Lor Bel Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I use to use the Bridge for photo organizing but now I want to use the Organizer. My question is regarding the organizer in PSE. Are there a lot of problems with it such as missing files? Reconnecting the missing files. I have used Picassa way back like 5 years ago, then went to Bridge and now and feel that the organizer would be better. What are you using out there in Photoshop PSE land?? Thanks Laurie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrapGram Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I am one of the few people on here who use the Organizer and I love it! It is the only organiational system I have ever used. I have 30,000+ images in it and have never had problems with lost files. It will sometimes do some quirky things like freeze up or be slow, but otherwise works well. I have also upgraded PSE twice and have had no problems importing my catalogs into the new version. This time since I now have so many scrapping images I decided not to caalogue my photos in PSE. However, I read on one of the on-line PSE forums that you could store unlimited images in multiple catalogues. Since I don't keep my photos on my hard drive once I am pretty much done with scrapping them, I decided not to catalogue them in the Organizer. I would be happy to share my tagging system if you are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monika13 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I just started to use PSE 11 Organizer and I love it. I use it only for scrabbook stuff, not photos. I used to split my collections by type: paper by color, embellishments by type, alphas, etc. and I noticed I didn't scrap book much. I was more of a collector. I stopped splitting and keep collecion pieces in one folder. When I import collection folders intoto the Organizer, I can tag each piece with a key word: paper, embellishment > then type, alphas, etc. This will allow me to search in organizer by keywords. I like to have Edit and Organizer pages open side by side. I can view my scrapbook pieces, zoom in and out, and then drag them directly into the Edit page. For photos I use Lightroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lor Bel Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Thanks Monika. I'll have to check into Lightroom. I have heard of it. Laurie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lor Bel Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Thank you Scrap Gram! Where do you keep your photos if not on the hard drive? I wonder what others use if they don't use the Organizer?? I'm going to be taking a class from another site that will be teaching how to organize scrap stuff and photos. That class starts next week. I guess one of the problems with the organizer is that if you rename a photo outside of the Organizer and then move it into the Organizer that is when there is a problem finding the file. Have you had that happen? Thank you again, Laurie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrapGram Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I keep my current photos on the hard drive until I think I am pretty much finished scrapping them (which sometimes takes several months) and then I move them to an external hard drive. I am also in the process of scanning all of our old photos onto an EHD. I have moved scrapping supplies outside of the Organizer and then the Organizer isn't abel to find them. All you have to do is go to File/Reconnect and it will let you browse to the folder you moved it too. Then it reconnects. It usually works really well, but I have had a couple of times when it wouldn't reconnect for some reason. I'll get my tagging system to you in a day or two. How do you think the best way to do that will be? My email address is knicholsstc@comcast.net. If you email me directly, I will send you a Word document with all the tags listed. Will that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkerbell11 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I tried to use Organizer years ago and had an awful time, I just organize my photos by folders in chronological order like January 2013 etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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