Fotoxx User Guide v.18.07 | best window size ==> |
Fotoxx Overview |
description, prerequisites, license, downloads, capabilities |
Fotoxx Usage | |
Quick Start | 1-page overview document |
User Guide | comprehensive Fotoxx usage guide (this document) |
Installation | Fotoxx software installation, dependencies |
Initialization | Fotoxx initialization - locating and indexing image files |
Window Views and Menus | top-level windows and associated menus |
File View | file view window (view single image file) |
Gallery View | gallery view window (view thumbnails) |
World Map View | world map view window (local map files) |
Net Map View | net map view window (internet world map, scalable) |
File Drag and Drop |
file drag and drop methods |
General Image Edit
Procedures |
overview - how to edit image files |
Edit
Workflow |
alternative edit methods - simple and complex |
Dialog Mouse
Ownership |
dialog-mouse control and interaction |
Dialog
Completion Buttons |
dialog completion options |
Custom Dialog
Widgets |
how to use custom dialog widgets |
Curve
Editing |
how to manipulate curves used in edit functions |
Batch
Editing |
overview of batch editing functions |
Select Images from
Galleries |
file selection procedure used for many functions |
Menu Shortcuts |
popup menus, keyboard shortcuts, favorites menu |
Managing a Large
Collection |
collection management and image searching |
Right-Click Popup
Menus |
popup menu functions for file and gallery views |
Keyboard
Shortcuts |
keyboard shortcuts for file/gallery/map views |
Mouse
Functions |
mouse functions for file/gallery/map views |
Command Line
Parameters |
Fotoxx startup options using command line parameters |
Top Panel Status
Information |
details of information in the file view top panel |
File View Menus |
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Favorites Menu |
graphic popup menu with user-selected functions, icons, and layout |
File Menu |
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New
Session |
start new Fotoxx session in a separate window |
Sync
Gallery |
open corresponding gallery view from current file view image |
Recent |
open gallery view of most recently seen images |
Newest |
open gallery view of newest images in the collection |
Open |
find and open an image file for viewing or editing |
Cycle
2 |
cycle through the two most recently seen image files |
Cycle
3 |
cycle through the three most recently seen image files |
Raw
Therapee |
open a RAW file for editing with Raw Therapee |
View 360°
Pano |
view a 360° panorama with a rotating viewpoint and wrap-around |
Rename |
rename an image file |
Blank Image | create a new blank image file with specified size and color |
Blank Window | blank or restore (toggle) the current image window |
Copy/Move |
copy or move an image file to another directory |
Copy to
Desktop |
copy an image file to the desktop |
Copy to
Clipboard |
copy an image file to the clipboard |
Copy to
Cache |
copy an image file to the image cache |
Show on
Map |
show an image file position in Net Map View |
Delete/Trash |
delete or trash an image files |
Print |
print an image file |
Print
Calibrated |
print an image file using printer color calibration data |
Save |
save an image file (replace, new version, new file name) |
Prev/Next |
show the previous or next image in the current gallery |
Metadata Menu |
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View
Meta |
list main image metadata |
View All
Meta |
list all image metadata |
Tags
Overview |
image tags (keywords) used for image searching |
Geotags
Overview |
image geotags (location data) used for image searching |
Edit
Meta |
edit commonly used metadata |
Manage Tags Dialog |
manage user-defined tags |
Adding Geotags |
add image geotags from user inputs or web service |
Edit Any
Meta |
edit any metadata (add, change) |
Delete
Meta |
delete specified metadata or all metadata |
Captions |
show file name, captions, comments in image corner |
Places/Dates | list image locations and date groups, click for gallery |
Timeline | table of image counts by year and month, click for gallery |
Search Images | search images using any metadata or file name data |
Area Menu |
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Overview |
select area - concepts and usage |
Select
Area |
selecting an image object or area for separate editing |
Select Hairy | select a complex area, such as hair or plants |
Find
Gap |
find gap in hand-drawn area outline |
Show/Hide |
show or hide area outlines |
Enable/Disable |
enable or disable an area for editing |
Invert
Area |
invert an area (exchange outside/inside areas) |
Unselect |
remove an area |
Copy and
Paste |
copy an area and insert somewhere else later |
Load and
Save |
load an area from a file or save an area to a file |
Undo/Redo Button | undo or redo current edit or any edits to current image |
Edit 1 Menu |
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Trim/Rotate |
Trim unwanted margins, rotate or level an image |
Resize |
Change the image pixel dimensions |
Retouch |
Edit brightness, contrast, color, saturation |
Sharpen | Sharpen a blurred image |
Blur |
Blur an image or image area (5 methods) |
Denoise | Reduce noise (speckles) in low-light images |
Red Eyes | Remove red eyes from flash photos |
Color Mode | Convert to black & white, color, negative, positive, sepia ... |
Color Sat | Increase or reduce color saturation (intensity) |
Adjust RGB | Adjust image colors using RGB or CMY adjustments |
Adjust HSL | Use HSL to select and change image colors |
Add Text | Write text on an image with special effects |
Add Lines | Add lines and arrows to an image |
Upright | Upright an image rotated 90° or 180° |
Mirror | Mirror an image horizontally or vertically |
Paint Edits | Paint a retouch function gradually, using the mouse |
Lever Edits | Apply a retouch function using brightness or color as a regulator |
Edit 2 Menu |
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Voodoo1 | Automatic 1-click enhancement that may work |
Voodoo2 | Automatic 1-click enhancement that may work |
Brightness | Edit brightness distribution, rebalance dark and bright areas |
Gradients | Increase local contrast to enhance details |
Flatten | Flatten brightness within local zones to enhance details |
Global Retinex | Rescale RGB brightness values to remove color cast and fog/haze |
Zonal Retinex | Rescale RGB brightness values to remove color cast and fog/haze |
Zonal Colors | Fix a false color cast that varies within an image |
Match Colors | Match the colors in one image to those in another image |
Color Depth | Reduce the number of colors (posterize) |
Smart Erase | Remove power lines, trash, other small image spoilers |
Brightness Ramp | Add a brightness/color ramp across an image |
Paint Image | Mouse-paint with a color, brush size, and opacity |
Wacom
Tablet |
Paint using a Wacom Tablet instead of a mouse |
Copy Pixels 1 | Mouse-paint area with pixels copied from the same image |
Copy Pixels 2 | Mouse-paint area with pixels copied from another image |
Paint Transparency | Paint increasing transparency using the mouse |
Color Fringes | Reduce chromatic aberration causing color fringes |
Anti-Alias | Suppress pixelation (jaggies) in low resolution image |
Plugins | Use another image edit application as a Fotoxx edit function |
Warp Menu |
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Unbend |
Fix images having curved lines that should be straight |
Perspective |
Straighten an object photographed from below or aside |
Warp
Area |
Warp a selected image area by pulling with the mouse |
Unwarp
Closeup |
Reverse distortions of a close-up face photo (e.g. big nose) |
Warp
curved |
Warp entire image or area using the mouse - curvy warp |
Warp
linear |
Warp image by pulling with the mouse - straight lines preserved |
Warp
affine |
Warp image by pulling with the mouse - parallel lines preserved |
Flatten
Book |
Flatten and straighten a photographed book page |
Spherical
Proj. |
Curve an image into a spheroid shape |
Area
Rescale |
Rescale image down, leaving selected areas unchanged |
Make
Waves |
Warp an image with a wave pattern |
Twist |
Twist an image around a chosen center point |
Effects Menu |
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Sketch |
Convert an image into a simulated sketch |
Cartoon |
Convert an image to a cartoon-like drawing |
Line
Drawing |
Convert an image to a simulated line drawing |
Color
Drawing |
Convert an image to a simulated color drawing |
Emboss |
Convert an image to a simulated embossing (3D effect) |
Tiles |
Convert an image into simulated square tiles |
Dots |
Convert an image into a Roy Lichtenstein style dot matrix |
Painting |
Convert an image into a simulated painting |
Vignette |
Change brightness or color radially around a chosen center |
Texture |
Add texture to an image or selected area |
Pattern |
Add a background pattern to an image |
Mosaic |
Convert an image into a mosaic using tiles from all available
images |
Shift Colors | Gradually shift RGB colors to GBR or BRG |
Alien Colors | add random strange colors to an image |
Custom
Kernel |
Edit and apply a custom convolution kernel to an image |
Combine Menu |
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HDR |
Combine images for an extended brightness range |
HDF |
Combine images for an extended depth of sharp focus |
Stack /
Paint |
Combine images to remove transient cars, tourists, etc |
Stack /
Noise |
Combine images to reduce noise by averaging |
Panorama |
Stitch together a series of images horizontally |
V.
