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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 18. F-Spot: Managing Your Digital Image Collection</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="susebooks.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Documentation"><link rel="up" href="part.graphics.html" title="Part V. Graphics"><link rel="prev" href="cha.digicam.html" title="Chapter 17. Managing Your Digital Image Collection with DigiKam"><link rel="next" href="part.multimedia.html" title="Part VI. Multimedia"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header" border="0" class="bctable"><tr><td width="80%"><div class="breadcrumbs"><p><a href="index.html"> Documentation</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><a href="book.apps.html">Application Guide</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><a href="part.graphics.html">Graphics</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><strong><a accesskey="p" title="Chapter 17. Managing Your Digital Image Collection with DigiKam" href="cha.digicam.html"><span>◀</span></a> </strong></p></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="chapter" title="Chapter 18. F-Spot: Managing Your Digital Image Collection"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="cha.gnome.fspot"></a>Chapter 18. F-Spot: Managing Your Digital Image Collection<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#cha.gnome.fspot">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.import">18.1. Importing Photos</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.camera">18.2. Downloading Pictures from Your Camera</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.exif">18.3. Getting Photo Information</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.tags">18.4. Managing Tags</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.search">18.5. Searching and Finding Photos</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.export">18.6. Exporting Image Collections</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.edit">18.7. Basic Photo Editing</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.share">18.8. Sharing Photos</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.prefs">18.9. The Preferences Dialog</a></span></dt></dl></div><p>
F-Spot is a management tool for your collection of digital images tailored
for the GNOME desktop. It allows you to assign different tags to your
images in order to categorize them and offers various image editing
options. For example, you can remove red-eye, crop, and adjust brightness
and colors. F-Spot supports sixteen common file types, including JPEG,
BMP, GIF, TIFF, and RAW.
</p><p>
You can import photos from your hard drive, your digital camera, or your
iPod. You can also use F-Spot to view slide shows, create photo CDs,
generate a Website gallery, or export your photos to your Flickr, 23,
Picasa Web, or SmugMug account.
</p><p>
To access F-Spot, click <span class="guimenu">Computer</span>+<span class="guimenu">F-Spot Photo Browser</span>. The first time you
run F-Spot, you can tell it where to find the images you want to import
into your collection. If you already have a collection of images stored on
your hard drive, enter the path to the relevant directory and optionally
include subfolders. F-Spot imports these images into its database.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id547331"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 18.1. F-Spot Main Window</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="72%"><tr><td><img src="images/fspot_main.png" width="100%" alt="F-Spot Main Window"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
Thumbnails of your images are displayed in the right part of the window,
and detailed information for a selected image is displayed in a sidebar to
the left. By default, your photos are displayed in reverse-chronological
order, so your newest photos are always at the top. You can sort your
photos in chronological order by clicking <span class="guimenu">View</span>+<span class="guimenu">Reverse Order</span>.
</p><div class="tip"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" summary="Tip: Contents of the Sidebar"><tr class="head"><td width="32"><img alt="[Tip]" src="admon/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Contents of the Sidebar</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
At the top of the sidebar, change its contents from
<span class="guimenu">Tags</span> to <span class="guimenu">Metadata</span>,
<span class="guimenu">Edit</span>, or <span class="guimenu">Folders</span>. If the sidebar is
not visible at all, press <span class="keycap">F9</span> or click <span class="guimenu">View</span>+<span class="guimenu">Components</span>+<span class="guimenu">Sidebar</span> to make the sidebar visible.
</p></td></tr></table></div><p>
A menu bar at the top of the window allows you to access the main menus. A
toolbar below the menu bar offers the following options (move the mouse
over the icons to see the tooltip, if there is an icon without descriptive
text):
</p><div class="table"><a name="id547442"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 18.1. F-Spot Toolbar</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="F-Spot Toolbar" border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>
<p>
Icon
</p>
</th><th>
<p>
Description
</p>
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
<p>
Import
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Import new images from various media such as a folder on your hard
drive or your digital camera.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Rotate (Left or Right)
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Use this shortcut to change an image's orientation.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Browse
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
The Browse mode allows you to view and search your entire collection
or tagged subsets of it. You can also use the time line to search
images by creation date.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Edit Image
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
This mode allows you to select one image and do some basic image
processing. Details are available in
<a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.edit" title="18.7. Basic Photo Editing">Section 18.7, “Basic Photo Editing”</a>.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Fullscreen
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Switch to fullscreen display mode.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Slideshow
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Start a slide show.
