NAME Fotoxx - photo/image editor and collection manager

DESCRIPTION Organize and manage a large image collection. Edit and optimize photos and other images, edit metadata, search images, and perform batch operations. Fotoxx is a GTK GUI application. The included user manual explains Fotoxx operation in great detail. The following is a summary of capabilities.

CAPABILITIES • Organize and manage a very large photo/image collection. • Thumbnail browser/navigator with adjustable thumb size and list view. • Click thumbnail for full-size view, image zoom in/out and pan/scroll. • RAW file conversion, single or batch, save with 8 or 16 bits/color. • Edit RAW files directly using RawTherapee or the Fotoxx edit functions. • Large set of functions to edit, repair, improve, and transform images. • Internal processing in 24 bits per color (float), output in 8 or 16 bits. • Edited files have a version number, originals are retained by default. • Fast edit visual feedback using the full image or selected zoom-in area. • Undo/Redo edits, go back and forth to compare original and edited versions. • Conventional edit functions include: brightness, contrast, color balance, saturation, crop, rotate, upright, resize, sharpen, denoise, blur, paint, draw text/line/arrow/box, fix red eyes, smart erase (remove spoilers), fix perspective, warp/unwarp, HDR, panorama, stack/edit, photo montage ... • Advanced edit functions to bring out details and add flair to an image: Edit brightness distribution, Local Contrast, Gradients, Retinex ... • A large set of creative special effects and arty transforms is available: sketch, cartoon, drawing, emboss, tiles, dither, painting, mosaic, sphere, tiny planet, Escher spiral, custom convolution kernels ... • Most edit functions can be 'painted' locally and gradually with the mouse. • Select image objects or areas to edit separately from the background: outline by hand, follow feature edges, 'flood' into matching colors ... • Special selection tool for complex image features (e.g. hair, foliage). • Copy areas within and across images by mouse painting and blending. • Create or maintain transparent image areas while editing. • Mashup: arrange images and text in an arbitrary layout using the mouse. • Custom scripts: record a series of edits and use as a new edit function. • Custom user menu: select and arrange functions from other menus. • Plugins: use other edit apps (e.g. Gimp) as Fotoxx plug-in edit function. • Batch tools for renaming, resizing, converting, processing RAW files, adding/revising/reporting metadata, and executing custom edit scripts. • Metadata edit and report (tags, dates, captions, geotags ... any metadata). • Search images using any metadata and folder/file names or partial names: dates, tags, locations, ratings, captions, comments, exposure data ... • Show a table of image locations and date groups, click for image gallery. • Show an image calendar, click on year or month for a gallery of images. • Click markers on a scalable internet map for gallery of images at location. • Use locally stored maps: world, continents, nations, cities, custom maps. • View 360 degree panorama image (Google Street View format). • Show video files in thumbnails (first frame), view full size, play video. • Show animated GIF files in thumbnails (first frame), play animation. • Bookmarks: assign names to file locations, list names, goto name (gallery). • Create albums grouping selected images. Arrange sequence by drag and drop. • Slide show: show album images with animated transitions and pan/zoom. • Print an image at any scale. Printer color calibration tool is available. • Custom keyboard shortcuts can be assigned to most functions. • Comprehensive user guide and context help popups via F1 key.

SEE ALSO The User Guide is available from the menu Help > User Guide The home page for Fotoxx is at https://kornelix.net

AUTHORS Written by Mike Cornelison <mkornelix@gmail.com>