JBrout

Infobox Software
name = JBrout



caption = JBrout 0.2
developer = Marc Lentz
latest_release_version = 0.2.193 SVN (november 2007)
platform = Cross-platform
genre = Digital photo organizer
license = GNU General Public License
website = [http://jbrout.python-hosting.com/wiki/WikiStart Project home page]

JBrout is a JPEG format picture management application. Released under the GNU General Public License, JBrout is free software.

Created in 2002 by Marc Lentz, this software is cross-platform (Linux and Microsoft Windows) and allows the user – through a user-friendly interface – to associate keywords to pictures (IPTC tags) and process extensive research on these keywords.

Features

The software allows a navigation:

* by album (feature similar to a file explorer),
* by tag (that a user can create and file by category/sub-category),
* or by period (using Exif data, JBrout files them per day/month).

Many features are incorporated in the software, therefore it is possible to:

* rotate pictures without loss,
* use and modify Exif information,
* create a HTML gallery,
* export pictures on a Flickr account or Google Picasa Web Album,
* modify selected pictures with another software,
* or use a basket system to select images.

Advantages of JBrout

* Keywords are stored with the pictures (using IPTC metadata), making their exchange easier: When sending a picture, its associated keywords are also sent. This method of storing information offers a certain durability of data since keywords are not dependent of an external file.
* JBrout uses thumbnails (mini-pictures) associated with the picture (Exif info). This prevents creating extra files while allowing reasonably fast previews.
* JBrout can create a large collection of pictures very quickly.

Limits of JBrout

For now, JBrout handles JPEG format pictures only, format commonly used by digital cameras.

Installation procedure

Installation of JBrout in Windows requires installation of GTK+ Runtime, and unpacking the program files by extracting the files. [http://jbrout.free.fr/help/en/installation-2.html] Installation would require skills akin to installation of programs in the DOS era style.

External links

* [http://jbrout.python-hosting.com/wiki/WikiStart Project home page]
* [http://groups.google.fr/group/jbrout?hl=fr&lnk=srg Newsgroup]
* [http://jbrout.free.fr/help/en/ Online support for JBrout]