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F-spot has come a long way, but is missing one key capability that keeps me from using it -- browse by folder.
F-spot has the ability to "import" my photos without making copies of them. That is, import the photos in place. This is important because I have already arranged my photos in a folder structure that makes sense to me.
However, after I import them, I can only browse by date. If I want to go through the huge effort of tagging them by event and people I can browse that way as well. Incredibly, it doesn't have a way to browse by folder. Because of this it also doesn't have a simple way to repair thumbnails whose original image has moved.
gThumb will let me browse via folder, but F-Spot has many other great features (raw viewing, export, add-ins) that I would like to use.
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"gThumb will let me browse via folder, but F-Spot has many other great features (raw viewing, export, add-ins) that I would like to use."
IMHO gThumb is much better than F-Spot and Eye of Gnome together. Furthermore, it is REALLY FREE software (MONO=M$ independent).
Try the latest version 2.11 from svn it has raw support and many other outstanding features You'll like !
Just have a look at gThumb features list:
http://gthumb.sourceforge.net/features.html
IMHO gThumb should be default image viewer, browser, organizer and simple image editor for GNOME and Ubuntu.
F-Spot is rather buggy. A lot of users experienced "SPAMbuntu" in their mail accounts due to this crappy app.
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HDave
wrote on the 7 May 08 at 01:30
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Whether its gthumb or f-spot, I honestly don't care. I do have to say, I found gthumb a bit slower and also a bit buggy. I'll stick with F-spot viewer for now.
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nivus
wrote on the 7 May 08 at 05:52
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I tried f-spot while trying to use Gnome, and I think that it's not overall useful. Digikam is beautiful:)
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nivus
wrote on the 7 May 08 at 05:54
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glotz
wrote on the 7 May 08 at 20:38
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Getting a bit off topic but you guys should also try GQview. I prefer it personally. Fast and beautiful.
However it's not actively developed at the moment. And if you have tens of thousands of images in a folder like yours truly, the thumbnails will eventually eat up all your memory while browsing such a folder. (I mean memory, not disk mind you!)
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F-spot is used for managing pictures. Gthumb is for browsing.
They have different feature-sets and different purposes.
Can't we just use gthumb for browsing folders and finish that discussion? (coming back every week probably)
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@ubuntu4fun:
F-spot is free software.
Spam because of f-spot? Now you're just making fun of yourself - provide proof or don't write such ridiculous things...
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coryg
wrote on the 8 May 08 at 13:13
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This drives me crazy! It should be able to be separated by folders at the least (just like Picasa). F-Spot such a nice program, but I hate using it because I can't tell where one photo album ends and the other one begins!
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HDave
wrote on the 7 Jul 08 at 20:59
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I just tried Picasa, based on a review I read in Linux Format. I have to say it is a really excellent program. I was avoiding it because I assumed it was an "on-line" program and required uploading of photos, but thats all optional. It's browse by folder capability is the gold standard that IMHO f-spot should be targeting.
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Everyone organizes their large photo collections by date because 1) this is how the pictures are taken 2) this is how photo management programs group them on import typically 3) you need to be able to get at the folders from outside of the application.
I cannot stress point 3 enough. This is critical for backup/recovery, passing to friends, etc.
What I'm talking about is that on import, f-spot should by default create folders such
Pictures/2008-07-01
Pictures/2008-07-05
This is the best starting point, since 90% of the time, each album is separated by day. The date should be pulled in from exif data. I actually organize my albums by year, then date + description. For example,
Pictures/2008/2008-07-01 Birthday Party
Pictures/2008/2008-07-05 Camping
This should be configurable as everyone has their own preferences here.
I'm not a big fan of Vista, but they have a really good program called Windows Photo Gallery. It is by far the best photo management application out there. In the left hand pane, you can organize by
- all photos
- recently imported (grouped by import groups)
- tag (by hierarchy)
- exif date (in hierarchy year > month > day)
- ratings
- folders (organized however you want)
F-spot can do
- all photos
- tag (by hierarchy)
- exif date (barely... only in top timeline pane... hard to pinpoint a year, month, or day)
Everyone has a digital camera. I don't get why there is such low priority given to this.
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