Tips for working with your digital collection

• Preserve the entire archive in tact on a separate external storage device.

• Copy files you want to edit from your archive to your computer or mobile device.

• Organize your work in progress and edited copies separately from your archive.

• Cloud storage is a great place to file photo work in progress. It’s accessible on any device you’re using in almost any location.

• Apple’s Photos app for macOS is an excellent way to manage and edit your collection and sync it with iCloud Photos and the Photos app on iOS and iPadOS devices. Learn more at
  https://support.apple.com/guide/photos/welcome/mac

• Microsoft’s Photos app for Windows 10 enables editing and management of photos and video files. Learn more at
  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/22877/windows-10-photos

• Google's Photos app for macOS, Windows 10, iOS and iPadOS, and Android devices. Learn more at
  https://support.google.com/photos/?hl=en#topic=6128818

• Cross platform professional-grade photo editing suites are available on macOS and Windows. Google Photos offers photo organization, editing apps, cloud storage, too.

• Import video file copies into iMovie Media Library. QuickTime is the excellent built-in video player for macOS. Edit using macOS’s excellent entry-level iMovie app, or its professional-grade Final Cut Pro app. Adobe Premier is one of several high-end video editing suites for macOS and Windows.

• Securely back up your edited digital files to physical storage media such as hard drives, solid state drives, flash drives, network storage.

• Optical media (CD, DVD, BlueRay disc) is obsolete and we don't recommend storing data on it.

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