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6 Fotoxx - photo/image editor and collection manager
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9 Organize and manage a large image collection. Edit and optimize photos and
10 other images, edit metadata, search images, and perform batch operations.
11 Fotoxx is a GTK GUI application. The included user manual explains Fotoxx
12 operation in great detail. The following is a summary of capabilities.
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15 • Organize and manage a very large photo/image collection.
16 • Comprehensive user guide and popup context help via F1 key.
17 • Thumbnail browser/navigator with variable thumb size and metadata view.
18 • Click thumbnail for full-size view, image zoom in/out and pan/scroll.
19 • RAW file conversion, single or batch, output with 8 or 16 bits per color.
20 • Large set of functions to edit, repair, refine, and transform images.
21 • Internal processing in 24 bits per color (float), output in 8 or 16 bits.
22 • Edited files have a version number, originals are retained by default.
23 • Fast edit visual feedback using the full image or selected zoom-in area.
24 • Undo/Redo button - go back and forth to compare original/edited versions.
25 • Conventional edit functions include: brightness, contrast, color, rotate,
26 saturation, crop, rescale, sharpen, denoise, blur, paint, fix red eyes,
27 markup (text/line/arrow/box/oval), fix perspective, fix lens distortion,
28 remove chromatic aberration, warp/unwarp, smart erase (remove spoilers),
29 soft focus, match colors, vignette (add/remove), suppress JPEG artifacts,
30 HDR (combine dark/light images), HDF (combine different focus depths),
31 stack/layer edit, panorama (2-6 images), photo montage, color profile ...
32 • Advanced edit functions to bring out details and add flair to an image:
33 local contrast, remove fog/haze, edit or flatten brightness distribution,
34 retinex, edit gradients, brightness ramp, convert negative, sepia ...
35 • A large set of creative special effects and arty transforms is available:
36 sketch, cartoon, drawing, emboss, tiles, dither, painting, mosaic,
37 engrave, sphere, tiny planet, Escher spiral, custom kernels ...
38 • Edit functions can be 'painted' locally and gradually using the mouse.
39 • Select image objects or areas to edit separately from the background:
40 outline by hand, follow feature edges, 'flood' into matching colors ...
41 • Complex feature edges can be accurately selected (e.g. hair, foliage).
42 • Copy areas within and across images by mouse painting and blending.
43 • Create or maintain transparent image areas while editing.
44 • Mashup: arrange images and text in an arbitrary layout using the mouse.
45 (objects can be resized, rotated, overlapped with transparent areas ...)
46 • Custom scripts: record a series of edits and use as a new edit function.
47 • Custom user menu: collect frequently used functions into one menu.
48 • Plugins: use Gimp, Imagemagick ... as embedded Fotoxx edit functions.
49 • Batch tools: rename, resize, convert, export, add/revise/report metadata,
50 convert RAW files, add overlay text, apply custom edit script.
51 • Metadata edit and report (tags, dates, titles, geotags ... any metadata).
52 • Search images using any metadata and folder/file names or partial names:
53 dates, tags, locations, ratings, titles, descriptions, exposure data ...
54 • Show a table of images by location and date range, click for image
55gallery.
56 • Show an image calendar, click on year or month for a gallery of images.
57 • Scalable internet map, click on marker for gallery of images at location.
58 • Local file maps: world, continents, nations. Add custom maps.
59 • View 360 degree panorama image (Google Street View format).
60 • Show video files as thumbnails (choose thumbnail frame), play video.
61 • Show animated GIF files as thumbnails (first frame), play animation.
62 • Bookmarks: assign names to folder/file locations, go to name (gallery).
63 • Create albums with chosen images arranged by drag & drop. No duplication.
64 • Slide show: show album images with animated transitions and pan/zoom.
65 • Print an image at any scale. Printer color calibration tool available.
66 • Custom keyboard shortcuts can be assigned to chosen functions.
67 • Cycle wallpaper images from a Fotoxx album or any folder of image files.
68 • Source and binary packages are available, independent of Linux flavor.
69 • Gnu GPL3 license (everything is free to use as you please).
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72 The User Guide is available from the menu Help > User Guide
73 The home page for Fotoxx is at https://kornelix.net
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76 Written by Mike Cornelison <mkornelix@gmail.com>
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