![]() I store all photos on external SSD and only work from there. I use DxO PL (currently 4 and will then buy 6) and NK 4 (again, 6 is the one I will buy). Pictures that I have made with my camera (Canon EOS R series) will be edited / converted on that MacBook (just as on my PC now). My PC is like 9-10 years old and I will replace it by a MacBook Pro M2 (2023) 14´´ with 32GB RAM. Perhaps the next version will bring some changes here as well.I will change my computer from PC to MAC in February. XMP is another option but there are various bits currently not working reliably. ![]() I (plan to) store all categories in the database, once the importing/exporting of categories to XML files has stabilised. If the directory layouts on the machines are not similar you can solve that via symlinks. If you have a file x:\\IMG0098.jpg on one machine and x:\\IMG0098.JPG on another, the database sees those as two different files. One caveat if you do not plan to share image files but keep local copies: even on Windows the filenames of the photos have to be exactly the same on all machines. Obviously this model does not scale well. This works pretty well because it is only two people who work with the photos and we can always sync our changes. All "hard" changes in the database and thumbnail files (ie those I want to persist) are only done on the master and regularly those two files are copied over to the slaves. Every machine has its own local copy of the database and thumbnail files, for two reasons: raw speed and the ability to modify those files at will for "soft" changes (ie those changes that are temporary, like tags etc). After much experimenting I went for the following setup: one machine is designated as the master, all other are slaves. The main "headache" are the database and thumbnail files. in XMP? Or do I need some sync'ing of that database? (I assume not, as paths would look differently.)I have a setup where I share the same photos (on a network share) with various Windows machines. ![]() To be able to work with the same photos from two different computers (mac laptop Linux desktop), I should change settings to store tagging etc. Then it would be cool if I could access and organize the same photos on the network share from both Linux and the macOS laptop.)įlips wrote:With default settings, it seems all tagging etc. (I usually keep stuff locally on my laptop for a while, then move it to the network share to save space. Other things I should keep in mind when organizing library across local and network drives? xmp or database? (Like some image organizers would store versions separate and leave master image untouched.) If I understand correctly, edits (crop, color adjustments etc.) are saved directly to image (save as for different versions), not inside. Storing in sidecar keeps tagging etc separate? What's the main pros/cons of each? How about XMP sidecars? Storing in XMP, but not sidecar just stores the same info inside the image files themselves? in XMP? Or do I need some sync'ing of that database? (I assume not, as paths would look differently.) ![]() With default settings, it seems all tagging etc. XnView MP seems really nice for organizing, tagging and moving. – From two different computers (macOS and Linux) – Across multiple destinations (local and remote fs) ![]() Very good first impression.īackground: I'm looking for something to help me organize photos I'm just testing XnView for the first time. ![]()
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