ImageDB 1.122

Searching images by categories couldn't be easier due to ImageDB 1.122 . Simply select the categories you are interested in from the fully customisable category hierarchy and see your results instantly. Add your own categories quickly and easily as you go along.

The range of images that will be displayed is primarily controlled by the using the category tree in the left hand pane. However this can be further narrowed by use of these search criterion which can reduce the range of images that will be tested for categories. There are three forms of criterion; a date range, folder and keywords. The date range and keyword search will only include images if they have appropriate values entered in their image properties. Both the from and to dates can have their fields set to zero. The fields can be cleared manually but buttons have been provided for convenience.

Each image can be associated with as many categories as you want just by click the Add button.All fields are optional; give as much detail as you want. Simplify your view of the categories with the Show All button. This allows you to choose whether to display only the currently associated categories for a quick uncluttered view of the current categorisation or view all available categories to see all your categorisation options.

Most modern digital still cameras store a large amount of data about the image such as date, time, camera setting etc. This data is known as EXIF and can be easily accessed in ImageDB. Each piece of data is known as a tag and there are potentially a very large number of tags provided by some cameras. To make viewing easier they are broken down in separate sections: Main, Sub and Manufacturer. Not all cameras generate Manufacturer tags (known as the Maker Note) but again those that do sometimes produce a lot! To make viewing easier still tags can be selectively filtered out or those that are of greatest interest to you added to the "Favourites" page. In addition selected tags can be copied to fields in the ImageDB properties allowing them to be included in image searches.

Full size images may be printed although ImageDB does not attempt to replace sophisticated image editing and printing programs such as PhotoShop, PaintShop etc."Contact sheets" of thumbnails with or without the associated image properties may be printed.

Created named collections of particular images - slideshows, web site images etc. Save these with meaningful names and view them again and again... Even export them to a new database.

Automatically generate websites from your database. You have complete control over the appearance. A simple set of commands allow you to insert components from your database into the HTML code of your own design. You simply create two or three template files (depending on whether you want images displayed in separate HTML pages) inserting commands, as HTML comments, wherever you want them. You control the colour, fonts, layout etc.

A full and thorough help is provided, complete with tutorials to ensure you will have no problems getting up to speed with ImageDB. All features of the program are completely covered and clearly explained.