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1. will be left blank If the text contains a description text e OVERWRITE CURRENT ON EXIF s Description will be replaced with the new value all blank values will be set to the new value OVERWRITE CURRENT OFF EXIF s Description data will be preserved and blank records will be set to the new value REMOVE GPS INFORMATION YES NO If the camera created and saved GPS coordinates of the picture location you can remove this data while processing files especially if you plan on sharing your photos Select this option to remove EXIF s GPS information WATERMARK Create watermark on your photos using graphic files or custom text you can also include data from the photo EXIF record see Watermark Text Wizard Help USE GRAPHIC AS WATERMARK YES NO If set to NO watermark will be created from user provided text GRAPHIC FILE TEXT File Path File path of a graphic file ong omp jpg etc that will be used as watermark for your photos WATERMARK TEXT Photo Manager can use any text to be converted to a watermark overlay and merge it with your photos WATERMARK TEXT FONT FONT Photo Manager can use any font available on the host computer When you select font keep in mind that the font size will be ignored by the program When creating a watermark the text size will be determined by the overall watermark size selection WATERMARK TEXT COLOR COLOR Text color that will be used to create the watermark text overlay Use contra2. you should use this option to exclude thumbnails and other small files when you scan locations with files other than original photos from your camera When the search is running you can stop it by clicking Stop Hand button on the center tool strip To refresh the file list click on the Search Refresh button on the center tool strip There are a few ways you can get help To see the help options activate the help menu by clicking the Help question mark button located in the top right hand corner of the main application window The first place to look is the User s Manual in a PDF format installed on your computer along the application For more help support you can contact us via Twitter if you Si Ce SJ A E Ze W User s Manual Tweet Us EMail Us Web EMail GoTo FAQ dude have a valid account if you chose that option you will be prompted to log in and authorize Photo Manager to use it on your behalf to post tweets You can also use email to send a support request If your computer does not have a properly configured default email handling application you can either send us an email via our web email submission form or by manually sending an email with help support request to support customDWorks com For tips and answers solutions you can also visit Photo Manager s FAQ web page 7 APPLICATION DEFAULTS SETUP Most options for file processing can be configured and controlled by
3. Shutter Speed 1 60s op mage check box Aperture F Stop f 4 im and select a Focal Length 20mm i K SC graphic file on your computer For more info on the watermark settings see the settings value table located in the Application Defaults Setup earlier in this manual If you are using a custom text to watermark your photos you might want to use some of the EXIF information as a part of your custom text to learn more about using EXIF data macros in watermark text please see the Watermark Text Macros Help section later in this manual As you change watermarking options Photo Manager updates the watermark preview with one exception Custom Text change If you change your custom text please use the Refresh button that will appear in the lower right hand corner of the Custom Text input box To see a full screen preview of your watermark click the watermark preview thumbnail or the Full Screen button located above the preview thumbnail 22 Delete Photo When we take pictures not all of them are worth keeping and that is why Photo Manager provides an easy way to delete them Photo Manager marks the file as deleted and renames hides it it will be purged automatically after 3 months In addition the file path will be remembered by Photo Manager to prevent future copies to be created batch processing will skip files that would match the path of a deleted file 23 Batch Processing and Review ER process seLectTeD After selecting f
4. Vertical Resolution 72 dpi Resolution Unit Inch DateStamp 1 1 2000 12 04 10 AM Photographer JPEG Interchange Format 10316 JPEG Interchange Length 12500 YCbCr Positioning CoSited Thumbnail Data FF D8 FF DB 00 84 00 01 01 01 01 Thumbnail Compression JPEG Compression Pesce le hie Cee Bee Pei Ta Ofte bee Pipiri Cee prn I Ta Coed cus fad Sees Hise ues bioa deny Pree A Ta Ctr er Pree E uar pn Ta De Creed Cured Ca Sa os Thumbnail Horizontal Resolution 72 dpi Thumbnail Vertical Resolution 72 dpi Thumbnail Resolution Unit Inch Interoperability Index R98 Interoperability Version 30 31 30 30 Luminance Table 0001 0001 0001 0001 0001 00020 Chrominance Table 0001 0001 0001 0002 0005 0005 0 Copyright PS ee es SS be Cd TARI a m ES bo PS z e r D D x Bt Lal D Exposure Time 1 60 sec F Stop f 4 0 d Exposure Program Normal Auto Fiore lye iia Cees Fer Sep Ta Cire deer Pree Ln Sarge Ly lara Sune Pas coo ern While working with EXIF information please make sure that you values that are being edited are entered in a correct format otherwise the photo metadata might become unusable or corrupt For more information on the EXIF values and their format you can review Wikipedia Exchangeable image file format or Aware Systems TIFF Tag Reference 13 Share Photos Photo Manager provides a unique tool for sharing your photos that enables users to batch create a share set that is suitable for sharing with others Wh
