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    Photo Management Software

    I've got several gigs worth of photos taken over the years in various folders/drives. Loads of duplicates in there too from doing emergency dumps from full memory cards without bothering to check what I already had saved.

    Can any of the esteemed panel recommend any Photo Management Software which will make sorting the mess out as painless as possible with (hopefully) some of the work done automatically?

    TIA!

    SC
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    #2
    After a bit more research it looks like I'll be using Picasa and Darktable

    unless some can suggest something better!
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      #3
      Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
      After a bit more research it looks like I'll be using Picasa and Darktable

      unless some can suggest something better!
      I was going to say Picasa but looks like you already have that in mind.
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        #4
        Lightroom would do the job, and it has most of the functionality of Photoshop as well
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          #5
          Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View Post
          Lightroom would do the job, and it has most of the functionality of Photoshop as well
          It also has a significant cost compared to Picasso. If all you want is to combine your phot libraries Picasso is probably the best bet
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            #6
            Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
            I've got several gigs worth of photos taken over the years in various folders/drives. Loads of duplicates in there too from doing emergency dumps from full memory cards without bothering to check what I already had saved.

            Can any of the esteemed panel recommend any Photo Management Software which will make sorting the mess out as painless as possible with (hopefully) some of the work done automatically?

            TIA!

            SC
            What OS?

            On OSX I Use Gemini: Best Mac Duplicate File Finder. How to Remove Dulicates on Mac OS X does all file types not just photos
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              #7
              Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
              What OS?

              On OSX I Use Gemini: Best Mac Duplicate File Finder. How to Remove Dulicates on Mac OS X does all file types not just photos
              Linux or Windows if not
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                #8
                Looks like a few linux tools out there:
                https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=li...uplicate+files

                Some command line shizzle as well is always good to help you learn!

                Back up your tulip first though! If running command line or adding a program you don't wholly trust then I really recommend throwing a VM together, copy your photos to that and work on those only. Never only have your photos in one place, especially when doing things like trying to de-dupe them.

                Let us know how you get on!

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
                  What OS?

                  On OSX I Use Gemini: Best Mac Duplicate File Finder. How to Remove Dulicates on Mac OS X does all file types not just photos
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                  Last edited by Sysman; 20 March 2014, 12:37.
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                    #10
                    Mac only I'm afraid but this one is worth a mention.

                    PhotoReviewer

                    PhotoReviewer is an image handling utility for people who juggle a lot of photos. If you have a digital camera, it's not uncommon to have hundreds or even thousands of images coming into your "inbox". You need to rename them, toss the bad ones, sort the good ones, email thumbnails to friends... you need an app that can help you with your photo workflow. Apple's iPhoto is a good long-term repository, but it isn't so good at that first stage of simply coping with the flood of incoming photos. Other apps tend to be overpriced, poorly designed, cluttered, and above all, slow.
                    Not only that but it's the sort of shareware we used to have. Use it and pay if satisfied. Up to 15 times @24 hours per time for the unregistered version.
                    Last edited by Sysman; 20 March 2014, 12:52.
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