Panorama |
Stitch together a series of images vertically |
PT
Panorama |
Stitch together a series of images using Panorama Tools |
Image Diffs | Show the differences between two images |
Mashup | Arrange multiple images and formatted text in a layout |
Montage |
Join many images into a compact table format |
Process Menu |
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Batch
Convert Files |
copy, move, resize, rename, convert, add text ... |
Batch
Upright |
scan for rotated images and upright them |
Batch
Delete/Trash |
delete or trash selected images |
Batch
RAW |
convert RAW files to JPEG/PNG/TIFF, 8 or 16 bit color |
Burn DVD / Blue
Ray |
create a DVD or BlueRay disc with selected image files |
Export
File List |
create a list of selected files (e.g. for use in a shell script) |
Export
Files |
export selected files to a directory (e.g. for web upload) |
Batch
Tags |
add or remove tags for selected images |
Batch
Rename Tags |
rename tags for selected or all images |
Batch
Photo Date |
change photo dates or times, or shift time zone |
Batch Change Meta |
add or revise metadata for selected or all images |
Batch Report Meta |
report metadata for selected or all images |
Batch
Geotags |
add or revise geotags for selected or all images |
Script
Files |
record a series of edits in a script file, execute on many files |
Tools Menu |
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Index
Files |
1-time job to find and index all image files |
Move
Fotoxx Home |
move fotoxx home directory to a new location |
User
Settings |
user settings and preferences |
KB
Shortcuts |
show and revise keyboard shortcuts for menu functions |
Brightness Graph |
show a brightness distribution graph for the current image file |
Magnify Image | turn mouse into a magnifying glass over image |
Find Duplicates | find duplicate images in a gallery or the entire image collection |
Show RGB | show RGB values at mouse position or for selected points |
Color Profile | Convert color profile (e.g. sRGB <--> Adobe RGB) |
Calibrate Printer | calibrate printer color - compensate for color shifts |
Grid
Lines |
show or remove grid lines, set line count or spacing |
Line
Color |
set color for select area outlines |
Dark/Bright Pixels |
tool to highlight clipping |
Remove Dust | Remove dust spots on images scanned from old photos |
Stuck Pixels | Fix bright/dark 'stuck' pixels from camera sensor defects |
Monitor
Color |
tool to adjust monitor brightness and contrast |
Monitor
Gamma |
tool to adjust monitor gamma |
Change
Language |
change the language of the menus and dialogs |
Missing Translations |
list missing translations for the current language |
Uninstall Appimage |
remove the appimage package completely |
Show
Resources |
show CPU time and current memory usage |
Zappcrash Test |
test crash report with source code line numbers |
Help Menu |
show user guide, recent changes, log file, web site |
Gallery View Menu |
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Favorites Menu |
(same as above, duplicated for convenience) |
Gallery Menu |
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Sync
Gallery |
open gallery view from current file view image |
All
Directories |
show all image file directories in a tree structure |
Bookmarks | add bookmarks, view list of bookmarks, go to bookmark |
Current
Album |
show current or last used album (gallery) |
Manage
Albums |
create and arrange user-defined image collections |
Update Album
Files |
update albums from updated images |
Replace
Album File |
replace an image file in selected or all albums |
Slide
Show |
create a slide show with animated transitions and zooms |
Metadata Menu | (same as above, duplicated for convenience) |
Gallery View
Buttons |
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Zoom-in / zoom-out |
zoom the gallery thumbnails from zero (text only) to huge |
Sort
Gallery |
sort gallery by file name, file date or EXIF photo date |
Scroll Gallery |
scroll gallery in pages back or forward, jump to start or end |
Combine Menu |
(same as above, duplicated for convenience) |
Process Menu |
(same as above, duplicated for convenience) |
Tools Menu |
(same as above, duplicated for convenience) |
Help Menu |
(same as above, duplicated for convenience) |
World Map Menus |
maps using local map files |
Images by Map
Location |
click on map marker for gallery of images at location |
Choose Map |
choose from available maps (USA, France, NYC, etc.) |
Custom Map Files |
create and install custom map files |
Map Markers |
show all map markers or only those for current gallery |
Help Menu | (same as above, duplicated for convenience) |
Net Map Menus |
maps using an internet map source |
Images by Map Location | click on map marker for gallery of images at location |
Map Source |
set web source for map |
Map Locs |
define or go to named map location (map position and scale) |
Map Markers | show all map markers or only those for current gallery |
Help Menu | (same as above, duplicated for convenience) |
Other Topics |
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Video Files |
show and play video clips included in image collection |
Web Service Photo
Upload |
how to select and upload a batch of images to Flickr, etc. |
Organizing Images for
Search |
options for image organization and efficient searching |
Translations |
adding or updating a translation |
Recent Changes |
list of recent user guide changes |
Technical
Notes |
some technical information about Fotoxx |
xdg-utils | required |
open text or html files with user's preferred application |
exiftool | required |
read and write image metadata (tags, comments,
etc.) |
Raw Therapee |
optional |
open a RAW file for editing using this specialty
editor |
growisofs | optional | burn a CD or DVD or BlueRay with selected images |
xgamma | optional |
used for the adjust monitor gamma function |
fotoxx-maps |
optional |
set of geographic maps to show image locations (gallery by
mouse click) |
Panorama Tools |
optional | PT Panorama function uses Panorama Tools (normally
packaged with Hugin) |
ffmpeg, totem |
optional |
programs required for inline viewing of video files |
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File View: the current image file fills the entire window |
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Gallery View: thumbnail gallery (directory or other image group) |
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World Map View: local maps with clickable markers to display corresponding images |
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Net Map View: internet maps with clickable markers to display corresponding images |
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current view = image file view |
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change to gallery view |
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change to world map view |
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change to Net Map view |
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favorites - custom graphic popup menu with your favorite functions |
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open, rename, recent, newest, delete, copy, print, trash ... |
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save modified image file, save as new version or new file |
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open previous or next image file (left or right mouse click)- |
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metadata - edit tags, captions, ratings, geotags ... search images |
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select image areas or objects for separate edit, copy, paste, save |
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undo or redo previous edit steps (left or right mouse click) |
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trim, rotate, resize, brightness, color, contrast, denoise, add text ... |
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complex edit functions and image transformation tools |
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fix perspective, warp or unwarp image ... |
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special effects, arty transforms (filters) |
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combine images: HDR, HDF, stack, panorama, montage, mashup |
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process - batch move / convert / modify files, search and report functions |