5. batch process users can filter results by checking status filter check boxes located above the result list Once the processing completes users can use advanced filter with a full list of processing status values To start the advanced filter click on the Custom Filter gear button located above the result list When the Review Results Filter Wizard is loaded users can select any combination of the result status values and apply it by clicking the OK check mark button To remove custom filter click the Cancel button use the Gear button next to the check boxes You can also sort results by e clicking on a column header IMG_0062JPG OK Watermarked IMG_0063JPG OK Watermarked a x Review Results Filter Wizard Show All Processed Files 767 L L SS LE E SS a ee SS eee SSS ae eg E SO MSs That VTT atGO KIOCeGSST Cror s LF L Le Li L EI J Kap 5 d 3 EI a J Show Only Not Reviewed Records 767 v Review Commande GC ES In the review there are two commands available to users The first command marks a file as reviewed and users can filter the file by checking the Not Reviewed Only check box To mark a record as reviewed click Mark As Reviewed button located on the result list tool strip The second command re processes a selected file with currently selected options regardless of their status Because some files can be skipped during processing due to the fact that they either already exist or
6. be automatically incremented MTL Photo Manager Picture Title Wizard 20 Title Macros Help Photo Manager can use the photo date information to include it in the picture title The available date parts are year displayed as 2013 month displayed as August day displayed as 29 or full date displayed as 8 29 2013 11 26 21 AM Users can also include in the title a picture number that will be appended to the title as 001 For batch processing this number will be incremented for each processed picture For individual photos the picture number will be incremented for each photo that user creates a title the incremented number can be manually overwritten by user see Set Picture Title above for more information 21 Watermark Wizard A For photos that support picture viewing Photo Manager can create watermarks with our custom Watermark Wizard To load the wizard use Watermark Current Photo button located on the picture tool strip Once the Single Photo Watermark Wizard is loaded user can create a watermark using either a graphic file saved on the user s computer or a custom text watermark that will be overlaid on the selected photo If you Arial Regular wish to use an Font size will be adjusted to fit the Digital Photo Manager by Custom DataWorks Inc selected watermark area i existing graphic wg file check the Picture Size 4752 x 3168 pe Fe ONE Use Existing Camera Canon EOS REBEL Tli 7 8 I heck b
7. the application default settings To modify those defaults use the button located on the center tool strip Clicking the button will initiate the Defaults Setup Wizard Using the Wizard customize the default settings and save them After closing the Wizard you can continue to work with the Photo Manager Defaults Setup Wizard td current settings or load the newly saved defaults by clicking Start Over on EXCLUDE SMALL FILES TINY lt 5K the File Menu For more SMALL lt 15 KB information about First Removable Media SD Card Flash Drive etc LOW RESOLUTION lt 40 KB application settings please Ge Search Sub Folders For Files Eig 15 360 review the setting Select Root Folder For Processed Files reference table below Default settings can only be modified with the Defaults Setup Wizard changing them anywhere else will not affect the default settings and will not save the changes Every time the Photo Manager is started all Photo Manager Defaults Setup Wizard D settings will be set to the last saved default values Hard Drive C C Data PhotHelperPics Use Picture Taken Date ro Use File Creation Date Use File Date Last Modified or Created Use Existing Image As Watermark Adjust Current By Minutes Seconds Mle e Select et z Days Hours S a E E7 k k 0 r subtract values FONT COLOR Glow Effect Text Macro To Be Used As Watermark EX MAX LARGE _ MEDIUM SMALL Valid o