</p>
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"><div class="sect1" title="18.1. Importing Photos"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.import"></a>18.1. Importing Photos<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.import">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
You can import photos from your hard drive or from your digital camera
(see
<a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.camera" title="18.2. Downloading Pictures from Your Camera">Section 18.2, “Downloading Pictures from Your Camera”</a>
for more information). F-Spot automatically makes copies of photos
imported from your hard drive. If you do not want to copy images, uncheck
<span class="guimenu">Copy files to the Photos folder</span> on the Import dialog
box, or press <span class="keycap">Shift</span> when dragging photos into F-Spot.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id547685"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 18.2. Importing Images into F-Spot</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="74%"><tr><td><img src="images/fspot_import.png" width="100%" alt="Importing Images into F-Spot"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
By default, F-Spot copies your photos to the <code class="filename">Photos</code>
directory in your home directory. You can change the directory F-Spot
uses by clicking <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>+<span class="guimenu">Preferences</span>.
</p><p>
If all the photos you are importing are from a particular event, or if
they have some other characteristic in common, you can create a tag for
them so you can easily find them at a later time. Enter the tags that you
want to associate on the import of all new photos (separated by commas)
in the <span class="guimenu">Attach Tags</span> field.
</p><p>
To import photos:
</p><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Photo</span>+<span class="guimenu">Import</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Select an <span class="guimenu">Import Source</span>, then click
<span class="guimenu">Open</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
After the photos are finished loading, click <span class="guimenu">Import</span>.
</p><p>
The photos are added to your catalog.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect1" title="18.2. Downloading Pictures from Your Camera"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.camera"></a>18.2. Downloading Pictures from Your Camera<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.camera">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
You can import new images from your digital camera by connecting it to
the USB port of your computer. The camera type is detected automatically.
When you import photos from your camera, F-Spot makes copies of them so
that you can clear your camera's memory.
</p><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Photo</span>+<span class="guimenu">Import</span>. The files will be copied to the target directory
specified via <span class="guimenu">Copy files to</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Select your camera as the <span class="guimenu">Import Source</span>.
</p><p>
F-Spot launches a preview window displaying all the images that are
available for download from your camera. Tagging can be done on import,
if you enter the appropriate tags in the <span class="guimenu">Attach Tags</span>
field. If you do not want to import all the images on your camera to
your database, just deselect the unwanted ones in the preview window.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="58%"><tr><td><img src="images/fspot_import_camera_a.png" width="100%" alt="F-Spot Import from Camera"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Copy</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
When the photo transfer is complete, click <span class="guimenu">OK</span>.
</p></li></ol></div><p>
The photos are added to your catalog.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="18.3. Getting Photo Information"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.exif"></a>18.3. Getting Photo Information<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.exif">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
When you select an image, some basic statistical information is displayed
in the lower-left part of the window. This includes the filename, its
version (copy or original image), the date of creation, size, and the
exposure used in creating this particular photo.
</p><p>
To view more detailed information on a photo (including the EXIF data
associated with the file), select <span class="guimenu">Metadata</span> below the
<span class="guimenu">Import</span> button, then click <span class="guimenu">Extended
Metadata</span>.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="18.4. Managing Tags"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.tags"></a>18.4. Managing Tags<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.tags">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
Use tags to categorize any of your photos to create manageable subsets of
your collection. F-Spot comes with default tags, but you can change them
and add new ones. If, for example, you want to organize your collection
of portrait shots of your loved ones, do the following:
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id548018"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 18.3. Creating Tags in F-Spot</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="74%"><tr><td><img src="images/fspot_tag_create.png" width="100%" alt="Creating Tags in F-Spot"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Select the <span class="guimenu">Browse</span> mode of F-Spot.
</p></li><li><p>
Activate the <span class="guimenu">Tags</span> view in the sidebar to the left.
</p></li><li><p>
In the sidebar, right-click the <span class="guimenu">People</span> category,
then select <span class="guimenu">Create New Tag</span>.
</p><ol type="a" class="substeps"><li><p>
Create a new tag called <span class="command"><strong>Friends</strong></span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Create a new tag called <code class="filename">Family</code>.
