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Update: It appears this software no longer exists.
Fototagger came up as a subject in today’s Scanfest. I wouldn’t mention it except that I said I would. I downloaded it, looked around a bit and here’s what I think. … [continued]
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ExifTool is a command-line application for reading, writing and editing metadata. ExifToolGUI is essentially ExifTool but with a user-friendly interface which has the ability to view all metadata, edit the most frequently used metadata and modify files using batch-mode. … [continued]
If you need a good photo editor, or even if you don’t, try Pixlr.
Instant Online Photoshop! It requires no installation, no sign-up, no fee. Just Flash Player.
This could spell the death of expensive photo-editing software. What we love about our free market economy. … [continued]
Due to the fact that I’ve written several times about Picasa, I have people coming to JLog everyday as a result of their queries on the search engines. Here’s a sampling of searches from the past couple of days:
picasa db3
picasa show all geotags on map
picasa “unknown person” copy contacts
db3 picasa
picasa2\db3 Picasa2\contacts
picasa copy geotag from one picture
.pal picasa
does-google-picasa-store-metadata-in-the-pictures
unknown person picasa
picasa tags iptc … [continued]
The subject of IPTC comes up over and over. And it’s been awhile since I did a general review of options at IPTC Summary: Photo Metadata Editors. I’m not keen to download a lot of new programs onto my computer to try because I don’t need any more of them. But I installed one called iTag to have a second look.
Here’s an interesting excerpt from iTag‘s “About Page”:
The inspiration for iTag came after scanning photos from old family photo albums. Some photos had labels and captions – but many did not.
Realizing that the massive volume of digital photos being accumulated were tagged with even less data, a digital captioning solution was required.
First, I’ll review some of the other things I’ve tried. … [continued]
XnView has a handy feature called “Find Similar Files”. It actually means files, not just finding duplicate images, although it’s not well-designed for non-image files. … [continued]
In case you haven’t noticed, Picasa is an IPTC train-wreck. If you’re serious at all about annotating your photos, use something else. If they ever catch up, good. … [continued]
Anyone else over the Moon about Photo Mechanic or is it just me? I’ve gotten more photo work done in the past 2 weeks working at it part-time than I have in the entire two years previous staying up all night. It makes me wonder what I was doing all that time. I decided my time is worth more than 2¢ an hour, and it was time to invest $150 and git ‘er done.
If you’re looking to annotate your photos for searching and the edification of future generations, this is it. Photo Mechanic is sublime. Every time I look I find another useful feature. Here’s some of my favorites so far:
As with Susan Boyle, probably very few people on the planet have missed this. It’s beyond words. Of course. It’s pictures.
Personalized photo stamps seem like so much fun.
In my younger years, I was a stamp collector. Heady stuff for an 8-year old, down at the local library every Saturday buying 1 cent stamps of kings, queens and presidents. My, how we’ve grown.
It might be too late for mailing your Christmas cards this year, but it’s never too late to make photo stamps out of your favorite ancestors. Or your favorite turtle. Or your favorite view. Or, quick for the holidays, you can make a gift of someone’s favorite pet, person or landscape. Lots of denominations available and only 5-7 days shipping in the U.S.
Turn your photos into real U.S. postage with PhotoStamps. They’re perfect for every occasion! Nothing much required. Just upload a jpg, choose a frame and the stamps are on their way. Gift cards also available. … [continued]
