Creating a digital Photo Library

[Scarlet P]

I would like to create a digital photo library with Microsoft Picture
Manager. When clicking to open a picture, then right clicking on properties,
a list of properties appear on the right hand side including a description.
Is there a way to choose what to appear and what not to appear on properties
when this list is displayed? I know there is "more" and "less" to maximize
and minimize the list. But can one choose to the fields to appear by name?

Also, do you recommend any photo cataloguing coding system to accomodate an
unlimited number of pictures?

Is there any MS spcialized software to helo with digitial photo cataloguing?

Thanks
N

[Mary Sauer]

A free program, might be what you are looking for.
Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx


The Picture Manager doesn't do much more than manage pictures.
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Post by Scarlet P
I would like to create a digital photo library with Microsoft Picture
Manager. When clicking to open a picture, then right clicking on properties,
a list of properties appear on the right hand side including a description.
Is there a way to choose what to appear and what not to appear on properties
when this list is displayed? I know there is "more" and "less" to maximize
and minimize the list. But can one choose to the fields to appear by name?
Also, do you recommend any photo cataloguing coding system to accomodate an
unlimited number of pictures?
Is there any MS spcialized software to helo with digitial photo cataloguing?
Thanks
N

[Scarlet P]

Dear Mary,
Thank you for your reply. I checked this software and it's really good but
mostly for slide shows and maybe personal use. Please let me know if you have
other more professional programs for corporate use. Otherwise, kindly let me
know the answer to my questions regarding MS picture manager.

Your help and prompt response are kindly appreciated.

Scarlet

Post by Mary Sauer
A free program, might be what you are looking for.
Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
The Picture Manager doesn't do much more than manage pictures.
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Post by Scarlet P
I would like to create a digital photo library with Microsoft Picture
Manager. When clicking to open a picture, then right clicking on properties,
a list of properties appear on the right hand side including a description.
Is there a way to choose what to appear and what not to appear on properties
when this list is displayed? I know there is "more" and "less" to maximize
and minimize the list. But can one choose to the fields to appear by name?
Also, do you recommend any photo cataloguing coding system to accomodate an
unlimited number of pictures?
Is there any MS spcialized software to helo with digitial photo cataloguing?
Thanks
N

[Mary Sauer]

I don't really have any recommendations.


There are many photo editing programs out there, starting with the pricey
PhotoShop, down to the free Paint.NET (www.getpaint.net)

Google has a manager
http://picasa.google.com/

If you have an older version of Office, you can re-install the Photo Editor
MS Photo Editor, Wherefore Art Thou?
by Herb Tyson, MVP and author of Word 2007 Bible
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=298
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Post by Scarlet P
Dear Mary,
Thank you for your reply. I checked this software and it's really good but
mostly for slide shows and maybe personal use. Please let me know if you have
other more professional programs for corporate use. Otherwise, kindly let me
know the answer to my questions regarding MS picture manager.
Your help and prompt response are kindly appreciated.
Scarlet

Post by Mary Sauer
A free program, might be what you are looking for.
Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
The Picture Manager doesn't do much more than manage pictures.
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Post by Scarlet P
I would like to create a digital photo library with Microsoft Picture
Manager. When clicking to open a picture, then right clicking on properties,
a list of properties appear on the right hand side including a description.
Is there a way to choose what to appear and what not to appear on properties
when this list is displayed? I know there is "more" and "less" to maximize
and minimize the list. But can one choose to the fields to appear by name?
Also, do you recommend any photo cataloguing coding system to accomodate an
unlimited number of pictures?
Is there any MS spcialized software to helo with digitial photo cataloguing?
Thanks
N

[John Inzer]

Post by Scarlet P
I would like to create a digital photo library with Microsoft Picture
Manager. When clicking to open a picture, then right clicking on
properties, a list of properties appear on the right hand side
including a description. Is there a way to choose what to appear and
what not to appear on properties when this list is displayed? I know
there is "more" and "less" to maximize and minimize the list. But can
one choose to the fields to appear by name?

=============================
Maybe the following link would be useful:

Microsoft Picture Manager
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/CH010001171033.aspx

Also...doing a Google search for Microsoft
Picture Manager will yield lots of results.
=============================

Post by Scarlet P
Also, do you recommend any photo cataloguing coding system to
accomodate an unlimited number of pictures?

=============================
The freeware Picasa might be worth a look:

Picasa2
http://picasa.google.com/

And the following article may be useful:

Organizing Pictures
http://tinyurl.com/ytraer
(scroll down to: How to organize your photo folders)
=============================

Post by Scarlet P
Is there any MS spcialized software to helo with digitial photo cataloguing?
Thanks
N

=============================
The recently discontinued MS Digital Image
Suite included a Library that was excellent for
cataloging an image collection. Even though
there will be no further updates...you can still
download a trial version if you would like to
try it. The last retail version called: "Microsoft
Digital Image Suite Anniversary Edition" is
still available through some retailers.

