NAME

        Fotoxx - photo/image editor and collection manager

SYNOPSIS

        Fotoxx [ options ] [ file | directory ]

DESCRIPTION

        Organize and manage a large image collection. Edit and optimize
        photos and other images, search images, and perform batch operations.
        Fotoxx is a GTK application which operates in its own window.
        The included user manual explains its operation in great detail.
        The following is a summary of capabilities.

OVERVIEW

       Image edit functions include:
        - View and edit most image and RAW file types
        - Works internally with 24-bits/color, outputs 8 or 16 bits/color
        - Trim (crop), Resize, Flip, Level, Rotate, Add Text
        - Adjust brightness/color/contrast using movable curves
        - Edit the brightness distribution directly for best balance
        - Eliminate color caste and reduce fog/haze - Retinex method
        - Enhance faint details - magnify gradients, flatten distribution
        - Sharpen, Blur, Reduce noise, Remove red-eyes, fix perspective
        - Edit selected objects or areas separately within an image
        - Special function to select complex edges such as hair or trees
        - Copy and paste selected objects or areas across images
        - Remove a color caste that may vary across the image
        - Fix vignetting and other brightness uniformity problems
        - Warp (stretch/distort) an image by dragging the mouse
        - Record edits for one image, apply to any number of images
        - Special effects (drawing, painting, cartoon, 3D relief ...)
        - Edit and apply canned and custom convolution kernels
        - Pixel edit with variable brush transparency and blending
        - Paint retouch functions locally and gradually with the mouse
        - Smart erase: remove ground litter, power lines, etc.
        - Erase dust: remove dust spots on images from scanned slides
        - Flatten photo of a curved book page, stretch compressed text
        - Write text on an image (font/color/transparency/shadow/angle)
        - Mashup: Arrange images and formatted text in a layout
        - Panorama, HDR and Stack composites (hand-held camera OK)
        - Combine multiple photos with varying focus depths (HDF)
        - Show videos as images and thumbnails, edit metadata, play
        - Use Gimp, ImageMagick, etc. as plug-in functions

       Utility functions include:
        - Context aware help available via the F1 key
        - Thumbnail browser and navigator, click image to view/edit
        - Hierarchical directory view - expand or collapse at each level
        - Custom "favorites" menu with user content and layout
        - Assign custom keyboard shortcuts to menu functions
        - Bookmark image locations, jump to bookmarked location
        - Edit any image metadata (EXIF/IPTC tags, dates, comments...)
        - Convert image color profile (e.g. sRGB <-> Adobe RGB)
        - Search and report any metadata - reports thumbnails with text
        - Use geotags from camera GPS, add/edit geotags manually
        - Search images by time, location, tags ... any metadata
        - World map at any scale, click on a marker for image gallery
        - Save and recall named map locations (map position and scale)
        - Batch convert format, resize, move, export, burn DVD/BlueRay
        - Batch rename images, insert dates and sequence numbers
        - Batch convert RAW files to tiff-8/16, png-8/16, jpeg
        - Print image at any size for any paper format
        - Calibrate printer for more accurate printed colors
        - Create albums (views), arrange images, drag & drop
        - Slide-show with animated transitions and image pan/zoom
        - Monitor color and gamma test patterns

OPTIONS

       Command line options
        -v                 print version and exit
        -lang code   specify language (de, fr ...)
        -prev              open last file from the previous session
        -recent            show a gallery of most recent files
        file               initial image file to view or edit
        directory          initial directory for image gallery

SEE ALSO

        The home page for Fotoxx is at https://kornelix.net

AUTHORS

        Written by Mike Cornelison <kornelix@posteo.de>
        https://kornelix.net