Digital BW, The Print

Hey Mark,
You may want to look into Cumulus.. It's more work then Lightroom , at least I thought it was, but as far as tracking assets its really great.. It doesn't matter if it's on or off line..  It's search capabilities are incredible but we need to remember as with any data base ...Shit in shit out.. As far as tracking off line DVD's I've never tried that with LR.. I think it would do it .. But Cumulus if structured right will show you the image, tell you what DVD it's on and where to find it..  It will track any type of asset really well.. I really liked it at first then got tired of all the work.. Nikon used to provide it for free some years ago when you bought a camera. maybe you can get a 30 day trial to try out.. I liked the way LR worked in my workflow.. It wasn't a new step to the process ...It just added a feature to my editing task.. I just had to make sure I managed it rather then let it be eclectic . Less work then Cumulus but it works ..  

jimbo

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark Savoia 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 8:32 AM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] I am thinking of getting rid of Lightroom


    
  I played around with LR a few years ago. Does it have the capabilities in its cataloging to keep track of multiple backup DVDs instead of a hard drive? And what are its search options, can you search by keywording, etc? Any limits on number of files or DVDs? I have been using Extensis Portfolio, but it has limits.

  Mark
  http://www.stillrivereditions.com

  On Jan 12, 2012, at 10:26 AM, Walker Blackwell wrote:

  > For those who need fast rendering of 8x10 drum-scans I would recommend CaptureOne. It uses amazing graphics card stuff. LR4 has started to do this but still not as well. (It's beta though.) For database (keeping track of client files), LR is great. I've used it for years and rely on it every day.
  > 
  > For interpreting images, LR and all raw editors are still clunky. For saving out print-templates and job orders, etc, LR workflows are great! Especially when you can send to a ppd rip like ColorBurst or a hot-folder. I wish LR printed tif files instead of just JPGs for "print-to-file" though . . . 
  > 
  > best,
  > Walker
  > 



  

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