8. Apply License Key After you receive your activation key via email Open the email and copy to the clipboard a line containing the activation key see Note for Key Formats After placing the text on the clipboard you need to open the registration wizard again to complete the license update process From the registration dialog click Unlock button and open license key activation dialog If key text is copied onto a Custom DataWorks Inc Software Registration EJ clipboard click the Paste From Clipboard button to populate the key values Alternatively you Brisk Photo Studio can enter the key values lohan Dee manually Press OK button to JohnDoe brisk com E apply the changes This will 017308195141 update you license information and activate your license If you wish to confirm your license I activation you can either open the registration again or see the License Level field in the Photo Manager About window Info button in the main application window NEW LICENSE KEY INFO NOTE KEY FORMATS 046D1C CWM01DW B446 BB5C64B0 OR 04DCC5 CWMTLDW 3BE4 8A9B86 7D Time LIMITED SERIAL 4241D84 4 Start Over To clear any processing messages reload default processing options and reload files from the source folder select Start Over from the file menu If you recently changed Be rete SST BES our default settings they will be reloaded and all i application options will be set to your new defaults If the so
9. FILE DATE ADJUST CURRENT BY ADUST BY DAY HOUR MINUTE SECOND SET AUTHOR OVERWRITE CURRENT AUTHOR SET TITLE OVERWRITE CURRENT YES NO This option controls extended Tool Tips and some additional prompts and warnings for some of the operations Modify EXIF record s Taken Date field Use this option to overwrite existing data in the EXIF s Taken Date field YES NO YES NO If this option is selected Photo Manager will populate the EXIF s Taken Date field depending on the Overwrite Taken Date setting it will either replace the data in all processed files or only those without the photo Taken Date data YES NO Photo Manager can adjust the Taken Date during processing you might want to do this if your camera s date setting is inaccurate or if you took photos in a different time zone without adjusting the camera for local time Set this option to Yes to offset the Taken Date by a predefined time interval If the Use File Date is selected the EXIF s Taken Date will be set to the file date with the selected date offset NUMBER Time interval values for Taken Date offset during file processing Modify EXIF record s Author Artist field Use this option to overwrite existing data in the EXIF s Author Artist field YES NO TEXT Specify author s name If the text is left blank e OVERWRITE CURRENT ON EXIF s Author Artist will be removed or left blank OVERWRITE CURRENT OFF Existing EXIF
10. M 2 26 2013 3 31 20 PM 6 13 2011 6 11 47 AM 7 5 2011 3 44 36 AM 2 5 2013 9 53 02 PM 1 6 2013 11 43 13 AM 1 16 2013 11 48 13 AM 6 27 2010 4 54 11 PM 6 27 2011 4 21 47 PM 6 13 2011 6 12 47 AM 6 17 2010 11 39 15 AM 6 27 2010 4 43 42 PM 7 26 2012 6 23 56 AM 6 27 2011 4 21 47 PM L FILE DATE 2 26 2013 2 13 40 PM 2 26 2013 3 35 53 PM 2 27 2013 10 13 42 PM 2 27 2013 10 37 29 PM 2 28 2013 11 23 42 AM 5 9 2013 2 38 55 PM 5 9 2013 11 29 46 PM 5 9 2013 11 32 40 PM 5 10 2013 1 18 31 PM 5 10 2013 1 58 53 PM 5 20 2013 3 59 31 PM 5 20 2015 4 04 53 PM 5 21 2015 12 28 54 PM 5 22 2013 10 04 14 AM 6 4 2013 3 45 05 PM 6 4 2013 8 47 42 PM 6 5 2013 10 25 26 AM 6 23 2015 11 11 44 PM AUTHOR Bogus Custom DataWorks Inc Custom DataWorks Inc Custom DataWorks Inc Christopher Prentiss Mic Christopher Prentiss Mic Irek Janek Irek Janek Use this button to refresh re run search on the selected folder If you stopped source folder scan or there are new files copied to the source folder or its sub folders you can re run the file search without selecting the folder again by simply clicking the Refresh button All files will be reloaded into the folder file tree For convenience Photo Manager provides alternate way to view the found files Found files can be viewed in a grid with the following columns NAME FOLDER ORIENTATION TAKEN DATE FILE DATE AUTHOR In this view users are able to sort the file list by any column in ascending
11. TABLE OF CONTENTS EEN 11 a Be ne DEE 12 d EE 14 17 el Peur Taken Ds EE 14 18 Set Picur AUTOT EE 15 EE U eee ace ceca es acer eames esate eaters 15 RR KR Wake oe OU REES 15 EN WE EI EE 16 22 Eee MI EE 16 EE 17 24 Watermark Text Macros Hel cc ccsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssscsssssscsssssscssessessscsssssessssssessssssesssssssssesssssssssessssssssssssssssessssssesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssess 18 PHOTO MANAGER 4 0 USER S MANUAL 1 Introduction In the digital world of today an old fashion photo album or a shoe box is not enough to keep our memories safe and organized Digital photography makes taking pictures easier then ever While this is a good news for us because it enables us to capture a moment and save them to cherish share and relieve them over and over without fading To get some perspective on the shear volume of created photos consider this in 2012 every 2 minutes we took as many pictures as people took through the entire 19th century This ability however comes with a downside we take so many pictures that organizing and managing them can become a time consuming and complicated task At times we could feel overwhelmed with the volume and this can stop us from organizing our pictures all together Another aspect of digital photography and digital media in general is the fact that if stored in only one physical location Digital storage can relatively easily get damaged or destr
