Sharing Digital Image Suite Library

[Guest]

I am in the process of scanning in some old photo albums from my parents
dating back to the early 1900's. I have them in my Digital Image Suite
Library with captions and labels and now would like to make all of this
available to my brothers, nieces, and nephews by purchasing the Microsoft
software for them and getting them copies of the pictures. It appears the
labels and captions from the Library that I have added should be stored in
the photo but when burning a Sharing Disc that information does not seem
stay. Does anyone know how to share these pictures along with the meta data
I have included with the captions and labels?

Thanks

 

[John Inzer]

I am in the process of scanning in some old photo albums from my
parents dating back to the early 1900's. I have them in my Digital
Image Suite Library with captions and labels and now would like to
make all of this available to my brothers, nieces, and nephews by
purchasing the Microsoft software for them and getting them copies of
the pictures. It appears the labels and captions from the Library
that I have added should be stored in the photo but when burning a
Sharing Disc that information does not seem stay. Does anyone know
how to share these pictures along with the meta data I have included
with the captions and labels?

Thanks

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The metadata not included in your image
files will be in your Pictures.pd3 database.

C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\
Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\
POD\Pictures.pd3

If you cannot find Pictures.pd3...open a
folder and go to...Tools / Folder Options /
View tab...

Tick..."Show hidden files and folders" /
Apply / OK.

When the Library is installed it creates a
new Pictures pd3 file. In order to view the
same data you have on a different computer
the user would have to replace (overwrite)
their Pictures.pd3 file with a copy of yours.

It's a good idea to make regular backup
copies of your Pictures.pd3 file.

Also...you may find the following info to be
useful:

Sharing Digital Image Suite
2006 Database between users
http://tinyurl.com/b8fda

The method in the article is for multiple
users on a single machine but may be
adapted to a network.

The library is designed for each user to have
a separate .pd3 file. Issues may develop if
both users access and edit the shared file at
the same time.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

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