O Neil Software Digital Photo Librarian Reviews

Rating
Reviewed by: James Hoffmann
(Expert)

Review Date
September 16, 2002

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5,
1 votes

Review 1 of 5

Price Paid: $25.00 from Cnet

Summary:

This is an excellent, simple, elegant program for managing large photo databases. It uses a series of drop-down data entry fields (which can be modified) to comprehensively and efficiently classify every photo into the database. It has simple photo-editing capabilities, very clever export and inport functions, easy CD creation, and a great tool to email your photos directly from the application. It has drag and drop capabilites for windows directly into the library.

Strengths:

Easy to use. Fast. Very stable this program has never crashed. My database is greater than 10 gigs without a hitch.

Similar Products Used:

Many of the photo managing programs included with digital cameras. Sony, Cannon and Kodak to name a few.

Customer Service:

Top notch. I have had a couple of questions and received a personal response from the programer within 48 hours.

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Rating
Reviewed by: Skip Lanham
(Intermediate)

Review Date
July 22, 2002

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

Review 2 of 5

Price Paid: $25.00 from online

Summary:

Our employees needed an easy to use database of digital pictures to upgrade from line drawings in their Powerpoint presentations designed for teaching seminars. DPL fits the bill. The library is kept on a server and everyone has access to it on a read-only basis. In other words they can download from, but not upload to, the library library. The filtering functions of DPL allow the instructors to quickly locate the photos they'll use in their presentaions. They can export the picture in a size they need, too. Not every picture need a whole screen. Sometime smaller is better especially when accompanied by text. For our application DPL is extremely useful!

Strengths:

Filtering. Export/Import. Customizable database labels.

Weaknesses:

None

Similar Products Used:

We tried many.

Customer Service:

Very helpful and very quick.

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Rating
Reviewed by: sendcash
(Expert)

Review Date
July 9, 2002

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

Review 3 of 5

Price Paid: $25.00 from http://www.oneilsoft

Summary:

FInding this software was one of the highlights of my photography career. I have been using it for around 3 years and have almost 20,000 pictures for my friends, family and associates to view. It was very easy to edit anything I wanted and adding all of the photo information was very easy. I strongly reccomend this to anyone with many digital photo's.

Strengths:

great organizer, simple, good interfaces, great overall product

Weaknesses:

none really

Similar Products Used:

Microsoft Photo Gallery Software(not sure of the name)

Customer Service:

Never had to use it!!

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Rating
Reviewed by: Michael Weber
(Expert)

Review Date
July 9, 2002

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
2-5 years

Review 4 of 5

Price Paid: $20.00 from oneilsoftware.com

Summary:

I have been using this software for over 2 years now and simply love it. I have over 13,000 pictures in my database and can find any of them in a matter of seconds. The software is so intuitive and easy to use. I highly recommend this product.

Strengths:

Easy to use and manage lots of software. The author is extremely responsive to suggestions for changes to the software.

Weaknesses:

None

Customer Service:

Excellent. When I write in with a suggestion or improvement for the software I usually receive a response telling me to try the new version with my suggested fix within a few days. NO Microsoft produc

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Rating
Reviewed by: Anton Ammerlaan
(Intermediate)

Review Date
June 28, 2002

Overall Rating
5 of 5

Value Rating
5 of 5

Used product for
0-1 years

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Review 5 of 5

Price Paid: $25.00 from O'Neil Software

Summary:

This is a terrific program. Intelligent, disciplined and complete. A pleasure to use. Glad I found this program.

Strengths:

Complete, has everything for organizing photos in libraries and then using the libraries in multiple ways. Includes burning CD, sending email, posting on Web site and picture slide show. Extensive filtering capabilities. Easy to use because of its clearheaded organization.

Weaknesses:

Date format : yyyy.mm.dd DDD hh:mm:ss not included. Copy wav file to more than 1 picture at a time not possible. Feature rating 98 percent.

Similar Products Used:

None, because they always seemed to be lacking or they were clumsy.

Customer Service:

No experience

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