Download/HomepageMy bookshelves, cupboards and drawers are full of
photos - my childhood, courtship, marriage and career all
captured on film. I also inherited a biscuit tin full of old
black and white pictures which show my family, and my home town
of Liverpool back to many years before the war. These things mean
a lot, they have both a sentimental and a monetary value.
As a web page author I have a fair-sized collection of icons,
photos and backgrounds culled from scans, magazine give-aways,
photodiscs and CD collections.
Basically I have chaos - I cannot find a damn thing.
Hence my delight at discovering Compuphoto Library, a complete
organiser and database. Loading cleanly and quickly, Compuphoto
Library had a cheerful and simple interface that enabled me to
import the photos I have on my hard disc in seconds, instantly
creating thumbnails for each photo. The programme gives a data
sheet for every image so that you can record pertinent
information including title, who took the picture, where it is,
when it was taken and any special notes.
Each library can be viewed as individual pictures, a set of
thumbnails, a set of information sheets or a spreadsheet - this
one is particularly well thought out as it allows entry of text
directly into the interface, no tiresome wizards or messing
about. It prints any of these views too so that you can create a
complete photo album for a client, relative or friend. (This is a
very good feature for graphic designers trying to get a client to
agree to a logo or image).
With all these features the Compuphoto Library is a valuable
tool, but there are plenty more goodies included. These include a
comprehensive range of touch-up and special effect tools (with an
undo feature -phew!), and the ability to add audio to each album
or photo. This audio feature comes into its own with the
Slideshow, a brilliant way to display photos using clever fade in
effects and a choice of background music - again excellent for
professional presentations.
CompuPhoto Library makes life simpler and more organised for
anyone who uses photos and images for web page and graphic
design, and makes static, old-fashioned photo albums redundant.
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