Keeping your photos is a very long term business. You don't want to invest time to organize your photos just to have the software you relied on to stop working, (you moved to a different system where it is not available, it stopped being maintained or supported, etc).
I tried some photo managers, but I was always wary of committing to a specific software. Of course, if I choose an open source software, I could code a export/import tool if I decide to switch to another one. But I also didn't want to commit to a specific layout for the folders, or a database for the metadata. What I really want, and fell it's the Right Thing To Do, it's to just use the filesystem. None of the available photo managers did that (by the end of 2008), so I decided to create my own.
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You can rename or rearrange the folders or photos any way you like, because:
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Everything is in the file system:
- All metadata (rating, tags, etc) is kept in a simple text file alongside the image files.
- Unixy extensibility: easy to do complex operations using your file manager or command line tools.
- Don't rely on databases: the data will still be useful even without BaPhO.
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Simple on-screen-display, keyboard driven interface.
- [planned, currently only uses wheel to navigate: Mouse works too.]
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Handles multiple files of the same photo.
- [planned: Pick which version to display.] (currently it uses the most recently modified).
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Import tool automatically copy (or move) photos to a folder structure based on EXIF date/time.
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Use external tools for editing (Darktable, UFRaw, GIMP).
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Handles video too (uses mpv or MPlayer to play, and extract a frame for thumbnail).
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Use tags, names, places, stars (rating).
- Key to repeat last tag edit (tags added, removed) to current photo.
- Easily apply multiple tags to multiple photos.
- [planned: Tags for folders. Works like implicit tags for the photos inside.]
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Multiple views (tab-like)
- Built-in view editor.
- Filter by rating and tags.
- Persist views between sessions.
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Use system memory to cache pictures on memory for super fast viewing.
- [planned: Read-ahead in background.]
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Keys to advance to next/prev day/month/year.
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Thumbnail view.
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[planned: Folder view.]
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Display EXIF info.
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Print files from selected photos to stdout, to facilitate integration with other tools.
(check the TODO file for known bugs and more planned features)
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Check the system requirements bellow.
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Download zip or use
git clone https://github.com/bart9h/bapho.git. -
Copy baphorc.example to ~/.baphorc and edit it.
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You can symlink the
baphoexecutable to somewhere in your path.
Arrow keys (or k/j) to move between pictures, +/- to zoom (for thumbnail mode).
For the complete keybinding list, please refer to src/main.pm (search for "keybindings").
| key | action |
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| q | quit |
| f11 | toggle fullscreen |
| i | toggle info display |
| e | toggle exif display |
| ve | edit view (filters) |
| vc | create new view |
| vd | delete current view |
| tab | switch to next view |
| d/D | skip to next/prev day |
| m/M | skip to next/prev month |
| y/Y | skip to next/prev year |
| t | tag editor |
| . | repeat last tag edit |
| s/S | add/remove star |
| s/S | add/remove star |
| enter | play video |
| fr | mark folder as reviewd |
| f0 | reset folder review |
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Perl 5.10
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SDL Perl module http://search.cpan.org/~dgoehrig/SDL_Perl-2.1.3/
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Image::ExifTool Perl module http://search.cpan.org/~exiftool/Image-ExifTool-7.67/
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fontconfig and other system tools found on any Linux system (mkdir, which, cmp, rm, mv, cp, xdpyinfo)
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Darktable or UFRaw, to develop raw files
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Gimp, to edit other image files
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ImageMagick or GraphicsMagick, to auto-apply sharpening when saving .ppm files from UFRaw
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gphoto2, to import files directly from the camera
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any text editor (defined by the EDITOR environment variable) to enter new tags
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mpv or MPlayer, to handle video https://mpv.io/ http://mplayerhq.hu/