zText

[tintin]

find the latest verion of zText here

hi,

today i can provide an update for zText. the new version gives access to all exif data, now - e.g. ISO, Fnumber or exposure time can now be written on the image. additionally the version name (filename) is available, now.

the description how to access the data and the complete change-log is as follows:

• full exif access introduced
• as usual in zText the data-sysnonym is to be place in two '%'. the different available exif-tags are shown below. the prefix 'TIFFTAG' (EL, EL_TIFFTAG as well) may be skipped or not. the sysnonyms are also case-insensitive, now.
  example: %TIFFTAG_MAKE% = %MAKE% = %make%
• if the name starts with a '/' after the first % the result is given back incerted as long as the result is a number. for most of the exifs does this not make sense, but it was introduce for especially one certain value - the exposure time. in the exif data the exposure time is stored as a rational number, e.g. 0.05 whereas 1/20 is commonly used in photographic scene. with using the '/' the returned value will be inverted internally.
  example:
  %EXPOSEURETIME% --> 0.05
  %/EXPOSEURETIME% --> 20
• so it can be used as 1/20s with writing '1/%/EXPOSEURETIME%s' in zText.
  although it is not senseful for 'iso' or other numerical numbers it is possible with all exif data that give numerical values back
• NOTE: the most of these tags may be empty - this will be displayed in the image with '%emtpyTag%'
• available exif data:
  

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               Name                                  Description
           =============================================================
            TIFFTAG_MAKE                          Make
            TIFFTAG_MODEL                         Model
            EL_FILETYPE                           File Type
            TIFFTAG_IMAGEWIDTH                    Width
            TIFFTAG_IMAGELENGTH                   Height
            TIFFTAG_DATETIME                      Date Time
            TIFFTAG_ORIGINALDATETIME              Original Date Time
            TIFFTAG_DIGITZEDDATETIME              Digitized Date Time
            TIFFTAG_COPYRIGHT                     Copyright
            TIFFTAG_IMAGEDESCRIPTION              Description
            TIFFTAG_SOFTWARE                      Software
            TIFFTAG_FLASH                         Flash
            TIFFTAG_RESOLUTIONUNIT                Resolution Unit
            TIFFTAG_ORIENTATION                   Orientation
            TIFFTAG_XRESOLUTION                   X-Resolution
            TIFFTAG_XRESOLUTIONRAT                X-Resolution
            TIFFTAG_YRESOLUTION                   Y-Resolution
            TIFFTAG_YRESOLUTIONRAT                Y-Resolution
            TIFFTAG_EXPOSEURETIME                 Shutter Speed
            TIFFTAG_EXPOSEURETIMERAT              Shutter Speed
            TIFFTAG_SHUTTER                       Shutter Speed Value
            TIFFTAG_SHUTTERRAT                    Shutter Speed Value
            TIFFTAG_FNUMBER                       Aperture
            TIFFTAG_FNUMBERRAT                    Aperture
            TIFFTAG_APERTURE                      Aperture Value
            TIFFTAG_APERTURERAT                   Aperture Value
            TIFFTAG_MAXAPERTURE                   Max Aperture
            TIFFTAG_MAXAPERTURERAT                Max Aperture Value
            TIFFTAG_EXPOSUREBIAS                  Exposure Bias
            TIFFTAG_EXPOSUREBIASRAT               Exposure Bias
            TIFFTAG_FOCALLENGTH                   Focal Length
            TIFFTAG_FOCALLENGTHRAT                Focal Length
            TIFFTAG_EXPOSUREINDEX                 Exposure Index
            TIFFTAG_LIGHT                         Light Source
            TIFFTAG_BRIGHTNESS                    Brightness Value
            TIFFTAG_BRIGHTNESSRAT                 Brightness Value
            TIFFTAG_SENSEMETHOD                   Sense Method
            TIFFTAG_SCENETYPE                     Scene Type
            TIFFTAG_SCENECAPTURETYPE              Scene Capture Type
            TIFFTAG_EXPMODE                       Exposure Mode
            TIFFTAG_WBMODE                        White Balance
            TIFFTAG_FL35                          35 mm Focal Length
            TIFFTAG_CAPT                          Scene Type
            TIFFTAG_CONT                          Contrast
            TIFFTAG_SAT                           Saturation
            TIFFTAG_DIST                          Subject Distance
            TIFFTAG_AFMODE                        TIFFTAG_AFMODE
            TIFFTAG_EXPOSUREPROGRAM               Exposure Mode
            TIFFTAG_FLASHMODE                     TIFFTAG_FLASHMODE
            TIFFTAG_MACRO                         TIFFTAG_MACRO
            TIFFTAG_METERINGMODE                  Metering Mode
            TIFFTAG_NSHARP                        TIFFTAG_NSHARP
            TIFFTAG_OCONTRAST                     TIFFTAG_OCONTRAST
            TIFFTAG_SATURATION                    TIFFTAG_SATURATION
            TIFFTAG_AFMODE                        TIFFTAG_AFMODE
            TIFFTAG_COLORMODE                     TIFFTAG_COLORMODE
            TIFFTAG_FLASHMODE                     TIFFTAG_FLASHMODE
            TIFFTAG_FLASHTYPE                     TIFFTAG_FLASHTYPE
            TIFFTAG_FOCALMAX                      TIFFTAG_FOCALMAX
            TIFFTAG_FOCALMIN                      TIFFTAG_FOCALMIN
            TIFFTAG_ISO                           ISO Rating
            TIFFTAG_LENS                          TIFFTAG_LENS
            EL_TIFFTAG_LENSID                     EL_TIFFTAG_LENSID
            TIFFTAG_NWBMODE                       TIFFTAG_NWBMODE
            TIFFTAG_TONE                          TIFFTAG_TONE
            TIFFTAG_SHARP                         Sharpening
            TIFFTAG_FOCALUNIT                     Focal Length Unit
            TIFFTAG_FOCALX                        Focal X Res
            TIFFTAG_FOCALXRAT                     Focal X Res Rational
            TIFFTAG_FOCALY                        Focal Y Res
            TIFFTAG_FOCALYRAT                     Focal Y Res Rational
            TIFFTAG_JPEGIFOFFSET                  TIFFTAG_JPEGIFOFFSET
            TIFFTAG_JPEGIFBYTECOUNT               TIFFTAG_JPEGIFBYTECOUNT
            TIFFTAG_BITSPERSAMPLE                 Bit Depth
            TIFFTAG_COMPRESSION                   Compression
            TIFFTAG_SUBSECTIME                    Sub Second Time
            TIFFTAG_SUBSECTIMEORIGINAL            Sub Second Time Original
            TIFFTAG_SUBSECTIMEDIGITIZED           Sub Second Time Digitized
            TIFFTAG_EWIDTH                        TIFFTAG_EWIDTH
            TIFFTAG_EHEIGHT                       TIFFTAG_EHEIGHT


