This section takes you through how image archive deals with versioning derivative images.

Master images

Master images are the original created image that formed on the camera’s sensor. This image is the master.

Derivative Images

All copies after of the original (Master images) are then derivatives of the original. This also includes changes to the copies of the original. For example: A master image is checked out into the workspace. The image was edited and the changes checked back into the archive. This will be version 1 of the master. This internally will be added to the derivative repository. Any further check-outs, edit, check-ins cycles will increase the version number and each new version will be added to the derivative repository.  

Versioning file name attributes.

Versioning and the Workspace

When using versioning each version of the original will be kept in the same image directory in the workspace this enables you to keep the original and all the versions of the original in the same place. This is great for when you need to retouch the image such as getting spots and blemishes out of the original photo.

Each new version will be labelled the same as the original, but with an extra version attribute is made in the file name. The most resent image will not have a version attribute, and will be the one used as the master.

For example, the original may have some spots and blemishes. You remove these, and save back into the archive, you then decide to it needs some further work with to bring out the best in the image. This may mean a bit of colour correction, retouching and sharpening. So you again get the image out of the archive, and do the work and save it back in the archive. The archive will now have three versions of the image, version 1 the original, version 2 the one with the spots removed, and the last version 3, the new master, that has the sharpening work done to it.

A file naming system that incorporates your name can help your clients keep track of your images As discussed below, adding a string (a sequence of letters) in the