Fotoxx
Quick Start
Menu: Help > User Guide
Please
read the first few pages. Use key F1 to get help for whatever you are
doing.
Synch Files (create index of image data)
Runs
after installation (slow) and afterwards as needed (fast). Makes
image searching fast.
Zoom: Right/left mouse click, or
mouse wheel.
Scroll / Pan: Drag the mouse across
the zoomed image.
Window Tabs
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Tab F (file) - the current image file to view or edit. |
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Tab G (gallery) - thumbnails
of the current directory, collection, or search results. |
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Tab W - world map: click a location to see relevant photos (see Metadata below). |
Toolbar Buttons
Open |
Select an image file as the current image in tab F. |
Save |
Save a modified image to the original file, new file version, or new file name. |
Prev / Next |
View previous / next image in the current directory, collection, or search results. |
Undo / Redo |
Before / after view, within an edit or for each completed edit in a series. |
Edit
an Image
Open an image. Select an edit menu (e.g. Retouch >
Gamma).
Adjust the dialog controls or drag the curve. Watch the
image change. Press [Done].
Do more edits likewise. Press
[Save] and then select [New Version].
Tools Menu:
User preferences, batch functions (move, rename, convert, RAW
files ...)
Metadata Menu:
Add data to images:
captions, comments, ratings, tags (keywords), geotags (locations) ...
Search
images using these criteria, file and directory names, dates, or any image
data ...
Areas Menu: Select image areas to edit
separately. Copy and paste within / across images.
Edit
Menus
Image |
rotate, trim/crop, resize, flip, write text |
Retouch |
brightness, color, contrast, gamma, tone mapping, "paint" any retouch edit |
Repair |
sharpen, blur, suppress noise, red eyes, smart erase, paint/clone, fix color fringes |
Color |
white balance, change colors, black & white, positive / negative, convert color profile |
Bend |
fix perspective, straighten curves, flatten book page, various types of warping |
Effects |
posterize, convert to drawing or painting, emboss, tiles, dots, cartoon, vignette |
Combine |
combine
multiple images for HDR, HDF, stack, panorama, mashup |
Plugins |
use any image editor (Gimp, ImageMagick ...) as a Fotoxx edit function |