Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Tina, Your last sentence is the exact problem that is not clear to me. After I move a file from "uncataloged" to the "Cataloged" folder, now I want to cataloged those I've just moved, how, when I open the folder, do I know which have have not yet been catalogued? Do you see my question? I hope. Michael Against stupidity the Gods themselves struggle in vain. /Schiller/ On Sep 16, 2005, at 2:26 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > Michael - > > iView will catalog them under whatever name you have them on the > hard drive. If I kept mine on the hard drive, I would use the name > of the folder for the ultimate catalog. For example: Honduras > families for me would be folder 61953. Anything that hadn't been > cataloged could be in one folder named Uncataloged or whatever you > want to name it. You can add more to the iView catalogs whenever > you want to, so when you move new stuff to the 61953 folder, you > would just add them to that catalog in iView and it would note > where they are. > > I'm not understanding your problem but that may be age on my part ;-) > > Tina > > > At 05:16 PM 9/16/2005, you wrote: > >> Tina, >> Thanks for the reply. >> So, if I dump the new files into a folder say "not catalogued" and >> then via iView catalogue them won't iView show them in the "not >> catalogued" folder. Or, as I run them through iView can I direct the >> actual file to another folder, e.g., "catalouged"? This is the >> problem I just can't seen to get my mind around. Must be age. >> >> Michael. >> >> Against stupidity the Gods themselves struggle in vain. /Schiller/ >> >> On Sep 16, 2005, at 2:02 PM, Tina Manley wrote: >> >> >>> At 04:53 PM 9/16/2005, you wrote: >>> >>> >>>> This is just what I am about to undertake. Lots of pictures from >>>> over >>>> 50 years. I will scan and then use iView to catalogue. In trying to >>>> get the logistics straight I cannot seem to see my way out of the >>>> trees. >>>> I begin with a scan, or any other form of file, then I had >>>> thought my >>>> solution was to dump them all in a folder on my external HD and >>>> using >>>> iView catalogue them. But, after I dump them in the folder how do I >>>> know which have been cataloged and which not? If I just dive >>>> into my >>>> folder the files will be random, and I see no way to tell which to >>>> run through iVew. >>>> If anyone sees my problem and has a thought please let me know. >>>> >>>> Michael >>>> >>> >>> Michael - >>> >>> If you intend on putting them on DVDs or some other storage >>> ultimately, it would be better to do ahead and do that since iView >>> automatically catalogs the location of the files. I keep mine on a >>> hard drive until I'm ready to catalog, then I use Archive Creator >>> to determine how many DVDs I will need and name each one >>> sequentially or however I want. I burn the DVDs and then import to >>> iView from the DVDs. iView records the name of the DVD for each >>> file that is cataloged. When you look at the preview for any >>> photo, it will tell you which DVD the photo is on. >>> >>> If, on the other hand, you intend to keep them on the hard drive >>> then you could separate them into folders - a certain name for >>> those cataloged, which you would want anyway since iView will >>> record them that way, and another folder for those not yet >>> cataloged. >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >