Managing digital images

摘要

Approaches for managing a library of digital images and information about any editing operations performed on those digital images are provided. A managed library of digital images and a referenced library of digital images may be maintained. Digital images may be moved from the managed library of digital images to the referenced library of digital images, and vice-versa. A preview digital image data may also be generated from master digital image data. Rather than performing image operations directly on the master digital image data, change data that identifies one or more operations to perform to a digital picture represented by either the preview digital image data or the master digital image data may be stored, thereby allowing operations to be performed on the preview digital image data when the master digital image data is not accessible. Digital image may be automatically renamed based on rules for doing so.

主权项

1. A method for managing digital images, comprising:
storing, in a first storage device of a plurality of storage devices, location data that defines an initial storage location for each of a plurality of digital images; accessing, at the first storage device, the location data to determine that a first digital image of the plurality of digital images is stored on a second storage device of the plurality of storage devices; detecting that the second storage device is presently inaccessible; causing, to be displayed on a display device and in response to the second storage device being presently inaccessible, information indicating that the first digital image is inaccessible; receiving user input that defines an action to be performed on the first digital image, wherein the action includes at least one of renaming the first digital image, importing the first digital image, or moving the first digital image; and storing the action to be performed on the first digital image in response to the second storage device being inaccessible.