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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Advice: Photo Archiving Software Ed Pfueller, Photographer Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 12:58 PM on 04.28.09 ->> I'm looking for advice on what programs people or institutions are using to manage their photo archives. We have a server bogged down with images at my university and are wondering if we should switch from Extensis Portfolio as a means to organize and search for them. It will be used by about 7 different workstations (Mac and PC) to search and pull photos from the network with myself being the only administrator adding images to the server. Thanks for any help.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions George Bridges, Photographer, Photo Editor Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 1:26 PM on 04.28.09 ->> Look at database solutions offered by Merlin and Software Construction Company's Media Grid. Those are used by many newspapers to manage thousands of files with multiple users.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jonathan Roberts, Photographer Louisville | KY | USA | Posted: 2:09 PM on 04.28.09 ->> Does anyone have experience with Canto Cumulus? It's one we have been researching.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Ron Vesely, Photographer Chicago Area | IL | USA | Posted: 3:50 PM on 04.28.09 ->> Ed- Are you using Portfolio Server or just Portfolio as stand alone clients? I'm curious as to your definition of "bogged down". I am currently using Portfolio Server with about 14 clients in maintaining the Chicago White Sox image archive with 100,000 plus images cataloged without a hiccup. I too am the admin regarding adding images to the libraries. I've been using Portfolio since 1999. If you're looking for alternatives, I really like the option of using PhotoShelter as a solution for archive management. I personally use PhotoShelter for my own archive and it is very powerful, fast, and allows you to have "world wide" access to your images. Plus your images are stored off site for added safety. Ron  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Stanley Leary, Photographer Roswell | GA | USA | Posted: 6:27 AM on 04.29.09 ->> If it is just for you and not something that needs to be networked, then the Cantos stand alone package works. Mediadex. http://mediadex.com/us/index.htm I have used this for my personal system and use PhotoCore for network system for clients.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Stanley Leary, Photographer Roswell | GA | USA | Posted: 6:35 AM on 04.29.09 ->> After going back and reading more carefully I believe you need what SMU is using--PhotoCore. www.photocore.us USPressive, the Braves, The Broncos and others are using this. It is a great system.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: Advice: Photo Archiving Software Thread Started By: Ed Pfueller Message: Member Login: Password: Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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