Paint
Shop Pro Scripts
Paint Shop Pro
is a powerful image editor similar to PhotoShop. Custom scripts can
be written in Python to automate tasks. Unzip these scripts I created
and place them in your C:\Program
Files\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 8\Scripts-Trusted folder
or similar. They will then be visible in your scripts dropdown toolbar
in PSP. Click the run button to run each script. I think Jasc added
the Python scripting in version 8.
-- Image
Resizer: This script will resize all images which are open in
PSP to the specified maximum width and height.
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Web Photo
Gallery Creator: This script is similar to the Image Resizer except
it creates an html page to display the images it resized.
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ASONP Photo Gallery
Resizer: I designed this script for my photoclub to prepare images
for our website. It resizes each image twice, one at 500 pixels and
a thumbnail at 100 pixels and saves them. You might find it useful
for your own website.
Language: Python
GUI: Tkinter and
Paint Shop Pro
Download: Neils_PSP_Scripts.zip
(Unzip to C:\Program Files\Jasc
Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 8\Scripts-Trusted)
Prerequisites:
Paint Shop Pro
8 and above
EXIF
Reader Library for C#
Digital cameras embed
information in their images such as exposure information, camera
settings, camera, lens, and manufacture information. I wrote
this library to access this information with Microsoft's C#
language. It currently supports over 35 tags. Programmers can
use this library in their projects such as my Slide Show program
below.
Example
of use:
ExifReader r = new ExifReader("C:\\photos\\img_001.jpg");
Console.WriteLine("Exposure Time: " + r.GetExposureTime()
+ " Sec");
You
can also run this as a stand alone Console Program like this:
ExifReader "C:\photos\img_001.jpg"
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Language:
C# (C Sharp)
GUI: None
Source code:
ExifReader.cs
Executable:
ExifReader.exe
Prerequisites:
.Net Framework |
Here
is a sample output of a few of the tags:
Make:
Canon
Model: Canon EOS 10D
White Balance: Auto
F19
Exposure Time: 1/1000 Sec
Exposure Program: Shutter Priority
ISO: 400
Exposure Bias Value: -0.5
FocalLength: 85
Flash: No Flash
EXIF Version: 2.20 |
Slide
Show, C# Edition
I wrote this program for
my photo club. We needed a simple way to display our images
full screen at our meetings. The program launches a File Chooser
. After you select the first image to display it goes to full
screen mode with a black background and no border. Use arrow
keys, Page Down/Up, or Home, End to navigate. Delete will move
it to a folder called _Delete, C will copy to _Copy, R will
rotate right, L will rotate left, the space bar will display
detailed EXIF info, and Esc will exit the program. You can toggle
on/off the EXIF footer info with F1, and toggle on/off the Auto-Rotate
feature with F2. Because this is written in C# you need the
.Net (Dot Net) Framework. This program is also a great way to
select your best images like you would on a light table because
it can display images faster than PhotoShop and you can quickly
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Language:
C# (C Sharp)
GUI: Windows
Forms
Source code:
Form1.cs and ExifReader.cs
or zip file.
Executable:
Slideshow_04.exe
Prerequisites:
.Net Framework
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Slide
Show, Java Edition
I originally created
my Slide Show program in Java but was not happy with it's performance
on large images so I stopped development. To run this on Windows
or Mac save the jar file to your desktop and just double click
on it. For linux use java
-jar SlideShow.jar. You need Java 1.4 or above. |
Language:
Java 2
GUI: Swing
Java executable
jar file with source code: SlideShow.jar
Prerequisites:
Java
JRE 1.4 |
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GIS
Shapefile Viewer
This is a
simple GIS Shapefile Viewer I created using the Open Source
Geotools
library. It can view GIS data in the popular ArcView format.
You can view multiple layers at once. Shapefile data can be
viewed from your hard drive or from a URL. It offers a zoom
and pan toolbar. It's a great way to view GIS data on any Java
enabled device. Because I use Java 1.1 it works well with PDAs
such as the IPAQ or Zaurus. It will also run on Linux and Mac
OS X and it's free. GeoTools is a powerful library which can
do much more so you can add on to this viewer if you wish. |
Language:
JDK 1.1 and Personal Java.
GUI: AWT
(Abstact Widowing Toolkit)
Source Code:
GISViewer.java
Download
the complete package with GeoTools library: GISViewer.zip
Download
sample data
Note,
to install unzip the GISViewer.zip file and read the Readme file.
