Re: digital camera question

From: Andy Resnick (axr67_at_op.cwru.edu)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 16:40:47 -0500

<Cross-posted to sci.techniques.microscopy>

William H. Hathaway wrote:

> <snip>
>
> My simple question now is: naming of the (thousands+) of digital
> image files. My camera assigns a sequential name (number) to
> each pic I take, but I want the file name to show date/time/subject
> as a better way to organize them. I can do this manually, but typing
> out a 'rename' on the keyboard for hundreds of files takes longer than
> it does making the pictures. What do pros (and prolific amateurs) do
> for organizing? I don't want fancy (and expensive) software which
> usually contains 80% more bells and whistles than I need - nor the
> 'album' types which, in my experience are confusing fluff.
>
> To save on obvious responses, I do know that the date/time is recorded
> when the pic is made, and the 'create' date can be seen by a series of
> mouse clicks. No - I want to see all at a glance without moving my
> sore right arm for each one - and this info often gets lost when backing
> up, restoring, editting of the original file to copies for cropping,
> enhancement,
> etc. I want to keep this info secure for the life of the archive.

This is a good question, and I am interested in the answer as well. We
generate hundreds of files per day when obtaining image stacks, and I am
curious how other core facility users deal with the data files- how to
get the names on the files to be useful, and if that can be automated.
We make our users get their own data off the workstation... or else!
But in terms of going back to the images for later analysis, how do
people use and manage file names, and directory structures? 

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Andrew Resnick, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
CWRU School of Medicine
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