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If I can get this to sort my huge mess of photos based on geolocation and time into folders for me based on my own folder and naming structure... This just migh

If I can get this to sort my huge mess of photos based on geolocation and time into folders for me based on my own folder and naming structure... This just might be useful. Edit : even older folks who have no idea how tech works might be able to finally sort their photos as well.

benrutter 3y ago
That sounds very helpful, and if AI can do it, then that's great. But also, it seems like rule based file restructuring should already be easily possible without AI. Shame something like that doesn't exist.
- ForkMeOnTinder 3y ago
  It does exist, there are at least dozens of such tools. Here's a random one I found with a quick search. https://photostructure.com/getting-started/automatic-library-organization/ https://photostructure.com/getting-started/automatic-library... But if it's not powered by AI it won't make the news in 2023
- wlesieutre 3y ago
  I know on Mac the popular tool for automatic file sorting is Hazel https://www.noodlesoft.com/manual/hazel/hazel-overview/ https://www.noodlesoft.com/manual/hazel/hazel-overview/
baz00 3y ago
You can do that in Apple Photos without an AI stuff. What they need to do there is actually build a competent photo management app into the OS.
- kyriakos 3y ago
  Isn't that what they just did?
  - baz00 3y ago
    No. Nowhere near that. It's a steaming turd.
908087 3y ago
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SoftTalker 3y ago
Short circuit the problem by not taking so many photos. Ask yourself honestly, how often do you ever look at them? If you do, you've probably also got them organized. If you don't, then you're just hoarding.
- lobsterthief 3y ago
  This sounds a lot like Jobs’ famous “don’t hold it that way” suggestion to solve iPhone 4’s signal dropping. Asking users to take fewer photos is not a useful solution to the problem of managing large photo libraries.
LispSporks22 3y ago
In Apple-land, it's done that for ages: group via face, put name to face, group by geolocation etc. I think it's started recognizing my dogs too. Happens all device side.
- kyriakos 3y ago
  Google photos does amazing work with this. It's face people detection is so good it recognises baby photos all the way to adulthood as the same person.
Condition1952 3y ago
yeah. I have spent two weeks hashing thousands of pictures scattered around the informal backups and now I still have to deal with different size versions of the same image. I wish the computer could rename them consistently in my stead and removed the lesser quality versions. I would prefer if it was a tool developed by anyone else but Microsoft.

benrutter 3y ago

That sounds very helpful, and if AI can do it, then that's great. But also, it seems like rule based file restructuring should already be easily possible without AI. Shame something like that doesn't exist.

ForkMeOnTinder 3y ago
It does exist, there are at least dozens of such tools. Here's a random one I found with a quick search. https://photostructure.com/getting-started/automatic-library-organization/ https://photostructure.com/getting-started/automatic-library... But if it's not powered by AI it won't make the news in 2023
wlesieutre 3y ago
I know on Mac the popular tool for automatic file sorting is Hazel https://www.noodlesoft.com/manual/hazel/hazel-overview/ https://www.noodlesoft.com/manual/hazel/hazel-overview/

baz00 3y ago

You can do that in Apple Photos without an AI stuff. What they need to do there is actually build a competent photo management app into the OS.

kyriakos 3y ago
Isn't that what they just did?
- baz00 3y ago
  No. Nowhere near that. It's a steaming turd.

908087 3y ago

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SoftTalker 3y ago

Short circuit the problem by not taking so many photos. Ask yourself honestly, how often do you ever look at them? If you do, you've probably also got them organized. If you don't, then you're just hoarding.

lobsterthief 3y ago
This sounds a lot like Jobs’ famous “don’t hold it that way” suggestion to solve iPhone 4’s signal dropping. Asking users to take fewer photos is not a useful solution to the problem of managing large photo libraries.

LispSporks22 3y ago

In Apple-land, it's done that for ages: group via face, put name to face, group by geolocation etc. I think it's started recognizing my dogs too. Happens all device side.

kyriakos 3y ago
Google photos does amazing work with this. It's face people detection is so good it recognises baby photos all the way to adulthood as the same person.

Condition1952 3y ago

yeah. I have spent two weeks hashing thousands of pictures scattered around the informal backups and now I still have to deal with different size versions of the same image. I wish the computer could rename them consistently in my stead and removed the lesser quality versions. I would prefer if it was a tool developed by anyone else but Microsoft.