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NAME

	Fotoxx - digital photo editor and collection manager

SYNOPSIS

	Fotoxx [ -v ] [ -lang code ]
	       [ file | directory ]
	       [ -recent ] [ -prev ]
	       [ -slideshow <filename> [ -music <playlist> ] ]

DESCRIPTION

	Fotoxx is a graphical menu-driven program which operates in
	its own window. Organize and administer a collection of images,
	edit images, search images, perform image utility functions.

OVERVIEW

       Edit functions include:
	- View and edit most image file types and RAW file types
	- Adjust brightness/color/contrast using movable curves
	- Fix vignetting and other brightness uniformity problems
	- Expand and/or flatten the brightness distribution
	- Trim (crop), Resize, Flip, Rotate (any angle)
	- Sharpen, Blur, Reduce noise, Remove red-eyes
	- Tone Mapping (enhance local contrast and faint details)
	- Auto adjust white balance, Match colors to a standard
	- Remove a color caste even if it varies across the image
	- Warp (stretch/distort image by dragging the mouse)
	- Panorama, HDR, and Stack composites (hand-held photos OK)
	- Combine photos with differing focus depths
	- Artful transforms (simulate drawing, embossing, painting)
	- Pixel edit with variable brush transparency and blending
	- Edit selected objects or areas within an image
	- Copy and paste selected objects or areas (cutouts)
	- Smart erase: get rid of ground litter, power lines, etc.
	- Erase dust: remove dust spots on images from scanned slides
	- Write text on the image (vary font, color, transparency, angle)
	- Use Gimp or other editor as a plug-in function

       Utility functions include:
	- Thumbnail image browser and navigator
	- Add comments, tags, dates, and star-ratings to images
	- Search images by comments, tags, dates, star-ratings, file names
	- Rename images from camera using a base name and sequence number
	- Slide-show mode: automatic or keyboard control, optional music
	- Batch convert multiple RAW files to tiff-16
	- Print image using standard or custom paper size
	- Select images from the navigator and burn a CD or DVD
	- Select images and send to preferred e-mail program
	- Assign images to named collection, edit and view collection
	- Tune monitor for color and gamma

OPTIONS

       Command line options
	-v		  print version and exit
	-lang code	  specify language (de, fr, zh_CN ...)
	file		  initial image file to view or edit
	directory	  initial directory of image files
	-prev		  open last file from the previous session
	-recent 	  show a gallery of most recent files opened
	-slideshow	  <filename> is first image in a slide show
	-music		  <playlist> is a music file or a playlist

SEE ALSO

	The online user manual is available using the help menu.
	This manual explains Fotoxx operation in great detail.

AUTHORS

	Written by Mike Cornelison <kornelix2@gmail.com>

Linux								    2011-08-01								 FOTOXX(1)