Image sorting softwre?
Nov 25, 2018 13:47:10 #
Oldan Strange
Loc: Georgia, USA
Greetings everyone from GA, USA.
I am a Mac user in need of an application to sort images into a presentation format. I want sort the images (JPEGs) visually, by their content/appearance, then re-name them to maintain the sort order. Ideally, I'd like to sort using drag-and-drop so I can see the final product as it progresses.
The Presentation/Slideshow "solutions" I've found will only put the images in file-name or date-stamp order, which does not achieve my desired effect. And, most want to have the end result become a video, rather than individual images.
I thought this would be a simple task... but, no.
Anyone have a solution or suggestion?
TIA, Oldan
I am a Mac user in need of an application to sort images into a presentation format. I want sort the images (JPEGs) visually, by their content/appearance, then re-name them to maintain the sort order. Ideally, I'd like to sort using drag-and-drop so I can see the final product as it progresses.
The Presentation/Slideshow "solutions" I've found will only put the images in file-name or date-stamp order, which does not achieve my desired effect. And, most want to have the end result become a video, rather than individual images.
I thought this would be a simple task... but, no.
Anyone have a solution or suggestion?
TIA, Oldan
Nov 25, 2018 13:59:29 #
Lightroom does this easily, both the old standalone version and the subscription one (which I use). I recently set up a slideshow of several hundred photos to run on a revolving loop and did it with drag and drop ease. I saved it as a collection, which is easily found, edited, and re-saved.
Andy
Andy
Nov 25, 2018 14:11:11 #
Lightroom. You can assign keywords for subject sorting, or by quality, or place or date. Easy to cull photos. The resulting "Collections" from each set can be numerous. Say you go on a trip with wife and you want a set of buildings with wife in picture, another set of all buildings, another set with every shot your wife is in. Just by adding the keywords "building" and/or "wife" as appropriate, you can make separate subsets, adding as many keywords as you think might apply.
Nov 25, 2018 16:46:48 #
Nov 25, 2018 16:50:33 #
Oldan Strange wrote:
Greetings everyone from GA, USA. br br I am a Mac... (show quote)
Most people here are really happy with Lightroom, and in your case, it does do everything you're asking for and it is very good at it. I myself prefer Bridge.
Nov 26, 2018 06:26:04 #
bioteacher
Loc: Brooklyn, NY
On1 Raw 2019 uses key words also and it even imports the key words from Lightroom.
Nov 26, 2018 07:12:08 #
I've done that many times - not for a slide show, but just because. After I get them in order, I highlight all of them, right-click, and select Rename. I give them a name, and they all get the same name with sequential numbers. Of course this is on a Windows machine, but Macs can also rename in bulk.
Nov 26, 2018 15:37:54 #
rck281
Loc: Overland Park, KS
For slide shows I highly recommend ProShow Gold by Photodex. Easy to use.
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