Questions about Thumbsplus 6 Professional

[Scottes]

I've used T+ in the past and always liked it. Now that I've got a 10D it looks like I need something like their Pro version. But I've got a few questions that I couldn't find on their web site, and I was hoping that someone here has T+ 6 Pro....

When renaming/moving Canon RAW files, will T+ move/rename both the .CRW and the .THM?

Will T+ keep track of images stored on different CDs?

Any comments about Thumbsplus 6 Pro in general?

[Roger_Cavanagh]

When renaming/moving Canon RAW files, will T+ move/rename both the .CRW and the .THM?

No, it doesn't maintain the link between CRW and THM. Personally, I haven't found this a problem, since I organise all my raw files for archiving outside T+, then just add them to the database when I'm ready.

Will T+ keep track of images stored on different CDs?

Yes, no problem at all. Thumbnails for all images are available all the time, if you want a closer look at off offline image, T+ prompts for the CD to be loaded.

So far I've got around 12k raw files archived in a T+ database. I like the product - very straightforward UI but still with a lot of power and flexibility.

The obvious competitor is iMatch, which I bought before T+, but it was too much hassle to do the simple things, although iMatch is a potentially more sophisticated and powerful cataloguing program.

Regards,

[Scottes]

When renaming/moving Canon RAW files, will T+ move/rename both the .CRW and the .THM?

No, it doesn't maintain the link between CRW and THM. Personally, I haven't found this a problem, since I organise all my raw files for archiving outside T+, then just add them to the database when I'm ready.

Bummer. That's definitely important to me. I've been using BreezeBrowser just to preview and move images, and it's time to pay or delete. Since that's all I use BB for, it's not worth paying for.

Isn't the EXIF data in the THM? If so I would find this even more important to keep the link.

[Roger_Cavanagh]

Certainly, the most complete version of the EXIF is in the THM. As I said, I haven't found this non-linking to be a problem. I have one T+ database for my archived raw files. Since these are all on CDs, I don't add them to the DB until the CD is burnt. Hence, there's no possibility to change anything.

T+, howver, have just sent me an email about a beta version of their new Canon plug-in, so maybe this will changes things. I have downloaded and installed it yet.

Regards,