====== F-Spot ======

F-Spot is a program to retrieve, manage and edit digital photos.

=====Use Cases=====                                                                                                               
[[F-Spot:Use Cases|Example Use Cases]]

===== Mockups =====
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**What the main thumbnail view should look like, probably** (in-progress)

=====Task Summary=====                                                                                                               

==== Import ====

  * [[F-Spot:Import|Import from folder]]
  * Import from gPhoto device
  * Import from URL          
  * Sync location (photos added to ~/Photos by 3rd party)
  * Find duplicates                                                                                                    

  * Crack: [[F-Spot:GPS|Support downloading track info from GPS]]

====Manage====

  * [[F-Spot:Tags|Assign Tags]]
  * Rating System -- judging the quality of a shot by the photographer.
  * [[F-Spot:Stacks|Group shots]] -- burst shots, versions (effect applied, various crop versions)
  * [[F-Spot:Extended Info|Assign extended information / Metadata]] (comments and info via EXIF, XMP, IPTC, etc.)
  * [[F-Spot:Compare|Compare photos]]
  * [[F-Spot:Archive Sets]] -- removable media (dvds, hard disks)
  * [[F-Spot:FullScreen|View Images]] in full screen mode.
  * //Add [[http://fotonotes.net/spec/index.cgi?HomePage|FotoNotes™]] editing (hey, it's open source)// -- currently site broken

====Edit====

All modifications of an image are non-destructive. All effects, transformations are either applied on a version (copy) of an image or are a matter of storing parameters for RAW files. The original files are never touched.

  * [[F-Spot:transformations|Transformations]]
  * [[F-Spot:effects|Effects]]
  * [[F-Spot:openwith|Open With...]]

====Search====

  * [[f-spot:quicksearch|Quicksearch in Browser]]                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  * [[nld10:desktop:beagle|Search]] integration

====Export====

  * [[F-Spot:Web Export]]
  * CD-R/DVD-R Backup
  * Printshop Export

====Print====

  * [[F-Spot:Print Dialog]]

===== Might Be Nice =====

  * [[f-spot:photo guides|Photo guides]] -- Tutorials & Tips for better photography
  * [[desktop:display_calibration|Display calibration]] -- Ideally this would launch the system control panel tool that helps you adjust the monitor brightness and contrast correctly for best image quality - helps when you edit photos.

=====Reference=====

  * [[http://primates.ximian.com/~glesage/stuff/f-spot/stats/|Popularity statistics of photographs]] (based on information from [[http://photosig.com/|PhotoSIG.com]])
  * [[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.10/photo.html|Wired Magazine: Point. Shoot. Kiss It Good-Bye.]]

=====General Open Issues=====

  * Storage - when importing from cams, the photos need to be stored somewhere.
  * Importing from read-only/removable media - copy to storage? Leave readonly?  How to communicate the medium is not available? (see [[F-Spot:Archive Support]])
  * Versions - currently a copy of the file is made in the same directory.
  * vFolders concept - store search queries in a similar fashion to Evolution's vFolders.

=====Scratch Pad=====

  * [[F-Spot:Colors]]
  * [[F-Spot:Photo Sharing]]
  * [[F-Spot:Interesting Links]]