Is there a photo management tool/plug-in?

I'm still test-driving LR. It's development functionality is really superb. Far better than any PP tool I've used in the past.
One shortcoming that I find with LR, though, is its photo management tool. I used ACDSee Phto Manager, among others, in the past, the photo management function in ACDSee was really good and intuitive. The following functions were really convenient in ACDSee that I find missing in LR.
Grouping (in addition to sorting) by almost any criteria - original date, day taken, month taken, camera, focal length, etc.
Displaying any number of attirbutes - camera, resolution, size, etc.
convenient batch renaming
Easy copy and move
As you can see, these are all file management functions. Does LR have these functions as well?
If not, maybe I'll have to use two tools after all - LR for development, and ACDSee Photo Manager for file management.

Certainly, Lightroom is a photo management tool that compares well with ACDSee. There are probably advantages and disadvantages to each, but everything on your list is present in LR except the display of resolution (if by that you mean pixels per inch of the photo).
Grouping like this can be done via the filter bar or smart collections
The metadata panel displays attributes
F2 renames in batches
Moving photos is done via the folder panel. LR does not make copies, as the Lightroom paradigm does not include making actual copies; it does include virtual copies. You of course can create copies via a different tool, File->Export. You can make copies in your operating system.
But if you want LR to have the same workflow/features/ease of use/etc, as ACDSee (or Bridge, or Photoshop Elements, or any other program), let's be honest, it does not. Programs work differently. You will have to learn the methods and mechanics of each program. Each has its pros and cons, and LR has many "pros" to its photo management tools.

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Hi
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using the vult would only back the libarary photos and i am not sure how i can export photos to clear some harddisk space at the same time be able to access them using aperture.
is there any web site or books about "how to manage you photo library "
thanks

Jeff - I have a PB and have no issues using the external Lacie FW800 with this. What's really neat is once I have it mapped right in preferences on both the G5 and PB, I can go anywhere and still have the most updated records go with me, eg ratings etc. The problem with running dual systems is when you for example add a keyword on one system - it is written within the local system, not in the Aperture library, so it is not in the menu when used on the other system.
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Project management tool in SAP itself like Microsoft Project planner

Hi Experts,
I need to have information on the project management tool available within SAP.
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I am totally new to Sun Systems so please forgive my ignorence.
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They really are difficult to compare, as each does things the other doesn't. And you are asking about Aperture's strongest features.
I have not yet used iView 3, so my comments are about 2.6, 3 has some new features that compare favorably to Aperture
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iView:
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Graphic management tool?

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Is there an online iCloud bookmark management tool? (Similar to Xmarks)

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Hello all...is there a way to activate(on startup) /deactivate(on logoff) CS6 Suite using a script, Active Directory Login Script or central Management Tool?

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"Disk Utility has lost its connection with the Disk Management Tool and cannot continue. Please quit and relaunch Disk Utility." Trying to format my iomega external HD for use with Mac

Hi. Trying to connect iomega ext. HD. i have to reformat for Mac. When i plug in & go to Disk Utility,the external shows up and i'm supposed to click "partition". When i do, a box comes up saying ""Disk Utility has lost its connection with the Disk Management Tool and cannot continue. Please quit and relaunch Disk Utility." I quit and relaunched, same results. After googling my question, i came up with this:
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Photo Management for old (import) & new pictures