12. cation On Google Maps Some modern digital cameras and smart phones are quipped with GPS sensors that enable them to record coordinates of the place where the photo is taken This information is stored in the picture EXIF record If your computer is connected to the Internet Photo Manager can use this information and locate the picture shooting place on Google Maps When the GPS information is available the Show Photo Location On Google Maps on the center tool strip will turn blue and clicking the button will start a new web Google Maps page in your default browser 16 Rotate Picture Use Rotate Left Right buttons located on the picture tool strip to quickly rotate individual photos When rotating photographs with EXIF record present Photo Manager will also synchronize photo rotation flag to reflect the new picture orientation and picture dimensions stored in the EXIF record 17 Set Picture Taken Date If selected file supports EXIF format you can change or set the Taken Date field to store the original picture taken date independent from a file date To set or change picture taken date for a single photo select the photo and click on the Set Picture Taken Date button located on the picture tool strip Click the button to display Taken Date Wizard When the Wizard is loaded you will be able to change create a photo taken date and save it in the picture EXIF record Users can select a new date using calendar use file last modified o
13. en sharing photos with others you might want to size the photos down to make them easier to transfer remove all or GPS EXIF information add watermark or fix portrait picture rotation Once you select photos that you want to share by checking the check boxes next Photo Sharing Wizard x to the file names you can start the Photo Sharing Wizard by clicking the button on the center tool strip Once the Wizard opens you can specify or create a target folder where you want s Watermark Processed Photos to save selected photos To watermark your shared photos check Text E te Decet Ae a EE the Watermark Processed Photos check box Watermarking options Graphic File or Text Text Font Location Transparency etc are controlled by your settings on the WATERMARK tab of the main application window If the main watermark option is set to Text you can modify the text that will be used as watermark e SE Length with Watermark Text Wizard by clicking on the gear button and Maximum Picture Long Edge Length in Pixels setting the text and or macros that will be used for watermarking Za your photos For more information on using macros for watermarking see the Watermark Text Macros Help section After you set the desired options for your processing click OK Check Mark button to process selected files Once the processing is started a progress monitor will be displayed For more information on progress monitoring and result review please see the Prog
14. had been previously deleted from the target location Photo Manager allows users to overwrite existing files or copy them again regardless of their deleted status 24 Watermark Text Macros Help When creating watermarks for your pictures using custom text users can use some of the picture metadata EXIF and or file if present For batch processing and default settings user can specify a macro string that will be replaced with each photo s data read from the file metadata The available fields and macros are e Title T EXIF value for picture title e Author A EXIF value for picture author artist e File Name F File name without the file path e g DSCO0005 jpg Picture Date D EXIF value for picture taken date or file created modified if EXIF data is missing Extended EXIF Record EX EXIF values for selected fields displayed with the field labels e g Aperture f 5 6 and separated with a new line characters Users can alternatively use only some of the fields without labels The fields are Image Size W EXIF value for picture dimensions or image dimensions if EXIF information is missing o Camera Model C EXIF value for equipment information o Lens 4L EXIF value for lens information o Shutter 4S EXIF value for shutter speed exposure time o Aperture P EXIF value for aperture f stop o Focal Length G EXIF value for focal length
15. iles for batch processing check mark next to the file name in either the file browser or the file grid you are ready to batch process files In most cases the selected defaults would be enough for processing For more info on the processing settings see the settings value table located in the Application Defaults Setup earlier in this manual If you need to modify Digital Photo Manager by Custom DataWorks Inc CH Not Reviewed Only 3 B STATUS MESSAGES IMG_0036JPG IMG_0037JPG IMG_0038JPG IMG_0039JPG IMG_0040JPG IMG_0042JPG IMG_0043JPG IMG_0044JPG IMG_0045JPG IMG_0046JPG IMG_0047JPG IMG_0049JPG IMG_0057JPG IMG_0058JPG IMG_0059PG Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Skipped Exists Review processing results You can start the review before the process finishes Use check boxes above the file list to filter processed files To Re Process or to mark file as Reviewed use buttons on the side of the file list If you wish to stop processing click on the Red Stop Hand button After the processing is completed you can create a custom filter for your results processing settings use the PROCESSING EXIF OPTIONS and WATERMARK tabs in the processing section to change the settings before process
