Hi Greg S,
I think FileMaker Pro (FMP) can be a good option, specially for your
needs (organize pictures, video and other multimedia files). FMP can
be used in both Windows or Mac platforms.
I had the chance to see Greg Weddig's Nature Data Base, it is great!
Saludos
Tony Celis
www.birdsofmexico.com
--- In "Greg Weddig" <>
wrote:
>
> Hi Greg,
> I created a custom FilemakerPro database for myself that incorporates
> most of the features I want to track for my natural and urban
> soundscape recordings. If you have FilemakerPro and are interested in
> taking a look at it I would be glad to send you a copy. E-mail me off
> list if you are interested.
>
> --greg weddig
> Baltimore, MD
> http://gregweddig.net
>
> --- In "Greg Simmons"
> <simmosonic@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm looking for a media database that will allow me to catalogue all
> > of my sound recordings and their related images and so on. Over the
> > past few years I have collected many recordings from Nepal, Tibet,
> > India, Borneo and Australia, along with zillions of accompanying
> > photos and some video footage.
> >
> > I'm looking for something that I can type, for example, "tibetan nuns
> > chanting" and up will come all of my sound recordings of Tibetan nuns
> > singing/chanting, along with any pictures/videos that I might have
> > taken (or otherwise collected), and anything else related to the
> > recordings. It would all be accessible from within the database
> > without requiring me to delve into folders or manually launching other
> > apps. So for the search example above, the sound recordings could be
> > auditioned directly by clicking on them, the pictures would be
> > thumbnails that could be clicked on to view full size, and so on.
> >
> > I realise I'd have to do much of the initial indexing, creating key
> > words and so on, but that's unavoidable.
> >
> > From what I can tell, this is known as Digital Asset Management (DAM).
> > I have found many apps that do it, but most are either designed for
> > corporate/network use (and thereby expensive, requiring dedicated
> > servers and so on) or are focused almost entirely on photographic and
> > video use.
> >
> > Does anyone here have any recommendations based on personal
experience?
> >
> > - Greg Simmons
> >
> > P.S. I'm also posting this on the phonography list, sorry!
> >
>
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