Fotoxx 7.7.1

Fotoxx 7.7.1 is a free open source Linux program for photo editing and collection management. The goal is to meet most user needs while remaining fast and easy to use.

Navigate a large image collection using a thumbnail image browser. Import most camera RAW files and edit with 16-bit color. Save edited images as tiff-24/48 or jpeg with adjustable compression. Edit the whole image or an area outlined with the mouse, with adjustable edge-blending.Edit functions have fast feedback using the whole image. Multiple undo/redo aids evaluation of changes. Add tags, dates, and star-ratings to images. Search images using these criteria and also (wildcard) file names.

The GUI has English, German, Spanish, Galician, French, Chinese, Greek, and Czech. A user guide is available in English, French, Spanish, and Galician.

Fotoxx works best on a fast computer with at least a gigabyte of memory. Multiple processor cores are utilized. Netbooks work adequately, but some edit functions will be slow and a 1024x600 screen is confining.

Major Features:

1. Flatten brightness distribution (quick fix for many photos)
2. Brightness and color adjustments using movable curves
3. Trim, Rescale, Rotate (any angle)
4. Warp (stretch/distort image by dragging the mouse)
5. Sharpen, Blur, Noise reduction, Red-eye removal
6. Panorama and HDR composites (hand-held photos OK)
7. Artful transformations (simulated drawing or painting)
8. Pixel edit with variable brush and blending
9. Rename a series of files using a base name and sequence number
10. Slide-show mode: full screen, no menu, keyboard navigation
11. Batch convert multiple RAW files to tiff/48
12. Select images from the navigator and burn a CD or DVD
13. View EXIF data