16. ing selected files As soon as the processing is started Photo Manager WW va kA k b bb bh bb bb bb bb bb bb b bb bb bb eerst will display Review Window Users can either start reviewing processed files or minimize the window to the task bar and wait for all files to be processed If the window Is minimized after the processing completes Photo Manager will restore the window for review To stop processing use Cancel button located in the upper right hand corner of result list area To view source or result picture in full screen click the thumbnail or Full Screen button below the thumbnail To review the EXIF information for either source or result photo existing file if the photo was skipped click on the Show EXIF Metadata button below the thumbnail v Result List Columns Result list contains three columns with information related to the processing results NAME column contains the file name of the source file STATUS column contains short processing status name if processing generated any messages the message count will be shown in the MESSAGES column and they can be accessed by clicking the View button that will be shown next to the column If the process completed users can sort the results by the column data by clicking on the column header clicking it again will reverse the sort order v Results Filtering Processing results can be filtered by their processing and or review status While the Photo Manager is running the
17. lication either as a limited trial or as a full licensed copy To request a license key and register your copy of Photo Manager you need to complete the registration form to provide Custom DataWorks Inc with your information To start the registration wizard click on Lock Unlock button on the top of your screen and follow the on screen instructions Once the License Registration dialog loads select the license type required Trial Time Limited or PRO by selecting an appropriate radio button and click OK green check to continue You will be prompted to provide your setup information required to register your application In the next N A N A screen fill up all the required 017308185141 97344 cal622c97 b86f104d077836090 f fields for individuals use full Custom DataWorks Inc Software Registration CURRENT LICENSE MEG Fhoto Manager N A N A f name as company name If you DEMO already purchased a license please provide the order number from your invoice Once the all the information is entered you are ready to send a license request If your computer is configured with a default email program you can send the request by clicking the email button If your email program does not start automatically use the Register By Phone button You will be presented with additional instructions for submitting your registration information Please follow the provided instructions gt
18. mark width will be set to the 1 4 of the length of the photo s shorter edge as long as its height does not exceed the photo height WATERMARK OPACITY NUMBER Specify watermark overlay opacity this setting affects graphic files and text glow WATERMARK LOCATION TOP LEFT CENTER RIGHT Specify watermark overlay location MIDDLE LEFT CENTER RIGHT BOTTOM LEFT CENTER RIGHT 8 Browse For Source Folder Use this button to select a folder containing your photos Photo Manager will scan this folder and its sub folders if the Search Sub Folders For Files option is selected After the scan is completed Photo Manager will filter all found files according to the selected search options file extensions file size Filtered files are loaded into the folder file tree where they can be selected for processing La 9 Grid Digital D phm295 jpg D exifasctestjpg D dscn0665_085 jpg dscn0872jpg RI E opstestjpg phm002jpg E phm003 jpg D propremovetestjpg D PropRemoveTest01jpg phm0021jpg D PHM0022jpg D PHM007 jpg e PHMO005 jpg E exifstriptestjpg D ExifStripTest0ijpg D source_noexif jpg phm000jpg 10 View Photo Manager by Custom DataWorks Inc ORIENTATION Landscape Landscape Landscape Landscape Portrait Landscape Portrait Portrait Landscape Landscape Portrait Landscape Portrait Landscape Landscape Mismatch Portrait Full Screen View TAKEN DATE 3 23 2011 6 11 47 A