Below is a proposal for organising my photo management system.
I'm a hobbiest photographer with over 30 years of pictures to file. I have read extensively, including this forum and sort best practice to developed a plan to do achieve an organised scalable system.
I would appreciate sharing of experience by providing comments on my suggested plan of action and questions I raise below.
My Objective:
Organise and manage existing legacy photos and provide a system for future photos that is not tied into specific system or vendor. For example where possible Metadata free from vendor specific format or database.
Background:
My collection consists of many photos in over 50 folders, these are:
a) Scanned picture that are now JPGs,
b) Shot JPG,
c) Raw (new and existing).
I files my pictures on my PC & external back up copy.
I file: /my pictures/<YYYY>_<MM>_<Location_Event> for example: /my pictures/2013_04_Yorkshire_Family_Weekend.
On some of my digital pictures I have included the Metadata using Google Picasa v3. Most of my scanned pictures have no Metadata as yet.
I own and aim to use Lightroom 4 to do Post Production and photo filing and management whilst also continuing to use Google Picasa for viewing & Face Recognition (at least until I feel fully confident in Lr).
Suggested plan of attack:
Stage 1)
Add "My Picture" folder, including sub folders to Lightroom Library, Standard View.
Stage 2)
Continue with /my pictures/<YYYY>_<MM>_<Location_Event>
For example: /my pictures/2013_04_Yorkshire_Family_Weekend.
Stage 3)
Use Lr to apply to both existing and new photos file name format as follows: <My Initials>_<YYYYMMDD>_<Key_Words Inc_Location_Event_Description>_<sequence xxxx>
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NB: Regarding Version Control for RAW I will use Lr inc use of "Virtual Copies", for Jpeg I will use additional field for Developed JPEGs of <vX>
For example:RB_20130420_Peru_Cusco_Holiday_Shots_0001_v01.jpg
Stage 4)
Manually use Lr to add Metadata & Ratings to all pictures to date.
Metatdata: Include "My Name" to all pictures, "Date" by Windows folder, "Keyword" by folder, "Additional Keyword" to 3* and above.
Rating: 1&2* no action required, 3*+ maybe further editing if time permits.
Stage 5)
Run "Save Metadata to file" in Lr. This will run Metadata to file for JPG and to XMP side car for RAW files.
Stage 6)
Import new shots to new folder using "/my pictures/<year><month number><event>" structure. As they are in sub folder they will be included automatically to Lr library.
Stage 7)
Create JPG in same folders as RAWs for Developed Photos.
Stage 8)
Back up "My Photos" and Lr dbase on regular basis as per Lr best practice.
Questions:
1) Is Lr more powerful than Google Picasa for Renaming File & Adding Metadata?
2) Once I "Save Meta Data to Photo" in Lr will I be able to access it in Google Picasa?
3) Can I automate the Importing of new shots to Lr and have it maintain / build upon my existing file structure?
4) Any recommendations for Keyword Schema to include in Metadata?
5) Does my approach above seem sensible?

Honestly, if your goal is to have metadata that is not tied into a specific system or vendor, then here's what I would do:
I would not put any effort at all into organizing your folders (or improving the organization of the folders), or renaming files, as I think your time is better spent on keywords. In my opinion, the benefits of keyword organizing are many; in addition, without you putting any effort into reorganizing your folders, you can also search for you photos by date inside Lightroom using Lightroom tools regardless of the folder structure (and you can search this way inside of any other photographic management software I have used as well, regardless of the folder structure).
In Lightroom assign whatever keywords and metadata are appropriate, and then instruct Lightroom to write the metadata to the files. There are two ways to do this, one is Ctrl-S, and the second is to turn on the option in Preferences that does this automatically (Edit->Catalog Settings->Metadata) Once the metadata has been written by Lightroom, you now have metadata that can be read by any photographic software (and even all major operating systems) that I know of. Having keywords in the file name is redundant, it doesn't help you find photos and faster but it does require extra work; and there is a limit to the number of characters you can have in a path\filename.
Another point ... don't use Lightroom collections or pick flags as part of this "metadata that is system and vendor independent", as Lightroom does not write this information to the files.
You ask for Keyword schema, but without knowing what your photo's subject matter is, there's no way I could give any advice.

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The ability to port some apps from android has bridged most of the gaps from the store.
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Does anyone have any tricks that i could use to facilitate my photo management through dropbox and BBLink? If these are features being worked on I'd appreciate to get an idea how long it will take to get it.
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Photo Management App

I am interested in an app to handle some relatively basic activities for organizing photos on my iPad: moving copying, folder management, etc. I prefer simplicity and elegance to a bunch of features.
Thank you for your thoughts on this.
-Bruce

Yes indeed, one of the stranger shortcomings for the iPad.
SortShots is a powerful photo organizing tool for iPad: it retains the photo's EXIF data, including the original filename, and you can create tags and apply them to the photos. You organize your photos into "sorts" based on these tags. Searches can be done on filenames and tags. You can send photos to other apps and save them to the Photo Library if you want. However, you cannot send them to an editor, edit them, and then save them back to SortShots automatically. Your photos in SortShots do not appear in the iPad Photo Library or any of its "albums." They are synched as data in the SortShots App.
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