Deleting Duplicate Photos
Feb 14, 2022 10:09:13 #
wkocken wrote:
I shoot kids hockey. I end up with many, many near identical shots as I shoot bursts while trying to get the perfect shot of a kid taking a shot. Some programs call them dups, but they’re not. One program, whose name I forget, had a option to separate photos by milliseconds of when they were taken. It was still a pain to use and the annual renewal fee turned me off. I still don’t have a satisfactory solution.
For those situations can you not look through those shots find the one or two excellent ones and immediately delete the rest that are not excellent?
I have often wondered why people keep all shots regardless.
I thought the purpose of spray and pray was to get one or two excellent shots then discard the rest so there is no need to recycle through shots that will never be used or seen again.
Just seems like digital hoarding like you see on TV hoarding shows. "Someday I might use it" Well 35 years later it is in an even bigger stack of unused junk.
Just wondering why the tremendous urge to keep 10s of thousands of images that will never be seen and after you will be discarded because no one will want to waste time to sort through hundreds of near identical shots of the same thing.
Feb 14, 2022 10:11:16 #
Lucian
Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio
Architect1776 wrote:
OK, Guess I do not do the spray and pray method.
Thx for explaining.
Thx for explaining.
When used properly, it is never spray and pray, but rather gather many and choose the best. There is a difference between those two methods.
Feb 14, 2022 11:12:12 #
scubadoc
Loc: Sarasota, FL
Shellback wrote:
For Windows - http://www.duplicate-finder.com/photo.html
I haven't found one for Mac yet - still looking for one I like,
I haven't found one for Mac yet - still looking for one I like,
Consider the plug-in VS-Duplicate-Image-Finder. It scans your catalogue and will depict all duplicates which you can mark for deletion.
Feb 14, 2022 11:14:01 #
scubadoc
Loc: Sarasota, FL
cjc2 wrote:
As a Lightroom user for a long time, duplicates are not an issue for me. Best of luck.
It is possible for Lightroom to import duplicates, depending on your workflow and where your images are stored and how they are imported. I’ve had many dups in the past but have learned how to avoid it when importing.
Feb 14, 2022 11:24:18 #
petego4it wrote:
doesn't anyone use Gemini?
I use Gemini II, successfully, so far.
Feb 14, 2022 11:30:11 #
bobforman
Loc: Anacortes, Washington State
Shellback wrote:
For Windows - http://www.duplicate-finder.com/photo.html
I haven't found one for Mac yet - still looking for one I like,
I haven't found one for Mac yet - still looking for one I like,
Does this one run on Win 10?
Feb 14, 2022 11:50:12 #
Skeeter p
Loc: New Orleans Louisiana
CloneSpy is awesome and has safely deleted thousands of my duplicates. It has many filters. The only improvement I'd like is to have control over which drive or folder that I'd like to be left alone. I use EXACT duplicates. Tieh exact duplicates it will not delete if even a letter changes in the meter data file description. There are many options, one is to really delete or to send to the trash bin. I really delete because I trust C.S. and delete so many files that the trash bin fills up, stopping C.S. until I empty it. Be CAREFUL!!! this automatic file delegation programs can really mess you up if you don't set the options correctly!
Feb 14, 2022 12:06:00 #
bobforman wrote:
Does this one run on Win 10?
Yes, if you are talking about Easy Duplicate Finder.
Feb 14, 2022 12:54:43 #
scubadoc wrote:
It is possible for Lightroom to import duplicates, depending on your workflow and where your images are stored and how they are imported. I’ve had many dups in the past but have learned how to avoid it when importing.
Possible, but not likely, if one follows proper procedure. WORKS WELL FOR ME!!!
Feb 14, 2022 12:58:16 #
scubadoc wrote:
It is possible for Lightroom to import duplicates, depending on your workflow and where your images are stored and how they are imported. I’ve had many dups in the past but have learned how to avoid it when importing.
Not if you check "Do not import suspected duplicates".
Feb 14, 2022 13:02:11 #
bnewmk wrote:
What is the most efficient and automatic way of removing a large number of duplicate photos without having to identify each file one by one.
Duplicate Photo Cleaner does a pretty reasonable job but it still requires some manual input. And for some yet unknown reason it has a problem displaying Sony .ARW files; very annoying since I'm a Sony user!?
bwa
Feb 14, 2022 13:19:18 #
ecurb
Loc: Metro Chicago Area
Cameraman wrote:
Hi: br br There are some programs that automatica... (show quote)
Try using the predelete method. Shoot one frame instead of machine gunning one or two dozen frames per image.
Feb 14, 2022 13:23:58 #
scubadoc
Loc: Sarasota, FL
frankraney wrote:
Not if you check "Do not import suspected duplicates".
I believe that only works if they have the exact same file name. Depending on workflow duplicate images may have different file names if you renamed them.
Feb 14, 2022 13:43:42 #
RightOnPhotography
Loc: Quebec,QC
I use Avira, an anti-virus program, and finding duplicates is a part of the program. It found a lot of duplicates and I could instantly delete them. However, I am too paranoid for trusting the program. I am slowly double checking the list that Avira generated.
Feb 14, 2022 14:04:21 #
scubadoc wrote:
I believe that only works if they have the exact same file name. Depending on workflow duplicate images may have different file names if you renamed them.
Less extension.
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