19. or descending order In addition users can select files for processing by checking the check box next to the file name There are also additional ways for selecting files with the context menu by the list item select status or by the picture orientation Click this button to view selected picture in a full screen mode as long as the selected file is a valid and supported image file To exit the full screen mode click anywhere on the screen 11 Remove EXIF Record If you plan on sharing your photos you might consider removing the photo metadata Whether it is the GPS information author s name or camera equipment information that you wish to remove before sharing your photos you can remove all of the EXIF information with just single mouse click 12 View Edit EXIF Record Most of photo files carry metadata in an EXIF record created by the camera Photo Manager provides users with access to the EXIF record Users can not only review the Digital Photo EAIF Record Viewer x data stored in the EXIF table but also edit that information with Photo Manager s Digital Photo EXIF Record Viewer Once the viewer is open you can select and any of the available EXIF fields PROPERTY NAME and load them into the EXIF Value Editor GPS Version ID 02 02 00 00 Depending on the value type the used editor will Canon provide one of four available views that allows Li users to edit the value Orientation Normal Horizontal Resolution 72 dpi
20. os will be FOLDER copied Photo Manager will create YEAR MONTH sub folders as necessary inside this folder FIX IMAGE ROTATION YES NO Information stored in the EXIF record of some graphic files including JPEG the most popular format for digital photographs can be used to determine the camera orientation used to take the picture if this information is present Photo Manager can automatically rotate pictures and save them with the correct orientation REDUCE PICTURE SIZE NUMBER Photo Manager can automatically re size your photos This could be useful when you are creating a share set to share with friends or to post them on the Web Specify the maximum long edge length in pixels to reduce the overall picture size Photos with long edge shorter then the specified value will not be up sized to match the setting FILTER PICTURES BY DATE YES NO Photo Manager can filter found pictures by a user specified date range use either a file date or a picture taken date read from EXIF record USE PICTURE TAKEN DATE YES NO Use EXIF Picture Taken Date for file filtering USE FILE CREATION DATE YES NO Use file created moditied date for file filtering DATE FILTER START END DATE DATE Specify date range for file filtering Use context menu not available in Defaults Setup Wizard for Today Last Week Last Month quick date filter long edge maximum size SHOW EXTRA HELP SET PHOTO TAKEN DATE OVERWRITE TAKEN DATE USE
21. ou might find interesting our Photo Twitting Wizard with your existing Twitter account share any photo without worrying about 3MB limit or image compatibility add text on your photo and share it as a tweet right from the Photo Manager As we release our Photo Manager 4 0 we hope that we will be able to save you some time organizing your pictures and that you can use that extra time to look for this perfect shot knowing that your photos stay safe and organized for you to enjoy them for years to come 2 System requirements v Intel 1 6GHz or faster processor gt 2GHz strongly recommended v Photo Manager 4 0 had been designed and tested on Windows 7 64bit operating system and we strongly recommend installing it on Windows 7 or higher Other supported operating systems Microsoft Windows XP Home Professional with Service Pack 3 32bit or Service Pack 2 64bit Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 for 64bit Windows Server 2008 32 bit and 64bit Windows Server 2008 R2 32bit and 64bit Windows Vista Home Basic Home Premium Business Ultimate or Enterprise with Service Pack 2 32bit and 64bit v 1GB 2GB for 64 Bit operating systems of RAM 32 bit 2GB 64bit 4GB recommended v 15MB of available hard disk space this does not include storage for your pictures v 1024x768 Minimum screen resolution 3 Registration gt Create License Key Request Once the Photo Manager is installed you need to activate the app
22. oyed and if that happens all of our photos could get wiped out forever To help you stay organized and avoid losing your digital memories we at Custom DataWorks came up with this idea Lets create a program that Is affordable 10 20 So for a digital assets house cleaning you can use it once and not break the bank doing it Is easy to use No learning curve so any user can start using the moment it is installed Requires minimal user effort Organize copy and synchronize all photos with minimum user interaction Helps to create and manage backups Application should enable users to easily create and manage digital photo backups SS SS With those basic requirements in mind we developed our picManager 3 0 Now two years old Photo Manager 4 0 predecessor For the design our new Photo Manager 4 0 all of the original design goals had to stay true but with the technology and users knowledge changing we needed to consider some more factors to help them to take the advantage of all the features of the digital photography We redesigned our GUI added extended support for the photo metadata EXIF record We also added watermarking branding capability You can even use EXIF for watermarking New in the current release is Sharing Wizard enabling users to share their photos safely remove GPS or all EXIF data and easily re size and watermark your pictures before you share them without ever modifying your originals If you are a Twitter user y
