Introduction
Basic Features
Getting started with IDimager
Using the Panels System
The Main Explorers; Catalog and Media Explorer
Working with the Explorers
The Catalog Explorer; A quick start
The Media Explorer
The Collection Viewer
Navigation and selecting/de selecting images
Scaling the thumbnails
Sorting thumbnails
Sorting thumbnails by hand
Filtering thumbnails
The Collection Viewer’s view style
Rebuilding thumbnails
Remove images from a collection
Copy, Cut and paste using the Collection Viewer
Copy, Cut and paste in Media collections
Copy, Cut and Paste between different explorers (mixed)
Batch operations using the Collection Viewer
Batch rotations
Batch image resize
Batch rename files
Batch (re)date/change date
Batch title renaming
Customizing the Collection Viewer’s appearance
Opening images
Open an image in IDimager
Open an image in an external application
Working with Workspaces
Reading Images to the Catalog
Import existing images
Using the Camera Downloader
Transfer images from a memory card
Transfer images using a linked camera
Using a media connection
Using a PTP connection
Transfer images from a TWAIN device
Transfer images from an e-mail box
Removing images from catalog
Working with Meta Information; XMP, IPTC
A brief introduction to IPTC
How IDimager stores Meta information
Describing your photos
Working with detail profiles
Describing images in batch
Customizing the meta editor (custom panels)
Keywords and delimited keywords
Cataloging, Versioning, and Stacking
Building your catalog label structure
Working with Catalog Labels
Create and remove catalog labels
Changing a catalog label its details
Searching for a catalog label
Reorganising your catalog label structure
Relocate catalog labels
Merging catalog labels
Catalog Label Relationships
Stored Groups
How to create a Stored Group
How to modify an existing Stored Group
How can I use a group to assign catalog labels
Cataloging images
Getting your images in the catalog
Cataloging images using the Catalog Assignment panel
Cataloging multiple images using the Collection Viewer
Copy and paste labels assignments using Windows’ Clipboard
Cataloging images using the Catalog Explorer
Quick Cataloging
Stamper Feature
Reading an existing folder structure or existing CD/DVD to catalog
Working with ratings and image scores
Working with color labels
The Catalog Manager
Backup your catalog database
Catalog Maintenance
Managing catalog labels
Create a new label
Itemizing a catalog label (decomposition)
Reorganizing labels
Working with versions
Adding versions for a main version
Versioning on download
Versioning while edited images
Versioning with the Batcher
Versioning by hand
Working with the Version Detection Wizard
Customize the version place holders
Cascade meta information
Automatic cascading
Working with stacks
Organizing in portfolios
Create/Rename/Delete a portfolio
Create/Rename/Delete a gallery
Create a collection
Adding images to a collection
Virtual, Fast Collections, and Image Basket
Working with Virtual Collections
Working with Fast Collections
Working with the Image Basket
Searching images
The search results
Quick Search Panel
Dynamic Searching
Multi Select Searching
Search images by Meta Information
Stored search queries
Delete a search query
Search image files on the hard drive
Search a portfolio for unlabeled images
Search missing images in catalog
Search Bookmarked Images
Search Out-of-Sync images
The Image Editor/Viewer
Introduction
Viewing images
Using the zoom features
Making a selection
Copy
Paste
Editing images / Image Editor
Undo and redo
Basic and Auto Editing Operations
Brightness
Contrast
Fill Flash
Darken Background
Auto Levels
Auto Fix
Auto Enhance Contrast
Auto Color Correction
Saturation
Red Eye Removal
Image rotations
Rotate Image Left
Rotate Image Right
Straighten Horizon
Free rotate
Flip Horizontal and Vertical
Conversions
Convert to Black / White
Convert to Sepia / Duotone
Negative colors
Emboss
Enhancements
Gamma Correction
Color Balance
Sharpen image
Dynamic Sharpen
Smooth Image
Gaussian Blur
Size & Crop
Resize image
Change Canvas Size
Cropping images
Captions, Frames and Marking
Frame Image
Caption Titles
Watermarks
Advanced editing
Film Grain
Add Noise
High Key Filter
Enrich shadows
Dynamic Range Increase (DRI)
Polarize
Glamour
Area tagging
Other features of the Image Viewer
Converting images to different file formats
RAW Converting
Color Management
Setting an image as the Windows Wallpaper
Working with Global Positioning Data (GPS)
Catalog labels and GPS
Google Maps panel script
GPS Data Entry Script
Using the histogram
Interpreting the histogram
View Exif information
Exif Thumbnail (re)creation
Copying Exif information to the Windows clipboard
Dumping and loading Meta information to/from sidecar file
Working with the Light Table
Opening images in the Light Table
Zooming
Panning and linked panning
The Ratings and Color Label Bar
Histogram and Exif display
Working with boxes
Browsing
Dimming
Closing and opening boxes
Image Properties / Details
Assigning catalog labels
Color Management
Working with the Calendar
Additional Features
Collective Batch Processing
The Batch Processor
Adding and removing effects/commands
Adding more images
Adding Sub Folders
Run, Load and Save Batches
Saving your batch to file
Loading a batch file
Slide Shows
Adding slides to your slide show
Moving slides
Editing the details of a slide
Adding Music to the slide show
Editing the music details
Playing your slide show design
Create Slide Show Movies
What to do with your slide show movies?
Backups, Disc Burning, and Archiving
Backup your catalog database
Backup Catalog To Folder
Backup Catalog to Disc
The Burner application; how it works
Designing a disc
Burning a design
How the burner is integrated
Burning sections of images
Burning folders from your hard drive or other disk
Burning images from the Catalog Explorer
Archiving images
Publishing, Mailing and Printing
Publish images to the Internet
Publishing a collection
Publishing Portfolios and Galleries
Uploading pages to your homepage using FTP
Building Web Publishing Templates
Basic editing of a template
Advanced editing of a template
Adding and editing resources
Creating a new resource
Edit or replace an existing resource
Delete an existing resource
The template tab sheets
Working with Template Commands
Template Variables
Template Conditionals
Building a new template
Add the resources
Build the CSS
Set the basic settings for the template
Build the Collection Template
Build the Image Template
Build the Gallery Template
Build the Album Template
Defining a template example image
Generate an example
Resize the example
Attach the example to the template
Uploading to Photo Sharing Sites; FlickR, SmugMug, and ZenFolio
E-Mailing photos
Choose your e-mail method
Mailing a single photo
Mailing multiple images
Sending e-mails using a MAPI client
Sending e-mails using the internal mail client
Transfer using FTP
Printing photos
Printing a single photo
Printing contact sheets (thumbnail sheets)
Printing with templates
The Options
General options
Image Viewing Options
Thumbnail (1) Options
Thumbnail (2) Options
Slide Show Options
Personal Info
File Type Associations
Catalog Options
XMP Sync Settings
E-Mail Options
Color Management Options
Other Settings
Annex A - Keyboard Shortcuts
Annex B - Command Line Startup Parameters
Annex C - XMP to IPTC Mapping

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