You've had a couple of good suggestions in other notes. My 2 cents:
I use a MRIN-type naming, but most all are in a "MRIN+Surname+Given
Name+type of image" format. The "type" could be various descriptors, e.g.
census,
will etc, it may have a year or date, it may have some other "cue" such as
"wedding of xxx".
Most importantly,
- New images from any source (scans, downloads, etc.) go into a working
folder named
"!not sourced or filed"
- When I work on those images (editing the image name, enhancement,
cropping, etc.), I also decide if this is an image which will be attached to
Legacy or just stored. And, if it is to be attached, I may need to make a copy
of
it at a lower resolution (if I do, I put a "w" after the MRIN # because it
is essentially a "web"-size image).
- Then I move the image. I keep all genealogy images in a directory of
"My genealogy archive" - separate from the "My Pictures" folder (some are
redundant in both). Mine are generally by family name, but some
sub-directories
are Geographic or major events.
- Not everything gets attached to Legacy. For those which are, I move a
copy (or move the "w" version) to another folder which only contains Legacy
images. No confusion or searching for "what did I do with ???".
Mike
Michael J Method
family research of: Method, Feehily, Fredrick, Herzog, tenEyck, Belsley
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 7:41 AM, Dave Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote:
I would love to have some examples of Digital Naming Standards from which to
choose. My digital image has grown rapidly. Each of my 8 primarily family
lines has its own file folder but within each folder. Is there a preferable
way to name each digital image -- such as first name, last name, or last
name, first name, etc.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Dave
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