the new version may be found under this link

enjoy texting
tintin

[ogrizzo]

Is there a way to get just the year the picture was shot?

As in '© %YEAR% John Doe' ?

[afx]

Why not use %rights%?
If you set up the copyright string properly in cam that should do it...

cheers
afx

[Joeby]

Is there a way to make the text wrap to another line?

[ogrizzo]

Why not use %rights%?
If you set up the copyright string properly in cam that should do it...

Camera is set to write both my wife's and my name, and that'd be too long…

[tintin]

Is there a way to make the text wrap to another line?

use \n for wrapping to a new line.
e.g. 'hello\nworld'
will be
'hello
world'

[tintin]

Is there a way to get just the year the picture was shot?
As in '© %YEAR% John Doe' ?

just %year% is not possible - i'll think if it is possible to implement

br,
tintin

[ogrizzo]

Is there a way to get just the year the picture was shot?
As in '© %YEAR% John Doe' ?

just %year% is not possible - i'll think if it is possible to implement

br,
tintin

Actually, some way to pass arguments (including locale) to strftime, or whatever function the library uses, would be great.

[derouyag]

Maybe "/n" could be added to the Presets as "Next Line" or "New Line" or "Line Feed".

If there are more hash tags like this, maybe they can also be added to the Presets with meaningful text.

[maggus]

Hi tin.tin,

in general zText seems to work, but I notice some strange behaviour (at least on my OpenSuse 11.4, 32bit).

(1) The list of available fonts seems to alter within an ASP session. I started editing a foto, enabled zText and selected a font (Luxi Sans) ... started exporting this foto. Then I selected another foto and also enabled zText, wanted to select the same font, but "Luxi Sans" was not in the list (drop-down-box) anymore ?!?!? So I selected another font "XXX". Opening this foto in a new session in ASP then again had the "Luxi Sans" font available, but "XXX" was gone and replaced by "Courier".
Not sure if I can reproduce, but at least it looks strange.

(2) This is more important. Have you ever clicked the help/info button ("?") within zText ?
When I do so I get the popup-window with your infos and donate .... then I cklick close/Ok ... and then ASP is frozen (not taking any CPU, just idle) !
Prozess table (within SystemMonitor) still shows "zFrame 2.1.0" as window title ... but I do not have zFrame installed !
O.K., the text is not the real issue, but ASP needs to be killed afterwards.
In the attached ZIP you´ll find the AspLog as well as my SystemInfo.

cheers
Markus

[tintin]

hi maggus,

(1)...
i did not noticed that, yet - and i can't influence this. the combo box for choosing a certain font is a library element from Qt. i just use it

(2)...
on my winXP it behaves like intended. but i'll have a look to my code. normally this is implemented exactly like all the other plugins, too.
do you have the same issue with one of the others of zFrame, zShadow, ZPerspector, zChannelmixer? if yes which/which not?

thanks a lot!
tintin

[afx]

I have seen some weird effects with zText where the tool was mostly empty and the UI elements only started to show up once I moved the mouse over them (on Linux).
So there might be some UI initialization thing that is a bit off.

cheers
afx

[maggus]

...
(1)...
i did not noticed that, yet - and i can't influence this. the combo box for choosing a certain font is a library element from Qt. i just use it

(2)...
on my winXP it behaves like intended. but i'll have a look to my code. normally this is implemented exactly like all the other plugins, too.
do you have the same issue with one of the others of zFrame, zShadow, ZPerspector, zChannelmixer? if yes which/which not?...

Hi tin.tin,

(1) hmmm maybe some Qt guru has some ideas ?
(2) YES, tried with zPerspector & zChannelMixer ... same issue of frozen ASP after info <?> popup.

I have seen some weird effects with zText where the tool was mostly empty and the UI elements only started to show up once I moved the mouse over them (on Linux).
So there might be some UI initialization thing that is a bit off.

Hi afx and tin.tin,
me to, I observed this strange "draw UI when mouse hovers" also once ... so far only for zText.
afx, you´re also a Linux-user ... can you also reproduce issue (2) ?

cheers
Markus

[afx]

Nope, can not reproduce the freeze.

cheers
afx

[tintin]

(2) YES, tried with zPerspector & zChannelMixer ... same issue of frozen ASP after info <?> popup.

do you have an example that not freezes? zFrame? zShadow?