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Cache image ordering

JAlbum>Menus>Tools>External tools>Cache image ordering

Speed up album build if ordering by camera date

Cache thumbnails

jAlbum>Preferences>Explorer>Cache thumbnails

Speed up display of local thumbnails.

Calendar

|jAlbum>Settings>Structure>Calendar

Group objects by year, month and day based on camera date

Camera

jAlbum>Edit>View and edit properties>Camera

Displays camera metadata for the image.

Camera date

JAlbum>Explore>File attributes>Camera date

Date that a photo or video was taken.

Cancel make album

Explore>Status bar

Cancel the make album process

Cancel setting changes

JAlbum>Settings>Cancel changes

Exit settings without applying changes

Change directory locations

jAlbum>Settings>General>Change directory locations

Change the location of your project

Change indicator

jAlbum>Welcome>Change indicator

Indicator to alert you of changes made since the last album make operation.

Changing skin

Changing skins, essential settings

When changing skins certain settings are essential for correct operation.

Check for updates

JAlbum>Menus>Help>Check for updates

Check to see if you have the latest version of jAlbum.

Clean old 'res' files on Make album

jAlbum>Preferences>Projects>Clean old 'res' files on make album

remove redundant files from the project's 'res' folder.

Close progress dialog when done

jAlbum>Preferences>General>Close progress dialog when done

Close the progress dialogue window when album build is complete.

Close Project

Close Project CMD/CNTRL + W

JAlbum>Explore>Projects pane>Contextual Menu >Close project

Closes the current project leaving the ‘Empty’ project selected.

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Collaborative albums

JAlbum>Collaborative albums

Jalbum>Settings>General>Collaborative Albums

JAlbum>Explore>Projects pane>Collaborative album

Collaborate with others to build an album

Colour space

Managing images with jAlbum

RAW files

Columns

jAlbum>Settings>Pages>Thumbnail layout>Columns

Control for how many columns of thumbnails appear in each row.

Comment

JAlbum>Explore>File attributes>Comment

Text field to add information on the current object.

Comment Sources

jAlbum>Settings>Advanced>Metadata>Comment Sources

Select the sources of comments to be used, in the order found.

Comments

JAlbum>Explore>Thumbnail views>Comments

Text field to add information on the current object.

Config directory

JAlbum>Menu>Tools>Open directories>Config directory SHIFT + CMD/CNTRL + C

The directory that contains jAlbum's user specific files - the configuration directory.

Console Snippets

Console Snippets

Things you can do in the system console that you never new!

Context help

JAlbum>Menus>Help>Context help F1

Takes you to the help page for the part of jAlbum that you are currently using.

Contextual menu

A menu that provides options that are based on the currently selected item(s), or the position of the cursor within the application's window.

jAlbum>Explore>Contextual Menu (Project)

jAlbum>Edit>Histogram dock and undock; settings.

JAlbum>Explore>Projects pane>Explore Contextual menus (Thumbnails between and on)

jAlbum>Project Gallery>Contextual menu

jAlbum>Settings>Advanced>User Variables>Contextual menu


Convert link to copy

JAlbum>Explore>Contextual menus>On thumbnails>Convert link to copy

Change a linked object to a copy of the object.

Convert upper case to lower case

JAlbum>Menus>Tools>External tools>Convert uppercase to lowercase

Converts file names of objects in the image directory to lower case

Copy file metadata to xmp

JAlbum>Menus>Tools>External tools>Copy file metadata to xmp

Copy oringinals if needed

jAlbum>Settings>Pages>Image linking from thumbnails>Copy originals if needed

Ensures originals are on the server if originals are included in the album.

Copyright embedding

jAlbum>Settings>Images>General>Copyright embedding

add xmp copyright metadata to images

Copyright URL

JAlbum>Explore>File attributes>Copyright URL

The URL to copyright information for the current object

Correct image orientation

JAlbum>Menus>Tools>External tools>Correct image orientation

Fix problems where thumbnail and slide images have different rotations

Crop

jAlbum>Edit>Image editing (toolbar)>2.4 Crop

Crop the image.

Crop focus

jAlbum>Explore>Folder properties panel>Crop focus

jAlbum>Explore>Contextual menu>On thumbnails>Crop focus

Set the area of interest for a theme image

Create new skin...

JAlbum>Menus>Tools>External tools>Skin developer>Create new skin...

Lets your create your own skin!

Creator

JAlbum>Explore>File attributes>Creator

The name of the person who created the object

Credit Links

jAlbum>Settings>Pages>Credit links

jAlbum will by default create a discrete credit link ("powered by jAlbum") that links to jalbum.net.

Custom ordering

jAlbum>Explore>Ordering files in each folder

Actions that result in 'custom' ordering being applied

Custom panels

jAlbum>Edit>View and edit properties>Custom panels

Custom panels, installed by skins, can appear in edit mode.

Custom (Video) Settings

jAlbum>Settings>Videos>Video Settings>Custom Settings

Examples of custom settings for FFMPEG:

jAlbum>Settings>Videos>Video Settings>Custom Settings>Adding a watermark

jAlbum>Settings>Videos>Video Settings>Custom Settings>Changing the volume

jAlbum>Settings>Videos>Video Settings>Custom Settings>Remove audio from video