Digital photo management software - Page 2

Dinuc · 11th April 2005, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by alexc

Have you considered Canto Cumulus?
It does more than just look after images too. It is a serious piece of DAM (digital asset management) software.

Hmmm... that's more what I was looking for.

Hey Jab, how does yours compare ?!?

Dna

Jab · 11th April 2005, 12:25 PM

Unaware of that product, let me have a look at it.

Jim

f@rmboy · 11th April 2005, 12:51 PM

Thumbs Plus or Photoshops file browser for me.

ArchiveCreator for archiving to CD/DVD

holdennutta · 11th April 2005, 1:49 PM

I just installed and got Picasa going...All I can say is I love it...

Very handy and useful

But probly not what you propper photographers want :P

petal666 · 11th April 2005, 2:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by holdennutta

I just installed and got Picasa going...All I can say is I love it...

Very handy and useful

But probly not what you propper photographers want :P

That .ini file in each directory really isn't the best way to do it. As soon as I saw that I uninstalled.

holdennutta · 11th April 2005, 3:17 PM

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Originally Posted by petal666

That .ini file in each directory really isn't the best way to do it. As soon as I saw that I uninstalled.

Meh, doesn't worry me...It's a hidden file and I don't have them displayed by default...the greyed out icon looks messy...

If I come across any troubles with it I'll nuke it, but so far it's been fine.

Jab · 11th April 2005, 7:44 PM

petal666

Havn't had a good look at Picassa as yet, whats the function of the leftover .ini file ?

Jim

petal666 · 11th April 2005, 8:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jab

petal666

Havn't had a good look at Picassa as yet, whats the function of the leftover .ini file ?

Jim

Not sure. Maybe one of the guys who use it can answer for you.

holdennutta · 11th April 2005, 8:31 PM

The ini file contain this:

Code:

[Picasa]
P2category=Cars

Which I guess tell picasa that the pictures in the folder the ini file resides in the category I made called cars.

Not too much too them....And they don't bother me at all

Gibbon · 11th April 2005, 8:33 PM

It also contains any changes you make to photos (crops, anything else you do to them) ... it doesn't change the original image, it just holds transformation data in that .ini file.

I think.

I haven't got it installed anymore, maybe someone can confirm this.

holdennutta · 11th April 2005, 8:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gibbon

It also contains any changes you make to photos (crops, anything else you do to them) ... it doesn't change the original image, it just holds transformation data in that .ini file.

I think.

I haven't got it installed anymore, maybe someone can confirm this.

Yeah, it does....Like this:

Code:

[Picasa]
P2category=Stephanie
[DCP_2697.JPG]
backuphash=60023
crop=rect(527 260 1511 918)
filters=crop=1,527,260,1511,918;

I assume it would also hold things such as effects and such too...

Once you have done the cropping etc you wanna do to the pics you can then export them as modified images.

Also, picasa looks like this btw for anyone who hasnt seen it yet...

Thats the main interface...you can just scroll through all the categories as well

Dinuc · 11th April 2005, 9:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by holdennutta

Once you have done the cropping etc you wanna do to the pics you can then export them as modified images.

Does it read raw ?!? I can't remember.

Dna

holdennutta · 11th April 2005, 9:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dinuc

Does it read raw ?!? I can't remember.

Dna

It says so...

".CRW, .NEF, ..." according to it. I've never seen let alone had a raw image to check tho

Oh, also reads PSD files from photoshop too.

Osiris · 11th April 2005, 9:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dinuc

Does it read raw ?!? I can't remember.

Yep.

Haven't used it tho. Some functionality (like red-eye reduction) is limited to jpgs. Its free to download, so if you're interested, give it a go. It shouldn't hurt too much

.:Osiris:.

oli · 11th April 2005, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Osiris

Yep.

Not from our 350D it doesn't.

11th April 2005, 12:51 PM	#18
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11th April 2005, 8:31 PM	#24
holdennutta Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3,981	The ini file contain this: Code: [Picasa] P2category=Cars Which I guess tell picasa that the pictures in the folder the ini file resides in the category I made called cars. Not too much too them....And they don't bother me at all

11th April 2005, 8:33 PM	#25
Gibbon grumpy old man Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: NSW Posts: 5,170	It also contains any changes you make to photos (crops, anything else you do to them) ... it doesn't change the original image, it just holds transformation data in that .ini file. I think. I haven't got it installed anymore, maybe someone can confirm this. Last edited by Gibbon; 11th April 2005 at 8:34 PM.

11th April 2005, 12:25 PM	#17
Jab Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane, QLD Posts: 830	Unaware of that product, let me have a look at it. Jim

11th April 2005, 1:49 PM	#19
holdennutta Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3,981	I just installed and got Picasa going...All I can say is I love it... Very handy and useful But probly not what you propper photographers want :P

11th April 2005, 7:44 PM	#22
Jab Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane, QLD Posts: 830	petal666 Havn't had a good look at Picassa as yet, whats the function of the leftover .ini file ? Jim