</p><p>
The new tags appear as subcategories below the
<span class="guimenu">People</span> category.
</p></li></ol></li><li><p>
Attach tags to images or groups of selected images.
</p><p>
Right-click an image, select <span class="guimenu">Attach Tag</span>, then select
the appropriate tag for this image. To attach a tag to a sequence of
images, click the first one, then press <span class="keycap">Shift</span> and
select the other ones without releasing the <span class="keycap">Shift</span> key.
To attach a tag to a group of selected images, press and hold
<span class="keycap">Control</span> and select the images. Right-click for the tag
menu and select the matching category.
</p></li></ol></div><p>
You can also use the following methods to tag photos:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="bullet"><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
Drag and drop a photo onto a tag.
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
Drag and drop a tag onto a photo.
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
Use the options on the <span class="guimenu">Tags</span> menu.
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
Select a photo, then press <span class="keycap">t</span> to display the
<span class="guimenu">Tags</span> entry bar.
</p></li></ul></div><p>
The first photo you associate with a tag is used for that tag's icon. To
edit a tag's name, parent tag, or icon, right-click the tag, then select
<span class="guimenu">Edit Selected Tag</span>.
</p><p>
You can change a tag's parent by dragging and dropping it where you want.
You can also edit the name of a tag by selecting it and pressing
<span class="keycap">F2</span>.
</p><p>
After your photos have been tagged, you can browse your collection by
tags. Using our earlier example, clicking <span class="guimenu">People</span>+<span class="guimenu">Family</span> limits
the displayed collection to the photos tagged <span class="command"><strong>Family</strong></span>.
Searching your collection by tag is also possible through <span class="guimenu">Find</span>+<span class="guimenu">Find Selected Tag</span>. The result of your search is displayed in the thumbnail
overview window.
</p><p>
Removing tags from single images or groups of images works similarly to
attaching them. The tag editing functions are also accessible on the
<span class="guimenu">Tags</span> menu in the top menu bar.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="18.5. Searching and Finding Photos"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.search"></a>18.5. Searching and Finding Photos<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.search">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
As mentioned in
<a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.tags" title="18.4. Managing Tags">Section 18.4, “Managing Tags”</a>, tags
can be used as a means to find certain images. Another way to find images
is to use the <span class="guimenu">Timeline</span> below the toolbar. By dragging
the little frame along this time line, you can limit the images displayed
in the thumbnail overview to those taken in a selected time frame. F-Spot
starts with a default time line, but you can edit the time span by moving
the sliders to the right and left of the time line.
</p><p>
You can also start a search by clicking <span class="guimenu">Find</span>+<span class="guimenu">Show Find Bar</span>.
With the find bar displayed, you can drag tags from the tag view to the
find bar.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id548338"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 18.4. Show Find Bar in F-Spot</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="66%"><tr><td><img src="images/fspot_searching_a.png" width="100%" alt="Show Find Bar in F-Spot"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
To find photos that are tagged with more than one tag, select the first
tag in the tag view (or drag the tag onto the Find bar), then drag the
second tag and drop it on top of the first. You can also right-click the
second tag in the tag view, or click <span class="guimenu">Find</span>+<span class="guimenu">Find Selected Tag With</span>, then select the
first tag (or group of tags).
</p><p>
You can search for photos that do not have a particular tag by
double-clicking a tag in the Find bar. Photos that do not have that tag
(or any tag at all) are displayed. You can also right-click a tag in the
Find bar, then select <span class="guimenu">Exclude</span>.
</p><p>
To remove a tag from the search, drag it away from the Find bar, or
right-click the tag and select <span class="guimenu">Remove</span>.
</p><p>
By default, photos tagged Hidden will not be shown. You must explicitly
include the Hidden tag in your search to show such photos.
