Re: Software query: for comparing images

From: Trudy Levy (Trudy@dig-mar.com)
Date: Mon Jul 17 2000 - 22:05:27 CDT

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Date:         Mon, 17 Jul 2000 20:05:27 -0700
From: Trudy Levy <mailto:Trudy@dig-mar.com>
Subject:      Re: Software query: for comparing images
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    <pre> Robert - I just check Canto's Cumulus and it will allow you to move the thumbnails aroun by drag and drop so it is just like being on a slide table. I am sure Portfolio does the same. You can set the size you want the thumbnail to be, bith programs automatically generate the thumbnails from your orignal files.

    Keith Morgan wrote:

    > on 7/16/00 11:16 AM, Robert A. Baron at mailto:rabaron@PIPELINE.COM wrote:
    >
    > > Dear Imagelib,
    > >
    > > Is there software available that will display a series of high resolution
    > > images as if they were a set of thumbnails spread out on a screen or page?
    > > I'm looking for something that will take a predefined set of
    > > high-resolution images, be it 20 or more and display them as thumbnail
    > > sized for comparison. Better even if they can be moved around and enlarged
    > > at will.
    > >
    > > I guess I'm looking for something with a "light-table" function catered for
    > > the single user -- but if it outputs html, so much the better.
    >
    > Two suggestions so far have been PhotoShop 5.5 and Image AXS Pro. I might be
    > mistaken but I don't think either of these will do all of what you want.
    > Both will output thumbnails but neither allow the images to be moved around.
    > Both do output nice web pages though. My current favorite is Portfolio which
    > will output a contact sheet that can be manipulated through both image
    > placement and removal. It can as well be outputted to HTML. I will grab a
    > folder of digital images and then make an electronic contact sheet to see
    > which to keep or delete. A single click displays a full image.
    >
    > Keith Morgan
    >
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    > Keith Morgan
    > Digital Library Initiatives
    > North Carolina State University
    > Raleigh, NC 27695-7111
    > E-mail: mailto:Keith_Morgan@ncsu.edu
    > http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/

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