Image Info 3.0

Version 3.0.3 © 2002 David Lloyd
david@kanzu.com, www.kanzu.com
6 February 2003

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Image Info can do more than it initially appears.
Please take some time to read: How to use Image Info.

Contents

About Image Info
How to use Image Info
Known problems
How to Register
Image Info Specification
Legal

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About Image Info

Image Info is a scriptable image information viewer - for viewing the properties of images.
It is not so much an image browser, but more of an image information browser.

Image Info can view width, height, resolution, color mode, fonts, Photoshop layers, EXIF,  IPTC and ICC color profile data and a whole lot more. It's quick, and more convenient to use than to open a file in an image editor just to see whether an EPS's transfer function is turned on.

It's real strength and purpose is it's scriptability, where scripts can be written to get info, preflight images, add to a database, etc.
It is the successor to Image Info 2.0, which was a script library, and required an extra bit of knowledge and fiddling to set up.
This version is not a scripting library anymore, but a scriptable application proper, so it's much easier to use and is much faster.

Image Info is also fully Drag and Drop, you get drag off any info you see. (see more below.)
Image Info does not require Quicktime (but the Preview part of it does).

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How to use Image Info

Scripting

• Info of images can be viewed using Image info itself, or by writing scripts that use Image Info.
• Several scripts are included, and provide a fair reference to using Image Info.
• Note that the Options set by the Image info application do not affect info returned by Image info scripts.

Image Info windows

• You can drag images onto Image Info's window or it's desktop icon. In both cases, Image Info can optionally display multiple windows, either staggering them over previous windows or tiling them.
• Underlined items in the lists can be expanded by clicking on them.
• Holding the shift key down when closing a window remembers the window bounds.
• You can drag info off the Image Info window, hold down the mouse and drag off the lists and the preview. 
• If you hold the option key while doing this, you only drag off the selected line of info. The results are text/picture clippings. 
• You can also copy info to the clipboard via the menu items.
• The Preview draws from the images PICT thumbnail, unless "Create hires preview" is on, where it creates the preview from the image data itself. It takes longer, but it's nicer. If "Only if thumbnail is missing" is on, the it only gets hi-res previews if no PICT thumbnail resource exists.
• Image Info only draws previews from QuickTime compatible images (including JPEG2000 with Quicktime 6.0)
• For OS 9 and earlier systems, more memory applied to Image Info, the better for hi-res previews.

Image Info Preferences

• Listing
• List Finder Info - lists the info of the image typically known by the Finder - file type, creator, path, etc.
• List Extended Info - lists detailed info of the image - colors, fonts, layers, channels, clipping paths, etc.
• List Meta info - lists non image info about the image - EXIF, IPTC and ICC Color profile info.
• Expand sublists by default - this option expands items which are lists (fonts, layers etc) whenever a new image is dragged.
• As they are selected in the Finder - When an image is selected in the Finder, it's info is shown in the info window.
• By pressing command-0 (zero) - This option raises the info window when this commans is pressed while an image is selected in the Finder.

•  Window
• Don't show window on launch - an option for scripters who don't want to see the info window when Image Info launches.
• Remember window bounds when closing - pretty self explanatory, bounds can also be saved by pressing the shift key when closing the window.
• Dragging a file opens a new window - by default a new image's info replaces the one before it, with this option, a new window is opened displaying the new info
• Open to info panel/preview panel - choose a default view to open new windows to.

• Format
• List dates in expanded format - expands some date formats found in EXIF, IPTC, ICC and some Image Info from a type of short format to a more recognisable long date format.
• Info dimension - choose which measurement you'd like the width and height of images displayed as.
• Auto-size window to - these options automatically resize the window to fit the info it contains.

• Preview
• Create high res preview from file - this option skips viewing the low-res PICT thumbnail some files contain and creates a hight-res preview from the image itself. 
• Only if PICT Thumbnail is missing - Image Info will only create a high res- preview if a PICT thumbnail does not exist. This is the best option for viewing as many previews as possible.

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Known problems

There is one bug when running in OS X, where if the Command-0 option is on, dragging images to the window may freeze Image Info. 

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Registering Image Info

To purchase and register Image Info, visit the web site at
Image Info has the following pricing:

1 single user license, $25.00 per user.
1 site license, $200.00 per user.

A site license costs $200 and covers all locations for your organization within a 160 kilometer radius of your site (100 miles). One big advantage of a site license is that you do not need to keep track of how many people at your site are using the software. 

Payment is handled by Kagi payment service, which is a renowned safe and secure payment service.
Kagi allows you to purchase securely online using your credit card.

When you register, I will send you instructions on how to unlock Image Info.

www.kanzu.com  or  http://order.kagi.com/cgi-bin/r1.cgi?ENX&

(A browser URL file is included with this download)

The usual turnaround time between your payment and receiving a registration number is half a day or less.

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More about Image Info

More than a dozen common Image formats are supported including TIFF, JPEG, EPS, PICT and GIF, and a variety of information can be retrieved about each, including resolution, width, height and color mode, as well as EXIF and IPTC metadata and ICC color profile data. 

Supported Formats

Alias PIX, BMP, binary EPS, vector EPS, DCS 1 EPS, DCS 2 EPS, GIF, JPEG, JPEG2000, Macpaint, Photoshop, Photoshop 2, Photoshop Raw, PostScript, PCX, PICT, PNG, Scitex CT, SGI, Targa, TIFF

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Info returned by Image Info

name, width, height, resolution, color mode, type, creator, created, modified, where, file size, data size, Image size, size ratio, format, compression, fonts, channels, Image layers, adjustment layers, type layers, colors,  paths, clipping path, comment, quality, encoding, transfer function, halftone screen, eps preview, caption, artist, date time, software, title, URL,  copyright,  copyrighted,  pages,  byte order

Info returned by EXIF Info

manufacturer, model, software, copyright, date time, horizontal resolution, vertical resolution, resolution unit, orientation, width, height, shutter speed, aperture, exposure program, metering mode, focal length, subject distance, light source, flash, ISO rating, brightness, exposure bias, maximum aperture, horizontal CCD resolution, vertical CCD resolution, CCD resolution unit, Image sensor type, compressed bits per pixel, color space, version, flash pix version

Info returned by IPTC Info

caption, local caption, caption writer, headline, special instructions, keywords, category, supplementary categories, byline, byline title, credit, source, object name, date created, time created, release date, release time, city, province, country, country code, copyright, edit status, priority, fixture identifier, reference service, reference date, reference number, original program, program version, object cycle, original transmission reference, Image notes

Info returned by ICC Info

profile name, cmm type, class, platform, device manufacturer, device model, color space, connection space, rendering intent, date time, creator, size, version, copyright

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Legal

The author, David Lloyd, hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if the author or an agent of his has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall the author be liable for any damages, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software.