Images

Digital Asset Management

For going through my GB of digital pictures I'm using XnView and DigiKam - both have their weaknesses and strengths that are best discussed here: https://discuss.pixls.us/t/digikam-vs-xnview-mp-for-dam/25700

I love flickr because of their API, and I pay for it 70 a year, which is quite expensive, but the service is barely evolving, compared to the superior Google Photos. I still miss Picasa, though, that was the best mix of each aforementioned software strength. Fast, easy, connected to services.

XnView

  • starts fast
  • better integrated into file system
  • mediocre image editing (interface is clunky)
  • confusing metadata handling (IPTC first XMP second, but XMP appears to be the future) Tutorial : Metadata for photos - XnView Software
  • geotagging is very basic

DigiKam

  • slow start as database grows
  • very slow image editing, but good tools, no presets for batch editing(?)
  • superior metadata handling and tagging
  • superior filtering interface
  • export to several services (especially flickr)
  • great geotagging tool
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