.TH FOTOXX 1 2020-01-01 "Linux" "Fotoxx man page" .SH NAME Fotoxx \- photo/image editor and collection manager .SH DESCRIPTION Organize and manage a large image collection. Edit and optimize photos and other images, edit metadata, search images, and perform batch operations. .br Fotoxx is a GTK GUI application. The included user manual explains Fotoxx operation in great detail. The following is a summary of capabilities. .SH CAPABILITIES • Organize and manage a very large photo/image collection. .br • Thumbnail browser/navigator with adjustable thumb size and list view. .br • Click thumbnail for full-size view, image zoom in/out and pan/scroll. .br • RAW file conversion, single or batch, save with 8 or 16 bits/color. .br • Edit RAW files directly using RawTherapee or the Fotoxx edit functions. .br • Large set of functions to edit, repair, enhance, and transform images. .br • Internal processing in 24 bits per color (float), output in 8 or 16 bits. .br • Edited files have a version number, originals are retained by default. .br • Fast edit visual feedback using the full image or selected zoom-in area. .br • Undo/Redo edits, go back and forth to compare original and edited versions. .br • Conventional edit functions include: brightness, contrast, color balance, saturation, trim/crop, rotate, upright, resize, sharpen, denoise, blur, paint, draw text/line/arrow/box, red eyes, smart erase (remove spoilers), fix perspective, warp/unwarp, HDR, panorama, stack/edit, photo montage ... .br • Advanced edit functions to bring out details and add flair to an image: Edit brightness distribution, Global/zonal Retinex, Gradients ... .br • 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 ... .br • Most edit functions can be 'painted' locally and gradually with the mouse. .br • Select image objects or areas to edit separately from the background: outline by hand, follow feature edges, 'flood' into matching colors ... .br • Special selection tool for complex image features (e.g. hair, foliage). .br • Copy areas within and across images by mouse painting and blending. .br • Create or maintain transparent image areas while editing. .br • Mashup: arrange images and text in an arbitrary layout using the mouse. .br • Custom scripts: record a series of edits and use as a new edit function. .br • Custom favorites menu: select and arrange icons and text in popup window. .br • Plugins: use other edit apps (e.g. Gimp) as Fotoxx plug-in edit function. .br • Batch tools for renaming, resizing, converting, processing RAW files, adding/revising/reporting metadata, and executing custom edit scripts. .br • Metadata edit and report (tags, dates, captions, geotags ... any metadata). .br • Search images using any metadata and folder/file names or partial names: dates, tags, locations, ratings, captions, comments, exposure data ... .br • Show a table of image locations and date groups, click for image gallery. .br • Show an image calendar, click on year or month for a gallery of images. .br • Click markers on a scalable internet map for gallery of images at location. .br • Use locally stored maps: world, continents, nations, cities, custom maps. .br • View 360 degree panorama image (Google Street View format). .br • Show video files (first frame) in thumbnails, view full size, play video. .br • Show animated GIF files (first frame) in thumbnails, play animation. .br • Bookmarks: assign names to file locations, list names, goto name (gallery). .br • Create albums linking selected images. Arrange sequence by drag and drop. .br • Slide show: show album images with animated transitions and pan/zoom. .br • Print an image at any scale. Printer color calibration tool is available. .br • Custom keyboard shortcuts can be assigned to most functions. .br • Comprehensive user guide and context help popups via F1 key. .SH SEE ALSO The User Guide is available from the menu Help > User Guide .br The home page for Fotoxx is at https://kornelix.net .SH AUTHORS Written by Mike Cornelison