[gentoo-user] [OT?] Photo organizing, slideshows, and S/VCD/DVD authoring/editing

[gentoo-user] [OT?] Photo organizing, slideshows, and S/VCD/DVD authoring/editing

[Jose Gonzalez Gomez]

Hi there,

I would like to hear what people is using to do the following things,
if this can be done in Linux / Gentoo (I hope so):

1. Photo organizing. This includes downloading photos from a Canon
Powershot G6, organizing it in folders (currently done with camera
software), batch renaming them using EXIF information included in
photos, editing EXIF information (currently done with Exifer:
http://www.exifer.friedemann.info/. Unfortunately this is "cardware"
closed source only for Windows)

2. Minor photo editing, like red eyes correction, composing whole
images from stitchs (currently done with camera software)

3. Creation of slideshows from photographs. I would like to be able to
select some or all of the photographs, maybe add some opening or
closing title, extract headers or footers from EXIF information, edit
transition between photos, add music to the slideshow, adjust the
duration of photos and transition to fit the music, and export a video
in a suitable format to be included in VCD, SVCD or DVD.

4. VCD / SVCD / DVD authoring. If possible I'd like to have a GUI for
doing this, kind of Ulead DVD Workshop, this is, you can add video
files, create menus in a graphical editor, export and burn a project
in different formats (VCD/SVCD/DVD), include the source folder with
the original images in the resulting CD/DVD...

>From what I've found I have the feeling that some of the things may be
done, but others, specially graphical CD/DVD authoring are lacking
some mature tools.

TIA, best regards
Jose

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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT?] Photo organizing, slideshows, and S/VCD/DVD authoring/editing

[Nick Rout]

Yes, all of those things are possible.

Oh.... you want the long answer? see below:


On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 19:31:48 +0100
Jose Gonzalez Gomez wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> I would like to hear what people is using to do the following things,
> if this can be done in Linux / Gentoo (I hope so):
> 
> 1. Photo organizing. This includes downloading photos from a Canon
> Powershot G6,

cameras are sometimes (quite often actually) just presents like a  usb
disk drive. some are more proprietary, which is handled by gphoto2.
There are also front ends to gphoto2, eg gtkam.


> organizing it in folders (currently done with camera
> software), batch renaming them using EXIF information included in
> photos, editing EXIF information (currently done with Exifer:
> http://www.exifer.friedemann.info/. Unfortunately this is "cardware"
> closed source only for Windows)

There are many good photo databases that do this kind of thing. digikam, kimdaba


> 
> 2. Minor photo editing, like red eyes correction, composing whole
> images from stitchs (currently done with camera software)
> 

gimp

> 3. Creation of slideshows from photographs. I would like to be able to
> select some or all of the photographs, maybe add some opening or
> closing title, extract headers or footers from EXIF information, edit
> transition between photos, add music to the slideshow, adjust the
> duration of photos and transition to fit the music, and export a video
> in a suitable format to be included in VCD, SVCD or DVD.

Not sure on this one, as I haven't done it. There are however plenty of
suggestions  if you search through portage


> 
> 4. VCD / SVCD / DVD authoring. If possible I'd like to have a GUI for
> doing this, kind of Ulead DVD Workshop, this is, you can add video
> files, create menus in a graphical editor, export and burn a project
> in different formats (VCD/SVCD/DVD), include the source folder with
> the original images in the resulting CD/DVD...

dvdstyler is a good gui front end for this.

> 
> From what I've found I have the feeling that some of the things may be
> done, but others, specially graphical CD/DVD authoring are lacking
> some mature tools.



> 
> TIA, best regards
> Jose
> 
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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT?] Photo organizing, slideshows, and S/VCD/DVD authoring/editing

[Jose Gonzalez Gomez]

2005/11/8, Nick Rout <nick@rout.co.nz>:
> Yes, all of those things are possible.
>
> Oh.... you want the long answer? see below:

Sure I want it :o)

>
>
> On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 19:31:48 +0100
> Jose Gonzalez Gomez wrote:
>
>
> > organizing it in folders (currently done with camera
> > software), batch renaming them using EXIF information included in
> > photos, editing EXIF information (currently done with Exifer:
> > http://www.exifer.friedemann.info/. Unfortunately this is "cardware"
> > closed source only for Windows)
>
> There are many good photo databases that do this kind of thing. digikam, kimdaba

It seems that digikam has only an Exif viewer, not editor, and I
haven't been able to find any reference to batch renaming based on
Exif information. Regarding KimDaBa, it also seems to read Exif, but
it doesn't let you edit it.

