So I've got a shedload of digital photo files, across some forty or so directories and subdirectories, and I want to pick some to print out REAL BIG to hang in my flat ('Come and see my etchings...) but there are so many of them.
Been going through them using Adobe Bridge, flagging the ones that might make good pictures. Then I set Bridge to search for all the flagged files; the plan is to save the search results as a 'Collection', so that I can browse through the collection and pick the pics to print! I name the collection 'Good photos' ( - as a label rather than a description, you understand).
There are 904 pictures in 'Good photos'.
That didn't work then...
i concur - upload could take a bit of time though
I bet it doesn't after the initial upload, it will ask, "do you wish Picasa to scan your entire computer for photos" (or words to that effect) and hey presto, whoopy do, there they are, all organised, according to date
It's so easy and clear to navigate, with some handy photo adjustment tools too and it also stores your Mpegs and movies!
I love the 'Timeline' feature!
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Picasa's great - I have used it many times when Alec and I are doing photos for events.
We've upgraded to Adobe Lightroom now, which is more compatible with the various Adobe programs, so that might be worth a look.
Alternatively, Barry, just send Alec an email and he'll probably be able to help if you're still having problems.
(Oh and bad Barry - another completely unhelpful thread title!)
a spanking, a spanking, naughty Barry
sorry Lou - i just can't help myself
I've got Picasa, but then I got Adobe Bridge which is integrated with Photoshop and makes Picasa rather de trop.
Thanks for the offers, but how could anyone 'help' me with this? I now have 904 pictures to sort through and choose which ones to print off, instead of the thousands I started off with. It was my plan that didn't work, not Adobe Bridge; I just take too many good pictures .
(Picasa, by the way, took several hours to catalogue all my pictures - could be hardware limitations. Bridge was significantly faster.)
Will have to go through the 'Good pictures' collection and apply another tag - "Top rate" / "so-so" / "back burner", or something...
Last edited by Barry Shnikov; 14th-March-2007 at 02:01 PM.
I've had similar issues in the past though we've used Extensis portfolio (yuk) or Cantos 'Cummulus' (yippee!!!) when developing a DAM system for clients.
Other than filing by style, why not tag each image with descriptors, such names, dates, places, file type or resolution. This would streamline your searches (assuming your software permits you to search by key words).
Chris
I honestly can't see how 'any' programme will help you with this task
I've just upgraded to Photoshop CS2, with the Adobe Bridge and yes, if your organised enough to give your photos 'keywords' or 'label' or 'rate'them (both the latter, under the label heading) when you upload them, it will make all future browsing and grouping easy but its a huge task to start from scratch
Maybe you can search through the 'file size'? if your going the make them huge, then choosing the largest file size might cut the stack down a bit?
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Nah. Got to agree with Barry on this one, especially because of the "associated crap" line
Anyway "still the best" suggests the Mac was always the best for none text media - whereas the Amiga was far superior for video production in the past, a mantle now taken by the PC. The Mac was always good for publishing and photo related software but then, now, so is the PC
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