pHoToMoLo 1.2.4 review

pHoToMoLo is a toolset for managing JPEG images in Exif or JFIF format

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 76K Developer: Marko Makela

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pHoToMoLo is a toolset for managing JPEG images in Exif or JFIF format. Photomolo generates a static HTML 4.01- and CSS 1-based multi-resolution image gallery for a directory tree containing images.

Exifiron losslessly compresses and corrects the orientation of Exif JPEG images. Jpegnail removes or embeds thumbnails. Jpegcom lets you edit embedded image comments using any text editor and image viewer.

A shell script frontend for Exifiron is included for copying images from removable storage, such as USB or Compact Flash.+

photomolo

generates a static HTML and CSS based multi-resolution image gallery for a directory tree containing images

exifiron

losslessly compresses and corrects the orientation of Exif JPEG images.

jpegnail

removes or embeds thumbnails to reduce file size or to speed up programs that make use of embedded thumbnails

jpegcom

lets you edit embedded image comments using any text editor and image viewer

Installation:

The "photomolo", "exifiron" and "jpegnail" utilities depend on the JPEG library by the Independent JPEG Group.

The files in the "examples" directory are in the public domain. They are not installed by default, as you will probably want to adapt them for your needs.

The "photocopy" script is a simple front-end for exifiron, for copying and optimising images from the file system of a digital camera.

To build and install the "photomolo", "exifiron", "jpegnail" and "jpegcom" programs on Debian GNU/Linux, you may use the following commands:

apt-get install libjpeg62-dev
make
make PREFIX=/usr/local install installman

To build the programs on other Unix-like systems:

# get and unpack the libjpeg source code
wget ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gz
gzip -dc jpegsrc.v6b.tar.gz | tar xf -
# compile libjpeg
cd jpeg-6b; ./configure; make; cd ..
# unpack the photomolo source code
gzip -dc photomolo-1.2.4.tar.gz | tar xf -
# compile "photomolo", "exifiron", "jpegnail" and "jpegcom"
cd photomolo-1.2.4
make INCLUDES=-I../jpeg-6b LIBS=../jpeg-6b/libjpeg.a
make PREFIX=/usr/local install installman

Requirements:
libjpeg

What's New in This Release:
This release adds a progress meter, an interface for external image converters, and the ability to generate a separate output directory with symlinks or hard links to the original files.