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   From: nospam@de-ster.demon.nl   
      
   Tony Cooper  wrote:   
      
   > On Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:27:30 -0000 (UTC), Anonymous   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >Tony Cooper  wrote:   
   > >> On Sat, 27 Jul 2024 13:22:59 -0400, Rich Ulrich   
   > >>  wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >>> On Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:02:15 -0400, Tony Cooper   
   > >>>  wrote:   
   > >>>   
   > >>>> On Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:39:09 -0700, HenHanna    
   > >>>> wrote:   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>>>>> I have thousands of images from .jpgs to .pngs on my computer.  I   
   use   
   > >>>>>>>> the (free) FastStone Photo Viewer.  It's not only a great image   
   > >>>>>>>> viewer, but offers many other options from selecting by tagged   
   images   
   > >>>>>>>> to bulk re-naming.  It's set as my default viewer.   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> bulk re-naming ---- i've never wanted to do this.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> That's up to your own system.  Images come out of the camera with   
   > >>>> descriptors determined by the camera.  In my case, my Nikon names an   
   > >>>> image something like _DNC4911.dng.  I re-name the image   
   > >>>> 2024-07-26-1.dng or whatever the date is.   The image is then adjusted   
   > >>>> in Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop and saved or exported as a .tif, .psd,   
   > >>>> .png, or .jpg depending on the intended use.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> If I link to one of my images, the file name in that format tells you   
   > >>>> when that image was taken.  Associating the date-taken with the image   
   > >>>> by making it the file name has many advantages.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> I found the date-as-name extremely useful when I set about   
   > >>> organizing the files I obtained when I had 10,000 slides scanned.   
   > >>> They had been shot by my dad, featuring celebrations, vacations   
   > >>> (people and viewss) and special events. This was about 30 years   
   > >>> after he died, after my mom moved and was sorting things out,   
   > >>> so discoloration was the problem that was more time-consuming   
   > >>> than figuring the actual, original dates.   
   > >>   
   > >> I have been an avid photographer since high school.  Back when I   
   > >> started to put all my photographs on the computer using Adobe's   
   > >> Lightroom, the problem was dating all those slides and prints I had.   
   > >>   
   > >> It was like detective work.  If I could find a photograph where I   
   > >> could pinpoint the date, I'd look for others where the clothing or   
   > >> scene was the same.  By "pinpoint", I mean at least knowing the year.   
   > >>   
   > >> I've become proficient in Adobe Photoshop, so I can pretty closely   
   > >> restore the original colors to faded scanned prints, refresh black and   
   > >> white prints,  and restore damaged prints.   Some stored prints became   
   > >> stuck together and damaged when pulled apart.   
   > >   
   > >Scanning negatives will give you much more detail than you ever saw in   
   > >prints. But it's a world unto itself and unfortunately the best negative   
   > >scanners (Nikon Coolscan) are no longer made, even (for many years now).   
   > >   
   > I did not scan my slides.  I bought a used Nikon Coolscan and later   
   > sold it for the same price I paid for it.   
      
   Indeed. Some people keep or buy antiquated computers,   
   even with SCSI interfaces, just to drive a Nikon scanner.   
   Especially ancient ones with an automatic slide feeder   
   still fetch some real money, (and may be hard to find)   
      
   Jan   
      
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