Frank Styevko wrote: >I backup all shoots on CD and these CD's are stored in job envelopes, ie Job >F833 will have disks numbered F833-001, F833-002 etc. I usually burn the >disks in one hit and they get assigned a number from I know not where ie: >030527_1213
The number is this: you burnt the CD at 12.13, on the 27 of May, 2003; most if not all CD burning apps allow you change/specify another name; but just be aware of ISO9660 standards. >If I do build an extensive catalogue and decide to change to lets say >Fotostation at a later date are the files they produce compatible with each >other or do you have to start all over again? Yes and no; they use different methods of cataloguing - fotostation embeds the keywording etc in the files where extensis attributes the keywords to the files and creates thumbnails etc for speedier image retrieval. You can export the metadata from extensis alongside the image files and then insert that into another program but its not straight forward. It may require another intermediate program (which may need to be programmed/created). I personally have not tried this. >Has anyone had >experience with both Portfolio and Fotostation I have used both quite extensively; both have pluses and minuses - but it all depends on what you want. You need to specify what you want/need and then compare to the two programs side by side and see which fits you specification most. As an aside, Portfolio 6 is quite a lot better than 5. Hope some of that helps Craig Craig Auckland | Photographer [ Telephone ] +44 (0)7930 337 226 [ Facsimile ] +44 (0)7931 607 428 [ Online portfolio ] www.aucklandphotographer.co.uk =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
