Need recommendations for organizing software
Georgia Overdrive
Registered since 12th Aug 2014
Fri 27-Mar-15 10:51 PM
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#1. "RE: Need recommendations for organizing software" | In response to Reply # 0
adf Registered since 19th Mar 2006Sat 28-Mar-15 02:59 AMI, like many, use Adobe Lightroom 5 (although there's a v6 due out soon). I tried Lightroom 1 as a beta many years ago and didn't get on with it so left it. I came back to it at v5 to find a very different product.
It's a great database and is scaleable to accommodate large collections. It also has a powerful set of 'develop' capabilities that means that the vast majority of post processing can be done within it which is non-destructive so always possible to go back to the original image.
Increasingly it's become a core Adobe offering which should mean that it's future proof as much as it can be.
I've never used Picassa, and it's a few years since I've used Elements but as an Adobe product you should feel at home with Lightroom from a look and feel perspective.
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#2. "RE: Need recommendations for organizing software" | In response to Reply # 0
FredB D3 Nikonian since 26th Jun 2008Sat 28-Mar-15 12:54 PMI'll recommend two sites that might help you decide:
1) http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-digital-photo-organizer.htm
Maybe this is the site you mentioned in your OP.
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_organizer
This is a Wikipedia article on image organizers.
You mention Elements 13, but it is not clear to me whether you want only an organizer or an app to replace Elements with an organizer that also allows you to edit, import/export files, etc. If an organizer only, it seems to me it would be helpful for it to be able to interface with whatever program you will use for editing, now and possibly in the future as you upgrade or update your computing platform. LR will "do it all," and for many people quite well - it's all they need, and maybe more.
For now, LR is not mandatorily part of CC, but is available either as a stand-alone product or along with PS and Bridge as part of its CC package for photographers at ~$10/month. I am not aware of any indication that Adobe will discontinue offering it as a stand-alone product (making it available only through CC).
You need to make certain, however, that whatever app you decide on will be compatible with your current OS. I believe most, if not all, of the major paid apps offer a trial period, which I recommend you take advantage of.Fred
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#4. "RE: Need recommendations for organizing software" | In response to Reply # 2
Georgia Overdrive Registered since 12th Aug 2014Sat 28-Mar-15 09:04 PM>http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-digital-photo-organizer.htm
>Maybe this is the site you mentioned in your OP.
Thanks - that is different from the one I found.
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>You mention Elements 13, but it is not clear to me whether you
>want only an organizer or an app to replace Elements with an
>organizer that also allows you to edit, import/export files,
>etc.
Well, I'm happy with Elements 13 for editing - I've been using it since version 5 (but not every version). Elements also has an organizer, but I've never used it, I don't know how good it is, and I'm afraid that it will go the pay-by-the-month cloud route.
If an organizer only, it seems to me it would be helpful
>for it to be able to interface with whatever program you will
>use for editing, now and possibly in the future as you upgrade
>or update your computing platform. LR will "do it
>all," and for many people quite well - it's all they
>need, and maybe more.
I thought light room was more for applying the same corrections to a group of photos, to maintain a consistent look.
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#6. "RE: Need recommendations for organizing software" | In response to Reply # 4
FredB D3 Nikonian since 26th Jun 2008Sun 29-Mar-15 09:58 AM>Thanks - that is different from the one I found.
You're welcome!
<...I don't know how good it
>is, and I'm afraid that it will go the pay-by-the-month cloud
>route.
I don't know how good it is either. I very much doubt that Adobe will take Elements to the CC. It is their entry-level photo-editing program (relative to PS/CC anyway), and it wouldn't make sense to do that. Not that that is necessarily a good rule to bet on. 😎
>I thought light room was more for applying the same
>corrections to a group of photos, to maintain a consistent
>look.
Not at all. True, you can create various presets, and many do, to make either a batch of photos, or all photos, from a shoot have an element of consistency or the same necessary corrections, then fine-tune each. You also can make corrections to one photo and then sync those corrections with a similar group that you manually select. These are just a couple examples; there are many more options available. Generally, I select a photo, make some adjustments I usually make as a starting point, sync, select those I think have possibilities. Then I begin the real PP work on each individually. I don't use presets on import (or haven't yet) because I like to see the starting point before I begin any PP.Fred
Florida, USA
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#3. "RE: Need recommendations for organizing software" | In response to Reply # 0
JosephK
Nikonian since 17th Apr 2006
Sat 28-Mar-15 04:12 PM
I use ACDsee Pro to organize my photos on disk. I do a bunch of triage and sorting into directories. I don't really use its database. Sorting and triage here is faster for me than using Lightroom to do it.
After I have things sorted and triaged, I import the grade-A photos into a Lightroom catalog via the "add" option. The folders are maintained. A few keywords are added; collections are setup.
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Joseph K
Seattle, WA, USA
D700, D200, D70S, 24-70mm f/2.8, VR 70-200mm f/2.8 II, TC20e3,
50mm f/1.4 D, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 DX
After I have things sorted and triaged, I import the grade-A photos into a Lightroom catalog via the "add" option. The folders are maintained. A few keywords are added; collections are setup.
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Joseph K
Seattle, WA, USA
D700, D200, D70S, 24-70mm f/2.8, VR 70-200mm f/2.8 II, TC20e3,
50mm f/1.4 D, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 DX
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#5. "RE: Need recommendations for organizing software" | In response to Reply # 3
Georgia Overdrive Registered since 12th Aug 2014Sat 28-Mar-15 09:07 PM>I use ACDsee Pro to organize my photos on disk. I do a bunch
>of triage and sorting into directories. I don't really use its
>database. Sorting and triage here is faster for me than using
>Lightroom to do it.
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>After I have things sorted and triaged, I import the grade-A
>photos into a Lightroom catalog via the "add"
>option. The folders are maintained. A few keywords are added;
>collections are setup.
Those are the main things I want to do. I want to be able to add several tags or keywords to each photo (so they can be located by different criteria) and an easy way to pick out the best.
#7. "RE: Need recommendations for organizing software" | In response to Reply # 0
professorune
Registered since 08th Jun 2013
Sun 29-Mar-15 11:00 AM
I use version 12 of Photoshop Elements. Don't know how it differs with version 13.
Seems to work so far for the 10,000 - 20,000 images I've accumulated to date. What really irritates me is that you need to select whether you want the organizer or editor at start up.
Seems to work so far for the 10,000 - 20,000 images I've accumulated to date. What really irritates me is that you need to select whether you want the organizer or editor at start up.
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I have probably between 15K and 20K digital photos on my computer. I have the ones I've taken in a system: a folder for the year (e.g. 2012), and within each year, a folder for the month. Then within the month, if there are enough that go together (e.g. "beach", "Illinois trip"), I make a subfolder for those. I leave the rest in the general month folder.
Digital photos from scans and other sources are in all kinds of folders.
I have Photoshop Elements 13 but I'm worried about their move to the cloud and charging per month. My Elements 13 might not work in operating systems in the future. And what if I quit taking photos in 10 years - I don't want to have to pay a monthly fee just to keep access to my photo organization.
The other day I downloaded Picasa 3, and it ran and found all my photos and displayed them, showing the folders they are in, so I'm thinking about using it.
So what do you recommend for simply organizing photos? It doesn't have to be free, but it shouldn't hurt the checking account too much.