Bruce:
Assuming an image size of 50 MB per image ( compressed down to 10 MB
if .JPEG format ), then 1 GB will hold 100 images and 1 TB 100,000 images.
That being the case, you data base will be less than 200,000 images in size.
My personal data base of images is about 40,000 images and it is
indexed quite nicely by PICASA, a free software package from Google.
It does require manual entry of the details you desire in that it
does not automatically access the EXIF or the IPTC data attached to
images these days.
I assume that Google will respond to that need some time in the near future.
For your size data base, virtually any PC / MAC data management
package such as ACCESS, etc will work.
If your images mostly have the EXIF and / or IPTC data already
imbedded, then lots of hours will be saved by finding a package that
automatically
index by those characteristics. I would look carefully at any
proposed solution to make sure that such capability is included since
even the most expensive
package will cost an insignificant amount when compared to the labor
hours for manual data entry.
Cheers,
James
At 11:17 AM 12/11/2006 -0600, you wrote:
Our University Relations group is looking for photo
indexing/cataloging/storage software/hardware. I thought I'd query the
wisdom of the collective group. They shoot Nikon/Canon digital 35mm,
convert camera files to Adobe RAW format and save them. Also scan the
occasional medium format negatives. They are estimating 1.5 terrabytes
of data now, and would expand to 3 terrabytes. No actual counts on
images. They want to, of course, index each image as to
content/date/etc.
Does anyone have recommendations for software to do this? I can handle
the hardware needed just fine, but need info on software packages.
Thanks,
Bruce Harrison
Univ. of Tennessee at Martin
James Schenken
