We both know that any software may reach its expiry date before we expect it to.
If you don't do so already, you should definately look into how to make LR write your keywords into the file system as well as in the database, so that you get the redundancy you argue for. Most other archiving software on the market are already capable of reading those data, so when switching you can actually transfer nearly all the metadata from LR without even consulting its database. The thing I don't like about your folder logic is how you put descriptors like "family" and placemames first, and dates at the end. The way I see it you will inevitably end up in the fix that Bob W. raised for hierarchical keywords, but without any intrinsic context awareness to lean on. By sticking to dates as the single organising structure, you avoid such ambiguities. And with keywords stored inside the files or in XMP sidecars, even the indexer in Windows can search through your files if you abandon LR. :-) But at the end of the day the folder structure is just a sorting system, so it is to be expected that we differ in preferences. :-) Jostein Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: >Two points, Jostein: > >1. I'd like to be able to backup my photos to separate external HDDs >and >I'd like to backup logical units. To that end, Family Album and/or >International Travel are both good candidates. > >2. I don't want to bet my life on LR or Adobe. Thus minimal basic >hierarchy is in folder structure. Call that a skeleton if you will. > >Boris > >On 10/21/2012 11:12 AM, AlunFoto - Jostein Øksne wrote: >> In my humble opinion it is not a good idea in the long run to use >> descriptive terms like "family album" in folder names. That's what >> keywords are for in the first place. I think it better to use the >> folder names to establish chronology only. Hierarchical keywords is a >> blessing. :-) Jostein >> >> Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Chiming in with a bit (*) of delay... >>> >>> I see there were a storage strategy discussion here. I should point >>> out >>> >>> the obvious - there is no reason of not using very helpful features >>> of LR such as keywords and there is no sense in overdoing it >>> either. Namely, if you try to come up with all possible keywords >>> for each photo, chances are you won't be consistent from day to day >>> or from month to month and hence the outcome will be a mess. >>> >>> Here is a suggestion for you. >>> >>> I have two hierarchies. One is on disk file system like so: >>> >>> \<basic category>\<sub category>\<date-time based sub-structure>. >>> Real life examples: >>> >>> * \Family Album\2010\2010-08 - and therein are all photos that >>> I've taken on that month of that year where family members can be >>> seen. * \Travel\Jerusalem\2012\2012-03-10 - probably >>> self-explanatory already * \International Travel\Rachel Sullivan in >>> Israel\Galia\2011-05-10 - I have decided that the guests from >>> abroad equal us going there but I may >>> >>> split \International Travel to \International Travel and >>> \International >>> >>> Guests. Here we have photos made by Galia on a given date when >>> Rachel came for a visit. >>> >>> Anyway, the classification is basic and always ends with date-time >>> based sub-structure so that given a date, I can quite easily find >>> what I need. Additionally, LR has wonderful feature where you can >>> browse your collection by virtually any data item that your photos >>> have - date, time, aperture, camera, lens, rating, flag status - >>> you name it, LR has it. >>> >>> Obviously there are photos that answer more than one criteria - >>> e.g. my >>> >>> girls while traveling abroad. Here come keywords. 99% of my >>> keywords denote persons and places. The remaining 1% is wherever >>> photos were uploaded, given to someone or chosen for publication. I >>> organize my keywords in tree-like structure (it is really very >>> easy, you either drag and drop or indicate the upper level keyword, >>> when you create a new one >>> >>> (**) ). >>> >>> Unfortunately I started with that system having shot several tens >>> of thousands photos hence I still have a good chunk of assigning >>> keywords to do. >>> >>> Still, I am offering this as a possible answer to your question, >>> Walt. Hope it helps. >>> >>> (*) I think it is more like 128 bit of delay... :-) (**) Whenever I >>> create a new keyword, I immediately go to the "Keywords >>> >>> List" screen (on the right hand side in Gallery module) and find a >>> proper way in the keyword tree for the new keyword. >>> >>> On 9/26/2012 12:38 AM, Walt wrote: >>>> Hi all! >>>> >>>> Finally, after years of using Picasa, IrfanView and a few >>>> Photoshop plugins, I finally decided to break down and get some >>>> decent image editing software for my new setup. It's definitely >>>> going to take a >>> while >>>> to get comfortable with it. I've checked out a few of the >>>> tutorial videos at the Adobe website, which were reasonably >>>> helpful, and >>> wonder >>>> if anyone can suggest some others that would be worth taking a >>>> look >>> at. >>>> >>>> Any suggestions, tips, and/or advice would be greatly >>>> appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> -- Walt >>>> >> -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. 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