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MediaVault is the latest utility for digital photographers that allows them to quickly and easily download pictures from their memory cards. The program runs in the system tray and automatically recognizes a memory card being inserted into the card reader. The program then proceeds to automatically download the images, and place them in a directory (whose layout is easily changed through an advanced template system).

To learn more about MediaVault: http://www.canoncams.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47
 
sounds a lot like autorun from Windows ME/2000/XP.....
JoshuaM said:
MediaVault is the latest utility for digital photographers that
allows them to quickly and easily download pictures from their
memory cards. The program runs in the system tray and automatically
recognizes a memory card being inserted into the card reader. The
program then proceeds to automatically download the images, and
place them in a directory (whose layout is easily changed through
an advanced template system).

To learn more about MediaVault:
http://www.canoncams.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47
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It definitely isn't. Check the main page out for some of the features: http://www.marstracker.com/MediaVault

Here are some of the variables you can use in the directory naming template:

System Variables: %Y% (year), %M% (month), %D% (day)
EXIF Variables: %exif.tag% i.e. %exif.model%
Dynamic Variables: i.e. %ask:Where was this picture taken?%

As far as I know, Autorun can't do that ;)

Check the canoncams.com thread if you do have any suggestions on features you would like to see included.
wazza said:
JoshuaM said:
MediaVault is the latest utility for digital photographers that
allows them to quickly and easily download pictures from their
memory cards. The program runs in the system tray and automatically
recognizes a memory card being inserted into the card reader. The
program then proceeds to automatically download the images, and
place them in a directory (whose layout is easily changed through
an advanced template system).

To learn more about MediaVault:
http://www.canoncams.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47
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Can all be done from context menu's in XP.

However, I'm sure it works well, just no need for it here

Cheers
etron said:
Here are some of the variables you can use in the directory naming
template:

System Variables: %Y% (year), %M% (month), %D% (day)
EXIF Variables: %exif.tag% i.e. %exif.model%
Dynamic Variables: i.e. %ask:Where was this picture taken?%

As far as I know, Autorun can't do that ;)

Check the canoncams.com thread if you do have any suggestions on
features you would like to see included.
wazza said:
JoshuaM said:
MediaVault is the latest utility for digital photographers that
allows them to quickly and easily download pictures from their
memory cards. The program runs in the system tray and automatically
recognizes a memory card being inserted into the card reader. The
program then proceeds to automatically download the images, and
place them in a directory (whose layout is easily changed through
an advanced template system).

To learn more about MediaVault:
http://www.canoncams.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47
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I really would like to know (not trying to be a smarta$$, just truly interested) how one can have their pictures automatically copied to i.e.

c:\photos\%exif.model%\%y%\%m%-%d%-%y% which would be
c:\photos\C2100UZ\2004\03-29-2004 in this case or:

c:\photos\%ask:job name%\%m%-%d%-%y%
c:\photos\whateverIansweredToThatQuestion\03-29-2004

using context menu's and no 3rd party software, as I have been looking for this solution for years, and never found working method (I even posted here, and no one knew), which is why I wrote this software.
wazza said:
However, I'm sure it works well, just no need for it here

Cheers
etron said:
Here are some of the variables you can use in the directory naming
template:

System Variables: %Y% (year), %M% (month), %D% (day)
EXIF Variables: %exif.tag% i.e. %exif.model%
Dynamic Variables: i.e. %ask:Where was this picture taken?%

As far as I know, Autorun can't do that ;)

Check the canoncams.com thread if you do have any suggestions on
features you would like to see included.
wazza said:
JoshuaM said:
MediaVault is the latest utility for digital photographers that
allows them to quickly and easily download pictures from their
memory cards. The program runs in the system tray and automatically
recognizes a memory card being inserted into the card reader. The
program then proceeds to automatically download the images, and
place them in a directory (whose layout is easily changed through
an advanced template system).

To learn more about MediaVault:
http://www.canoncams.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47
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etron said:
I really would like to know (not trying to be a smarta$$, just
truly interested) how one can have their pictures automatically
copied to i.e.

c:\photos\%exif.model%\%y%\%m%-%d%-%y% which would be
c:\photos\C2100UZ\2004\03-29-2004 in this case or:

c:\photos\%ask:job name%\%m%-%d%-%y%
c:\photos\whateverIansweredToThatQuestion\03-29-2004

using context menu's and no 3rd party software, as I have been
looking for this solution for years, and never found working method
(I even posted here, and no one knew), which is why I wrote this
software.
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I also believe this is not a Windows feature. There is another popular app, however, that does it. Downloader Pro from Breeze Systems.
 