</p><p>
There is also a type-to-find entry. Press the forward slash (/) to open
it. It cannot be used at the same time as the Find bar. You can type
queries such as <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">TagA and (TagB or (TagC and TagD))</span>”</span>. At any
point, if F-Spot recognizes what you have typed as a valid query, it will
update your search. The <span class="emphasis"><em>not</em></span> operator is not yet
supported.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="id548435"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 18.5. Type-to-find Search</b></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="93%"><tr><td><img src="images/fspot_find_a.png" width="100%" alt="Type-to-find Search"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"></div><div class="sect1" title="18.6. Exporting Image Collections"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.export"></a>18.6. Exporting Image Collections<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.export">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
F-Spot offers a range of export functions for your photo collections:
<a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.export.html" title="18.6.1. Generating a Website Gallery">Section 18.6.1, “Generating a Website Gallery”</a>,
<a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.export.cd" title="18.6.2. Exporting Photos to CD">Section 18.6.2, “Exporting Photos to CD”</a>,
<a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.export.folder" title="18.6.3. Exporting Photos to a Folder">Section 18.6.3, “Exporting Photos to a Folder”</a>, and
<a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.export.online" title="18.6.4. Posting to a SmugMug, Flickr, 23hq, Zooomr, or Picasa Web Albums Account">Section 18.6.4, “Posting to a SmugMug, Flickr, 23hq, Zooomr, or Picasa Web Albums Account”</a>.
</p><div class="sect2" title="18.6.1. Generating a Website Gallery"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.export.html"></a>18.6.1. Generating a Website Gallery<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.export.html">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
If you use the PHP software known as
<a class="ulink" href="http://gallery.sourceforge.net" target="_top">Gallery</a>, you
can post your photos to your existing album. Ensure that the Remote
module in your Gallery installation is enabled (<span class="guimenu">Site Admin</span>+<span class="guimenu">Plugins (Get More
Plugins)</span>+<span class="guimenu">Remote</span>).
</p><p>
<a class="ulink" href="http://pennave.sourceforge.net/" target="_top">PennAve</a> is another
dynamic photo gallery application. It is designed to be used in
conjunction with F-Spot to organize and manage your photos.
</p><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Select the photos you want to export.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Photo</span>+<span class="guimenu">Export
to</span>+<span class="guimenu">Web Gallery.</span>
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="63%"><tr><td><img src="images/fspot_export_gallery.png" width="100%" alt="Export to Web Gallery dialog box"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
Select the gallery you want to export your images to, or click
<span class="guimenu">Add</span> to add a new gallery.
</p><p>
F-Spot establishes a connection to the Web location entered for your
web gallery.
</p></li><li><p>
Select the album you want to export the images to, then specify
whether to resize and rotate the images automatically and export
titles and comments.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Export</span>.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" title="18.6.2. Exporting Photos to CD"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.export.cd"></a>18.6.2. Exporting Photos to CD<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.export.cd">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Select the photos you want to burn to CD.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Photo</span>+<span class="guimenu">Export
to</span>+<span class="guimenu">CD</span>, then click
<span class="guimenu">Export</span>.
</p><p>
F-Spot copies the files and opens the <span class="guimenu">Write to Disc</span>
dialog—in case of trouble it just tries to write an ISO file via
the <span class="guimenu">Location for Image File</span> dialog. Click
<span class="guimenu">Burn</span> to confirm the operation.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="48%"><tr><td><img src="images/fspot_write_cd.png" width="100%" alt="Write to Disc dialog box"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
Assign a name to your image disk, then select the writing speed.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Write</span> to start the CD writing process.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" title="18.6.3. Exporting Photos to a Folder"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.export.folder"></a>18.6.3. Exporting Photos to a Folder<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.export.folder">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Select the photos you want to export.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Photo</span>+<span class="guimenu">Export
to</span>+<span class="guimenu">Folder</span>.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="49%"><tr><td><img src="images/fspot_export_folder_a.png" width="100%" alt="Folder Export dialog box"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
Choose from the following export methods:
</p><p title="Create standalone web gallery:"><b>Create standalone web gallery: </b>
Export your photos to an interactive Website, ready for you to
upload.
</p><p title="Save the files only:"><b>Save the files only: </b>
Export your photos as files within directories, without putting them
into a gallery.
</p><p title="Create gallery using “Original”:"><b>Create gallery using <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Original</span>”</span>: </b>
Export your photos ready for use with Jakub Steiner's
<a class="ulink" href="http://jimmac.musichall.cz/original.php" target="_top">Original
Photo Gallery</a> software.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Export</span>.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" title="18.6.4. Posting to a SmugMug, Flickr, 23hq, Zooomr, or Picasa Web Albums Account"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.export.online"></a>18.6.4. Posting to a SmugMug, Flickr, 23hq, Zooomr, or Picasa Web Albums Account<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.export.online">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
If you use <a class="ulink" href="http://www.smugmug.com/" target="_top">SmugMug</a>,
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.flickr.com/" target="_top">Flickr</a>,
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.23hq.com/" target="_top">23hq</a>,
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.zooomr.com/" target="_top">Zooomr</a>, or
<a class="ulink" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/" target="_top">Picasa Web
Albums</a>, you can post your files directly from F-Spot to your
account.