23. pacity values are from 1 to 100 Current 609 SAVE CURRENTLY SELECTED DEFAULT SETTINGS W OR CANCEL x setting me pre DEFAULT SOURCE MEDIA HARD DRIVE Specifies location of you source photos where Photo Manager REMOVABLE DRIVE looks for pictures In most cases this option should be set in CD DVD D the defaults to FIRST REMOVABLE MEDIA If you have your flash drive or a memory card from your camera inserted into you computer card reader Photo Manager upon starting or Start Over will automatically detect the media as your file source and start scanning DEFAULT SOURCE FOLDER FOLDER PATH When you need to select a folder other than the root of you default source device you can navigate to a root folder containing your pictures that need to be processed This option is not available as default setting if your default media is other then the HARD DRIVE INCLUDE SUBFOLDERS YES NO This setting determines whether Photo Manager will scan all sub folders while scanning selected path for photographs EXTENSIONS EXTENSIONS LIST Specified file extensions that will be used by Photo Manager to filter files while scanning the source folder s EXCLUDE SMALL FILES TINY lt 5KB Absolute file size in bytes that Photo Manager will use to filter files during search SMALL lt 15KB LOW RESOLUTION lt 40KB CUSTOM lt specify minimum DEFAULT DESTINATION FOLDER PATH Location of the root folder where processed phot
24. r creation date or offset current photo taken date this option is especially useful for pictures taken in a different time zone if the camera s internal clock had not been adjusted for a local time If you need help calculating a date time offset you can start a Date Offset Calculator by clicking a help question mark button next to the Adjust Current By option Date Offset Calculator will allow you to enter two dates you can use a date and time on the internal camera s clock and a real local date and Select New Date 7 15 2013 1 02 29 PM Use File Date Last Modified or Created Adjust Current By Select negative numbers to subtract values 1 1 2000 12704510 AM Digital Photo Manager by Custom DataWorks Inc Most digital cameras are equipped with an internal clock They use the clock to store the date and time information inside the picture metadata EXIF record If the camera s clock is not adjusted to your local time the metadata information will not show the correct time when the picture was taken You can adjust the time the picture was taken by specifying the time difference between the camera s clack and the actual time Use the calculator provided below by entering the camera s clock date and time and the current local time 7 15 2013 le 1 04 21 PM Use Calculated Values o OOo o O o OO o 15 2013 De rarm i time and the time difference will be calculated automatically If you accept the calculated values b
25. ress Monitor And Review section If you need to re process photos or create another set with different settings please be advised that the Photo Sharing Wizard will not overwrite existing files to create a new set you should either set the target folder to a new or empty folder Target Folder 14 Post Selected Photo To Twitter With a valid Twitter account Photo Manager s users can post photos directly to Twitter with just a few mouse clicks They can also add watermark s to the picture Photo Manager will also convert image if required to a format that is accepted by Twitter PNG JPG and reduce the file size to avoid Twitter s file size limitations To start the Tweet Photo Wizard click the Tweet Photo Tweet Photo Wizard button located on the center Tool Strip Once the Wizard is loaded n make sure that a user New York Tri State ne E account is selected in the it TWITTER USER INFO box You need to connect to the Twitter account if you the Photo Manager is not connected to Twitter yet or you wish to connect with another user account If you have multiple Twitter accounts connected to Photo Manager select the desired user from the drop down list Enter tweet text select the EXIF data removal options If you wish to add watermarks use the Watermark Wizard right most button under the picture You can add as many watermarks as you wish and send the tweet to Twitter e oe Shorten Links 15 Show Picture Lo
