Apps and Books
Here are my apps and books, ranging from serious photo tools
(Ingestamatic, ExifChanger, ProofSheet),
to photo collections (Manzanar, Classic Cameras, Photochrom Ultimate),
to technical books (Advanced UNIX Programming),
to a fun read (Bernie's Bar and Girll).
To follow the latest developments, there's a news feed that you can subscribe to via RSS. Also, take a look at my SmugMug gallery and a list of all of my books at Amazon.
Finally, you can read my blog, where I opine from time-to-time about subjects that interest me.
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MagickWrapper Version 1 Beta 3
2013-04-03 08:15:15
No changes other than extending the beta period until 31-May-2013.
Ingestamatic Version 2.2 for Mac - Beta 7
2013-03-31 15:37:21
No changes other than extending the beta period until 31-May-2013.
Ingestamatic Version 2.2 for Mac - Beta 6
2013-03-11 17:23:37
Minor tweaks. No changes should be noticeable in the app, but the help has been updated for Version 2.2.
Ingestamatic Version 2.2 for Mac - Beta 5
2013-03-09 10:10:49
Image Viewer now scrolls index to initial image.
Ingestamatic Version 2.2 for Mac - Beta 4
2013-03-06 18:00:27
Sandboxing has been removed, so your pre-2.2 presets should now be back. Also, a bug that could cause a crash if a new input source was chosen while thumbnails were still loading has been fixed.
Click here to see the whole blog of archived news.
A GUI wrapper for ImageMagick that makes writing convert command lines easy.
Builds a command line as an outline. Select images, operators, and settings with the mouse, avoiding all tedious argument coding. See the screenshots (icon just below) to get a feel for what MagickWrapper can do.
Reads and writes shell-script files, so you can bring your existing command lines into MagickWrapper.
Executes ImageMagick from within the app (must be installed separately).
Completely free during the beta period, and any beta users who register will receive a free unlock code for the final version when it's released.
For MacOS only.
MacOS 10.6-10.8
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The most powerful and productive EXIF changer available for MacOS. Geotagging, too!
Shows and changes EXIF, IPTC and other metadata fields from image files. Can automatically adjust dates ahead or behind, even for multiple images. All metadata fields can be viewed, and all of the most useful ones can be changed.
Supports automatic geotagging, from a track log, and manual geotagging, based on a map.
You can export metadata based on a template you create. Use it for generating HTML pages, data files (CSV) for input into a spreadsheet or database, SQL statements, or any other kind of text file.
Version 4 adds major features. Click the Doc button to see what they are. It will not be available in the App Store. Please send an email to support@basepath.com if you'd like your purchase converted (for free) to the direct-sale version. Please include proof of App Store purchase if possible.
Uses ExifTool for metadata changes, so it handles a wide range of files, including most raws. (more…)
Free Trial: 2 weeks
Price: $9.99; $32.99 for Ingestamatic-ExifChanger-ProofSheet bundle
MacOS 10.6-10.8
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A new approach to image ingestion, based on years of experience with ImageIngester. Visual, responsive, convenient, reliable.
Ingestamatic automates the critical, but repetitive, tasks of copying images from a card or camera to your computer. Unlike the Finder, Image Capture, or Windows Explorer, Ingestamatic does the job safely and productively, with lots of added functionality.
Principal features: Rename files, place images into folders, geotag manually or automatically from a GPS track log, add IPTC metadata, save settings as presets, choose images to ingest, preview ingestion (dry-run), convert to DNG, write metadata to JPEGs, backup, launch a post processing app. (more…)
See this chart that compares Ingestamatic and ImageIngester.
Free Trial: 2 weeks
Price: $19.99; $14.99 if you have ImageIngester; $32.99 for Ingestamatic-ExifChanger-ProofSheet bundle
MacOS 10.6-10.8
Win7/8 (32/64 bit)
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Used by top pros for over 6 years for ingesting their most critical images. The most highly automated, industrial-strength ingestion app there is.
Saves time and improves reliability by automating critical steps at the start of your workflow: Ingestion with double backup; naming; moving to folders; applying bulk metadata and Camera Raw/Lightroom settings; GPS tagging; converting to DNG; verifying; correlating multi-camera shoots.
Has features that Ingestamatic doesn't have, such as concurrent multi-card ingestion, multi-camera shoots, number-range folders, and disc burning. For a detailed comparison between Ingestamatic and ImageIngester, see this chart. (more…)
Free Trial: 25 ingestions
Price: $40 (includes ImageVerifier); quantity discounts available
MacOS 10.4-10.8
Vista/Win7/8 (32/64 bit) and XP (32 bit)
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The most rigorous, exhaustive metadata viewer available for MacOS.
Displays all EXIF and IPTC info for an image of almost any type (JPG, TIF, NEF, CR2, ORF, DNG, PSD, etc.). For viewing metadata only; no editing capability. For editing, use ExifChanger instead. (more…)
Free Trial: none
Price: $4.99
MacOS 10.6-10.8
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The easiest, most productive, and most flexible proof-sheet generator available for MacOS.
Prints proof sheets (contact sheets) to a printer, to a PDF, or as a folder of JPEGs. Easily control the grid arrangement, the margins, the page and cell headers and footers, the font, and more. Incorporate variables into headers and footers to display dates and times, captions, filenames, EXIF data, and IPTC data. (more…)
Free Trial: 2 weeks
Price: $9.99; $32.99 for Ingestamatic-ExifChanger-ProofSheet bundle
MacOS 10.6-10.8
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The most powerful and easy-to-use image verifier.
