NAME

        Fotoxx - digital photo editor and collection manager

SYNOPSIS

        Fotoxx [ -v ] [ -lang code ]
               [ file | directory ]
               [ -recent ] [ -prev ] [ -blank ]
               [ -slideshow <filename> [ -music <playlist> ] ]
               [ -translate ]

DESCRIPTION

        Fotoxx is a graphical menu-driven program which operates in
        its own window. Organize and administer a collection of images,
        edit images, search images, perform image utility functions.

OVERVIEW

       Edit functions include:
        - View and edit most image file types and RAW file types
        - Adjust brightness/color/contrast using movable curves
        - Fix vignetting and other brightness uniformity problems
        - Expand and/or flatten the brightness distribution
        - Trim (crop), Resize, Flip, Rotate (any angle)
        - Sharpen, Blur, Reduce noise, Remove red-eyes
        - Tone Mapping (enhance local contrast and faint details)
        - Auto adjust white balance, Match colors to a standard
        - Remove a color caste even if it varies across the image
        - Warp (stretch/distort image by dragging the mouse)
        - Panorama, HDR, and Stack composites (hand-held photos OK)
        - Combine photos with differing focus depths
        - Artful transforms (simulate drawing, embossing, painting)
        - Pixel edit with variable brush transparency and blending
        - Edit selected objects or areas within an image
        - Copy and paste selected objects or areas (cutouts)
        - Smart erase: get rid of ground litter, power lines, etc.
        - Erase dust: remove dust spots on images from scanned slides
        - Write text on the image (vary font, color, transparency, angle)
        - Use Gimp or other editor as a plug-in function

       Utility functions include:
        - Thumbnail image browser and navigator
        - Add comments, tags, dates, and star-ratings to images
        - Search images by comments, tags, dates, star-ratings, file names
        - Rename images from camera using a base name and sequence number
        - Slide-show mode: automatic or keyboard control, optional music
        - Batch convert multiple RAW files to tiff-8/16, jpeg, png
        - Print image using any format, make color adjustments
        - Select images, convert format, resize, export, burn CD/DVD
        - Assign images to named collection, edit and view collection
        - Edit image metadata, search and report any metadata
        - Tune monitor for color and gamma
        - Context aware help available via the F1 key

OPTIONS

       Command line options
        -v                print version and exit
        -lang code        specify language (de, fr, zh_CN ...)
        file              initial image file to view or edit
        directory         initial directory of image files
        -prev             open last file from the previous session
        -recent           show a gallery of most recent files opened
        -slideshow        <filename> is first image in a slide show
        -music            <playlist> is a music file or a playlist
        -translate        start in interactive translation mode

SEE ALSO

        The online user manual is available using the help menu.
        This manual explains Fotoxx operation in great detail.

AUTHORS

        Written by Mike Cornelison <kornelix2@gmail.com>