Microsoft Digital Image
Starter Edition 2006
http://tinyurl.com/28loxr
(this product line has been
discontinued but you can still
down-load the Starter Version
and run it for 60 days)

And...FWIW...Vista includes some useful
features:

Metadata and the Windows
Vista Photo Gallery
http://tinyurl.com/3994ha

Announcing Windows Live Photo Gallery
(Windows Live Suite)
http://tinyurl.com/yvpjp5

Windows Photo Gallery: FAQ

What picture file formats and video file
formats are supported by Photo Gallery?
http://tinyurl.com/2tl5wd
--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

[Toolmax]

Guys,

When scanning in pictures last night to my library (750 pictures currently).
I had scanned in 39 pictures in one session when the 40th picture scan the
scanner failed. I then cancelled the event, however, the 39 pictures I had
scanned were deleted as well.

Can someone help me find where I can recover the pictures. I spent almost 4
hours scanning and editing these pictures and would prefer not to do it again.

Best Regards,

Charles

Post by John Inzer

Post by Scarlet P
I would like to create a digital photo library with Microsoft Picture
Manager. When clicking to open a picture, then right clicking on
properties, a list of properties appear on the right hand side
including a description. Is there a way to choose what to appear and
what not to appear on properties when this list is displayed? I know
there is "more" and "less" to maximize and minimize the list. But can
one choose to the fields to appear by name?

=============================
Microsoft Picture Manager
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/CH010001171033.aspx
Also...doing a Google search for Microsoft
Picture Manager will yield lots of results.
=============================

Post by Scarlet P
Also, do you recommend any photo cataloguing coding system to
accomodate an unlimited number of pictures?

=============================
Picasa2
http://picasa.google.com/
Organizing Pictures
http://tinyurl.com/ytraer
(scroll down to: How to organize your photo folders)
=============================

Post by Scarlet P
Is there any MS spcialized software to helo with digitial photo cataloguing?
Thanks
N

=============================
The recently discontinued MS Digital Image
Suite included a Library that was excellent for
cataloging an image collection. Even though
there will be no further updates...you can still
download a trial version if you would like to
try it. The last retail version called: "Microsoft
Digital Image Suite Anniversary Edition" is
still available through some retailers.
Microsoft Digital Image
Starter Edition 2006
http://tinyurl.com/28loxr
(this product line has been
discontinued but you can still
down-load the Starter Version
and run it for 60 days)
And...FWIW...Vista includes some useful
Metadata and the Windows
Vista Photo Gallery
http://tinyurl.com/3994ha
Announcing Windows Live Photo Gallery
(Windows Live Suite)
http://tinyurl.com/yvpjp5
Windows Photo Gallery: FAQ
What picture file formats and video file
formats are supported by Photo Gallery?
http://tinyurl.com/2tl5wd
--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP
Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer
Solutions that work for
me may not work for you
Proceed at your own risk

[John Inzer]

Post by Toolmax
Guys,
When scanning in pictures last night to my library (750 pictures
currently). I had scanned in 39 pictures in one session when the 40th
picture scan the scanner failed. I then cancelled the event,
however, the 39 pictures I had scanned were deleted as well.
Can someone help me find where I can recover the pictures. I spent
almost 4 hours scanning and editing these pictures and would prefer
not to do it again.
Best Regards,
Charles

===================================
In cancelling the event...you apparently closed
the software that you were using for the scans.
Which library are you referring to?

You could check your temp folders but I suspect
the scans are lost.
--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

[Toolmax]

Sorry John, I thought I had included that information .... I am using
Microsoft Digital Media Library 2006.

Thanks in Advance !!!

Best Regards,

Charles

Post by John Inzer

Post by Toolmax
Guys,
When scanning in pictures last night to my library (750 pictures
currently). I had scanned in 39 pictures in one session when the 40th
picture scan the scanner failed. I then cancelled the event,
however, the 39 pictures I had scanned were deleted as well.
Can someone help me find where I can recover the pictures. I spent
almost 4 hours scanning and editing these pictures and would prefer
not to do it again.
Best Regards,
Charles

===================================
In cancelling the event...you apparently closed
the software that you were using for the scans.
Which library are you referring to?
You could check your temp folders but I suspect
the scans are lost.
--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP
Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer
Solutions that work for
me may not work for you
Proceed at your own risk

[John Inzer]

Post by Toolmax
Sorry John, I thought I had included that information .... I am using
Microsoft Digital Media Library 2006.
Thanks in Advance !!!
Best Regards,
Charles

======================================
You cannot scan directly into the Digital Image Library.
The scans would have opened in the Digital Image
Suite Editor. And you should have seen them in
the Stack on the right of your screen.

(FWIW...you can save multiple files by going to.....
Touchup / Batch Edit / Save As)

You should have seen the Save warning when you
closed the program unless you used ctrl-alt-delete.
I'm thinking you need to re-scan the photos.
--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk