JBrout
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 JBrout 0.2 |
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| Developer: | Marc Lentz |
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| Latest release: | 0.2.148 SVN (February 2007) |
| Platform: | GNU/Linux, Windows |
| Use: | Digital photo organizer |
| License: | GPL |
| Website: | jbrout.python-hosting.com |
JBrout is a JPEG format picture management Free software.
Created in 2002 by Marc Lentz, this software is cross-platform (GNU/Linux and Windows) and allows the user – through a user-friendly interface – to associate keywords to pictures (IPTC tags) and process extensive research on these keywords.
The software allows a navigation:
- by album (feature similar to a file explorer),
- by tag (that a user can create and file by category/sub-category),
- or by period (using Exif data, JBrout files them per day/month).
Many features are incorporated in the software, therefore it is possible to:
- rotate pictures without loss,
- use and modify Exif information,
- create a HTML gallery,
- export pictures on a Flickr account or Google Picasa Web Album,
- modify selected pictures with another software,
- or use a basket system to select images.
[edit] Advantages of JBrout
- Keywords are stored with the pictures (using IPTC metadata), making their exchange easier: When sending a picture, its associated keywords are also sent. This method of storing information offers a certain durability of data since keywords are not dependent of an external file.
- JBrout uses thumbnails (mini-pictures) associated with the picture (Exif info). This prevents creating extra files while allowing reasonably fast previews.
- JBrout can create a large collection of pictures very quickly.
[edit] Limits of JBrout
- For now, JBrout handles JPEG format pictures only, format commonly used by digital cameras.
[edit] External links
- (English) homepage
- (English)(French) Newsgroup
- (English) Online support for JBrout
