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#1 2009-06-06 4:22 pm
- bengel
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databasing images
Hi, I do archival research and am looking for a program that will do several simple things at once. I need a program that will allow me to group jpegs quickly and to mark them up. (Think like acrobat pro - underlining, adding notes etc...). But I also need a program that will allow me to index and search any notes I make about the document (think any database program).
I think the most sensible way to do this would be with html but I don't know of a program that will do this efficiently. I literally work with 10,000+ images on any given project, so I need to be able to group the images together, make notes, and search them with minimal computing / clicking time. For instance, crunching each document into a separate pdf would take an inordinate amount of time because I can't do it as a batch. Ideally, I'd like to be able to search for a keyword, have a datebase pop up the hits, and then view the page with my markups.
Bottom line, I'm trying to find a program that will let me both database and make simple modifications to images. They're pretty simple functions, but I'm not sure they've ever been put together before in a single program. Does one exist?
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#2 2009-06-07 11:33 am
- mrreet2001
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Re: databasing images
have you tried iphoto or aperture
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#3 2009-06-07 11:35 am
- bengel
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Re: databasing images
I tried iphoto - haven't tried the other one. After weeks of searching however I found a program that does it - Bibdesk... its free and very well designed / capable in case anyone out there is looking for a similar program.
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#4 2009-06-07 11:36 am
- mrreet2001
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Re: databasing images
filemaker's Bento may work for you too.
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