![]() ![]() I've just updated/upgraded from PM6 to PM Plus. ![]() They balloon considerably even with moderately sized previews. My NeoFinder catalogs combined are around 75GB and that's with very small, low quality previews. I didn't see any indication in the PM+ docs about preview image size and whether it's user definable. It's also a reason I make a Lightroom catalog for each project/shoot rather than add to one huge one that tends to bog down. It also mitigates some risk of database corruption, which if it were to happen, would hopefully only affect the catalog of one HDD rather than a massive catalog of all. I guess that's not so bad, however a reason I make a NeoFinder catalog of each HDD is so that as each is modified, I only have to 'sync' that catalog, instead of one massive one. So from my end, it would mean scanning all HDDs into one giant catalog. PM+ appears to only allow collections from within a single catalog. It OCRs images and also recognizes things in them, making for pretty easy searches (if not perfectly complete ones).Īn aspect I like about NeoFinder (and likely exists in many DAM apps) is the ability to generate an album/collection of images from across as many or as few catalogs as desired. I hate to admit it, but Google Photos is pretty good, though of course it's in the cloud and not local. Therefore my preference for an image library search tool would be one that recognizes things within images without the need for keywords. TBH, I have not been disciplined with keywording, though do write descriptive captions, if somewhat generic, for all images. Of course it also functions as an image library with collections, etc. to ascertain the number of backups for a given project, image, etc. My initial impression of PM+ is it seems fairly simple.įrom my end, I use NeoFinder more for archive management purposes, to keep track of files across dozens of HDDs. Also would have to see how it plays with importing and interpreting existing catalog data from Portfolio. I guess I can download the demo and try throwing stuff at it and see what sticks. Portfolio wouldn't always generate a thumbnail, say, from newer unsupported raw file formats, but you could always import and assign whatever keywords deemed necessary. ![]() That ability to log in any file you threw at it is what made the no longer supported Extensis Portfolio my go to catalog since 1995. I spoke with them a few years ago about the need for photographers to not just catalog image files but every other sort of file that we often work with, and some we don't anymore but still want to catalog - everything from old Xpress files, InDesign, Illustrator, any form of PDF, all forms of video and all forms of audio as well, plus the ubiquitous Word and Excel docs and probably lots I'm not thinking of now. I spent a few minutes browsing the links you posted and cannot tell what file formats are supported and not supported. That said, I've been using NeoFinder for cataloging all my HDDs/images for a while now and am not sure PM+ will bring much additional functionality for my needs. I'm currently on PM6 and given it's 'only' $90 for the Plus upgrade, may go for it. Unfortunately, it also made it easy to maintain a copy of all the footage, and I mean all of it, for the home machine, which led to working at home when I should have been sailing.For those who may be interested, or have been waiting (a long time), Camera Bits have released Photo Mechanic Plus with DAM capability. That way i always had everything available for editing, even when we didn't have the storage to hold the full rez copies. Oh, for years I've also maintained a low Rez copy of everything. CatDv will relink to the new storage location for me full-Rez footage. I recently bought some more central storage and I'm moving clips onto it. The tape-based analog of reel name and timecode still works great. Note that over the years at this particular house I've gone from Avid, to Discrete Edit, to Final Cut (to Final Cut 10 for about 2 days) and then back to Media Composer, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7 and now 8. One can also throw together selects lists or basic cuts and export them to the currently available editing systems. ![]() I, and several other people, carry around complete copies of all our footage and small external USB drives. It also maintains a catalog of matching proxies. CatDv catalogs everything, including location and a huge list of metadata. The vast majority if these were pulled off hundreds of videotapes: HDCam, Digital BetaCam, BetaCam, HDV, and DV. Currently I have about 25 independent loose hard drives containing footage as files. ![]()
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