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1. Re: Can't stack images from different directories...
Dorin Nicolaescu-Musteață Sep 11, 2008 6:08 AM (in response to hrh gracie)What's the point of using 'buckets'? Making it easy to backup to separate DVD disks? If yes, I think it's a little a thing of the past and makes life harder instead of simpler, as a good DAM workflow should. -
2. Re: Can't stack images from different directories...
Anthony.Ralph Sep 12, 2008 4:43 AM (in response to hrh gracie)The point is...
Assuming I have a folder which is filled with sufficient RAW/DNG images to fill a DVD, I move onto a fresh folder set up as per Peter Krogh's DAM approach.
Now, supposing I want to go back at a later date and create a load more JPG or TIF images from images in that older folder? If I save the derived images into that folder, how do I back up the folder? It is now too large to fit onto a DVD and all my date ordered images are out of synch.
In my opinion, it is not a complex task to keep originals, masters and derived images all in separate folders (aka 'buckets').
I would be genuinely interested to learn of a slicker method.
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3. Re: Can't stack images from different directories...
hrh gracie Sep 12, 2008 7:29 AM (in response to hrh gracie)Dorin, the whole DAM process is one of selecting a methodology. I suspect there are a lot of different ones that work for different people. One nice thing about a bucket size related to the backup is that once you've filled it and written a DVD (or CD or whatever), you don't add more files. So, all the derivates (.psd, jpg, etc) go in their own "matching" bucket (probably a bit crude for a description but maybe John Beardy can make it clearer). This also helps with Bridge, which seems to work ok with around 400 files, but seems to slow down when I get large numbers in a directory.
Anyhow, in LR it would be really convenient to stack all the bits together even when they're in different directories... No big deal, just a small annoyance - there are lots of things in LR more bothersome than this.
BUT, I too would be interested in other DAM methods that'd be more efficient. -
4. Re: Can't stack images from different directories...
Dorin Nicolaescu-Musteață Sep 12, 2008 12:22 PM (in response to hrh gracie)Well, I have a linear folder structure. Each shoot goes into its own folder:
Shoot1
Shoot2
...
ShootN
My internal drive is big enough to hold all of my images (not too many, 50+ GB). Once a week I backup my whole library and the catalog to a large external drive. I keep as many backups as the external drive can hold. Once the drive is full, the oldest backup gets deleted to make room for a new one. The latest, i.e. most recent backup is duplicated on my office computer.
Now, I could have understood the hassle of DVD backup a few years ago, when external HDDs were not so popular, but now when they are so large a dirt cheap...
For me (but maybe it's just lazy me :), one important aspect of the the backup workflow is: SIMPLE. Simplify each step, if possible. Taking care of buckets, when I just can copy the whole thing, does not seem simple to me. Also burning DVDs is much more of a hassle than copying to a HDD. And having difficulties on my way will eventually bring me to one day being lazy to make a backup and that will be he day when my main HDD crashes (knock on wood).
Still, I'll be thankful if someone points to obvious flaws in my 'workflow'.


