Re: File storage/organization (thread change!)

You just put your finger on one of the things I have always resisted: Using the proprietary format of any software house to organize my photos. My master storage is in a simple directory tree structure, by year and month. It's perfectly portable across platforms and operating systems at no cost.

Once I get to processing, then I'll consider that 'round' of processing being part of the proprietary workflow of whomever's software I'm using. But I always have that master file sitting there untouched and accessible.

Adobe did the world a favor by inventing the .pdf format and giving it away for everyone's use. I have hopes the .dng format has similar promise, but I also tend to doubt that photo software will stop supporting the RAW format for various cameras.

SRK

John West Wrote:
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> When I was using Photoshop CS4 and purchased my
> D90 I had to use the DNG work around. It worked
> fine, but it got old quickly. Then questions
> cropped up about the compatibility of CS4 with
> upgraded OS's. And new hardware came with the
> upgraded OS's. So if I wanted to keep using CS4
> with the DNG work around, I needed to keep an old
> computer with an old OS sitting around. It was
> becoming a pain. So I caved. And so far it's not
> bad. But I do keep all my image files stored
> separately, so if Adobe, Flickr or anyone else
> gets to be a pain, I can do without them.
>
> JBWX