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index image files, user settings, KB shortcuts, magnify ... |
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help, user guide, change log, translations ... |
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change to image file view |
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current view = gallery view |
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change to world map view |
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change to Net Map view |
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favorites - custom graphic popup menu with your favorite functions |
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sync gallery, albums, slide show |
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larger thumbnails |
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smaller thumbnails |
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sort gallery images by file name, file date, or photo date |
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go up to gallery top |
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go down to gallery end |
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go up one page |
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go down one page |
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combine images: HDR, HDF, stack, panorama, montage, mashup |
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process - batch move / convert / modify files, search and report functions |
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index files, user settings, edit KB shortcuts, magnify ... |
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help, user guide, change log |
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change to image file view |
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change to gallery view |
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current view = world map |
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change to Net Map view |
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choose from available maps (Europe, USA, France ...) |
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set map markers, all images or current gallery only |
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change to image file view |
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change to gallery view |
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change to world map view |
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current view = Net Map |
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choose internet map source |
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set map markers, all images or current gallery only |
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select named map view (map location and zoom level) |
File View popup menu |
Right click on the current image in File View mode to get the following menu |
View Meta |
Show short form metadata report |
Edit Meta |
Edit key metadata items: photo date/time, rating, tags,
captions, comments, geotags |
Edit Any Meta |
Edit any metadata item |
Rename |
Change the file name |
Copy/Move |
Copy or move the image file to another location
(directory) |
Copy to Desktop |
Copy the image file to the desktop (monitor background) |
Copy to Clipboard |
Copy the image file to the clipboard (for other apps to
paste) |
Copy to Cache | Add the image file to the file cache for later pasting into an album |
Replace Album File |
Update album(s) after creating a new version of an image file |
Upright |
Upright the image that is turned 90 degrees |
Trim/Rotate |
Trim (crop) the image, level the image or turn 90
degrees |
Resize |
Resize (rescale) the image width and height |
Voodoo 1 / Voodoo 2 |
Limited automatic image enhancement methods |
Retouch |
Adjust brightness, color, contrast, saturation, black point,
white balance |
Edit Brightness |
Adjust the brightness distribution (flatten, broaden, change
black and white points) |
Flatten |
Enhance contrast and brighten shadows, especially image areas
with low contrast |
Gradients |
Enhance contrast and apparent brightness range by increasing
brightness gradients |
Select Area |
Select an image object or area for separate
editing |
Show on Map |
Go to Net Map view, zoom-in to image location (if geotag present
in file) |
Delete/Trash ... |
Delete the image file or move it to the
wastebasket |
Gallery View popup menu |
right click on thumbnail image to get the following
menu |
Popup Image |
Show image in a larger window - resizable, movable, persistent
until canceled. Zoom in/out using the mouse wheel. When zoomed small it disappears. Shift + left mouse click on a thumbnail: shortcut for Popup Image. |
View Meta |
Show short form metadata report |
Edit Meta | Edit key metadata items: photo date/time, rating, tags, captions, comments, geotags |
Edit Any Meta | Edit any metadata item |
Rename |
Change the file name |
Copy/Move |
Copy or move the image file to another location
(directory) |
Copy to Desktop |
Copy the image file to the desktop (monitor background) |
Copy to Clipboard | Copy the image file to the clipboard (for other apps to paste) |
Copy to Cache |
Add the image file to the file cache for later pasting into an album |
Replace Album File | Update album(s) after creating a new version of an image file |
Upright | Upright the image that is turned 90 degrees |
Show on Map | Go to Net Map view, zoom-in to image location (if geotag present in file) |
Delete/Trash | Delete the image file or move it to the wastebasket |
General |
custom |
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F / G / W / M keys | Yes |
Change view mode: image File, Gallery, World map, Net
Map |
F1 function key | No |
Display user guide for current or prior function |
F10 function key | No |
Toggle main window to full-screen and back. Menu and top panel
remain. |
F11 function key |
No |
Same as F10, but without menu and top panel. Useful for image
viewing. |
Escape key | No |
Exit from an active dialog, Exit Fotoxx |
Image File View |
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left / right arrows | No |
Previous / next image (link) |
'+' or '=' key |
Yes |
Zoom image larger (zoom amount adjustable in User
Settings) |
' - ' key |
Yes |
Zoom image smaller to fit within window |
Z | Yes |
Toggle: zoom image to 100% / fit image in window |
S |
Yes |
Sync Gallery: set gallery from current image
file |
2 | Yes |
cycle through the two most recently seen image files |
3 |
Yes |
cycle through the three most recently seen image files |
U | Yes |
Undo current edit, or undo one edit step in the current image |
Shift+U | Yes |
Redo current edit, or redo one edit step in the current image |
R | Yes |
Rename Image File |
K | Yes |
View and edit keyboard shortcuts |
L | Yes |
Grid Lines on / off |
T | Yes |
Trim / Rotate Image |
C | Yes |
Retouch |
Ctrl+S |
Yes |
Save current file (dialog for options) |
Ctrl+V |
Yes |
Save new version (instant, no dialog) |
V |
Yes |
View Meta |
Gallery View |
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Home / End keys | No |
move to first / last page of image gallery |
Page Up / Down |
No |
move to previous / next page of image gallery |
up / down arrows | No |
move up / down by one row of image gallery |
left / right arrows | No |
move the current image (highlighted thumbnail) |
'+' or '=' key | Yes |
larger thumbnail size (keypad also) |
' - ' key | Yes |
smaller thumbnail size (keypad also) |
Ctrl+H |
Yes |
toggle the display of hidden files and
directories |
Dialog Buttons |
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Ctrl+D |
Yes |
Done button |
Ctrl+X |
Yes |
Cancel button or [x] button |
Ctrl+A |
Yes |
Apply button |
Ctrl+R |
Yes |
Reset button |
Slide Show | ||
B |
Yes |
blank / unblank window |
N |
Yes |
if paused, go to next image, with transition |
P |
Yes |
pause / resume |
X |
Yes |
magnify image (mouse is movable loupe) |
Image File View |
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left click | Zoom-in: magnify image, center at click position |
right click | If image is zoomed: restore to window size. If not, popup menu with common functions. |
mouse wheel | Zoom image in or out depending on wheel direction |
left drag on image | Pan/scroll zoomed image, same direction or magnified opposite direction (like scroll bars) |
mouse + Ctrl key |
Mouse acts on main window instead of an active dialog, e.g.