26. s Author Artist data will be preserved and blank records will be left blank If the text contains an author s name e OVERWRITE CURRENT ON EXIF s Author Artist will be replaced with the new name all blank values will be set to the new name OVERWRITE CURRENT OFF EXIF s Author Artist data will be preserved and blank records will be set to the new name Modify EXIF record s Title field See also Title Macros Help for title creation options YES NO Use this option to overwrite existing data in the EXIF s Title field TITLE TEXT Specify photo title If the text is left blank e OVERWRITE CURRENT ON EXIF s Title will be removed or left blank OVERWRITE CURRENT OFF Existing EXIF s Title data will be preserved and blank records will be left blank If the text contains a title text s OVERWRITE CURRENT ON EXIF s Title will be replaced with the new value all blank values will be set to the new value OVERWRITE CURRENT OFF EXIF s Title data will be preserved and blank records will be set to the new value SET DESCRIPTION Modify EXIF record s Description field OVERWRITE CURRENT YES NO Use this option to overwrite existing data in the EXIF s Description field DESCRIPTION TEXT Specify photo description If the text is left blank e OVERWRITE CURRENT ON EXIF s Description will be removed or left blank OVERWRITE CURRENT OFF Existing EXIF s Description data will be preserved and blank values
27. sting colors for text and glow to provide readability on any background WATERMARK GLOW EFFECT YES NO Photo Manager enables users to create a glow effect around each letter to improve the text watermark readability WATERMARK GLOW COLOR COLOR Glow color that will be used to create the watermark text overlay Use contrasting colors for text and glow to provide readability on any background WATERMARK TEXT MACRO TEXT Text that will be used to create the watermark overlay for your photos For batch processing you can also use Macros that will use photo file metadata and include the info in the watermark text see Watermark Text Macros Help WATERMARK SIZE MAX LARGE MEDIUM SMALL This setting controls the watermark size in relation to the overall photo size e MAX Watermark will be proportionally sized to fill the width of the photo as long as it does not exceed the photo height With this setting the watermark size will be determined by the photo size and orientation LARGE Watermark will be proportionally sized so that the watermark width will be set to the length of the photo s shorter edge as long as its height does not exceed the photo height MEDIUM Watermark will be proportionally sized so that the watermark width will be set to the half of the length of the photo s shorter edge as long as its height does not exceed the photo height SMALL Watermark will be proportionally sized so that the water
28. urce folder had been selected that location will be scanned for photos using the new settings arch for following extensions Exclude Files Samller Than 15 wit br jpg peg 5 Loading Source Files Photo Manager will search for files in a selected folder and filter found files according to the options specified To select a source folder you can either click with your mouse in the source folder text box or click on a folder button on the center tool bar Once the folder is selected program will automatically start to search for files and load them in the main file browser tree If you selected to scan all sub folders it will process the files from the sub folders and the directory structure will be reflected Select Source And Sub Folder Option Search Sub Folders For Files C Data PhotHelperPics arch for following extensions Exclude Files Sadler png bmp wm at Dt Jpg Jpeg Pasa Pda Pe CR ele eweg TINY lt 5K SMALL lt 15 KB Digital Photo Manager by Custom DataWorks Inc Than 15KB LOW RESOLUTION lt 40 KB CUSTOM SIZE 15 360 6 Help Menu in the file browser tree To change file filtering options click on the settings gear button to show File Search Options dialog Using this dialog you can modify the list of file extensions that will be included in your search change the sub folder search options and the minimum file size that will be included in your search
29. y clicking the OK check button the values will be transferred to the Taken Date Wizard and used to offset the picture taken date 18 Set Picture Author For pictures that support the EXIF record you can add or change photo Author Artist information To set or change a single picture author select the photo and click on the Set Author button located on the picture tool strip Once the Set Picture Author dialog is loaded users will see the current author if one is present and will be able to enter a new value for the picture author If you need to set or Set Picture Author 73 change author on multiple photos Photo Manager will remember the new entered author from one photo to another Change Current Author 19 Set Picture Title For pictures that support the EXIF record you can add photo Title information To set or change a single picture title select the photo and click on the Set Picture Title button located on the picture tool strip Once the Picture Title Wizard is loaded users will be able to create a new value for the picture title Photo Manger can access photo date data and can automatically include the date values in the picture title you can use this feature by selecting appropriate check boxes in the Picture Title Wizard If you need to set or change title on multiple photos Photo Manager will remember the new entered values from one photo to another if Add Picture Number is selected the Start With number will
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