> >
> > 4. VCD / SVCD / DVD authoring. If possible I'd like to have a GUI for
> > doing this, kind of Ulead DVD Workshop, this is, you can add video
> > files, create menus in a graphical editor, export and burn a project
> > in different formats (VCD/SVCD/DVD), include the source folder with
> > the original images in the resulting CD/DVD...
>
> dvdstyler is a good gui front end for this.
>

This is only for DVDs, isn't it? Anyone for VCD / SVCD?

Best regards
Jose

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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT?] Photo organizing, slideshows, and S/VCD/DVD authoring/editing

[b.n.]

> 1. Photo organizing. This includes downloading photos from a Canon
> Powershot G6, organizing it in folders (currently done with camera
> software), batch renaming them using EXIF information included in
> photos, editing EXIF information (currently done with Exifer:
> http://www.exifer.friedemann.info/. Unfortunately this is "cardware"
> closed source only for Windows)

Have a look at gphoto.

> 2. Minor photo editing, like red eyes correction, composing whole
> images from stitchs (currently done with camera software)

For composing panoramas, try hugin (I wasn't able to get it working, 
hope your luckier)

> 3. Creation of slideshows from photographs. I would like to be able to
> select some or all of the photographs, maybe add some opening or
> closing title, extract headers or footers from EXIF information, edit
> transition between photos, add music to the slideshow, adjust the
> duration of photos and transition to fit the music, and export a video
> in a suitable format to be included in VCD, SVCD or DVD.

I have no idea... but looks like the most horrible kitschy bad-taste 
thing I ever heard, so I refuse to give you advices about such an horror :-)

> 4. VCD / SVCD / DVD authoring. If possible I'd like to have a GUI for
> doing this, kind of Ulead DVD Workshop, this is, you can add video
> files, create menus in a graphical editor, export and burn a project
> in different formats (VCD/SVCD/DVD), include the source folder with
> the original images in the resulting CD/DVD...

There is a package called dvdauthor. I don't know how mature it is, 
however... i don't feel the need to author dvds.

m.
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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT?] Photo organizing, slideshows, and S/VCD/DVD authoring/editing

[Jose Gonzalez Gomez]

2005/11/8, b.n. <brullonulla@gmail.com>:
> > 3. Creation of slideshows from photographs. I would like to be able to
> > select some or all of the photographs, maybe add some opening or
> > closing title, extract headers or footers from EXIF information, edit
> > transition between photos, add music to the slideshow, adjust the
> > duration of photos and transition to fit the music, and export a video
> > in a suitable format to be included in VCD, SVCD or DVD.
>
> I have no idea... but looks like the most horrible kitschy bad-taste
> thing I ever heard, so I refuse to give you advices about such an horror :-)
>

Maybe, but you can make really happy your mother-in-law if you prepare
a few of those slideshows containing photos of her grandchildren. If
you finally author an easy to use SVCD menu, burn it on a printable
surface CD, and print a photo of them in the surface, you become her
favorite son-in-law... believe me, tested and proven ;o)

Jose

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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT?] Photo organizing, slideshows, and S/VCD/DVD authoring/editing

[Jose Gonzalez Gomez]