</p><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Select the photos you want to export.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Photo</span>+<span class="guimenu">Export
to</span>+<span class="guimenu">SmugMug</span>,
<span class="guimenu">Flickr</span>, <span class="guimenu">23hq</span>,
<span class="guimenu">Zooomr</span>, or <span class="guimenu">Picasaweb</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Select or unselect the options you want in the Export dialog box.
</p><p>
The options displayed on the Export dialog box depend on the type of
account you are exporting to. For example, Flickr and 23hq exports
require authorization in order to upload photos. To do this, click
<span class="guimenu">Authorize</span> to open a Web browser, then log in to
your account.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Export</span>.
</p></li></ol></div></div></div><div class="sect1" title="18.7. Basic Photo Editing"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.edit"></a>18.7. Basic Photo Editing<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.edit">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
F-Spot offers several basic image editing functions, such as the ability
to crop, remove red-eye, and adjust color and brightness.
</p><p>
When you edit a photo, a new copy (called a version) is created, so your
original photo is never altered. After your first edit to a photo,
subsequent edits modify the same version. If you want to create multiple
versions of a photo (for example, with different cropping or coloring),
click <span class="guimenu">Photo</span>+<span class="guimenu">Create New
Version</span>. To access a photo's original version,
click <span class="guimenu">Photo</span>+<span class="guimenu">Version</span>+<span class="guimenu">Original</span>.
</p><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Select the photo you want to edit.
</p></li><li><p>
To enter edit mode, click the <span class="guimenu">Edit Image</span> icon in the
toolbar, double-click the image, or press Enter.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="70%"><tr><td><img src="images/fspot_edit_a.png" width="100%" alt="F-Sport Photo Edit Mode"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
Choose from the following edit functions, using the buttons of the
sidebar to the left or the entries from the <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>
menu:
</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>
<p>
Function
</p>
</th><th>
<p>
Description
</p>
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
<p>
Crop
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Cropping an image is a great way to improve the quality of a
photograph by improving how it is framed. You crop a photo by
selecting the part of the photo you want to keep. If you want your
photo to be the exact dimensions necessary for a certain print
size, you can constrain the kind of selection F-Spot will allow
you to draw by choosing the appropriate size from the
<span class="guimenu">Constraint</span> drop-down list. See the description
of the Remove Red-Eye function for details on making a selection
on your photo.
</p>
<p>
After you make your crop selection, click the
<span class="guimenu">Crop</span> icon beneath the photo to finalize the
crop. If you are working with the original photo, cropping creates
a new version of your photo.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Red-Eye Reduction
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
To remove red-eye from a photo, select a zone containing the eyes.
You might want to zoom in on the image to accurately select the
eyes in the photo. You should be able to correct both eyes on the
same person at once, or even the eyes from multiple people at
once. If this does not work, or if the selected zone contains some
vivid red parts (such as lips), you will probably have to correct
one red eye at a time.
</p>
<p>
To make your selection, click one corner of the rectangle that
will be your selection, then drag your mouse to the diagonal
corner and release it. You can resize your selection by dragging
its edges, and you can move it by clicking in the middle of it and
dragging it to where you want it.
</p>
<p>
After you have selected a zone, remove the red by clicking the
<span class="guimenu">Red-eye</span> icon beneath the photo.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Desaturate
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Converts the photo to black and white.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Sepia Tone
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Converts the photo to sepia tones.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Straighten
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
The Straighten effect helps you level a photo and is useful when
editing landscapes taken without a tripod (when the imaginary line
of horizon is not at 0°). This tool rotates a photo by a
specified angle and automagically crops the resulted image so that
you always see a perfect rectangle.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Soft Focus
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Sharpening one region of a picture while blurring all the rest is
a way to emphasize a particular area and grab attention. The soft
focus effect is a way to emulate a lens that allows shooting with
a short distance in front of and beyond the subject that appears
to be in focus.
