tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post8969247217665697711..comments2024-02-24T14:19:53.021-05:00Comments on Tripping Over My Roots: The Elusive Organizing IdealAnna Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-20279062383933138452016-05-23T10:34:00.209-04:002016-05-23T10:34:00.209-04:00Anna this is inspiring. Looks like so much work, b...Anna this is inspiring. Looks like so much work, but really will pay off big in the long run. Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-26737143718354845552016-05-22T12:37:50.318-04:002016-05-22T12:37:50.318-04:00Sorry, I don't recall your other posts about t...Sorry, I don't recall your other posts about this. <br /><br />It's not necessary to scan twice as a TIF file can be re-saved as a JPG. Then you've got both. <br /><br />Windows metadata is very peculiar compared to standardized metadata fields. I certainly wouldn't use it as a viable comparison to anything. <br /><br />I'm just suggesting (with a quiet scream) that if you're launching into what will be an ever-growing filing system based on metadata that you work with software that is worthy of your time and effort. <br /><br />I know Photo Mechanic has a Mac version. That's my personal choice. XnView MP is the multi-platform version of XnView. It's free. There are others I've heard of but haven't used so I can't comment; BreezeBrowser, IDimager, Adobe Lightroom ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-78950271088974630862016-05-22T09:52:43.841-04:002016-05-22T09:52:43.841-04:00Yes, the Mac has very limited fields for metadata ...Yes, the Mac has very limited fields for metadata compared to Windows, so I'm putting a lot of information in the comments field, but that also means that I can cut and paste a lot.<br /><br />In a previous post I explained that I scan each image twice, once as a tif file for archival purposes and once as a jpeg that can be more easily shared on blogs, FB, in emails and with family.Anna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-88951792655907452172016-05-20T22:40:54.907-04:002016-05-20T22:40:54.907-04:00Here's some of the metadata fields I use:
Cap...Here's some of the metadata fields I use:<br /><br />Caption, caption writer, keywords, object (type), photographer, source, copyright, city, sub-location, state, country, credit, contact email ...<br /><br />A lot of that can be put on a template and added with one click. Caption and keywords (for this I use the names of the people in the photo) obviously cannot. <br /><br />Depending what I'm doing, photographer, source, copyright and addresses can be on a template. Having processed tens of thousands of files this way I can't even imagine doing it one at a time one field at a time.<br /><br />I don't know anything about Macs but it looks like from your screenshots that you're using a limited version of metadata possibilities. But then I can't see all of it so maybe not.<br /><br />And you're also saving your scans as JPG which is a no-no for archival collections. I put up with JPG on my digital camera, but the ancestors ... Never.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-53226623178207533782016-05-20T20:20:49.615-04:002016-05-20T20:20:49.615-04:00No, you suggested that to me once before, but I ha...No, you suggested that to me once before, but I haven't looked into it. Is adding information by the batch practical when only some of the information is the same in each slide. I do past in the last bit, Taken by Stephen D Matthews...<br /><br />I have found that when I add metadata on my Mac and save the file to Dropbox and then download it to my PC at work which has Windows 7, that the data is still there. I haven't tried it any other way yet.Anna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-90251425975528466622016-05-20T20:20:35.932-04:002016-05-20T20:20:35.932-04:00Thank you, Wendy.Thank you, Wendy.Anna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-83680712810662429942016-05-20T11:32:55.622-04:002016-05-20T11:32:55.622-04:00I do like the metadata approach because it's s...I do like the metadata approach because it's searchable. Do you use software that allows you to add some of this in batch mode? And is this searchable in a universal way by other software? <br /><br />Since slides and photos came to me in no particular order (I don't think plastic bags constitute 'order') I didn't try to imagine one. I just added the source of them to the metadata and let it go at that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-50313717643994864862016-05-20T08:33:03.903-04:002016-05-20T08:33:03.903-04:00Your presentation is very clear and easy to follow...Your presentation is very clear and easy to follow. I need to reorganize my pictures.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com