Unzipping the data files is not required. |
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This
is a similar viewer I created with ESRI's
Map Objects for Java, a powerful library for creating GIS
GUIs. ESRI has a 60 day demo you can order if you wish to try
this out. Simply add their Jar file to your CLASSPATH and run
this viewer with java
GISViewerESRI <shapefile1> <shapefile2> ...etc.
This viewer is so intuitive and easy to use it's a great way
to display a custom map on a live CD. I could easily customize
it for special projects. |
Language:
Java 2
GUI: Swing
Source Code:
GISViewerESRI.java
and GISViewerPane.java
Download
the complete package : GISViewerESRI.zip
Prerequisites:
Java
JRE 1.4 |
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Image
Tag Builder
For people who prefer a text
editor for HTML I created this program to create html img tags. To use
this program simply browse to the images on your PC and copy and paste
the img tag it creates to your html page. Use the Ctrl key to select
multiple images. For example: opening photo1.jpg will produce
<img src="photo1.jpg" alt="photo1" border="0" width="300" height="196">
I created the ImgTagBuilder
class. The code for the File Chooser with thumbnail preview is from
the Swing Tutorial which I modified for this project.
Language:
Java 2 GUI toolkit:
Swing
Source Code: ImgTagBuilder.zip
Documentation: JavaDocs
Prerequisites: Java
JRE 1.4
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(Note: This requires Java
WebStart . I signed the JAR file with a free self
signed certificate so there is no Certificate Authority to vouch
for my identity. The $100/year cert is not in my budget.)
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Neil's JPEG Browser
I created this program because
I wanted an easy to use browser for viewing JPEG images. To
use this program you simply select a folder on your file system and
it displays a list of JPEG images in that folder. Use the up
and down arrow keys to navigate.
Neil's
JPEG Browser II
Language: Java 2
GUI toolkit: Swing
Source Code: unzip the
jar file.
Download executable jar
file: JpegBrowser2.jar
Prerequisites: Java
JRE 1.4
(Double
click on the jar file to execute, or right click and open with
javaw, or use at command line: java -jar JpegBrowser2.jar)
I
did a complete rewrite of my JPEG Browser in 2003. This one
uses a Windows Explorer like file tree structure I invented
for navigation. It also displays the EXIF Metadata produced
by digital cameras. It currently only supports viewing JPEG
GIF, AND PNG images. Folders are displayed first followed by
filenames in the tree. Use up and down arrows or the mouse to
navigate. The dropdown menu is to select the drive. My webstart
version was too slow for some reason so I only produced an executable
jar file. This program requires Java 1.4 or greater. |
Click
image for larger screenshot |
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Neil's
RPN Calculator
This Scientific
calculator uses RPN Logic (Reverse Polish Notation) similar
to the HP Engineering Calculator I used in college. For example:
To add 2 and 3 use "2 Enter 3 +." Everytime you press Enter
it adds the number to the stack. It's designed for the Zaurus
PDA but runs just fine with the Standard Edition (J2SE) so you
can run it on your PC as well. It could also be repackaged for
the IPAQ with the Jeode JVM installed. To launch this calculator
look for the RPN icon in the Jeode Folder.
Language:
Personal Java (Same as JDK 1.1)
GUI: AWT
(Abstact Widowing Toolkit)
Source Code:
Rpn6.java
Zaurus IPK
package: RPN_Calculator_0_6.ipk |
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Column Spreadsheet
This program uses
PHP and MySQL
to create a 4 Column Spreadsheet web page. This spreadsheet
is unique because it allows you to search, view, add, edit, delete,
and sort by column all on the same page. This script can use any MySQL
table with 4 columns (fields). The first column must be an auto_increment
integer named "id" but the rest you an rename using the config variables.
If you currently use PHP and MySQL it's very easy to set up.
Type
Converter Library
A common source of frustration
for Java programmers is strongly typed variables. I created this
class to help solve that problem. Use this static class to easily
convert any Java type to any other Java type. Works with byte,
double, float, int, long, short, and String. It includes error
checking to warn you when exceeding the range of a data type.
Just add the jar file to your CLASSPATH and follow this example.
Because it's a static class you don't need to create an object
to use it.
Example of use:
import com.neilmoomey.util.Type;
String s = "12345.6789";
float f = Type.toFloat(s);
Language:
Java 1.0 and up
GUI: None
Source Code:
Type.java
Download
the jar file: type_converter.jar
Documentation:
JavaDocs |
You can download
the latest J2SE JRE from Sun here:
Intructions
for download and installing the .Net (Dot Net) Framework can be found
here.
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