--=======4724687C======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-5AA92E4A; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've been testing this software too and have now bought it. I wrote some=20 early comments a few weeks ago on 19 November under the subject heading=20 Digital Photo Albums if you are looking in the archives. Provided you haven't changed the names of the images you can change the=20 folder/drive they are in and the program will update for you when you tel= l=20 it what you've done. A feature I have used a lot is copying a group of photos to another folde= r.=20 The photos are not themselves imported into BR-photoarchiver but since it= =20 knows where they are, you can copy them to somewhere else. I've been=20 keeping photos in folders reflecting their origin in folder and filename=20 (I've been scanning albums borrowed from cousins). I've imported these=20 photos into BR-photoarchiver and sorted them into family groups by giving= =20 each photo a category (you can give a photo more than one category) and=20 then copying a category to a relevant folder ready to attach to my=20 genealogy program (Legacy). (Note I've left out a step - when I scan I scan an archive copy but also=20 save a smaller copy with the same name in subfolder ready to use in my=20 genealogy.) When you copy, you have the choice of keeping the same name, using the ID= =20 in the program as the file name of generating another set of filenames -=20 you give it the template including the first number you wish to use and i= t=20 generates the rest of the filenames and copies the photos to the relevant= =20 folder. I've tested this rename feature but haven't used it otherwise as = I=20 want to know where the photos came from. You could find the photos you wanted to copy by doing a search on any oth= er=20 field. I've also found the support good as I've emailed for clarification or hel= p=20 on particular features. Baard seems very open to suggestions for=20 improvements and has some in the pipeline. Cheers, Cathy At 11:21 22/12/02 -0600, you wrote: >I think the software is designed to handle this quite easily, but rememb= er >I am still testing it. My intention is only to report on other options >that may be useful to someone. > >The help file states: "If you move your image files to another director= y >or from your hard disk to CD or from CD to a CD with a new label, you ha= ve >to tell PhotoArchiver to change the reference for these files. This can = be >done quite easily by the 'Move image reference' that you'll find in the >'Database maintenance' submenu under the file menu." I have not used th= is >tool, but the tools I have tested in 'Database maintenance' have been >automatic and quite fast and easy. > >One shortcoming I have identified: You cannot print images and text. >Baard indicates he plans to add this feature in the future. I am going = to >try a workaround which will involve creating a web page and then printin= g >the album page from the browser. > >By the way, Baard is in Norway not Denmark as I erroneously stated befor= e. > >Ron > >At 06:01 PM 12/21/02 -0700, Elizabeth wrote: > > >What happens to PhotoArchiver or similar organizer databases if the im= ages > >have to be moved to multiple, different folders? Moving and renaming > >pictures is a habit after seven years. (grin) It didn't take long to l= earn > >to keep file names a "reasonable" length for CD-ROM software. One erro= r > >message today from a saved Internet file with an original name more li= ke a > >sentence. > > > >Genealogists often report problems moving images linked to their famil= y > >files when they upgrade software, change computers or reformat a hard = drive. > >I lost 25,000 organized images on a single hard drive when it was move= d to a > >different computer but progressive backup CDs made in 1997 are still u= seful. > >One or two CDs of historical pictures for each branch. > > > >My concern with any additional software is the amount of work required= if > >the information has to be moved to a different product. Everyone who w= orks > >with images suggests a different product or method. Simple Windows fol= ders > >of organized pictures grouped by topic and date can have text files an= d the > >images can have meaningful names that allow them to be kept in order. > > --=======4724687C=======--

Has anyone tried Qimage? There is a 30 day evaluation version. The web site shows a most interesting comparison of pictures resized with Qimage and an expensive name-brand image program. http://www.ddisoftware.com/qimage/ I'm happy with my current keep-it-simple Windows XP send-to-email resizing for Family Tree Maker scrapbooks and e-mail attachments. Paint Shop Pro 7.04 used for scanning and image touchups. Haven't found a need to use a separate digital photo album. The largest-ever FTM scrapbook is up to 225 images for one person sorted by date and those can be printed by category -- Family, Business, Church etc. Elizabeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Pinner" > I've been testing this software too and have now bought it. I wrote some=20 > early comments a few weeks ago on 19 November under the subject heading=20 > Digital Photo Albums if you are looking in the archives.

At 06:06 PM 12/24/02 +0800, Cathy wrote: >I've been testing this software too and have now bought it. I wrote some=20 >early comments a few weeks ago on 19 November under the subject heading=20 >Digital Photo Albums if you are looking in the archives. > Sorry Cathy, I missed your posting. I think I probably tuned out when I saw the reference to CLOOZ. But, I am glad we came to similar independent conclusions about the software. Ron