Best way to organise photos for use in MBS?

[psykix 97]

I currently have photos scattered on my NAS, on removable drives, on iCloud, on my phone and on some SD cards.

 

Some are probably duplicates, and also since I have gone through a stack of cameras they prob have duplicate filenames but will be different photos.

 

Anyone got a recommendation of how I can consolidate it all onto my NAS in folders which make sense?

 

I noticed a load of the files have incorrect date/time stamps, but presumably the exif data will be correct.

 

I want to ultimately use MBS to view the photo library so don't want the photos in proprietary libraries etc..

 

I'm using a Mac, and I have Aperture 3, iPhoto and have access to Lightroom if any of that would help?

 

Cheers!

 

[CBers 6771]

For my photos, I have them in year/month/event.

 

For example:

 

X:\Photos\2014\05. May\Holiday

X:\Photos\2013\12. December\Christmas

 

Etc.

 

Just a suggestion on how I do it.

 

 

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Edited August 1, 2014 by CBers

[psykix 97]

For my photos, I have them in year/month/event.

 

For example:

 

X:\Photos\2014\05. May\Holiday

X:\Photos\2013\12. December\Christmas

 

Etc.

 

Just a suggestion on how I do it.

 

 

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Yeah, it's not so much the folder structure, but the dealing with the possible duplicates and messed up date/time stamps.

 

From what I can see Aperture and iPhoto use proprietary libraries, but maybe that is just a database and it leaves the photos alone?

 

I'll have to do some more reading!

[CBers 6771]

Duplicates you have to sort out, but the date/time can be amended by using an exif data editor.

 

I use Romain Peter's Attributes Changer.

[Deafpapa 4]

For your duplicates give Anti-Twin a try:

 

http://www.anti-twin.com/

 

Freeware that has not been updated in years but still does the job.

[psykix 97]

I ended up using Lightroom.

 

That filtered out duplicates and allowed me to sort in Year/Date folders.

 

Cheers!