On Wednesday, July 04, 2001 10:56 AM, Paul Jones [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am in the middle of organising my slides and I'm wondering what 'codes'
> other people use to label their slides? I will be keeping them in those
> transperant sleaves you can buy to put in a folder.
>
> I plan to keep a database on my computer so i can reference which codes goes
> with which slide.
>
> Thanks,
> Paul Jones
Hi Paul:
For years I've used an alpha -numeric system, in which the alpha part indicates
the subject and the numeric part is simply a sequential number, in the form
AA-999. When numbering , I initially use a step of 10 so that I can then
insert slides into the sequence without the numbers going haywire. For
example, sunsets are catalogued D-xxx, and the first one was numbered D-10,
then D-20, and so on. I find this very flexible, and you can have up to
26*26*1000 slides under a single alpha classification!
I used to use a paper-based system for cataloguing, but now use the database
system which I wrote myself and was tested by a couple of PDML people earlier
this year (any feedback, guys?). It's fully searchable, lets you store any
data about the image, runs on any Windows system, and also shows a thumbnail of
the image if you've stored it on your computer.
HTH
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
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