Photo Xplorer 
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Specifically designed for Railway Photography, this software can also catalogue any subject For example, Family Photos, Antique collections, Architecture, Business Products, Field Research photos, Hobbies, etc. I even have a client who is using it to catalogue denture mouldings! |
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This
simple software package allows you to catalogue your jpg files and have
the ability to search on any of the information you have provided. Imagine, with just 3 clicks you can find 4472 (Flying Scotsman) on the Mishref (Container Ship) at Darling Harbour or Susan on Holiday in England at Penzance. |
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Here are some of the other features of this software: Having folders for each event makes it frustrating to find Photos and create a montage of pictures from different folders. With PhotoXplorer you only need one folder & with the powerful search feature you can quickly create a photo album or slide show by selecting the Subject, Event, or Location. You can also mix and match selection criteria. Creating photo albums has never been easier, No need to select a Portrait or Lansdcsape frame, No need to find photos to put in the frames & best of all no need to add captions (the caption is already stored with the photo) No need to save photo albums either, its’ so simple you just create a new one when you need to, which will also include recent photos since you last printed an album ![]() Naming photos has always been a problem, how do you name a photo with the same subject, but taken at a different angle? Maybe you used a,b,c or 1,2,3; PhotoXplorer does this for you, once you have named the first photo, same photos are named with a single click! No more right click to rename. Sample photos included on cd for learning to rename, & to Demonstrate the search features. Details you enter are stored, so that next time you want to name a photo, the details you entered before are able to be selected without typing. On screen instructions make it easy to navigate the renaming process ![]() The search feature to locate photos is extremely fast, you can search by: Subject; Event; Location, or a combination of these, you can also search for Susan on Holiday in UK at Trafalgar Square. You can also search by Date. For Railway enthusiasts you can also find all the photos with a particular locomotive in the combination or all the photos with that locomotive leading. Photos selected for the slide show or album can be copied for you to a folder for email or burning to a cd, with an option to reduce size (this program does not send emails or burn cd’s) After using this program and realise you want photos identified differently you can amend the Subject, Event or Location; all of these can be changed with a single click. You can also rotate photos, or delete photos that are out of focus. Also, you can view the exif data to check camera settings There are 2 basic purposes of using this program to catalogue photos, the first is a typical Family Photo scenario which allows you to print in a typical Album format, note the captions are obtained from the cataloguing process so no additional text has to be added. |

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second option is for people who may be doing research projects and want
to add text to the photo, this is how it looks when photos need to
be printed with the attached note, which allows 1160 characters or about 190 words. There are also other options for printing individual photos either with or without, captions or notes |

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Download the 17 Month Trial version with all features
Download the demo files which should be loaded on the C drive before running the program, they should also be burned to a cd (9mb) by Downloading Here
Program installation for Windows Vista only (5mb) by Downloading Here see Download instructions below this panel, see last panel for notes, bug fixes & upgrades Enquiries, send an email to: enquirer@mail2me.com.au or: You can puchase a trial CD version that has a Demonstration module and sample files to trial the catalogue feature For more information or a Trial CD version with all features, send a mailing address & $5 Australian to R.Emson 47 Davies Avenue Springwood NSW Australia 2777 Cost of Unlocked version is $60 Australian, Overseas, add $5 for pp for mailing CD version See below for payment options to obtain a Licence Key |
| Instructions after downloading 'zip files', presumably to My Documents/Downloads _Photo_Xplorer.zip
1. Right click, then select 'Extract All' 2. Click Next, (make sure you include the underscore) Modify folder name to read 'C:\_Photo-Xplorer', click next 3. At this stage you should burn the folder 'C:\_Photo-Xplorer' to a cd for backup to install on a new computer 4. Goto Folder 'C:\_Photo-Xplorer', double click 'Setup.exe' Demo-Files.zip 1. Right click, then select 'Extract All' 2. Click Next, Modify folder name to read 'C:\' 3. Burn the 3 (0-AllMy-Photos, 0-Train-Photos, 0-Trial-Photos, 0-Jamie-Fisher) folders to the Install CD, and leave CD in when running program, or select one of these folders when running the demo option |
| Instructions for obtaining a Licence key Before purchasing, you will have had ample time to decide if you are happy with this program, No refunds will be given Select 'Menu Options' on the Main screen, then Select 'About' Make a note of the Version Number In Australia, send
1. Version number
2. Money Order or Cheque for $60 3. Email Address to: (licence key will be sent to this address)
R.Emson
47 Davies Avenue Springwood NSW Australia 2777 Overseas, send an email for payment options to: enquirer@mail2me.com.au |
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Bug Fixes & Updates
to take advantage of these changes: Whilst
using trial version:
Uninstall Photo Xplorer, download & unzip new files,(yes to replace) ,re-install,
then run program
After Purchase: Contact the developer for options 28/11/08 Removed Standard version, fixed thread error (if this occurs, just click Continue)
Corrected rotation on preview screen, program may have not started correctly 02/12/08 Demo option does not need cd for trial files anymore 07/12/08 Priority option changed to date, some options may not have shown images by date but by event 22/12/08 Main screen now normal size after using catalogue screen, also flicker resolved, also option to remove files now enabled when a new folder for source files changed in same session, solution: close catalogue screen and reselect from main menu, bydate option now restricted, solution leave option on bydate 03/01/09 Minor sequencing of button locking revised, updated help on events for rail photography and fixed minor rail related cataloguing features, added byDate/Event demo files |