Portola said:
etron said:
I really would like to know (not trying to be a smarta$$, just
truly interested) how one can have their pictures automatically
copied to i.e.

c:\photos\%exif.model%\%y%\%m%-%d%-%y% which would be
c:\photos\C2100UZ\2004\03-29-2004 in this case or:

c:\photos\%ask:job name%\%m%-%d%-%y%
c:\photos\whateverIansweredToThatQuestion\03-29-2004

using context menu's and no 3rd party software, as I have been
looking for this solution for years, and never found working method
(I even posted here, and no one knew), which is why I wrote this
software.
Click to expand...
I also believe this is not a Windows feature. There is another
popular app, however, that does it. Downloader Pro from Breeze
Systems.
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I learnt about the breeze software just this weekend after I posted a link to mine, but mine is ahead of Download Pro already (when it comes to copying), and I got some really cool features planned, and you can't beat the price: free ;)
 
Nice work!

Is there any way to incorporate the system date rather than the file date when naming files? I have a couple of cameras that get used by many employees who rarely ever reset the date and time after switching/recharging batteries. This leads to redundancy in naming (ie. P1010001.JPG). Just curious.

Keep up the good work,

Dave
 
Hi David, Yes, the affore mentioned Downloader Pro 1.2 will do this for you. ie year now/month now/day now/ in preferences.
http://www.breezesys.com/Downloader/index.htm
Col.
David Meyer said:
Nice work!

Is there any way to incorporate the system date rather than the
file date when naming files? I have a couple of cameras that get
used by many employees who rarely ever reset the date and time
after switching/recharging batteries. This leads to redundancy in
naming (ie. P1010001.JPG). Just curious.

Keep up the good work,

Dave
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...our world is but a hot pixel on the immeasurable CCD that is the universe.
 
Does this software have the ability to batch rename files on transfer also? I use a yyyymmdd - ### file name format on all my prints.

Also, can you batch edit the exif on transfer...i.e. add my © 2004 David Schultz into the exif data?

Thanks in advance for the info.

--
C2100UZ since 2001.
 
Short answer yes, also lossless rotation. My prefered path is C:\Documents and Settings\Colin\Desktop\photos\subject 0123 Tue 30 Mar 04.jpg where "photos" is the downloaded folder ceated on my desktop and "subject" I change as required. The rest is from the EXIF data.
Col.
davey72 said:
Does this software have the ability to batch rename files on
transfer also? I use a yyyymmdd - ### file name format on all my
prints.

Also, can you batch edit the exif on transfer...i.e. add my © 2004
David Schultz into the exif data?

Thanks in advance for the info.

--
C2100UZ since 2001.
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...our world is but a hot pixel on the immeasurable CCD that is the universe.
 
can't wait to try it out.
JoshuaM said:
MediaVault is the latest utility for digital photographers that
allows them to quickly and easily download pictures from their
memory cards. The program runs in the system tray and automatically
recognizes a memory card being inserted into the card reader. The
program then proceeds to automatically download the images, and
place them in a directory (whose layout is easily changed through
an advanced template system).

To learn more about MediaVault:
http://www.canoncams.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47
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http://www.joesimages.com
 
Yes it will be possible, I will be adding many more system variables, including current dates in many formats. The next buiild should include this feature.
David Meyer said:
Nice work!

Is there any way to incorporate the system date rather than the
file date when naming files? I have a couple of cameras that get
used by many employees who rarely ever reset the date and time
after switching/recharging batteries. This leads to redundancy in
naming (ie. P1010001.JPG). Just curious.

Keep up the good work,

Dave
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First of all thank you JOE for pointing me here! And second of all thank you etron for the Mediavault! I just downloaded it and it looks like the ticket I was looking for too.

