swteven
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- Houston, Texas
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For about 10 years I have been organizing and categorizing my digital photos in folders titled by subject. The new system will be strictly organized by metadata, keywords and collections in dated folders that Lightroom generates. As I abandon this legacy folder system and embark on importing these photos into Lightroom I have developed a transition plan and hope to get feedback on this.
I will import legacy files into Lightroom on an "as needed" basis so the transition process will not be overwhelming. During the transition I will leave my existing folder structure the way it is, gradually transferring files to the new catalog with the dated folder system. Filenames in my legacy system were camera generated (001.nef, 002.nef, etc.) so currently there are multitudes of duplicate filenames. In the new system I will use Lightroom's file renaming to assign unique filenames with consecutive numbers and YYYY/MM.
Here is an outline of my import workflow during the transition:
1 - Archive a copy of the legacy folder system with folders titled by subject (one time event). In an emergency I could resource this.
2 - During import, copy as DNG in a new location (Lightroom's automatic dated folders) and deleting legacy files.
3 - During import, apply basic metadata.
I have thought this through but welcome your endorsements and comments!
Scott Teven - PhotoHouston.com
I will import legacy files into Lightroom on an "as needed" basis so the transition process will not be overwhelming. During the transition I will leave my existing folder structure the way it is, gradually transferring files to the new catalog with the dated folder system. Filenames in my legacy system were camera generated (001.nef, 002.nef, etc.) so currently there are multitudes of duplicate filenames. In the new system I will use Lightroom's file renaming to assign unique filenames with consecutive numbers and YYYY/MM.
Here is an outline of my import workflow during the transition:
1 - Archive a copy of the legacy folder system with folders titled by subject (one time event). In an emergency I could resource this.
2 - During import, copy as DNG in a new location (Lightroom's automatic dated folders) and deleting legacy files.
3 - During import, apply basic metadata.
I have thought this through but welcome your endorsements and comments!
Scott Teven - PhotoHouston.com
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