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zevel:
myphotoindex might be worth a look
-rgdot (March 20, 2009, 11:50 PM)
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OK, tried that one as well.
Slower than iTag but it does support hierarchical tags and seems to work with folders as well.
Unfortunately, it did not save the tags in the EXIF/IPTC of the images.  Not good enough.

Back to iTag - when I re-run it, I found out that it did not remember the index from the previous session and expected me to index the collection again.  Epic fail.

I will uninstall both and continue searching.

tomos:
I will uninstall both and continue searching.
-zevel (September 16, 2009, 12:18 AM)
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keep up the good work, thanks :Thmbsup:
(guess who hasn't had time to check out all these apps :-[)

zevel:
You might want to take a look at PhotoMesa.
(see attachment in previous post)
Link: http://www.windsorinterfaces.com/photomesa.shtml
-40hz (March 21, 2009, 12:41 PM)
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PhotoMesa crapped on me with an exception while it was trying to index the collection.  Epic fail.
3 down, more to go...

By the way, if you know of an application that conforms to my requirement below (as in, actually tried it), please say so - it may shorten my search.

My wishlist for an organizer:
* A primarily tag/search/view application.  I don't mind if image manipulation functionality is included, but it is not a priority (I can do it using other tools).
* Fast and robust. Can work with thousands of folders and hundreds of thousands images.
* Allows for adding/moving/removing images into the tree after it was already indexed (either from inside the app or externally).
* Allows tagging whole folders or individual images.
* Tags are saved in the image files (IPTC/EXIF/etc.) in a portable way, as well as in the DB (need one for speed).
* Supports nested tags/keywords.  E.g., define "animals", "cats" and "dogs" tags.  Searching for "animals" will find images tagged as "cats" or "dogs".
* Supports complex queries (E.g., "animals" but not "birds" except "ostriches").
* Supports browsing and searching by tags and by folders.
* Allows batch setting of other metadata (comments, copyright, etc.)
* Ability to find duplicate/similar images can be a nice bonus.
* Freeware is preferred (obviously).

zevel:
http://bluemarine.tidalwave.it/
-kartal (March 23, 2009, 01:12 AM)
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Bluemarine is not ready for the prime time, I just couldn't make it do what I want.

http://www.pictomio.com/Default.aspx
-kartal (March 23, 2009, 01:12 AM)
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Pictomio didn't even try indexing my collection, too large I guess.
It agreed to index one subdirectory (the largest one I had) and I left it overnight.  In the morning it was stuck, taking 100% CPU and not progressing.

Both apps got uninstalled.

sri:
http://www.freewaregenius.com/2009/09/16/viewer2-unique-innovative-image-viewing-and-tagging-app/

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