[Leica] Photo database software suggestions?

[Tina Manley]

Adobe identifies Lightroom as a database.  I have to say that I have used
iView and later MediaPro which are dedicated databases and I find LR much
better in every way.

Tina

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:51 AM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Lightroom is handy but it's not capable enough for all of Kyle's needs.
> It's not really a database, it's more of an image management system.  It's
> a good place to start and populate your database from LR.
>
> Leo Wesson
> Photographer/Videographer
> 817.733.9157
> www.leowesson.com
>
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 10:43 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I must say that I think that you would find Lightroom hard to beat.
> >
> > Gerry
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > > On 3 Feb 2016, at 16:11, kyle cassidy on the LUG <
> leicaslacker at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Folks —
> > >
> > > I have, as you may imagine, 20 some years of photo archives.
> > >
> > > Right now I have them broken down by years in folders like:
> > >
> > > 2001
> > >    2001-01-01 New years day photos
> > >            L0010101.jpg
> > >            L0010102.jpg
> > >    2001-01-02 bigfoot sighting in new hampshire
> > >            L222222.jpg
> > >            L222223.jpg
> > >            L222225.jpg
> > >
> > > etc.
> > >
> > > I want to have a searchable database that allows me
> > >
> > >    a) to add metadata to files and allow me to search that metadata.
> > >    b) automate identification of people through facial recognition or
> > import data like that
> > >    c) allow me to grant varying levels of access to this database to
> > other people (mark
> > >        some directories with different permissions, etc.)
> > >    d) Not vanish in 10 years leaving me with a useless database
> > >    e) have a solution to the fact that I’m going to have dozens of
> files
> > with the same filename
> > >
> > >
> > > Cost isn’t an object, but functionally is a must.
> > >
> > > Any advice?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
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