Version 1.00 - Now able to save out the EXIF data using EXIFinfo 0.59 beta

I wrote this little application, in anticipation of EXIFinfo being able to do what I want in the near future, called MakeAlbum.

Now it will save out the EXIF data from camera images in a form suitable for Pic_Index to display using the EXIFinfo program, and, additionally, it optionally does all these other useful things:

• It allows you to batch rescale your images, EXIFs or JPEGs with a specified JPEG quality percentage using ChangeFSI.
  

• It allows you to add switches to its calls to ChangeFSI.
  

• It allows you to flag images needing to be rotated during this processing.
  

• It will ignore any files present not having an extension starting /J..
  

• It allows you to get rid of the redundant letters in alphanumeric filenames which are the bane of those of us without long filenames.
  

• It can incorporate the file datestamp in the resulting JPEGs as a comment - usually close enough to the time of taking of the photo.
  

• It will automatically restamp your processed files with the datestamp of the originals.
  

• It puts the resultant images neatly in a folder called 'gallery' inside your specified album directory ready for Pic_Index to act upon.
  

• It can be used with files in the root directory of media using the Shift/drag-a-file technique for getting a root directory path.
  

• It doesn't alter your originals in any way.
  

It would be helpful to have the feedback of this group at this early stage, though I do not want to 'go public' with it yet.

The EXIFinfo program now, with version 0.59 beta, can operate from the command line. I place my copy in the same directory as MakeAlbum so the filer can 'see' both of them.

As supplied, the data is saved into a directory called 'exifinfo'. If you wish to test using the result with Pic_Index 1.20e, you should rename this directory as 'notes'.

You can use a mixture of EXIFs and standard JPEGs, and the EXIF data will only be produced for the EXIF images.

One problem with using EXIFs with Pic_Index at the moment is that it cannot detect the size of the JPEG, but I hope that a future version of Pic_Index will overcome this.

However, I hope that you will be able to see the potential of MakeAlbum + Pic_Index for accessibly indexing your EXIFs and storing a copy of the EXIF data when this problem has been overcome.

Of course you should keep your original copy unaltered, and Chris Terran, author of EXIFinfo, recommends locking your originals against deletion.

EXIFinfo is available via: http://www.photodesk.iconbar.com/

Please have a look and let me know what you think.