Select Area. |
Gallery View |
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left click thumbnail |
Change to F-view, show full-size image |
right click thumbnail |
Show popup menu with common functions |
middle click thumbnail |
Pop up a larger image which can be zoomed in or out using the
mouse wheel |
scroll mouse wheel |
Scroll the gallery page up or down |
World Map View |
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left click |
If map zoomed small to fit window, zoom map large at clicked
location |
right click |
Zoom map small to fit window |
left drag |
If map is zoomed large, drag map with the mouse |
left click on marker |
Change to Gallery View, show all images with geotags at
corresponding location |
mouse wheel |
Can be used for zooming as described above |
Net Map View |
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mouse wheel |
Zoom the map in (2x) or out (0.5x) |
left click on marker |
Change to Gallery View, show all images with geotags at corresponding location |
left drag |
Drag map with the mouse |
file or directory path |
initial image file or directory (gallery) to open | |
-album "album-name" |
-a |
initial album (gallery) to open |
-ver | -v |
output release version and exit |
-recent |
-r |
show a gallery of recently seen image files, most recent at the top |
-new |
-n |
show a gallery of the newest image files (file modification
date) |
-prev | -p |
show the last file viewed in the previous session |
-blank |
-b |
show a blank window |
-lang lc_RC |
-l |
language code (+ opt. region code) to use for GUI (de, de_AT) |
-menu "func name" | -m |
startup menu function - Fotoxx will start with this function active. |
-index N |
disable image indexing for faster startup (see
below) |
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-home /.../fotoxx_home |
use an alternate location for user data instead of
/home/<user>/.fotoxx |
CPU: 123% |
current CPU load (e.g. 240% means 2 processors fully
loaded and a 3rd 40% loaded) |
MB: 123 |
current real memory usage by Fotoxx |
2345x1234x8 |
current image width x height x depth (bits per color) |
3.45MB | image file size (updated when a modified image is saved) |
56% | zoom status, image % size (window pixels / image
pixels) |
edits: 3 | 3 edits have been made and can be reversed with the [undo/redo] button |
blocked |
some menu functions are blocked until the current function
is completed |
area active | a select area is present and enabled - edits are confined within the area |
dialog open | a dialog is waiting for user input (if not visible, look
behind other windows) |
BUSY
45% |
some long-running functions show this simple progress
indicator |
menu text | text for the popup menu - optional if a menu icon is used |
menu func | the Fotoxx function to use - the exact menu name |
menu icon | menu icon - /directory.../filename.png - optional if a menu text is used |
icon size | if an icon is used, its size can be 24x24 to 64x64 pixels |
close window | checkbox: option to close the popup window when this menu is selected |
tiff-16 | tiff-8 | png-16 | png-8 | jpeg-100 | jpeg-90 | jpeg-80 | jpeg-70 |
112 MB | 38 MB | 78 MB | 21 MB | 8 MB | 2 MB | 1 MB | 0.7 MB |
Key Name | Fotoxx data input method |
Date/Time Original | Edit Meta function - image date |
Keywords | Edit Meta function - image tags |
Rating | Edit Meta function - image stars |
User Comments | Edit Meta function - comments |
Caption-Abstract | Edit Meta function - caption |
Geotags | Edit Meta function - location, geocoordinates |
Image History |
Fotoxx edit functions append data automtically |
(any key name) |
Edit Any Meta, Delete Meta |
match
method |
match
value(s) |
matches |
one or more metadata text values to be selected, separated by
commas |
contains |
as above, but any metadata containing these text values will be
selected |
number = |
a single numeric value - equal metadata values will be
selected |
number => |
a single numeric value - equal or greater metadata values will
be selected |
number <= |
a single numeric value - less or equal metadata values will be
selected |
Report Type |
metadata search items |
search speed |
report speed |
gallery |
indexed items only |
>1000/sec |
>1000/sec |
gallery |
some non-indexed items |
90/sec |
>1000/sec |
metadata |
indexed items only |
>1000/sec |
130/sec |
metadata |
some non-indexed items |
90/sec |
130/sec |
Rectangle | Drag the mouse to enclose a rectangular area. |
Ellipse | Drag the mouse to enclose an elliptical area. |
Freehand Draw | Drag and click the mouse to draw lines that outline an enclosed space. |
Follow Edge | Click or drag along the edge of an image feature to draw
lines that follow the edge. |
Replace | Drag the mouse near an area edge-line to move the edge to the mouse. |
Select area within mouse |
Left/right drag to select/unselect all pixels within the
mouse circle. Selection is independent of image colors. |
Select one matching color within mouse |
Click on the image to select a color. Left/right drag to
select/unselect pixels inside the mouse circle that match the selected color within "match level". |
Select all matching colors within mouse |
Left/right drag to select/unselect pixels surrounding the
mouse circle that match the color of any pixels inside the mouse circle, within "match level". |
Controls for mouse selection methods |
"mouse radius" sets the size of a selection circle around
the mouse pointer. "match level" sets the color match (0-100%) required for pixel selection or deselection. |
left drag | select pixels inside mouse circle and those with matching colors within search range |
right click | undo previous selection, repeat to unselect more |
right drag | unselect pixels inside mouse circle and those with matching colors within search range |
amplifier |
increases or decreases the effect of the brightness edit
curves |
brightness |
moves the entire curve up or down |
contrast |
moves the curve lower and upper parts in opposite
directions |
low color/high |
increases or decreases color saturation |
warmer/cooler |
adjusts color temperature (reddish <-->
blueish) |
dark areas/bright |
apply color changes to darker/all/brighter image
areas |
brightness distribution |
show a brightness distribution graph in the curve edit
window |
click to set white balance |
click on a gray or white area to adjust the white balance for
the whole image |
click to set black point |
click on a dark area to set this color as black - this is subtracted from all
image colors |
Settings File |
dialog settings can be saved in a file and loaded later for use
with other images |
Normal |
Mix each pixel with surrounding pixels within radius. Closer pixels have a
higher weight. |
Radial |
Mix each pixel with pixels along a line from a chosen center. Length sets the
size of the lines. Choose the center by clicking on the image. |
Directed |
Pull a position on the image using
the mouse. The area around the mouse will be blurred in this direction. Span determines the size of the area blurred. Intensity determines the strength of the blur. |
Graduated |
Only pixels with less contrast than the given contrast
limit are blurred, and the blur radius ranges from 1 to the given value for pixels with a corresponding contrast
ranging from the given limit to zero. In short: low-contrast pixels are blurred more than high-contrast pixels. This
can be used to smooth skin tones without blurring hair or reducing the sparkle in the eyes. Taken to extremes, it
produces a "cartoon" effect. |
Paint |
Blend image pixels together by
painting with the mouse. Radius sets a circle around the mouse pointer which shows the image area being blended. Use
left drag to blend, right drag to restore. Power determines how fast the image is blended or restored, at the center
and edges of the circle. |
Background a new dialog is started |
Blur the background image while leaving the foreground sharp. Use Select Area to
select one or more areas that are to remain sharp. After selecting the foreground areas, invert the selection so that
the background is now selected - use the [invert] button in the Select Area dialog - this area is the one that will be
blurred. There are two blur methods available: Constant blur uses a constant blur radius for all areas blurred.
