[SWLUG] Linux Photo collection organiser

[Toby Maxwell-Lyte]

On 1 July 2011 09:29, Steve Hill <steve at nexusuk.org> wrote:
> Ar Dydd Iau 30 mis Mehefin 2011, ysgrifennodd Matthew Moore:
>
>> Anyone got any recommendations for a good photo organiser/manipulator
>> under Linux.  Ideally something that just provides a decent front end
>> and leaves the original images alone.
>
> I use DigiKam because unlike most photo managers, it:
> 1. doesn't assume you are clueless with your photo organisation and
> therefore it actually uses the existing directory tree structure.
> 2. doesn't move/copy all your photos into its own database/storage area.
> 3. has the ability to read/store metadata in the EXIF so it follows your
> photos around rather than being restricted to its own database (e.g.
> descriptions, tagged people, geolocation, etc.).  It uses an internal
> database to make searches fast, but with the right options set it keeps
> the database and EXIF synchronised.

It might be worth looking at Picasa. http://picasa.google.com/linux/