Digital BW, The Print

I am currently looking for recommendations on image management 
software. I have seen a few programs advertised like FotoStation, 
Cumulus, and DigitalPro. I would like to hear about peoples 
preferences, likes and dislikes.

Thanks
Mike

Which platform, Mike?

Tim

> I am currently looking for recommendations on image management 
> software. I have seen a few programs advertised like FotoStation, 
> Cumulus, and DigitalPro. I would like to hear about peoples 
> preferences, likes and dislikes.
> 
> Thanks
> Mike

-- 
Tim Spragens

http://www.borderless-photos.de
http://www.borderless-photos.com

> I am currently looking for recommendations on image management 
> software. > Thanks
> Mike

Mike
I have searched extensively for the same and the main problem is that 
most (perhaps Cumulus is an exception ?) have difficulty with large 
Photoshop (psd) files that have layers & channels. They want the file 
saved "with backward compatibility" which essentially saves a 
flattened copy with the layered version. Needless to say this 
increases file size significantly.
Frankg

I looked before Christmas, got the impression that it was a toss-up 
between Cumulus and Portfolio, and got Extensis' Portfolio for my 
Mac. I haven't used it because it's about to be upgraded from 5 to 6, 
and I thought it might be easier to wait and just learn 6.

Sam

>I am currently looking for recommendations on image management
>software. I have seen a few programs advertised like FotoStation,
>Cumulus, and DigitalPro. I would like to hear about peoples
>preferences, likes and dislikes.
>
>Thanks
>Mike

On a Mac give a good long look at iView Media Pro. It handles my multi
layered 500mb non backward compatible PSD files with ease, as well as
anything else I throw at it.

Todd

> 
>> I am currently looking for recommendations on image management
>> software. > Thanks
>> Mike
> 
> Mike
> I have searched extensively for the same and the main problem is that
> most (perhaps Cumulus is an exception ?) have difficulty with large
> Photoshop (psd) files that have layers & channels. They want the file
> saved "with backward compatibility" which essentially saves a
> flattened copy with the layered version. Needless to say this
> increases file size significantly.
> Frankg
> 
> 
> 
> Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and other
> resources as they are often being updated. The page is at:
> 
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint
> 
> Please follow these basic guidelines:
> - Include your full name with your message.
> - Include the address of your website, if you have one.
> - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep
> them short.
> - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header.
> - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or "flames."
> - Complete your Yahoo profile.
> - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various
> resources on the homepage.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
> 
>

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Tim Spragens" 
<t.spragens@c...> wrote:
> Which platform, Mike?

I am using a PC.

Mike

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Sam A. McCandless" 
<samcc@v...> wrote:
> I looked before Christmas, got the impression that it was a toss-up 
> between Cumulus and Portfolio, and got Extensis' Portfolio....

Thanks Sam and everyone.

It seems that the single user version on Cumulus is $99, but the 
workgroup version is VERY expensive. I will check out Extensis. I 
just noticed that my Nikon D1X came with Cumulus, but it looks like a 
watered down version. I will examine it further this evening.

Thanks
Mike

Tim,
 I use Cumulus 5.5(the update has just been released from 5.0.1). It’s an
all-encompassing data management system for almost every digital
photographic, video and audio material you can think of at present. It is a
bit hard to master at first and as most of the image database programs do,
requires a fair amount of data input, especially if you plan to do searches
in a large database. The directories can be custom tailored as in the
Windows explorer tree and data (records) can be associated with the assets
(actual pictures, etc.) The newest version allows for better IPTC support
with such programs such as Photoshop 6.0. Also the newer version has a new
feature, which is a palette view mode, and if you’re on a network improved
support for Server data transfer and a slide show function. I have tried a
few other programs such as U lead Photoexplorer and this program seems to
satisfy my needs particularly when it comes to associated data such as film
type, aperture, lens info shutter speed as well as digital record data such
as white balance, metering mode etc., It also can accommodate copyright
inclusion. It is available on-line @ www.canto.com.
Hope this gives you some idea of this fine program


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

I use iMatch (only available on a Windows platform) and am generally
satisfied with it. It's a powerful program and very customizable via a
built-in scripting language, but it is also quite new and very much still
in-the-works. However, the author is open to suggested enhancements and has
lots of things of his own that he wants to add. If you are on a PC, it's
worth a look at the evaluation version at www.photools.com.

- David

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Mares [mailto:fjmcsu@...]
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 6:49 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Image Management Software
Importance: High


Tim,
 I use Cumulus 5.5(the update has just been released from 5.0.1). It\ufffds an
all-encompassing data management system for almost every digital
photographic, video and audio material you can think of at present. It is a
bit hard to master at first and as most of the image database programs do,
requires a fair amount of data input, especially if you plan to do searches
in a large database. The directories can be custom tailored as in the
Windows explorer tree and data (records) can be associated with the assets
(actual pictures, etc.) The newest version allows for better IPTC support
with such programs such as Photoshop 6.0. Also the newer version has a new
feature, which is a palette view mode, and if you\ufffdre on a network improved
support for Server data transfer and a slide show function. I have tried a
few other programs such as U lead Photoexplorer and this program seems to
satisfy my needs particularly when it comes to associated data such as film
type, aperture, lens info shutter speed as well as digital record data such
as white balance, metering mode etc., It also can accommodate copyright
inclusion. It is available on-line @ www.canto.com.
Hope this gives you some idea of this fine program


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and
other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint

Please follow these basic guidelines:
- Include your full name with your message.
- Include the address of your website, if you have one.
- As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep
them short.
- As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header.
- Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or "flames."
- Complete your Yahoo profile.
- Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various
resources on the homepage.




Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/