May 3, 2005
Need: Graphics Utility for Windows like GraphicConverter
One of my favorite applications on the Mac is
GraphicConverter.
Oh wow
I absolutely love this app and have an entire workflow for putting pictures I’ve
just taken onto the web using it.
Is there a Windows equivalent to this application? Here are the key features
that I need:
- Be able to view a folder of images using thumbnails (gallery)
- … and in that view rename all the files using the exif data on when
the photo was taken using the format YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.jpg - … and in that view shift the exif data on when the photo was taken –
forwards and backwards (in case multiple cameras are involved) - Batch process a group of pictures so that they are autolevel/autocolor
- Batch process a group of pictures so that they are automatically rotated
correctly - Batch process a group of pictures so that they are resized to arbitrary
maximum dimensions - … using an algorithm that doesn’t look awful.
Any suggestions for an app that can do this job? Thanks!
5 Comments to “Need: Graphics Utility for Windows like GraphicConverter”
May 3rd, 2005 at 11:03 pm
Need: Graphics Utility for Windows like GraphicConverter
One of my favorite applications on the Mac is GraphicConverter.
Oh wow I absolutely love this app and…
May 4th, 2005 at 7:37 am
Well, I’ve never used GraphicConverter (I don’t own a Mac … yet). However, according to what you want to do in your post, you could use Corel Photo Paint (part of the Corel Draw suite). It has fully automated macro creation using VB script and you can easily create a macro to do all of the above in less than a minute. The great part is anything that PhotoPaint can do, you can automate in the macro.
May 4th, 2005 at 1:02 pm
Gee, try Photoshop, it’s not as simple as GC, but powerful enough to do what you want. If this does not satisfy you, use GraphicConverter and get the right machine for the job, I mean: why would one switch to another platform where you have to struggle to get the functionality back that you just lost? If Windows doesn’t cut it, welcome back!
September 8th, 2005 at 2:35 pm
IrfanView (http://www.irfanview.com/) is a great Windows freeware app for photo manipulation and batch processing, but I’m not sure that it will do autolevel/color. I know you can do it manually.
October 26th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
Hello, it is a little late. but i bumpped into you site.
are you still looking for the equivalent of GraphicConverter on Windows? if you find it, let me know. i’ve been searching up & down, left & right.
i used to have with names like yours :
something_YYYY_MM_DD_HHMMSS.pdf
that can be made into animation (quick time movie) quickly.
regards,
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