2005/11/9, b.n. <brullonulla@gmail.com>:
> Jose Gonzalez Gomez wrote:
> > 2005/11/8, b.n. <brullonulla@gmail.com>:
> >
> >>>3. Creation of slideshows from photographs. I would like to be able to
> >>>select some or all of the photographs, maybe add some opening or
> >>>closing title, extract headers or footers from EXIF information, edit
> >>>transition between photos, add music to the slideshow, adjust the
> >>>duration of photos and transition to fit the music, and export a video
> >>>in a suitable format to be included in VCD, SVCD or DVD.
> >>
> >>I have no idea... but looks like the most horrible kitschy bad-taste
> >>thing I ever heard, so I refuse to give you advices about such an horror :-)
> >>
> >
> >
> > Maybe, but you can make really happy your mother-in-law if you prepare
> > a few of those slideshows containing photos of her grandchildren. If
> > you finally author an easy to use SVCD menu, burn it on a printable
> > surface CD, and print a photo of them in the surface, you become her
> > favorite son-in-law... believe me, tested and proven ;o)
>
> Ahaha, OK, you're forgiven :-P
> (Sorry if I looked rude, but I couldn't control myself in front of such
> a description...)
>
No problem, and thanks for the help :o)

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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT?] Photo organizing, slideshows, and S/VCD/DVD authoring/editing

[b.n.]

Jose Gonzalez Gomez wrote:
> 2005/11/8, b.n. <brullonulla@gmail.com>:
> 
>>>3. Creation of slideshows from photographs. I would like to be able to
>>>select some or all of the photographs, maybe add some opening or
>>>closing title, extract headers or footers from EXIF information, edit
>>>transition between photos, add music to the slideshow, adjust the
>>>duration of photos and transition to fit the music, and export a video
>>>in a suitable format to be included in VCD, SVCD or DVD.
>>
>>I have no idea... but looks like the most horrible kitschy bad-taste
>>thing I ever heard, so I refuse to give you advices about such an horror :-)
>>
> 
> 
> Maybe, but you can make really happy your mother-in-law if you prepare
> a few of those slideshows containing photos of her grandchildren. If
> you finally author an easy to use SVCD menu, burn it on a printable
> surface CD, and print a photo of them in the surface, you become her
> favorite son-in-law... believe me, tested and proven ;o)

Ahaha, OK, you're forgiven :-P
(Sorry if I looked rude, but I couldn't control myself in front of such 
a description...)

m.

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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT?] Photo organizing, slideshows, and S/VCD/DVD authoring/editing

[Thomas Tuttle]

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On November 08 at 18:49 EST, b.n. hastily scribbled:
> Jose Gonzalez Gomez wrote:
>> 2005/11/8, b.n. <brullonulla@gmail.com>:
>>
>>>> 3. Creation of slideshows from photographs. I would like to be able to
>>>> select some or all of the photographs, maybe add some opening or
>>>> closing title, extract headers or footers from EXIF information, edit
>>>> transition between photos, add music to the slideshow, adjust the
>>>> duration of photos and transition to fit the music, and export a video
>>>> in a suitable format to be included in VCD, SVCD or DVD.
>>>
>>> I have no idea... but looks like the most horrible kitschy bad-taste
>>> thing I ever heard, so I refuse to give you advices about such an horror 
>>> :-)
>>
>> Maybe, but you can make really happy your mother-in-law if you prepare
>> a few of those slideshows containing photos of her grandchildren. If
>> you finally author an easy to use SVCD menu, burn it on a printable
>> surface CD, and print a photo of them in the surface, you become her
>> favorite son-in-law... believe me, tested and proven ;o)
>
> Ahaha, OK, you're forgiven :-P
> (Sorry if I looked rude, but I couldn't control myself in front of such 
> a description...)

Yeah... it sounded like a description of a bad PowerPoint presentation.

;-)

Good to see you're using it for something tasteful and not to annoy
co-workers.

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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT?] Photo organizing, slideshows, and S/VCD/DVD authoring/editing

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 22:21:57 +0100, Jose Gonzalez Gomez wrote:

> It seems that digikam has only an Exif viewer, not editor, and I
> haven't been able to find any reference to batch renaming based on
> Exif information.

You can do batch renaming based on file date, and there is also an option
to correct file dates based on EXIF information. So you can do it with
Digikam, but it is a two stage operation.

Krename is able to rename files based on EXIF data.

Digikam can also do slideshows, or there is dvd-slideshow, which also
does menus.


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