I would like to know also if it will be possible to save the EXIF info from the RAW files into a txt format with each file name? The Downloader Pro does this and I liked the idea of it as you will have all the EXIF info for each file beside each image file to look at via notpad so it could easly be coppied and pasted into an e-mail or even a post on a Forum. :-)

Balastrea

P.S. Thanks again!! Awesome program!
Joe Wilson said:
JoshuaM said:
MediaVault is the latest utility for digital photographers that
allows them to quickly and easily download pictures from their
memory cards. The program runs in the system tray and automatically
recognizes a memory card being inserted into the card reader. The
program then proceeds to automatically download the images, and
place them in a directory (whose layout is easily changed through
an advanced template system).

To learn more about MediaVault:
http://www.canoncams.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47
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http://www.joesimages.com
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Check out my public gallery
http://www.balastrea.us/
(Finally joined the DReb class and LOVIN it!)
 
The link dosen´t worked for me :-(((
JoshuaM said:
MediaVault is the latest utility for digital photographers that
allows them to quickly and easily download pictures from their
memory cards. The program runs in the system tray and automatically
recognizes a memory card being inserted into the card reader. The
program then proceeds to automatically download the images, and
place them in a directory (whose layout is easily changed through
an advanced template system).

To learn more about MediaVault:
http://www.canoncams.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47
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Will it work for other file types e.g., nikon?
JoshuaM said:
MediaVault is the latest utility for digital photographers that
allows them to quickly and easily download pictures from their
memory cards. The program runs in the system tray and automatically
recognizes a memory card being inserted into the card reader. The
program then proceeds to automatically download the images, and
place them in a directory (whose layout is easily changed through
an advanced template system).

To learn more about MediaVault:
http://www.canoncams.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47
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It is designed to work with external card readers which show up as a drive letter on your PC, so any camera should work, but there is no direct interact with the camera. I asked Josh to host the discussion of the beta as his forums are targetting camera users while mine is dedicated to Home Automation etc. Give it a try!

The MV website is http://www.marstracker.com/mediavault if you want more info.
Joel Rosen said:
JoshuaM said:
MediaVault is the latest utility for digital photographers that
allows them to quickly and easily download pictures from their
memory cards. The program runs in the system tray and automatically
recognizes a memory card being inserted into the card reader. The
program then proceeds to automatically download the images, and
place them in a directory (whose layout is easily changed through
an advanced template system).

To learn more about MediaVault:
http://www.canoncams.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47
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try http://www.marstracker.com/mediavault , there are 2 mirrors there, and there is a link to the forum which should work.
Fred Samarane said:
JoshuaM said:
MediaVault is the latest utility for digital photographers that
allows them to quickly and easily download pictures from their
memory cards. The program runs in the system tray and automatically
recognizes a memory card being inserted into the card reader. The
program then proceeds to automatically download the images, and
place them in a directory (whose layout is easily changed through
an advanced template system).

To learn more about MediaVault:
http://www.canoncams.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47
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Thanks for your kind comments. I wasn't planning on adding this feature simply because I didn't think of it. I will put it on my todo list with high priority as this is not a bad idea at all. Thanks!

Dan
Balastrea said:
I would like to know also if it will be possible to save the EXIF
info from the RAW files into a txt format with each file name? The
Downloader Pro does this and I liked the idea of it as you will
have all the EXIF info for each file beside each image file to look
at via notpad so it could easly be coppied and pasted into an
e-mail or even a post on a Forum. :-)

Balastrea

P.S. Thanks again!! Awesome program!
Joe Wilson said:
JoshuaM said:
MediaVault is the latest utility for digital photographers that
allows them to quickly and easily download pictures from their
memory cards. The program runs in the system tray and automatically
recognizes a memory card being inserted into the card reader. The
program then proceeds to automatically download the images, and
place them in a directory (whose layout is easily changed through
an advanced template system).

To learn more about MediaVault:
http://www.canoncams.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47
Click to expand...
--
http://www.joesimages.com
Click to expand...
--



Check out my public gallery
http://www.balastrea.us/
(Finally joined the DReb class and LOVIN it!)
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I downloaded and installed it. It doesn't recognise that there are files on my card! Maybe it doesn't like Nikon's filing system. I went back to downloader.
JoshuaM said:
MediaVault is the latest utility for digital photographers that
allows them to quickly and easily download pictures from their
memory cards. The program runs in the system tray and automatically
recognizes a memory card being inserted into the card reader. The
program then proceeds to automatically download the images, and
place them in a directory (whose layout is easily changed through
an advanced template system).

To learn more about MediaVault:
http://www.canoncams.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=47
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