Increase blur with distance uses the minimum blur radius for pixels adjacent to the foreground (i.e. on the edge of the
background area), and the maximum blur radius for pixels at the maximum distance away from the foreground. This
requires that the edge-distance for all background pixels be calculated, which can take considerable time for a large
image. This is done automatically if required. Blur radius can be varied without recalculating the edge distances. Tilt-Shift Effect: You can do this by selecting a horizontal rectangular area to remain sharp, and increasing the blur with increasing distance from this area. |
Flatten |
Pixels are compared to the mean and sigma of pixels within a
radius. Those outside one sigma are moved slightly back toward the mean. |
Median | Pixels are set to the median value of their neighbors within a radius. |
Top Hat | Detect outliers by comparison with surrounding pixels at a
distance. The distance is increased in steps from 1 pixel to the radius limit. Outliers are flattened slightly. |
Wavelets |
RGB brightness (with noise) is converted into a series of wave
functions that nearly sum to brightness and represent an approximation with less noise. |
Brightness | Increase or decrease overall image
brightness |
+Red - Cyan etc. |
Increase or decrease the brightness of one color and change complimentary color in the opposite direction |
Contrast |
Increase or decrease the overall image
contrast |
Red, etc. |
Increase or decrease the contrast of individual RGB
colors |
Clear |
Clear the text and metadata fields to blank. |
Replace |
Image with added text replaces (overwrites) the current image
file |
+Version |
Image with added text is saved as a new file
version |
Next |
Open the next sequential image file and place the same text at
the same position. |
Apply |
Complete the edit and start over. A new text string can now be
added to the image. |
Done |
Complete the edit and exit the dialog. The edited image file
must now be saved. |
Cancel |
Abandon the edit. Previous use of [Apply] is not
reversed. |
Menu Name |
command line |
Gimp |
gimp %s |
auto-gamma |
mogrify -auto-gamma %s |
Gthumb |
gthumb %s |
Select Files |
Select the files to convert, from a gallery window (link). |
New Name |
Optional new name with optional inserted text (photo date,
sequence number) |
Sequence Numbers |
Starting sequence number and adder for each output
file. |
New Location |
Optional new directory location for the converted
files. |
new file type |
File type for converted images, or "no change". |
color depth |
specify 8 or 16 bits for tif or png. jpg is 8 bits only. |
max. width, height |
Output images will fit within these dimensions (ratio is not
changed). |
delete originals |
Delete the input files after successful
conversion. |
copy metadata |
Copy all EXIF and IPTC metadata to the output
files. |
upright |
If an image is rotated 90 degrees, upright it (if status known
from EXIF). |
sharpen |
Sharpen output images using the two supplied
parameters |
Overlay Image |
Add an overlay image at a selected position in the output
images. See below. |
Make constant size |
Make the visual overlay size independent of image dimensions.
See Below |
$oldname |
The original file name is inserted here |
$s... |
A running sequence number is inserted here. See
below. |
$yyyy $mm $dd |
The photo date (year, month, day) is inserted at these
positions |
Retouch |
Brightness/Contrast/Color adjustments |
Brightness |
Reshape the brightness distribution |
Flatten | Enhance dark areas with low contrast |
Gradients | Enhance local contrast where weak |
Zonal Retinex |
Enhance color and contrast |
Resize | Specify width/height or ratio (e.g. 1/2) |
Voodoo1 | Automatic enhance |
Voodoo2 | Automatic enhance |
Mirror |
Mirror image horizontally or vertically |
Sharpen |
Sharpen fuzzy edges |
Blur | Blur image |
Denoise |
Reduce image noise |
Color Mode |
Make image B&W or color, positive or negative, or sepia |
Shift Colors | Tune colors using a slider |
Color Sat |
Change color saturation (intensity) |
Adjust RGB | Tune colors using RGB or CMY sliders |
Color Profile |
Change the color profile, e.g. Adobe RGB <-> sRGB |
Color Depth |
Reduce the color depth (bits/color) for "poster" effect |
Sketch |
Convert image to simulated sketch |
Cartoon |
Convert image to a cartoon |
Line Drawing |
Convert image to a color line drawing |
Color Drawing |
Convert image to a color drawing |
Emboss |
Add a 3D relief effect to an image |
Tiles |
Convert an image to tiles |
Dots |
Convert an image to dots (Roy Lichtenstein effect) |
Painting |
Convert image to a simulated painting |
Texture |
Add texture to an image (e.g. image on a rug) |
Pattern |
Add a pattern to an image (e.g. image on a brick wall) |
Custom Kernel |
Apply a custom convolution kernel to the image |
Alien Colors |
Add strange coloring to an image |
Startup Display | Determines the initial display when Fotoxx is started: Recent Files Gallery: the most recently seen image files (gallery display) Newest Files Gallery: image files most recently added to the image database (gallery) Specific Gallery: the specified directory gallery Album Gallery: the specified album gallery Previous Gallery: the gallery last used in the prior Fotoxx session Previous Image File: the file last viewed in the prior Fotoxx session Specific Image File: the specified image file Blank Window: start with no current image and the first top image directory gallery |
Browse |
Opens a dialog to browse for the starting directory, album, or
image file |
Background color |
The background colors for File and Gallery view windows |
MenuText |
Main menu font color and background color |
Menu Style | The menu style: icons, text, or both |
Dialog font |
The font name and size to use in all menus and dialogs (Bold,
Italic, etc. are ignored). |
Zoomed Image |
Drag: image moves with the dragged mouse. Scroll: image moves against the dragged mouse (like invisible scroll bars). Fast: movement is magnified so that the entire image can be scrolled with one sweep of the mouse. |
Zooms/2x |
Choose 1-8 zooms (mouse click or [+] key) for each 2x increase in image size. |
JPEG quality | The default quality value when saving an image as a jpeg file
type. |
Curve node capture distance |
The minimum node separation for edit curves. Also the mouse
capture threshold when a node is clicked or dragged. The default is 5% of scale, allowing up to 20 nodes in a curve. If
you use a touchpad instead of a mouse, set this value higher to compensate for lower positioning
accuracy. |
Map marker size |
The pixel size of the markers (red dots) marking image locations
on maps. |
last file version |
Show only the last version of image files, for both file view
and gallery view (if a directory). |
shift image right |
If the window is wider than the image, shift the image right to
maximize left margin for dialogs. |
image index level (2 parameters) |
0/1/2 = no image index / old index only / old index + search for
new image files This affects startup speed. See below for a complete explanation. |
RAW file types | The RAW file types recognized. If your camera uses something
else, add it to the list and this may work. You can also shorten the list to those file types you actually use. |
video file types |
