Hi Shel After recently moving to digital I thought I'd better get some sort of system going before I had Gbs of data to worry about. For film, I chronologically numbered every roll I shot, then wrote those details on the back of each print (eg 0134-31 was roll 134, exposure 31) and got 4x6 index prints made of each roll and stored them separately. I was lucky enough to have read about this style of managing images when I'd only shot about 3 rolls.
With digital I'm really not sure what program I'm going to end up using to manage files (and for how long). For editing and manipulation I use Photoshop CS, so using the browser seemed a natural step. The problem is that the browser's not yet matured enough to really be considered an image management tool (not even sure if it's meant to be). I have Acdsee 6, which is neat and intuitive, and aspires to be a management tool. The problem I found with Acdsee is that it uses a proprietary database, and I'm not sure I'm going to stick with that product in the long run - or even that they'll be around in the long run. Anyway, I thought I'd go the middle ground and embed all the keywords, comments and descriptions using EXIF and IPTC. This way I'm not tied to any particular management software. There may be some pitfalls to this method, but for me it seems the most flexible. Cheers, Simon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 14 January 2005 9:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Keepin' track of pics Hi Shel, I use the PSCS browser. I catalog every folder by date shot and subject matter. I begin the filename with the date shot, so in my records they are organized chronologically. But I can easily search for subject matter as well if I can't find a file using the date. It's a much better system than anything I've used with negatives. I now have 300 gigabytes of photo files, and I've never failed to find an exposure I want. I back them up on CDs. The most important files are duplicated on another drive. Paul > This afternoon I realized that I've about 160gb of pics on one of my hard > drives and that pretty soon I'll be starting to store pics on a second > large drive. When I make the transition it may be a good time to change > the filing system I use, although what I'm using seems to be working > alright. Anyway, with a change in mind, how do you keep track of your pics > and images on the computer? > > Shel > >
