which software to use for archiving and tagging with a mac?

[sabina_d.]

Hello,

 

I am currently migrating to the digital world from film and realizing I need to

figure out how to store my digital images in an organized manner now before it

gets out of control. I did search the old threads, but some were so old I wasn't

sure if they were still good in terms of new software.

What I need is something that will allow me to organize my photos and tag them

so I can easily find them by keywords later, regardless of when they were shot

and for what event. I already use photoshop for editing. I'm purchasing soon a

new Macbook Pro, and already work with apple computers, so it needs to be a mac

compatible. I'm expecting to have a lot of images within the year because of work.

 

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[godfrey]

I use Lightroom. It integrates and manages the workflow, allows you to manage work, does a

lot of the fundamental editing, sorting, grading, tagging, etc required, and you can move

back and forth between it and Photoshop seamlessly.

 

Godfrey

[ellis_vener_photography]

I use Lightroom. For all of the reasons Godfreey lists. Used to use iView Media Pro 3.

 

here are two excelelnt free resources for info on using Lightroom intelligently:

 

http://www.lightroom-news.com

 

The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Podcasts . These are hosted by George Jardine of Adobe. Free on iTunes.

[scott_burns3]

I've tried Lightroom and Aperture, but for now have gone back to iView Media Pro (actually

now called Microsoft Expression Media). I felt too locked in with the all-in-ones. I prefer

being able to use any raw converter I want (and I have a lot of 'em). I also like being able to

catalog pretty much any file-type on my disks - not just images.