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07/27/2011 10:19:38 PM · #1 |
hi!
i was wondering how you view your pictures while using a hard drive... i am on a mac.
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07/27/2011 10:50:45 PM · #2 |
| I have them all loaded up in Lightroom, so I can scan them for metadata and view thumbnails, so I know which hard drive has which images. Loading them all into Lightroom was a PITA, but it is paying off. |
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07/27/2011 10:51:59 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by BrennanOB:
I have them all loaded up in Lightroom, so I can scan them for metadata and view thumbnails, so I know which hard drive has which images. Loading them all into Lightroom was a PITA, but it is paying off. |
Well, the problem is i do not have much space and want to know which pictures to take put on my computer, instead of with all the raws which wouldnt fit... |
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07/28/2011 12:06:28 AM · #4 |
I am guessing that you want to keep originals on an external hard drive and just download the ones you want to work on to the internal drive in your Mac?
I create a file in the external hard drive each month for that month's original camera files. I then drag them from the camera card to that file by using a card reader.
Highlight the ones you want to view, and then click "File" at the top, choose "Open" or "Open With".
I use "Preview" to open the images. When you get them sorted and trash the bad ones, you can then select all ( Command A ) and drag the keepers out of Preview into a file in your internal hard drive, or to the program you want to use to process them.
Tag them with a keyword or description, and you can use that to search for them later. It takes a little time, but it sure pays off if you need to go back a couple of years and find a specific subject or shot. You can just search by using Finder, or the search box in your editing program.
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07/28/2011 12:08:01 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by nB:
Well, the problem is i do not have much space and want to know which pictures to take put on my computer, instead of with all the raws which wouldnt fit... |
Get an external drive? There are some relatively inexpensive 2TB drives which should hold you for a while.
Obviously, you should have either another drive, or some other remote system you should still be backing-up the data too lest something bad happens to where you store the main drive. |
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07/28/2011 12:11:21 AM · #6 |
oops i may have written it wrong? i have a lot of my picture on EXTERNAL (sorry bout that) hardrives, and i would like to see which ones are ok to put back on the computer, without importing them all.
Sorry about that! minor (major) mistake on my part ;) |
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07/28/2011 12:24:31 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by nB:
oops i may have written it wrong? i have a lot of my picture on EXTERNAL (sorry bout that) hardrives, and i would like to see which ones are ok to put back on the computer, without importing them all.
Sorry about that! minor (major) mistake on my part ;) |
Ah. That makes more sense now. ``feh'' is an option if you have MacPorts (formerly DarwinPorts) and the X server installed that is on the discs that came with your machine (probably moved onto the 'developer' disc). Of course, that assumes you also have the JPEGs, since I don't think feh understands RAW natively (I shoot RAW+JPEG so this works fine for me).
I don't usually use OSX (presumably that's what you're running on your mac) in my work flow, so I can't help much more than than that suggestion. |
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07/28/2011 10:00:46 AM · #8 |
I use iPhoto for keeping things organized, and for basic editing. In the workflow that I suggested earlier, all of the original files stay in the monthly file in the ext HD.
When you open them with preview, you can use the slideshow option there, and you will find an option to select the ones you want imported into iPhoto. When you are using iPhoto, you can run them as a slideshow and rate them. Then select "View" at the top bar, then "Sort By" --- "Rating". That will allow you to easily select the ones you don't want to keep in your main drive and delete them all at once. You can then drag and drop the keepers into the program you want to use for processing.
You can also set up an iPhoto Library on the external hard drive.
Close iPhoto, hold "Option" while you open iPhoto, and you can select to create a new iPhoto Library, or select between existing iPhoto Libraries. You can then create a new iPhoto Library in your external hard drive. When you close iPhoto, it will open the next time from that location. You can use the "Option" key and open iPhoto again if you want to open a different iPhoto library.
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