OK - Need some help/advice to make sure I am understanding the media link transfer. I am feeling more and more that moving to FH7 is better option than waiting for RM8. With this structure I always (if I make sure I hit the save as) an original and hopefully minimize compression loss, especially for photos. From this master copy, I will crop, underline, merge, caption etc and then save my edited image as a jpg in my genealogy media file that can be used by any program as needed. Some are jpg, some are tiff, some png, some PDF.
I did a lot of research on setting up image file systems and decided to set up a structure where all images are in a Master file in the untouched format as downloaded, scanned, transferred etc. My question was not well written, it should have asked that if I create a RM7 Gedcom without the Media Links, will FH7 know “where to find them” or will I have to go into each source and event and re establish the links. When you come to add future media to your project from within FH, just make sure you do not select the option to copy media (similar to this initial import), and FH will remember your preference for all future additions.
Rootsmagic vs family historian full#
etc), while external files are stored with the full path (C:\Users\. The only difference between project and external media files as far as the project GEDCOM file is concerned is that in the former case it just records a relative file path (Media\. It is the easier option for beginners, particularly novice computer users, but if you are comfortable with your file structure and have the media files fully backed up, keeping them outside your project has a number of advantages. I've never fully understood the strong preference some regular contributors here have for moving all the media into your projects. My approach is that my family history media are no more Family Historian files than they are RootsMagic files, Word files, or any other app that uses them.
Your setup is exactly the same as mine when I migrated from FTM about 3 years ago. I endorse everything that Leslie has said.
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