Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >