MarleneA said:
Is the only way to transfer the photos and keep all the database information via CD/DVD? I've tried using an external usb drive but that doesn't seem to work but hope that it does as it will take a lot of DVDs if that is the only option. And which btw is the only reference I could find as an option when I did a search of the forum.
That's definitely not the only or even best option. In older versions, your best bet was to simply copy over the images and the db, making sure the db is copied to the right folder, and then running Database->Database Maintenance if necessary to tell ACDSee where the files have been moved to, if they are not in the same location on the new machine.
With PM 2009 and Pro 2.5, thugh, another option is to make sure you've embedded all your metadata in the image files themselves, and then just copy the files over. Running Catalog Files on the new machine should automatically recreate the database form the embedded metadata.
There have been a number of threads on the topic of migrating to a new machine, perhaps you weren't search on the best terms? Here's one relevant thread:
http://community.acdsee.com/forums/topic/help-for-understanding-database-and-moving-to-a-new-computer
2. When I add a folder to the burn basket I get a message "One or more of these files has an associated file (either a saved original or an .XMP sidecar file). These associated files will not be added to the burn basket." So tell me do I want it added and if so how do I manage that?
What kind of file are you trying to add? If it's a RAW image file, the XMP file would contain the instructions for the processing you had done in ACDSee, so you'd want to make sure you included that on your DVD if you intended for your processing to remain intact next time. XMP would also be used for the embedded metadata used by the "Embed Metadata" facility, or if you tried to edit EXIF or IPTC info for a RAW file. In any of these cases, though, it seems to me you wouldn't really need the XMP file if you selected the option to include db info on the disk.
If you want more control over these things, you can turn on the display of hidden files & folders, and of XMP files (which ACDSee hides by default) via Filter By->Advanced Filters.
If it's a JPEG file, there shouldn't normally be an XMP file, so it would be important to sort out why there is. For other file formats, sometimes XMP would be needed for embedded metadata, sometimes not.
As for the saved originals, that would happen if you did any editing and then saved the file with the same name. ACDSee saves your old version in a hidden folder in case you want to restore it someday to try editing again with a clean slate. Unless you *want* to save this to DVD too, there would be no need to worry about that.
3. As to which program to go with 2009 or Pro 2.5. I do shoot RAW but do my processing in Nikon Capture NR2 and Photoshop so really have no need for the processing capabilities of Pro. Again, would there be any other advantage of 2.5 over 2009 in view of using other programs for processing?
I don't know that PM 2009 will display the preview of the changes you made in Capture or in Photoshop, but Pro definitely would. So if it's important to be able to see your processing in the thumbs and previews displayed by ACDSee, Pro would win. Aside from that, the main advanage of Pro would probably be the batch processing facilities, including the ability to write database info to IPTC via Batch Set Information, if you're doing much of that sort of thing.
Posted On November 22, 2008 - 09:24 PM (12 months ago) (
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