Verify active or archived images structurally (JPEG, raw, DNG, PSD, TIFF) and by stored 512-bit hash. Ensures that backups are correct and that archives are still valid. Stores results in a built-in database. Goes inside image formats and decompresses to determine integrity of image. Takes advantage of multiple CPUs/cores. (more…)
Free Trial: up to 50 files per run
Price: included with ImageIngester; available separately for $9.99 on the
MacOS 10.4-10.8
Vista/Win7/8 (32/64 bit) and XP (32 bit)
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A unique way to learn beginning HTML.
Teaches HTML through interactive lessons that let you try out each new tag and see the results in a browser pane right away. An editor, web previewer, and file uploader are built-in.
At first, you choose tags from a menu, to eliminate misspellings; then you're free to type them yourself. A built-in HTML checker points out errors. Best of all, you can upload pages to a real website from within the app, with no signup or extra fees required, and then share that website with your friends and family.
Intended for students from grades 4 and up, but suitable for adults, too. (Not for those who already know HTML basics. No advanced topics like tables, forms, and CSS.)
Free Trial: first 10 lessons
Price: $1.99
MacOS 10.4-10.8 (Intel/PPC)
A simple, but powerful HTML editor and site builder.
SiteKite is a simple HTML editor and FTP uploader that can be used to build and maintain a website. It's ideal for those new to website building who want a tool that's easy to learn, yet powerful enough to do the whole job.
SiteKite has all the essential features, including:
- Built-in editing and preview.
- An outline view of local files for the site.
- FTP upload of just the changed files.
- Find and replace, spell checking, and other standard editing features.
- Settable editing font.
- Automatic saving. No need to ever click the Save button.
- Presets for multiple FTP sites.
- Creating and renaming of files and folders.
- Optional preview using the local web server, so PHP and other server-side languages can be previewed.
- Markdown support.
SiteKite is somewhat inspired by the outline+editor approach widely used in editors like BBEdit and XCode, combined with built-in FTP and web preview, like BBEdit, FrontPage, and many other other website builders. The chief design goal was to make it as easy to setup and use as possible, so it can serve as a follow-on app to HTMLteacher (just above).
Click the Doc button, below, for more detail. Or try the two-week free trial.
Free Trial: 2 weeks
Price: $9.99
MacOS 10.6 - 10.8
A spectacular collection of over 100 classic cameras, with high-resolution photos, vintage ads, reviews, articles, and original brochures.
Over 500 close-up, high-resolution photos, vintage ads, reviews, articles, and original brochures of some the most important classic cameras from 1905 to 1985. All of these cameras are in my personal collection, and my photographs of them are unique to this app. (This is not just a mashup of stock photos downloaded form websites!)
First 35mm SLR, first Polaroid, first SLR with a pentaprism, first SLR with an instant-return mirror, first autofocus camera, and many more "firsts". Click here to see a picture of the main screen, showing thumbnails of most of the cameras.
Updated as new material and cameras are added, without your having to update the app itself.
Now available on the web! If you don't have an iOS device or a Mac, the whole app is available on the web for just $.99.
Free Demo: web version only
Price: $2.99 ($.99 through 26-March-2012)
iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
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The only iOS photo viewer that can access Flickr, Facebook, SmugMug, LifePics, Dropbox, and the Photo Library.
Show photos from Flickr, Facebook, SmugMug, LifePics, Dropbox, and the Photo Library. FTP directly from your Mac or PC.
Incredibly complete: grid and full-screen views, slideshows, camera support, caption viewing an editing, uploading, downloading for offline viewing.
Click the Details button below to go to the WidePhotoViewer website for much more detail, or click to Doc button to read through the extensive help pages.
Free Trial: none
Price: $4.99
iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
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These iOS and MacOS apps show collections of thousands of photos from some of the best-known Farm Security Administration photographers: Esther Bubley, John Collier, Andreas Feininger, Dorothea Lange, Arthur Rothstein, and Ben Shahn.
Rehabilitation clients, Boone County, Arkansas (Ben Shahn, Oct. 1935)
They're sold only through the Apple App Store, for $1.99 each. To see all of them there, with descriptions and screen shots, you can go directly to my page on the iOS App Store or the Mac App Store. Or, click the Buy button below for prices and direct links to the apps.
Here's what's available; click on a link to see screenshots.
FSA-OWI: John Collier
FSA-OWI: Andreas Feininger
FSA-OWI: Dorothea Lange
FSA-OWI: Arthur Rothstein
FSA-OWI: Ben Shahn
Free Trial: none
Price: $1.99
iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
MacOS 10.6-10.8 (most)
These iOS and MacOS collections have hundreds, even thousands, of photos on a wide-range of subjects. The highlight is Manzanar, with 244 Ansel Adams photos and 61 Dorothea Lange photos.
They're sold only through the Apple App Store. To see all of them there, with descriptions and screen shots, you can go directly to my page on the iOS App Store or the Mac App Store. Or, click the Buy button below for prices and direct links to the apps.
Here's what's available; click on a link to see screenshots.
Cityscape Panoramas
Carol M. Highsmith's America
Carol M. Highsmith's Cuba
Photochrom Ultimate
Photochrom Volume 1
Photochrom Volume 2
Photochrom Volume 3
Space Flight Photos
Aeronautics Photos
9/11 (over 45,000 downloads)
Photo Word (game)
Free Trial: none
Price: $0.99 to $4.99; most at $1.99; 9/11 is free
iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad
MacOS 10.6-10.8 (most)
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