Looking for photo album/storage software...

I'm after something for organizing my local photos, but with a feature that
I've yet been able to find.

Most of my existing pictures are already sorted into folders in one way or
another: some by subject, some (particularly those from digital cameras) by
date, and this works fine for the most part.

What I'd like is to be able to have the software sort and display them in
one or more different "albums" without needing to physically move or, worse,
make multiple copies of a picture. Simply adding keywords and having the
album do a search when I want to look at a different grouping is half-assed;
this should be a difficult thing for something with a database behind it.

--
"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ
from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even
incapable of forming such opinions."
-- Albert Einstein

Hi,

Matt Ion wrote:
What I'd like is to be able to have the software sort and display them in
one or more different "albums" without needing to physically move or, worse,
make multiple copies of a picture.

Take a look at IMatch on www.photools.com. I choose it because it
*doesn't* move my files and because it is using hierarchical categories,
so an image in "flowers.red.rose" will be in both the "flowers"
category, the "flowers.red" and the "flowers.red.rose" category. Meta
categories can be used to show images matching a given set of categories.

The only drawback with IMatch, as I see it, is that it have so many
functions that it can get a bit overwhelming.

Martin

Hi,

Matt Ion wrote:
What I'd like is to be able to have the software sort and display them in
one or more different "albums" without needing to physically move or, worse,
make multiple copies of a picture.

Take a look at IMatch on www.photools.com. I choose it because it
*doesn't* move my files and because it is using hierarchical categories,
so an image in "flowers.red.rose" will be in both the "flowers"
category, the "flowers.red" and the "flowers.red.rose" category. Meta
categories can be used to show images matching a given set of categories.

The only drawback with IMatch, as I see it, is that it have so many
functions that it can get a bit overwhelming.

Martin

Matt Ion wrote:
I'm after something for organizing my local photos, but with a
feature that I've yet been able to find.

Most of my existing pictures are already sorted into folders in one
way or another: some by subject, some (particularly those from
digital cameras) by date, and this works fine for the most part.

What I'd like is to be able to have the software sort and display
them in one or more different "albums" without needing to physically
move or, worse, make multiple copies of a picture. Simply adding
keywords and having the album do a search when I want to look at a
different grouping is half-assed; this should be a difficult thing
for something with a database behind it.

Adobe's Photo Album (currently V 2.0) is what I use and it meets your
specifications and then some. I believe you can still download a free
limited copy from their web site.

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

Matt Ion wrote:
I'm after something for organizing my local photos, but with a
feature that I've yet been able to find.

Most of my existing pictures are already sorted into folders in one
way or another: some by subject, some (particularly those from
digital cameras) by date, and this works fine for the most part.

What I'd like is to be able to have the software sort and display
them in one or more different "albums" without needing to physically
move or, worse, make multiple copies of a picture. Simply adding
keywords and having the album do a search when I want to look at a
different grouping is half-assed; this should be a difficult thing
for something with a database behind it.

Adobe's Photo Album (currently V 2.0) is what I use and it meets your
specifications and then some. I believe you can still download a free
limited copy from their web site.

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

Matt Ion wrote:
I'm after something for organizing my local photos, but with a
feature that I've yet been able to find.

Most of my existing pictures are already sorted into folders in one
way or another: some by subject, some (particularly those from
digital cameras) by date, and this works fine for the most part.

What I'd like is to be able to have the software sort and display
them in one or more different "albums" without needing to physically
move or, worse, make multiple copies of a picture. Simply adding
keywords and having the album do a search when I want to look at a
different grouping is half-assed; this should be a difficult thing
for something with a database behind it.

Adobe's Photo Album (currently V 2.0) is what I use and it meets your
specifications and then some. I believe you can still download a free
limited copy from their web site.

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

I posted this yesterday:

http://www.picasa.com/picasa/

Google purchased Picasa and is now offering it for free. It used to be
$29.95. An image viewer/organizer with slideshow too. I've been using it for
a week now and it's turned out to be a pleasant suprise. A sort of iPhoto
for the PC.

Worth checking out.



--
Vector Newman

**It may be great to be king, but you're never safe on the throne.
Just ask Elvis.

"Matt Ion" wrote in message
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I'm after something for organizing my local photos, but with a feature
that
I've yet been able to find.

