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shraby

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1. I work with lots of images and what I do when scanning is I use the name of the

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Original post)

Sat Mar 25, 2017, 05:53 PM

Mar 2017

image to sort them for me.

If of people, I put the last name first and that sorts them alphabetically.
If more than 1 of a person, I add a number after the name.
Same with buildings, tombstones, etc.

When done, similar pic can be put in a folder.

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Can anyone recommend a good image sorting/organizing program? [View all] Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2017 OP

I work with lots of images and what I do when scanning is I use the name of the shraby Mar 2017 #1

The scanner I'm using seems to lack function for naming the image file. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2017 #2

I work with images constantly canetoad Mar 2017 #5

Wow, I remember Irfanview from like 20 years ago. Had it on a floppy. I'll take a look. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2017 #6

Perhaps try Google photos earthshine Mar 2017 #3

Picassa will do all of that Egnever Mar 2017 #4

I rely entirely upon my computer's file system. With 35,000+ photos anything else is too slow... hunter Mar 2017 #7

Have you considered Egnever Mar 2017 #8

Take a look at ACDSee. ManiacJoe Mar 2017 #9

One site I visited rated it pretty high. It was also reasonably priced, I thought. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2017 #10