Building a high-performance image library with Claris FileMaker | by Nick Lightbody | May, 2021 | Learning Claris FileMaker | Scoop.it

I have many images scattered over many devices, storage systems and photo handling Apps.

I also get pretty fed up when the one I relied upon stopped being supported i.e. iPhoto then Aperture.

 

I suspect that I am not alone?

How could I consolidate a single good copy of each of my images into a system which would not be deprecated in several years time, which I could use long term, so all those great images don’t disappear?

Digital images, despite their apparent permanence are potentially much more transient than paper images because they can become lost or inaccessible so easily in the future.

Having recently noticed several proprietory devices offering this sort of service suggest that this is a common problem.

As a Claris FileMaker Developer specialising in performance, I wondered whether I could do this in FileMaker, or could I find a better solution?

 

How efficiently would FileMaker handle large numbers of images?

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