FotoMan v2.3

This program is freeware by t-arn.com.

The program has been developed to organize digital images from a Nikon Coolpix camera. Those files are normally named DSCNxxxx.JPG, where xxxx is an unique number. FotoMan lets you view, delete and rename the files to names like MyFavoriteFotoyyyy.jpg, where yyyy is also an unique number, but normally different from xxxx because you will probably delete several files. The program will automatically do the renumbering and will remember the last number you used so far.
The program also works with the numbering scheme of Olympus, although it is different from the one of Nikon. The files are numbered Pmmddxxxx.JPG

Installation

Get Dialect (www.sourceforge.net), install Dialect, then extract FotoMan.zip to a directory of your choice. That´s it.
You can then run FotoMan from the Dialect Development Environment or directly by using the -run option:
Dialect.exe -run FotoMan.d
With the Dialect Development Environment you can also create an executable (FotoMan.exe) that will then run on systems that do not have Dialect installed, as well.
To use the internal image viewer, you need image323.dll by Alyce Watson.

Uninstalling FotoMan

Delete following files:

• FotoMan.d, FotoMan.dc, FotoMan.exe
• FotoMan.htm
• FotoMan.conf
• FotoManExif.bat
• ExifList.exe (if you use that program)
• FotoManTN.bat
• image323.dll
• nconvert.exe (if you use that program)

Delete following registry key:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\t-arn.com\FotoMan

FotoMan Help

File menu

• View
  Views the selected foto with the internal viewer (you need the image323.dll by Alyce Watson to use this function). The image can be rotated by pressing Alt-L or Alt-R. Every time the view function is called, a new image window opens. The window #1 cannot be closed except with the "Close all images" command (see 'Hotkeys').
• Edit
  Views/edits the selected foto with the image editor specified in File->Settings
• Delete
  Deletes the selected file
• Rename
  Renames the selected file. Do not enter the number or the extension. They will be added by the program automatically
• Renumber
  Renumbers all files, starting with the number shown in File->Settings
• Save Nr
  Saves the last used number generated by File->Renumber
• Exit
  Ends the program

View menu

• Sort by number
  Useful for renaming because the sort order will not change by renaming the files
• Sort by name
  Useful when creating the index
• Sort by file date
  Useful before adding numbers. This option requires that your short date is in the format dd.mm.yy
• Show Selection
  Shows the currently selected file, which is also marked with '>'
• Refresh
  Re-reads the directory. This is only needed if you change something in the directory from another task.
• Close all images
  Closes all open image windows. This is done automatically if you Exit Fotoman.

Extras menu

• Add numbers
  Adds numbers to all files. It is probably a good idea to sort by file date first...
• Renumber and rename to DSCN
  Renames all files to DSCNxxxx. This is useful if you want to transfer the fotos back to your camera, for example for output on your VCR. The fotos must be JPG(Exif) format for this to work. Once you modify an foto you will loose the Exif information unless your graphics program supports this special JPG format.
• Extract Exif info
  This function does not work under WinCE. It creates a batch (FotoManExif.bat) which calls the Exif extractor program (see 'File->Settings') for every foto to extract and save the Exif information to text files.
• Create thumbnails
  This function does not work under WinCE. It creates a batch (FotoManTN.bat) which calls the thumbnail creator program (see 'File->Settings') for every foto to create its thumbnail. The thumbnails must be created in the "index" subdirectory below the foto directory. The thumbnails must have the same name as the original foto except for a leading "tn-".
  Example: foto name=test1234.jpg, thumbnail name=index\tn-test1234.jpg
• Create index
  Creates the foto index of all files in the list. The index is created in the subdirectory "index" below the foto directory. You must start this command after creating the thumbnails!
• Change directory
  Lets you change the current foto directory.
• Settings
  Lets you specify the directory to work on, the last used number, the image editor to use and how to create the foto index.
   
  The last used number should normally not be edited here, because FotoMan will manage that number automatically! Only edit it here, if something went wrong...
   
  When specifying the image editor, you will need to enter the complete command line including options and the place holder (%s) for the file name, e.g.
  c:\programs\iview\i_view32.exe %s
  cmd.exe /c iexplore.exe file:%s
   
  When specifying the thumbnail program, you will need to enter the complete command line including options and the place holder (%s) for the file name, e.g.
  c:\tools\xnview\nconvert -o "index\tn-%s" -resize 120 90 "%s"
  The thumbnail directory (TN dir) is a subdirectory of the current foto directory. All thumbnails will be created in this directory which will be created by FotoMan.
   
  For the index you can specify how many columns should be created and the width and height of the thumbnails.
   
  When specifying the exif extractor, you will need to enter the complete command line including options and place holders (%s) for the foto name, e.g.
  c:\programs\tools\exiflist.exe "%s" >"%s.TXT" 2>&1
  

Help menu

• Help
  Shows this HTML document
• About
  Shows the version and copyright information

Hotkeys

There are two system-wide hotkeys to view the images in the list. The image is always displayed in image window #1 and is resized to fit into the window.

• Ctrl-< shows the next image
• Ctrl-Shift-< shows the previous image

The hotkeys are system-wide. That means that they even work, if Fotoman is not the active window.