A while back I posted a script that generates a histogram chart from a set of categories in my DAM software. I recently augmented that script to also show the total disk space occupied by the files tagged with those categories. (more…)
Long time ago I developed this tiny script for the IMatch DAM tool mostly as a proof-of-concept more than an tool for active use. Anyway, it occurred to me that it might useful or amusing for some people, or maybe a starting point for more elaborate scripts.
This script takes the name of the currently selected category in IMatch, and launches a web browser to show the Wikipedia search hits for that name. For example, if I select category Palo Alto in the IMatch category panel and run this script, it will launch the browser to show the Wikipedia topic for the city of Palo Alto. (more…)
Most of the time I use my chosen DAM tool to navigate my photo collection. Sometimes, though, I use the plain old Windows Explorer to browse photos in my photo collection, usually indirectly when an application such as Photoshop automatically turns on the thumbnail view in the Open File dialog. That unfortunately causes Windows Explorer to leave a pile of hidden files named Thumbs.db in every folder I visit. I find that annoying enough to write a quick and dirty little IMatch script to seek out and delete those files. (more…)
Occasionally I like to visualize how many photos are assigned to a given set of tags in my photo collection. One common example of this is the Ratings tag which has 5 sub-tags ranging from 1-Bad to 5-Stellar. Another example is the When tag which has sub-tags for each year (and within each year, the months). This simple IMatch script automates the process of visualizing the histogram plot of the number of photos assigned to each sub-tag under a parent tag. (more…)
In the past my photo printing vendor did not print filenames on the backsides of the photos. Back then I had to manually scribble the filename of the photo on the back of the print, in case I ever wanted to find that photo for re-prints. Being the lazy guy I am, I created this script that generated a Word doc I could print on an Avery 8167 sticker sheet, ready to be applied to the backs of the photos. (more…)