Pictures selector #1
Copyright (C) Pierre Albou 2002-2004, all rights reserved.


This program allows browsing through a pictures directory (files are sorted according to their names, in ascending order). The user can copy pictures to a separate destination directory (after optional 90 rotations). This application is designed to ease the rejection of bad pictures from a bulky source and the establishing of a new collection of good only (and properly orientated) pictures. If audio comments are present, the wave files are copied or removed simultaneously with their corresponding picture (this feature can be disabled).


Recognized formats: jpeg, gif, png (depends on your Java toolkit's capabilities).

Note:
Standard java 1.4.0 implementations do not provide a gif encoder plug-in: gif rotated images cannot be written. The application detects the lack of the proper plug-in and disables the rotation commands. Direct copy is possible, since it does not use the javax.imageio package.
Loaded color png images cannot be rotated by the 1.4.0_02 implementation of the java.awt.image package: the BufferedImageOp used fails. This is not foreseen by the program: the rotation commands are enabled, but do nothing. Direct copy is possible.


Requirements, installation and launching

Requirements:	a 1.3 (or later) Java Virtual Machine with 1.4 (or later) APIs packages.

Installation:	just unpack the files in a separate directory.

Launching:

The "java -jar Selector1.jar" or "javaw -jar Selector1.jar" command line, run from the installation directory, should do the job, assuming your path variable points to the java/bin directory. Windows and Solaris users may just double-click the jar file.


Instruction for use

Launch the program and click on the [?] button: the "About" dialog box gives access to the help page.


Disclaimer

THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS (INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE) ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. FURTHER, THE AUTHOR DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE, OF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU. IF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE YOU, AND NOT THE AUTHOR, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION.
THE ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THAT IS MADE BY THE AUTHOR.
THE AUTHOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF HE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

This program is freeware and may be freely copied if all files (see hereafter) are distributed simultaneously, without any modification.

Files in the package:

Selector1.jar
infowin.jar
readme.txt