</p>
<p>
Choose the central point of the area you want to be in focus, then
click the <span class="guimenu">Soft Focus</span> icon beneath the photo.
Adjust the amount of blurring, then click
<span class="guimenu">Apply</span>.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Auto Color
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
This effect automatically adjusts color levels to make a
color-balanced picture. It works best for pictures taken with
automatic white balance. Click the <span class="guimenu">Automatically adjust
the colors</span> icon to access this feature.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Adjust Colors
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
To adjust the brightness, contrast, and colors of a photo, click
the <span class="guimenu">Adjust the photo colors</span> icon to open the
adjustment dialog box. Change the settings you want, then click
<span class="guimenu">OK</span>.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Adjust Time
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Access this function by clicking <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>+<span class="guimenu">Adjust Time</span>. Adjust date and time, then click
<span class="guimenu">OK</span>.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Sharpen
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
Access this function by clicking <span class="guimenu">Edit</span>+<span class="guimenu">Sharpen</span>.
Adjust the values for <span class="guimenu">Amount</span>,
<span class="guimenu">Radius</span>, and <span class="guimenu">Threshold</span> to
your needs, then click <span class="guimenu">OK</span>.
</p>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<p>
Comment
</p>
</td><td>
<p>
You can add a description or a comment to a photo by clicking the
text entry box below the photo and entering text.
</p>
</td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li><p>
(Optional) If you want to edit another photo, use the arrow keys on the
toolbar at the right to switch to a new photo.
</p></li><li><p>
To exit the edit mode, click <span class="guimenu">Browse</span> on the toolbar.
</p></li></ol></div><div class="tip"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" summary="Tip"><tr class="head"><td width="32"><img alt="[Tip]" src="admon/tip.png"></td><th align="left"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
Professional image editing can also be done with GIMP. For more
information, see
<a class="xref" href="cha.gimp.html" title="Chapter 16. Manipulating Graphics with GIMP">Chapter 16, <i>Manipulating Graphics with GIMP</i></a>.
</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="sect1" title="18.8. Sharing Photos"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.share"></a>18.8. Sharing Photos<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.share">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
You can use either of the following methods to share your photos using
F-Spot. Both methods share only the photos you have selected when you run
them.
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="bullet"><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
<a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.share.email" title="18.8.1. E-mailing Photos">Section 18.8.1, “E-mailing Photos”</a>
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
<a class="xref" href="cha.gnome.fspot.html#sec.gnome.fspot.share.print" title="18.8.2. Printing Photos">Section 18.8.2, “Printing Photos”</a>
</p></li></ul></div><div class="sect2" title="18.8.1. E-mailing Photos"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.share.email"></a>18.8.1. E-mailing Photos<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.share.email">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
You can e-mail your photos directly from F-Spot, sending them as-is
(original size) or resizing them.
</p><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Select the photos you want to e-mail.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Photo</span>+<span class="guimenu">Send by
Mail</span>.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="52%"><tr><td><img src="images/fspot_email_a.png" width="100%" alt="F-Spot Create Mail dialog box"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
Select a size for your photos.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Create Mail</span>.
</p><p>
Your default e-mail program opens, with your photos attached to a new
mail message.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect2" title="18.8.2. Printing Photos"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.share.print"></a>18.8.2. Printing Photos<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.share.print">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><div class="procedure"><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Select the photos you want to print.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Photo</span>+<span class="guimenu">Print</span>.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="66%"><tr><td><img src="images/fspot_print_a.png" width="100%" alt="F-Spot Print Photos dialog box"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
Select the print options you want, such as the printer you want to use
or the page orientation, then click <span class="guimenu">Print</span> to print
your photos.
</p></li></ol></div></div></div><div class="sect1" title="18.9. The Preferences Dialog"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.gnome.fspot.prefs"></a>18.9. The Preferences Dialog<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.gnome.fspot.prefs">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Photo</span>+<span class="guimenu">Preferences</span> to open the <span class="guimenu">F-Spot
Preferences</span> dialog.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="66%"><tr><td><img src="images/fspot_prefs.png" width="100%" alt="F-Spot Preferences"></td></tr></table></div></div><p>
In the preferences dialog you can configure where to store your imported
photos, where to store the tags, color profiles and the F-Spot
appearance.
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