You might want to look at GnomeCatalog or Basenji for a picture organising tool. I am really not sure of their total capabilities but GnomeCatalog has some nice features.
keith On Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:28:57 -0800, Marie-No?lle Augendre <mnaugendre at gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks to all of you, that have taken time to answer my questions ... and > ask a few questions in return. > > I think it'll be helpful to give you some more information: > - I run Linux/Fedora > - my photos database (about 17000 photos) is managed in Digikam; and I > have > actually asked the same question on the Digikam list. > - the photos book will be created in Scribus because 1) I want to work > on a > real layout involving photos and texts 2) the printer (as in 'imprimeur' > in > french, and not 'imprimante') expects strict PDF/X-3 files for the pages > and > the cover, which I now know Scribus can provide (I made a test on simple > little book with only one photo per page) > - there might be any number of photos per page, from one photo on a > double > page to 6, 7, ... whatever. The preliminary organization/sorting of the > photos will induce some layout, and I intend it to be very different from > one page to another. > > What I need to do is to sort and organize the pictures in a preliminary > step > so, when I am working on a specific Scribus page, I know which photos > I'll > have to import and where approximately to put it on the page; and I'll > have > to find each photo in a folder among 200 or 300 photos. They don't > especially need to be in the same order they'll appear in Scribus, > provided > I know their filename, and don't have to browse each time through the > whole > folder and find the thumbnail I'm looking for. > > If I cannot find a computer tool to do that, I will have to do it "? > l'ancienne": printing contact sheets (thumbnails + filenames), separate > them > with a pair of cisors, and do the organization part ... on my kitchen > table. > > Hope this clarify the matter a bit. > > About the suggestions I have seen: > - geeqie and ng-xim: never heard of them, I will have a look ASAP > - krename: I've already investigated this one but, unless I'm mistaken, > is > doesn't allow manual sorting. And for the rename bit, Digikam provides me > with much more options that I need. > - IrfanView: will have a look at it. But if possible, I would rather > avoid > Wine as an unnecessary complication. > - automatic import in Scribus: I will have a look. But I am not looking > for > an automated layout, so I don't see the point ... but I might be missing > something. > - Lightroom? No thanks. I came to the "free world" (Ubuntu, then > Fedora) a > year ago, and don't intend to go back. And, as far as know, Digikam does > more or less the same things as Lightroom. It allows me to select 200-300 > photos among 17000 using albums, tags, dates, rates, etc. rename them, > export them ... > > Will be back soon with the result of my investigations. > > Thanks, > Marie-No?lle > > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
