3 ms·
I would love a photo managing tool that would allow me to import photos, do backup and auto-organize by some predefined rules (eg. folders by year, month etc),
by dsego 4y ago
I would love a photo managing tool that would allow me to import photos, do backup and auto-organize by some predefined rules (eg. folders by year, month etc), but also be able to use the current file structure (no proprietary library blobs like iphoto, with no way to export). It wouldn't let me delete photos by accident, or overwrite them, etc. There would be a clear distinction between source and destination when importing. I would be able to lock files for safe keeping. No stupid dialogs like "copying 9999 files, found one with the same name, skip/skip all". Instead it would have a "dry" run, a preview of the result, thumbnails etc. It would allow me to scan for duplicates or find similar images, detect anomalies and corrupt files.
For previewing, it would find faces and locations, I would be able to group by date, location, etc. There would be a way to see the photos in a browser and share, but only see the photos, so kids can't accidentally delete theme (unlike Synology's crap software only made to tick boxes, boy was that a waste of money). And it needs a timeline view, like google photos, or what smartphones do.
- acidrainynb 4y agoI have many qualms with iPhoto. It sucks. But this comment is so inaccurate I had to comment. iPhoto/Photos doesn’t store your photos in a blob. They are exportable either via the stupid app or by the file system. The library is literally just a folder, and the images are stored by year month and day. It’s not magic.
- dsego 4y agoFair enough, I might be misremembering then. It was ten years ago, sorry.
- sosborn 4y agoIt's one of those comments that was never true but has been repeated so much that people believe it.
- dsego 4y agoPossible, I remember having to use some script to export all of my photos, not sure what the reason was. Perhaps I wanted to export by album, because I know a bunch of old photos from my olympus camera had incorrect timestamps.
- conception 4y agoAnd it’s all tied together with a sqllite db i believe as well.
- wtf77 4y agoI'm a ux designer, as well as a photographer and keen with data curation. I believe that currently there is nothing like this and in the past I tried to design my vision for this kind of product. I'd happy to design and build if someone with technical skills can help me with the tech stack.
- zepolen 4y agohttps://demo.photoprism.app/browse https://demo.photoprism.app/browse It doesn't "import", it uses the originals as is and indexes/stores metadata in sidecar files. You're welcome.