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Digital Photography Programs -- Which one is which?
Hello all,
I have started taking digital photos, and wanted a good way of cataloging them in Windows 7 (placing them in the correct directory, etc.). I tried Windows Live Photo Gallery once for transferring the photos and putting them into directories, and that seemed fine until someone suggested that Adobe Bridge would be better. Then, another person suggested Adobe Photoshop Lightroom would be better than Bridge because in addition to managing the photo library, it would also do most of the editing I needed, without compromising the image file.
So, I started learning Lightroom 3 on Lynda.com (a great CBT company). I really like the interface of Lightroom, from what I have used, but I'm not sure if it is the 'right' program because someone else suggested that I use ACDSee.
The main thing that I liked about my first and so far only transfer of pictures was that Windows Live Photo Gallery recognized the pictures that were taken around the same time and offered me the option of 'tagging' them -- placing them in the same folder in Windows -- together. I would first like to make sure that any photo library management software *at least* does this, and much more.
Any comparisons, or links to comparisons of these programs: Windows Live Photo Gallery, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Lightroom, and ACDSee, would be greatly appreciated.
Helpful input is also welcome.
Thanks!
Last edited by juanantoniod; 28 Sep 2010 at 02:45.