be JF> stored in the EXIF data. I also like the way that the Canon (and, JF> I believe, Nikon) software allow you to perform the sort of renaming JF> you suggest as part of the copying from the CF card to the computer. JF> Perhaps a little utility could be provided here that would: JF> 1) Allow renaming as part of the copying JF> 2) Add an EXIF tag with the original file name JF> 3) [optional] create a database and/or log file entry listing JF> selected EXIF information (user-configurable, of course). JF> Any thoughts? I am afraid <g> I could even program it myself given enough time and money and tools <g>... John, my point was not to give very specific suggestions, but to illustrate that with the help of MAC (just for you, Cotty <g>) or PC or PDA more things could be done with the camera. I have a friend who's a professional photog using Nikon F5. He is known as a man who sets up his camera (probably sitting at home with F5 on the table and manual in his hands) before each of his shoots. Then he takes great care to make sure noone clicks any buttons while he is shooting, except him of course... We, simple ME Super and ZX-L users, have no such burden <VBG>. Boris