Most of my existing pictures are already sorted into folders in one way or
another: some by subject, some (particularly those from digital cameras)
by
date, and this works fine for the most part.

What I'd like is to be able to have the software sort and display them in
one or more different "albums" without needing to physically move or,
worse,
make multiple copies of a picture. Simply adding keywords and having the
album do a search when I want to look at a different grouping is
half-assed;
this should be a difficult thing for something with a database behind it.

--
"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which
differ
from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even
incapable of forming such opinions."
-- Albert Einstein







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I posted this yesterday:

http://www.picasa.com/picasa/

Google purchased Picasa and is now offering it for free. It used to be
$29.95. An image viewer/organizer with slideshow too. I've been using it for
a week now and it's turned out to be a pleasant suprise. A sort of iPhoto
for the PC.

Worth checking out.



--
Vector Newman

**It may be great to be king, but you're never safe on the throne.
Just ask Elvis.

"Matt Ion" wrote in message
news:MwbPc.152417$od7.100320@pd7tw3no...
I'm after something for organizing my local photos, but with a feature
that
I've yet been able to find.

Most of my existing pictures are already sorted into folders in one way or
another: some by subject, some (particularly those from digital cameras)
by
date, and this works fine for the most part.

What I'd like is to be able to have the software sort and display them in
one or more different "albums" without needing to physically move or,
worse,
make multiple copies of a picture. Simply adding keywords and having the
album do a search when I want to look at a different grouping is
half-assed;
this should be a difficult thing for something with a database behind it.

--
"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which
differ
from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even
incapable of forming such opinions."
-- Albert Einstein







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You should base your catalogs on IPTC descriptions and keywords. There is a lot
of software, which is capable as e.g. Protfolio or ThumbsPlus.

AFH

Vector Newman schrieb:

I posted this yesterday:

http://www.picasa.com/picasa/

Google purchased Picasa and is now offering it for free. It used to be
$29.95. An image viewer/organizer with slideshow too. I've been using it for
a week now and it's turned out to be a pleasant suprise. A sort of iPhoto
for the PC.

Worth checking out.

--
Vector Newman

**It may be great to be king, but you're never safe on the throne.
Just ask Elvis.

"Matt Ion" wrote in message
news:MwbPc.152417$od7.100320@pd7tw3no...
I'm after something for organizing my local photos, but with a feature
that
I've yet been able to find.

Most of my existing pictures are already sorted into folders in one way or
another: some by subject, some (particularly those from digital cameras)
by
date, and this works fine for the most part.

What I'd like is to be able to have the software sort and display them in
one or more different "albums" without needing to physically move or,
worse,
make multiple copies of a picture. Simply adding keywords and having the
album do a search when I want to look at a different grouping is
half-assed;
this should be a difficult thing for something with a database behind it.

--
"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which
differ
from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even
incapable of forming such opinions."
-- Albert Einstein




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You should base your catalogs on IPTC descriptions and keywords. There is a lot
of software, which is capable as e.g. Protfolio or ThumbsPlus.

AFH

Vector Newman schrieb:

I posted this yesterday:

http://www.picasa.com/picasa/

Google purchased Picasa and is now offering it for free. It used to be
$29.95. An image viewer/organizer with slideshow too. I've been using it for
a week now and it's turned out to be a pleasant suprise. A sort of iPhoto
for the PC.

Worth checking out.

--
Vector Newman

**It may be great to be king, but you're never safe on the throne.
Just ask Elvis.

"Matt Ion" wrote in message
news:MwbPc.152417$od7.100320@pd7tw3no...
I'm after something for organizing my local photos, but with a feature
that
I've yet been able to find.

Most of my existing pictures are already sorted into folders in one way or
another: some by subject, some (particularly those from digital cameras)
by
date, and this works fine for the most part.

What I'd like is to be able to have the software sort and display them in
one or more different "albums" without needing to physically move or,
worse,
make multiple copies of a picture. Simply adding keywords and having the
album do a search when I want to look at a different grouping is
half-assed;
this should be a difficult thing for something with a database behind it.

--
"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which
differ
from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even
incapable of forming such opinions."
-- Albert Einstein




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