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Kalliopi Monoyios <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:23:59 -0500
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Yes! Thank you! This is what I was looking for.

Britt Griswold wrote:
> I give each assignment a number Year+sequential number. So I am using 
> 081230 for my next project. If that were the last project of the year, 
> my first project next year would be 091231.
>
> If you wanted you could add a month in as well: 08081230
>
> I then add a description  to the project folder name and some 
> alternate description text to various files in the project:
>
> __ 08081230_AquariusSpacecraft
>    __ 08081230_Aquarius3Dmodels
>     -file
>     -file
>     -etc.
>     __ Textures
>          -file
>          -file
>          -etc.
>    __ Aquarius SourceMaterial
>     -file
>     -file
>     -etc.
>    __ Aquarius Renders
>     -08081230_1Spacecraft.psd
>     -08081230_2Spacecraft.psd
>     -08081230_3Spacecraft.psd
>
> When you archive this material in something like Portfolio 8 the file 
> names can be used as search info. Probably works in Adobe Bridge as well.
>
> If you are doing large amounts of Photos, you need to institute 
> keyword tagging and be methodical about adding them in some sort of 
> visual database. Or set up a series of nested folders with folder 
> names as keywords these words are added to the keyword lists.
>
> Britt
>
>
> Kalliopi Monoyios wrote:
>> Hey all - anyone have a great way to file and keep track of their 
>> images? Numbering systems that work... dewey decimals... anything? I 
>> need some serious file management help.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kapi
>>
>
>

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