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How to automatically identify bracketed image sets among 100s of images?
I take a lot of photos. Quite many of those (cca 50%) are bracketed ones to create HDR images later. I would like to automatically identify the bracketed sets and move those to a separate folder for ...
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Do professionals use auto mode?
I know some amateur photographers who's been taking photos for quite some time and feel they're "cool" because they use manual settings. They also bash newbies who buy expensive DSLRs who just shoot ...
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CHDK - Network scripting?
I was thinking about having my Camera be able to 'auto' download images, and among other things when my Camera is connected to the Computer. I also wanted to be able to run different Scripts through a ...
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Is there photo analysis software which will pre-sort images by identifying potential technical problems?
I recently went on vacation and took close to 1,000 photographs. As usual there are some good ones, bad ones, blurry ones, etc.
In order to expedite post-processing, I was wondering if there is any ...
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Is there a good way to import XMP data into a spreadsheet?
I have 20,000+ images in Expression Media, which I also use to store the caption information. This information is compatible with Photoshop's IPTC information and is available in XMP sidecar files.
I ...
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What automatic-feed photo scanner should I use for 6″×4″ / 5″×4″ / A6 / postcard size photos?
Can you recommend an automatic document feeder (ADF) photo scanner for usual 6" x 4" / 5" x 4" / A6 / postcard size photos?
I want to stack up say 25 or 30 at a time and leave it running to scan ...
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Automating Photoshop - Slightly Different Every Iteration
I have a repetitive process I would very much like to automate in Photoshop, but I am afraid that it is just ever so slightly too complicated.
I have ~1000 pictures of a sunset, each taken a couple ...
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How can I make Lightroom auto-backup to jpeg?
I have recently got an android tablet and would like to keep a copy of most of my photos from my Lightroom archive on it for showing off my work, browsing etc.
Is there any way to, preferably ...
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Looking for camera control software (for Nikon DSLR) to shoot time lapse
What software is available that will let me control a camera from a computer, so I can shoot a lime lapse sequence?
The camera is a Nikon D60. I am looking for freely available software.
I am aware ...
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Automatic vs Manual Focus [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When is manual focus better than autofocus?
Perhaps this question has been asked before. I understand that in some cases, automatic focus cannot be used, for example, ...
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How to programmatically control EOS 500D on linux?
I would like to control my EOS 500D shoot by program which is running on the linux platform. Is there any existing solution? I've tried gphoto2 but it seems not very stable.
Thanks!
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Windows-based tethered workflow and automation solution?
I'm setting up a product photography area for a client, where they have a camera (probably a Canon DSLR) tethered to a Windows laptop.
The ideal workflow would be one where the client could shoot, ...
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Applescript, Photoshop, Opening Files
I am trying to use Applescript to automate a task in photoshop.
When attempting to open a file:
tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS5"
-- Open the first image
set filePath to alias ...
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Fitting all pictures in a square canvas
I have a folder full of landscape and portrait oriented photos of a product (2000) and I need to fit all of them in square canvas. I know I could use Photoshop actions to do it in batch, but I do not ...
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Automatically Straighten Photos [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are there any tools out there to automatically level an image?
Are there some apps that will automatically guess at how to straighten thousands of photos?
In other ...
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Is it possible for Lightroom to automatically add keywords on import?
Specifically, I'm looking to automatically add keywords relating to EXIF data, like the camera that the picture was taken with.
The reason I am interested in doing this is because some of the places ...
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Automatic document feeder (ADF) photo scanners [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What automatic-feed photo scanner should I use for 6″×4″ / 5″×4″ / A6 / postcard size photos?
I've read a few old questions asking roughly the same thing and ...
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How to create frames from layers in Photoshop extended? [closed]
Is there a way to automatically create frames from layers in a Photoshop document?
Bridge lets you open several images into one Photoshop document as layers, now I would like to get these layers ...
