Hi Dave, I generally only use 2 cameras at any time, more would get confusing. Does it really matter which camera took the image? The image records it anyway.
I just load all the images into a single directory, changing the name as I go to something meaningful, usually the location at which the picture was taken and the year followed by the 4 digits the camera appends. I use a Photoshop batch job to create thumbnails for my database and then put the RAW files into DVD sized directories in numeric order. A little bit of fiddling gets the image data and the DVD number into my database and from there I can look up anything I want. It even adds the GPS location of each photo if I've been carrying my Sony GPS recorder. I keep a copy of all images on a 1 terabyte drive and the most recent ones on a second computer on the network. I back up the directories to 2 DVDs when I get the time. The big drive lets me click on a thumbnail in the database and have the original RAW file open in Photoshop going back to image 1 on my *istD. It will fill up eventually, but by then I'm hoping drive space will be cheaper. Leon http://www.bluering.org.au http://www.bluering.org.au/leon David J Brooks wrote: > Back when i only had one dslr, i just made a yearly directory and > added folders as photos came along. Mostly > equine as at first, i would not use the dslr for personal use in case > i broke it and could not do the shows. > As i aquired more cameras i thought it best to keep camera > directories. Now, with six cameras, i think > its a bit over kill to have a Nikon directory then one for D200, D1H > etc and the same with Pentax directory then istD and K10D. > > Its starting to get confusing as far as back ups, and have i done this > one etc. I keep a paper record of whats done, but i just think > its a bit over kill to do this. > Probably just start a main directory for dslr photos with may be an id > letter for camera used. > > Am i the only one keeping records like this. > > I'm assuming so.:-) > > Dave > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