The video file types recognized (e.g. .mpeg .mp4 .h264 etc.) |
RGB |
0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 128 | 256 |
EV | -∞ |
-7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
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Manage Albums
Dialog![]() New: Start a new album or replace an existing one. Choose: Choose an album to view or edit. The gallery window will show the album. Use the thumbnail popup menu (below) to add or remove images. Add: Add images to the image cache using the standard dialog for selecting images from gallery windows (link). Select image files in any order from any gallery. Selected images are added to the image cache. Add cached images to an album using the popup menu (below). Clear: Discard all images in the image cache. Delete: Select an album to delete or rename. Image files are not deleted. New Album dialog ![]() Specify an album name, or use the [browse] button to select an existing album to be replaced. Select one of the three options. Option 1 creates the album with no images. Option 2 fills the album from cached images, if any. Option 3 creates the album from the current gallery. This may be a directory, the output of an image search, or an album. |
Popup Image | Pop-up a large resizable window for the image. |
View Meta | Metadata short report for clicked image file. |
Edit Meta |
Open dialog to edit primary metadata items. |
Edit Any Meta |
Open dialog to edit any metadata items. |
Copy to Desktop |
Copy the image file to the desktop. |
Copy to Clipboard | Copy the image to the clipboard (for other apps to paste). |
Copy to Image Cache |
Add the clicked image to the image cache. |
Cut to Image Cache |
Remove the image from the album and add it to the image cache. |
Paste Image Cache Here (keep) Paste Image Cache Here (clear) |
Click on the left / right side of a thumbnail to insert cached
images before / after the thumbnail. Keep or delete the image cache. |
Remove from Album |
Remove the clicked image from the album |
Caption Time |
The default time to display the image with captions and comments overlaid, in
seconds. |
Image Time | The default time to show the image alone, seconds. |
Clip Limit % | Images are scaled to fit the window, leaving black margins for difference in
aspect ratios. Images with difference < clip limit are clipped, and those > clip limit are not (will have margins). |
Music File | An optional music file or playlist that will start when the slide show is started. |
Full Screen | If checked, images are shown full-screen without menu, title bar, etc. |
Auto-replay | if checked, the slide show will start over after reaching the end. |
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Zoom+ / zoom-. Increase
or decrease the gallery thumbnail size. The smallest size changes the gallery format to show each thumbnail with a list of metadata items. |
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Sort the gallery
thumbnails in an alternative sequence. The dialog shown below is started. |
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Jump to the beginning or end of the gallery. |
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Scroll back (up) or forward (down) by one gallery
page. |
image files |
Fotoxx has been tested with 500K image files and the performace
was good. See Benchmarks below. |
image size | The max. supported image width or height is 20,000 pixels
(compile time constant). The maximum image size is 4 GB (about 240 megapixels). Images edited in memory have 4 float numbers (16 bytes) per pixel (RGB + alpha). |
image edits | 99 edits for undo/redo and file version numbering (filename.v01 to filename.v99). |
image tags |
10,000 tags, 200,000 chars. for all tags, 1000 chars. for one
image (compile time constants). |
thumbnail cache |
Thumbnail images are cached in main memory to improve gallery
performance. Gallery scrolling is slower for the initial pass, and faster thereafter. Revisited galleries are fast
unless the cached thumbnails have been replaced. |
g++ | GNU C++ compiler and C libraries |
libgtk3.0-dev | Gnome GTK3/GDK3/Pixbuf/etc. function libraries |
libtiff5-dev | tiff library development files |
libpng12-dev | png library development files |
liblcms2-dev | Little CMS development files |
libchamplain-gtk |
Gnome geographic mapping functions |
/usr/bin/fotoxx | the executable program file |
/usr/share/fotoxx/* | user guide, translation.po files, icons, default data,
etc. |
/usr/share/doc/fotoxx/* | change log, man page, README and other documentation
files. |
/usr/share/fotoxx-maps/* |
geographic maps data files (112 MB) |
/usr/share/doc/fotoxx-maps/* |
change log, man page, README |
add_line/ |
image lines and arrows saved from Add Lines/Arrows function |
add_text/ |
image text overlays saved from Add Text function |
albums/ | image albums from Manage Albums function |
custom_kernel/ | saved custom kernel data files |
custom scripts/ |
saved script files for custom edit functions or batch
editing |
favorites/ | saved data for user-configuration of favorites menu |
image_index/ | top directories, thumbnail directory, image index
file |
mashup/ | saved mashup project files |
montage_maps/ |
saved image montage maps |
patterns/ |
saved background patterns |
printer_color/ |
saved printer color calibration files |
retouch/ | saved settings for the Retouch function |
saved_areas/ | "cutout" files saved from the Select Area > Save dialog |
saved_curves/ | curve data saved from Retouch curve edit dialogs |
slideshows/ | user preferences from Slide Show function |
slideshow_trans/ |
saved slide show transition parameters |
tempfiles-12345/ |
temporary files for current session - number is session PID |
thumbnails/ | thumbnail files (default location, user can change this) |
user_maps/ |
custom map files made by the user |
bookmarks | bookmark names and image file locations |
colorwheel.jpg |
color selection palette for Paint Image function |
gallery_memory |
saved sort order and position for gallery windows |
KB-shortcuts3 | user-defined or modified keyboard shortcuts |
logfile | Fotoxx outputs that may be relevant for diagnosing problems |
metadata_report |
Batch Report Meta output report - tabular text
file |
metadata_report_items |
list of metadata items reported by Batch Report
Meta |
metadata_short_list |
metadata key names for Batch Add/Change Metadata |
metadata_view_extra |
extra items for the metadata short report, added by the
user |
netmap_locations |
saved locations in net map view |
pagesetup | saves page setup data for print function |
parameters | setup parameters that are saved across Fotoxx sessions |
plugins | saves the plugins menu contents |
printsettings | saves print settings data for print function |
README |
text file - how to install Fotoxx from the source code tarball |
recent_files | a list of the last 100 files opened by Fotoxx, saved when Fotoxx exits |
search_results | list of the last image files found with Search Images |
slideshow-tone.oga |
a short music tone for slide show |
stuck-pixels |
data saved from the Fix Stuck Pixels function |
tags_defined | a list of all categories and tags currently used in all images |
widgets.css |
styling changes to standard GTK widgets |
zappcrash |
if Fotoxx crashes, a backtrace dump is deposited
here |
