Workflow and directory structure work hand in hand. My workflow goes
this way:
1) Download PEFs to external drive 1 in DL folder
2) DNG Convert to DNGs on working drive in new folder named by date
3) Move PEFs to PEFArchive on external drive 1.
4) Open DNG folder with Bridge, let it build caches and such.
5) Backup working drive folder to external drive 1.
6) Backup external drive 1 PEFArchive and working drive folders to
external drive 2.
7) I do all the sorting, selection, and setting up RAW parameters
using Bridge and Camera Raw. Then I run the RAW conversions to .PSD
files as a batch job into the appropriate subdirectory of my "Worked"
folder, so that the next thing to do is start editing in Photoshop CS2.
8) at an appropriate point, I backup the working drive folders onto
external drive 1 and 2 again.
That leaves me with a consistent directory structure:
working drive
-- 2005 photo folder
---- DNG folders (by date)
---- PSD worked folders (by project)
external drive (1,2)
-- PEFArchive
---- 2005 folder
------ body1 folder
------ body2 folder
-- 2005 folders
---- DNG folders (by date)
---- PSD worked folders (by project)
Every image filename in a worked folder is coded so that I can
quickly find the original DNG or PEF file if need be for reprocessing.
Godfrey
On Nov 22, 2005, at 8:56 AM, Dave Kennedy wrote:
I agree, Herb. I'd like to get comfortable with one convertor and
stick with it. I was/am looking at RSE for *all* raw conversions,
largely because of the ablity to do batch conversions. However I use
the organizer in PSE to import and manage images, so I'm still using
PSE3. Ends up something like this:
1) Import Raw images from memory card into PSE. Exit PSE
2) Screening/Raw Conversions in RawShooter. Exit.
3) PSE imports converted files into organizer. Manage Raw and JPEGS.
I'm somewhat anal about my directory structures, so the image
management gets messy at this point. I probably just need to play
around more until I get it figured out.
dk
On 11/21/05, Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
the point of using something like RSE is that you can do
everything with it
and not need to use another program. if that's not your workflow,
then RSE
is just making more work for you. if you really do work in batches
of near
identical adjustments for groups of images, then staying in RSE
all the way,
if you can do everything you need using it, is the way to go. too
many
exceptions and there isn't any point anymore, as far as i am
concerned.
