the 'last modified' date that is found in the file directories used on computers should be ignored in an asset manager such as ACDSee.
the last modified date is changed whenever the image is re-saved. for example: if it is given a rating, or a tag(keyword), cropped, re-sized, edited for gamma-correct etc.
for the purpose of data management the original date -- as shown in the EXIF/General section -- should be retained -- in the photo catalog.
Scanners
I like to use an Epson V500 scanner for slides and negs. needless to say these media do not contain EXIF data. ACDSee should recognize this when images are imported. Generally images are organized into Events and all of the images for a given event will be in a specified directory that is being imported. The directory name might contain a date -- hopefully in ISO standard format ( yyyy-mm-dd ) but if that cannot be discovered from the directory name using a regular expression then the operator ought to be prompted for the event date and minimal EXIF data added to the image files.
an event might contain more than one set. sub-sets would be sub-directories within the event directory such as "Big Famliy Reunion -- labor day weekend 1994". This could include photos from Fri, Sat, Sun, and Monday and possibly from more than one contributor.
the finest software developed incorporates good user input.
the last modified date is changed whenever the image is re-saved. for example: if it is given a rating, or a tag(keyword), cropped, re-sized, edited for gamma-correct etc.
for the purpose of data management the original date -- as shown in the EXIF/General section -- should be retained -- in the photo catalog.
Scanners
I like to use an Epson V500 scanner for slides and negs. needless to say these media do not contain EXIF data. ACDSee should recognize this when images are imported. Generally images are organized into Events and all of the images for a given event will be in a specified directory that is being imported. The directory name might contain a date -- hopefully in ISO standard format ( yyyy-mm-dd ) but if that cannot be discovered from the directory name using a regular expression then the operator ought to be prompted for the event date and minimal EXIF data added to the image files.
an event might contain more than one set. sub-sets would be sub-directories within the event directory such as "Big Famliy Reunion -- labor day weekend 1994". This could include photos from Fri, Sat, Sun, and Monday and possibly from more than one contributor.
the finest software developed incorporates good user input.
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