Thanks to all for the great Aperture/Lightroom debate.
However, I'm looking for tools to manage/automate the process of reading memory (storage?) cards. I have a decent (or at least sufficient) workflow with DPP, but it's not an ideal sorter/ranker/etc. I'm not a "Photoshopper", but I've recently added Photoshop Elements 8 and expect to add either Lightroom, Aperture, or both very soon. Regardless, it's the card import process for which I'd like the most immediate suggestions.
We're a Canon/Profoto family: five cameras, sixteen lenses, fifteen Profoto lights, too many modifiers.
Card import?. Can you not just drag the raw or .jpeg files from the card on the desktop to a folder on your hard drive?. Then have DPP, or whatever do your processing. This method works very well here.
Maybe you could shed some light on what workflow you are wanting to accomplish...
Originally Posted by MacManUS
That method doesn't work well - there's little to no error-checking, there's no easy way other than two separate drags to copy RAWs to one place and JPEGs to another place, there's no mechanism to do intelligent automatic filename modification (to prevent filename collisions).
On my PC, I can tell DownloaderPro to download to W:\Jobs\{J}\Import-{E}\{m}{D}-{T8} and rename to {T8}-{o}, and it'll automatically put the files in a tree that looks like W:\Jobs\RttR-Awards\Import-JPG\1209-50D\50D-IMG_0123.JPG. Control-J allows me to change the job code, and automatically JPGs/RAWs are split, the date is used for hierarchy along with camera model, and the camera model/code is inserted at the beginning of the filename. Images can be losslessly rotated during import, so even basic folder browsing shows pictures that are right-side-up.
We're a Canon/Profoto family: five cameras, sixteen lenses, fifteen Profoto lights, too many modifiers.
peety,
You have a program called automater in your Utility folder, and it is an AWESOME program for automating things that occur in folders like you want. It is extremely easy to do, and I doubt it will limit what you want. All for free. Might be just what you want, asa creating folder actions is very easy.
Check out www.macosxautomation.com
Also do a google search on "folder action scripts"
There are hundreds of scripts already for what you need.
For the record: If you know your way around the Unix-shell, you could easily throw together a script that does exactly what you want.
Colin
For the record: If you know your way around the Unix-shell, you could easily throw together a script that does exactly what you want.
Colin
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I know my way around the UNIX shell. What's the command that returns the model of camera used for an image file?
We're a Canon/Profoto family: five cameras, sixteen lenses, fifteen Profoto lights, too many modifiers.
For the record: If you know your way around the Unix-shell, you could easily throw together a script that does exactly what you want.
I know my way around the UNIX shell. What's the command that returns the model of camera used for an image file?
There are probably several possibilities, for me the following was the easiest:
A) Install the developer tools with XCode and gcc (I need them anyhow).
B) Install MacPorts fromhttp://www.macports.org/ (I need that anyhow, too).
C) Install the "exif" port, and enjoy:
<pre>colin@tigger# exif IMG_0006.JPG
EXIF tags in 'IMG_0006.JPG' ('Intel' byte order):
--------------------+----------------------------------------------------------
Tag |Value
--------------------+----------------------------------------------------------
Manufacturer |Canon
Model |Canon PowerShot G1
Orientation |top - left
x-Resolution |180.00
y-Resolution |180.00
Resolution Unit |Inch
Date and Time |2001:02:19 17:42:30
YCbCr Positioning |centered
Compression |JPEG compression
x-Resolution |180.00
y-Resolution |180.00
Resolution Unit |Inch
Exposure Time |1/8 sec.
FNumber |f/2.0
Exif Version |Exif Version 2.1
Date and Time (origi|2001:02:19 17:42:30
Date and Time (digit|2001:02:19 17:42:30
Components Configura|Y Cb Cr -
Compressed Bits per |3.00
Shutter speed |3.00 EV (APEX: 2, 1/8 sec.)
Aperture |2.00 EV (f/2.0)
Exposure Bias |-1.00 EV
MaxApertureValue |2.00 EV (f/2.0)
Subject Distance |0.7 m
Metering Mode |Center-Weighted Average
Flash |Flash did not fire.
Focal Length |7.0 mm
Maker Note |384 bytes undefined data
User Comment |
FlashPixVersion |FlashPix Version 1.0
Color Space |sRGB
PixelXDimension |2048
PixelYDimension |1536
Focal Plane x-Resolu|7366.91
Focal Plane y-Resolu|7349.28
Focal Plane Resoluti|Inch
Sensing Method |One-chip color area sensor
File Source |DSC
InteroperabilityInde|R98
InteroperabilityVers|0100
RelatedImageWidth |2048
RelatedImageLength |1536
--------------------+----------------------------------------------------------
EXIF data contains a thumbnail (3122 bytes).
colin@tigger#
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Colin
Your new Mac will come with iPhoto, which will handle automatic card imports into iPhoto's library. You can export from there, but that will leave you with multiple copies of the files on your HDD.
But, if you're happy using DPP, you might be able to use CameraWindow (Canon's photo import utility that should function hand-in-hand with DPP). To set that as the default app to launch when you connect a camera or card reader, go into iPhoto preferences (launch iPhoto and press Command-comma), and on the General tab set the Connecting Camera Opens: pop-up menu to CameraWindow (you'll need to have installed the Canon software suite on your Mac prior to this, and then it will be an option).
Alternatively, you can use iPhoto to organize your images, flag them, etc. - it's pretty good for that, but not really useful as part of a RAW workflow (although it does import the RAW files and display them, since Camera Raw support is system-wide in Mac OS X (and updated frequently as new bodies are released).
By way of plugging another support forum, you might try asking questions or seeking advice in the Apple Discussions (there forums for the different hardware platforms, such as theMacBook Prowhich I have, as well as specific forums foriPhotoandAperture).
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