JBrout

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JBrout

JBrout 0.2
Developer:	Marc Lentz
Latest release:	0.2.148 SVN (February 2007)
Platform:	GNU/Linux, Windows
Use:	Digital photo organizer
License:	GPL
Website:	jbrout.python-hosting.com

JBrout is a JPEG format picture management Free software.

Created in 2002 by Marc Lentz, this software is cross-platform (GNU/Linux and Windows) and allows the user – through a user-friendly interface – to associate keywords to pictures (IPTC tags) and process extensive research on these keywords.

The software allows a navigation:

by album (feature similar to a file explorer),
by tag (that a user can create and file by category/sub-category),
or by period (using Exif data, JBrout files them per day/month).

Many features are incorporated in the software, therefore it is possible to:

rotate pictures without loss,
use and modify Exif information,
create a HTML gallery,
export pictures on a Flickr account or Google Picasa Web Album,
modify selected pictures with another software,
or use a basket system to select images.

[edit] Advantages of JBrout

Keywords are stored with the pictures (using IPTC metadata), making their exchange easier: When sending a picture, its associated keywords are also sent. This method of storing information offers a certain durability of data since keywords are not dependent of an external file.
JBrout uses thumbnails (mini-pictures) associated with the picture (Exif info). This prevents creating extra files while allowing reasonably fast previews.
JBrout can create a large collection of pictures very quickly.