zdialog_inputs | saved dialog data for dialogs that recall prior inputs |
zdialog_positions | saved dialog window positions (relative to main window) |
Metadata section and name | Usage | Indexed |
IPTC Keywords | tags entered by user | yes |
IPTC Rating | "star" rating entered by user | yes |
EXIF ImageSize | pixel width and height, 12345x6789 |
yes |
EXIF DateTimeOriginal | date/time photo was made, or entered by user | yes |
EXIF ImageHistory | history of edits made by Fotoxx |
no |
EXIF UserComment | comment text entered by user | yes |
IPTC Caption-Abstract | caption or abstract text entered by user | yes |
EXIF FocalLengthIn35mmFormat | camera focal length used, 35mm equivalent | no |
EXIF City, Country | city/location and country from camera GPS, or entered by user | yes |
EXIF GPSLatitude, GPSLongitude | earth coordinates from camera GPS, or entered by user | yes |
EXIF RollAngle |
camera tilt angle - can be used to auto-level an
image |
no |
Disk Type |
Index Level ** |
initial startup after reboot |
subsequent startups |
5400 rpm |
2 |
10.4 secs |
2.8 secs |
5400 rpm |
1 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
5400 rpm |
0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
7200 rpm |
2 |
8.5 |
2.5 |
7200 rpm |
1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
7200 rpm |
0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
SSD |
2 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
SSD |
1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
SSD |
0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Adding Geotags | add geotags (location name, earth coordinates) to an image |
Add Lines |
add lines or arrows to an image, set position and style options |
Add Text |
add text, set position and size, set style options |
Adjust HSL | replace a color tone with another, based on HSL color model |
Adjust RGB | adjust color levels based on RGB color model |
Alien Colors |
repaint an image or area with random strange colors |
All Directories |
show all image directories at all levels, click any directory for gallery
view |
Anti-Alias | remove pixelated edges from low-resolution images |
Area Copy and Paste | select image area, copy and paste across images, load and save to
file |
Area Enable / Disable | toggle between area editing and whole image editing |
Area Invert | exchange inside area <--> outside area |
Area Load and Save | load area from a file, save area to a file |
Area Rescale | shrink an image while leaving a selected area unchanged |
Area Show and Hide | show or hide area outline during image editing |
Area Unselect | permanently remove a selected area |
Batch Change Meta | add or revise metadata items for selected images |
Batch Convert |
convert size, file type, name, location ... for selected images |
Batch Delete / Trash | delete or trash selected images |
Batch Geotags | add or revise location name and coordinates for selected images |
Batch Photo Date |
change photo dates or times, or shift time zone |
Batch RAW | process selected RAW images, save as editable files in 8 or 16 bit
color |
Batch Rename Tags | rename multiple tags (keywords) for selected images |
Batch Report Meta | output metadata text file for selected metadata items and images |
Batch Tags | add or remove multiple tags (keywords) for selected images |
Batch Upright | find rotated images and upright them |
Blank Image |
create a new blank image with specified size and color |
Blank Window |
toggle the window between blank screen and current image |
Blur |
blur an entire image or selected area (5 methods) |
Bookmarks | add bookmarks to image collection, go to bookmarked location |
Brightness | edit the brightness distribution directly (shift pixel brightness levels) |
Brightness Graph |
show a brightness histogram, for all colors or each RGB color |
Brightness Ramp |
add a brightness or color ramp to an image (fix uneven lighting or color) |
Burn DVD / BlueRay |
burn selected image files to DVD or Blue Ray disc |
Calibrate Printer | compute a calibrated color profile for a printer |
Captions | toggle display of captions and comments in upper left image corner |
Cartoon |
convert an image into a cartoon |
Change Language | change the user interface language |
Choose Map | choose a local map file in World Map view (world, continent, country, city
...) |
Color Depth | set color depth from 1 to 16 bits per RGB color |
Color Drawing | convert an image into a simulated color drawing |
Color Fringes |
reduce color fringes (chromatic aberration) in an image |
Color Mode | change between black / white and color, positive or negative |
Color Profile | change color profile (e.g. sRGB <--> Adobe RGB) |
Color Sat | adjust the color saturation of an image |
Copy / Move |
copy or move an image file to another location (directory) |
Copy Pixels 1 |
mouse-paint area with pixels copied from the same image |
Copy Pixels 2 |
mouse-paint area with pixels copied from another image |
Copy to Cache | copy an image to image cache (for subsequent addition to album) |
Copy to Clipboard |
copy image to clipboard (for subsequent paste into other app) |
Copy to Desktop | copy an image file to the desktop |
Current Album |
show current or last used album (gallery) |
Custom Kernel |
apply a custom convolution kernel to an image |
Custom Map Files |
install custom maps for World Map view |
Cycle 2 |
cycle through the two most recently seen image files |
Cycle 3 |
cycle through the three most recently seen image files |
Dark / Bright Pixels | highlight pixels outside a selected brightness range |
Delete Meta |
delete selected metadata items or all metadata |
Delete / Trash |
delete an image file or move it to the trash bin |
Denoise |
reduce noise in a photo made under low light conditions |
Dots |
convert an image into a dot matrix (Roy Lichtenstein effect) |
Edit Any Meta |
edit any metadata item |
Edit Meta | edit main metadata items (date / time, tags, rating, location,
caption) |
Emboss |
add a 3D relief effect to an image |
Export File List | export a text file list of selected images (for external program
feed) |
Export Files |
export (copy) selected image files to a directory (for web upload
...) |
Favorites | graphic popup menu with user-selected functions, icons, and
layout |
Find Duplicates | find duplicate images in a gallery or the entire image collection |
Find Gap | show where there is a gap in a Select Area hand-drawn outline |
Flatten |
flatten brightness distribution within local zones to enhance details |
Flatten Book |
flatten a photo of a curvy page from a thick book |
Gallery Scroll |
scrolling a thumbnail gallery in rows or pages, or with scroll
bar |
Gallery Sort |
changing the sort order of a thumbnail gallery |
Global Retinex |
rescale RGB values to reduce color cast and fog / haze |
Gradients | enhance image details by increasing brightness gradients in low contrast areas |
Grid Lines | set grid lines on or off, or change horizontal and vertical
counts |
HDF |
high depth of field - combine near- and far-focus photos for extended focus
depth |
HDR |
high dynamic range - combine low + high exposure photos for extended brightness
range |
Image Diffs |
show the differences between two images |
Images by Map Location | click on a map marker for a gallery of images at that location |
