Overview

  1. File management
  2. Edit photo
  3. Export HTML
  4. piQtility for Photos®
  5. Upgrade options
  6. For the Adobe InDesign user
  7. What's new

1. File management

The file management process outlined below has been thoroughly explained with clear steps and an accompanying video. Additionally, the same step-by-step instructions are also available within the application itself.

Simulate/preview your file rename settings

  1. Choose or add the photos that you want to rename.
  2. In the upper left corner, click the 'File management' tab, select 'Rename' in dropdown menu, followed by the 'Replace' tab.
  3. Go to 'Find text' and type in the text you want to search for.
  4. At 'Replace text by' you write your final text that will replace the searched one.
  5. If you want to see a simulation of the file rename settings, you can click the 'Simulation mode' checkbox under the photo preview.
  6. Click the button 'Step 4: Process': The renamed file name appears blue colored in the list view at the right.
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Create and use C-Actions

  1. In the upper left corner, click the 'File management' tab, select 'Rename' in dropdown menu, followed by the 'Nr' tab.
  2. At 'Starting from' you enter the number with which the numbering should start.
  3. At 'Prefix' and/or 'Postfix' you enter what should come before and/or after the number.
  4. At 'Digits' you write how many digits your number must consist of. (Digits: 3 = 001, 002,...)
  5. Finally you can store a c-action clicking the 'Centurion' icon right on top of the 'Nr' tab.
  6. Afterward, load the c-action under 'Renaming tasks (c-actions)'
    Note: the c-action can also be used in Centurion® and maWatermarker®.
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Add meta data such as EXIF user comment, IPTC Creator, IPTC Copyright etc.

  1. Choose or add photos where you want to add meta data.
  2. In the upper left corner, click the 'File management' tab, select 'Add meta data' in dropdown menu.
  3. Fill in the meta data you wish to add.
  4. Click the button 'Step 4: Process':, the meta data will be stored into the photo.
    This meta data is visible and searchable in for example Apple Photos®.
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Generate QR codes

  1. In the upper left corner, click the 'File management' tab, select 'QR & bar code' in dropdown menu.
  2. At 'Text to convert to QR image' you write your text or link (url).
  3. Enter the file name and pixel width of the QR or bar code.
  4. Choose the type of bar code: 'QR' or '128'.
  5. Click the button 'Step 2: Choose destination folder': and set the location where to store the QR code.
  6. Finally press the 'Generate code' button.
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2. Edit photo

The file management process outlined below has been thoroughly explained with clear steps and an accompanying video. Additionally, the same step-by-step instructions are also available within the application itself.

How you could play with the 'add frame' function

  1. Choose or add photos on which you want to add a frame
  2. click the 'Edit photo' tab, select 'Framing' in dropdown menu.
  3. After that, you can modify the properties of the frame
  4. If you want to see a simulation of the frame, you can click the 'Simulation mode' checkbox under the photo preview.
  5. When you are satisfied about your previewed frame, you can proces the photo ('Step 4: Process!') and apply the frame to the photo.
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Apply filters

  1. Choose or add photos on which you want to apply a filter
  2. click the 'Edit photo' tab, select 'Filters' in dropdown menu.
  3. Choose the filter that you want.
  4. If you want to see a simulation of the filter, you can click the 'Simulation mode' checkbox under the photo preview.
  5. When you are satisfied about your previewed filter effect, you can proces the photo ('Step 4: Process!') and apply the filter to the photo.
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3. Export HTML

Create responsive HTML photo galleries:

It just takes a few seconds to create such pages, based on predefined templates and perfectly adjustable to your needs, if you are a more experienced html user. Even after creation of those pages, you can fully edit them in a html editor of your choice.


4. piQtility for Photos®

piQtility contains an Apple Photos® extension, called: piQtility for Photos.

From within Apple Photos® you have access to 'piQtility for Photos'.
See screenshot above (right on top) and look for the icon (•••), select 'piQtility for Photos', and discover functions as:

- Framing - Add Tint - Rounded corners - Filters


5. Inter application integration


6. For the Adobe InDesign® user

Did you know you can call piQtility directly as image editor from a selected image on your page?

1. 'Ctrl + click' the photo on your InDesign page
2. a contextual menu appears
3. select: 'Edit With'
4. select: 'piQtility 9'
5. the photo will open directly in piQtility
6. edit and save the photo in piQtility
7. changes are directly visible in your InDesing layout.

7. What's new?

version 9.1.0

Free Update for current 9.X.X users

  • - HEIC support.
  • - Better thumbnail support.
  • - Multiple bug fixes: for ex. showing meta data under macOS Sonoma.