People often ask on this list about photo organization and linking files to Legacy.
Since my file organization is heavily dependent on tagging I consider this subject relevant. Others' mileage may vary. Yes, it's possible to keyword tag in bulk with APSE Organizer. However, keywords are only one of many tagging options. Even Adobe knows that. But they make all those other fields only accessible through the Editor one photo at a time. (Unless they've FINALLY changed that in versions 10 or 11. The last one I looked at was version 9.) I also use the following fields quite regularly: caption writer, object name, city, location, state, country, photographer, credit, source, copyright, copyright URL and Contact Address and GPS. I stand by my assessment. I think APSE Organizer a terrible option for tagging genealogy files. I know Geoff Rasmussen has recommended it in his webinars and even wrote a book about it. But I don't consider Geoff my go-to person for photo information. I simply think he's wrong in some respects. And this is one of them. ----- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://jlog.jgen.ws/ On 3/17/2013 6:54 PM, Paul Gray wrote: > JLB, > > Although we all have our own opinions of various software programs, I > must disagree with your assessment of Photoshop, at least version 10 > and 11, the latest ones. > > The main thrust of this thread was around file structures for ease of > finding various files from the masses of files we tend to accumulate. > Tagging is another way of accomplishing the same thing. > > Photoshop allows tagging, including batch tagging, of photos. It also > has great facial recognition and facial tagging, which does a pretty > good job (yes, there is some manual work required) of tagging the > people in photos. Then, one can find photos by any combination of > keyword tags, and/or 'people tags'. In my view, it's an excellent > organizer. > > Before rejecting it, I urge anyone considering Photoshop to download > the free trial and see for yourself. Also, be patient, it is fairly > complex to learn, the trick is to use just those small parts that you > need for organization at the beginning and gradually get into more > complex functions. > > I hope I'm not going to be ruled off topic, as Photoshop has been > discussed in Webinars and Geoff's digital imaging book (I think), but > it isn't really a Legacy add on. So, this thread may be stopped > soon. > > > Paul Gray Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