Index Files | installation utility - find all image files and make an index for fast
searching |
KB Shortcuts | show keyboard shortcuts and define custom shortcuts |
Lever Edits | regulate the intensity of an edit function using brightness, contrast, or
color |
Line Color | change the color used for image lines (area outlines, mouse
circle) |
Line Drawing |
transform a photo into a color line drawing |
Magnify Image |
magnify the image at the mouse position - like a magnifying
lense |
Make Waves | image wave warp, vary intensity, wavelength, randomness |
Manage Albums | create and arrange arbitrary ordered views of images without
duplication |
Manage Tags | create tags (keywords) and categories, for managed image tagging |
Map Locs | save and recall map locations (map center and zoom level) |
Map Markers | set the map markers to show all images or only the current gallery |
Map Source | select optional source (web site) for internet map |
Mashup | photomontage - combine images and text in an arbitrary layout |
Match Colors | match colors in one image to the colors in another image |
Mirror |
invert an image left-right or top-bottom |
Missing Translations | list the missing translations for a given language |
Monitor Color | show a color pattern on the monitor for adjusting brightness and
contrast |
Monitor Gamma | show a special image on the monitor for adjusting gamma |
Montage | join many images together in a compact rectangular format |
Mosaic | convert an image into a mosaic of image tiles which can be clicked to
view |
Move Fotoxx Home | move fotoxx home directory to a new location |
Net Map | show image positions on an internet world map, at any scale |
Newest |
show the newest images based on photo date or file date |
New Session | create a parallel Fotoxx session |
Open |
standard file open dialog to select an image file to view or
edit |
Organizing for Searching | how image organization, naming, and metadata affect search
capability |
Paint Edits | "paint" an edit function locally and gradually with the mouse |
Paint Image | paint a color over an image area with the mouse |
Painting | transform an image into a simulated painting |
Paint Transparency | "paint" image transparency locally and gradually with the mouse |
Panorama |
combine 2-4 images into a wide panorama with automatic edge
fitting |
Pattern | tile the image with a repeating pattern, vary contrast and
transparency |
Perspective | correct the perspective of a photo made at an angle |
Places/Dates | list image locations and date groups, click on list for gallery of images |
Plugins | add a menu for an external plugin function, or call the function |
Prev / Next |
go to the previous or next image in the current gallery |
print an image with custom margins and scaling | |
Print Calibrated |
print an image using a predefined printer color profile |
PT Panorama | combine images into a panorama using Panorama Tools program |
RAW | open a RAW file to view or edit (tiff file with 16 bits per RGB color) |
Recent | show the most recent images viewed or edited |
Recent Changes |
view recent changes to this document |
Red Eyes | remove red eyes from photos made with flash lighting |
Remove Dust | remove dust spots from scanned slides or archaic images |
Rename |
file rename function, easy to use for a series of images |
Replace Album File | substitute one file for another in selected or all albums |
Resize |
change the image scale with presets for 3/4, 2/3, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 |
Resources | show computer resources currently used |
Retouch |
edit brightness, contrast, color, color temperature, white balance
... |
Save |
save modified image to same file, to new version or to new file |
Script Files | record a series of edits in a script file, execute on many files |
Search |
find images based on date, rating, tags, caption text, location, file name
... |
Select |
select image area(s) to be edited separately from background |
Select Hairy | special tool to select a ragged or hairy area with speed and
precision |
Sharpen |
sharpen fuzzy edges within an image |
Shift Colors | shift image RGB colors with a sliding scale: GBR <-- RGB -->
BRG |
Show RGB | show RGB values at selected image positions, also during edits |
Sketch |
transform an image into a simulated sketch |
Slide Show | show album images in sequence with animated transitions and pan /
zoom |
Smart Erase | replace power lines, signs, ground litter, etc. with neighborhood
pixels |
Spherical Proj. | project an image into a sphere, variable size and flatness |
Stack / Noise | combine multiple high ISO noisy photos to make one with reduced
noise |
Stack / Paint | combine photos taken at different moments to eliminate transient objects |
Stuck Pixels | find and map stuck pixels, use map to heal photos from the same
camera |
Sync Gallery | set the gallery to the directory of the current image file |
Technical Notes |
various Fotoxx technical topics |
Texture | add texture to an image by amplification of existing brightness
variation |
Tiles | convert an image into tiles with variable 3D effect |
Timeline | list image counts by year and month, click on list for gallery of images |
Translations |
how to make language translations for the Fotoxx GUI |
Trim / Rotate |
combination function to level a tilted image and trim margins |
Twist |
twist an image around a chosen center point |
Unbend |
fix perspective for a curved wide-angle image, especially
panoramas |
Undo / Redo |
step forward or backward through image edit stages, or go to any
stage |
Uninstall Appimage |
completely remove Fotoxx AppImage package |
Unwarp Closeup | remove distortion from close-up face photos (balloon face, big
nose) |
Update Album Files |
auto update albums to latest file versions |
Upright |
rotate image -90 or +90 degrees (automatic if EXIF orientation
available) |
User Settings | dialog for user settable options |
V. Panorama | combine 2-4 images into a vertical panorama with automatic edge
fitting |
Video Files |
play video files contained in the Fotoxx image collection |
View 360° Pano |
view a 360° panorama with a rotating viewpoint and wrap-around |
View All Meta | report of all available metadata in image |
View Meta | brief report of most significant metadata |
Vignette | fix camera vignette (dark corners) or design a vignette with any
shape |
Voodo 1 and Voodo 2 | automatic image enhancement (1-click) that often works well
enough |
Wacom Tablet |
paint using a Wacom tablet instead of a mouse |
Warp Affine | warp image with affine transformation (parallel lines remain
parallel) |
Warp Area | warp within a Select Area by dragging the image with the mouse |
Warp Curved | warp image by mouse dragging, with range from 1-100% of image
size |
Warp Linear | warp image by dragging one corner - straight lines remain
straight |
Web Service Upload |
how to batch upload image files to an online photo service |
World Map | show image positions using local map files: world, continents, countries, cities
... |
Zappcrash Test |
test crash report with source code line numbers |
Zonal Colors |
adjust colors in multiple image areas with adjustable blending |
Zonal Retinex |
rescale RGB values to reduce color cast and fog / haze |
Zoom in / out | zoom an image in or out, pan and scroll a zoomed image |