Hello, I'm looking for advice on a program to use for importing images from my camera, and managing my collection. I am well aware that no program is needed to get the images off of the memory card, but I prefer to use software to import my images for the inherent organizational aspect (ie, if left to my own devices, I would not adhere to consistent organizational standards, if at all). These are the things I would prefer the program to do:
1. Keep track of the photos that are already in my collection, so that anytime I import, it will only bring in new pictures (we don't always empty our memory card each time we import, as my wife likes to also use the camera as a portable photo viewer).
2. Have the capability to upload to Facebook.
3. Offer either a picture tray (like Easyshare, or Picasa), and/or the ability to "check" multiple pictures. ie, I don't want to have to hold down the control key while selecting multiple pictures (for upload to Facebook, ordering prints, etc).
4. Give me options for establishing automatic naming conventions for the folder(s) that are created during import. We currently use folders named in mm-dd-yyyy format.
5. Allow me to have the aforementioned folders automatically named for the date the pictures were shot, not when they were imported.
6. (This would be a nice-to-have, but not absolutely necessary) Allow me the option to automatically create a backup copy of the files I'm importing in another location (such as an external hard drive), as the files are imported.
So far I've played around with Kodak Easyshare (what we currently use, since we have owned a Kodak camera for the last 7 years, but recently replaced it), Picasa, Nikon NXView2, and ACDsee. All of these programs do some of the above, but I haven't found one that does all of these. ACDsee comes closest, except that it doesn't do #1. If it did, I would gladly pay the $50 for the license, as it is a great piece of software otherwise. Are there any suggestions? Thank you in advance.
1. Keep track of the photos that are already in my collection, so that anytime I import, it will only bring in new pictures (we don't always empty our memory card each time we import, as my wife likes to also use the camera as a portable photo viewer).
2. Have the capability to upload to Facebook.
3. Offer either a picture tray (like Easyshare, or Picasa), and/or the ability to "check" multiple pictures. ie, I don't want to have to hold down the control key while selecting multiple pictures (for upload to Facebook, ordering prints, etc).
4. Give me options for establishing automatic naming conventions for the folder(s) that are created during import. We currently use folders named in mm-dd-yyyy format.
5. Allow me to have the aforementioned folders automatically named for the date the pictures were shot, not when they were imported.
6. (This would be a nice-to-have, but not absolutely necessary) Allow me the option to automatically create a backup copy of the files I'm importing in another location (such as an external hard drive), as the files are imported.
So far I've played around with Kodak Easyshare (what we currently use, since we have owned a Kodak camera for the last 7 years, but recently replaced it), Picasa, Nikon NXView2, and ACDsee. All of these programs do some of the above, but I haven't found one that does all of these. ACDsee comes closest, except that it doesn't do #1. If it did, I would gladly pay the $50 for the license, as it is a great piece of software otherwise. Are there any suggestions? Thank you in advance.
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