Thanks to all of you, that have taken time to answer my questions ... and ask a few questions in return.<br><br>I think it'll be helpful to give you some more information:<br> - I run Linux/Fedora<br> - my photos database (about 17000 photos) is managed in Digikam; and I have actually asked the same question on the Digikam list.<br>
- the photos book will be created in Scribus because 1) I want to work on a real layout involving photos and texts 2) the printer (as in 'imprimeur' in french, and not 'imprimante') expects strict PDF/X-3 files for the pages and the cover, which I now know Scribus can provide (I made a test on simple little book with only one photo per page)<br>
- there might be any number of photos per page, from one photo on a double page to 6, 7, ... whatever. The preliminary organization/sorting of the photos will induce some layout, and I intend it to be very different from one page to another.<br>
<br>What I need to do is to sort and organize the pictures in a preliminary step so, when I am working on a specific Scribus page, I know which photos I'll have to import and where approximately to put it on the page; and I'll have to find each photo in a folder among 200 or 300 photos. They don't especially need to be in the same order they'll appear in Scribus, provided I know their filename, and don't have to browse each time through the whole folder and find the thumbnail I'm looking for.<br>
<br>If I cannot find a computer tool to do that, I will have to do it "à l'ancienne": printing contact sheets (thumbnails + filenames), separate them with a pair of cisors, and do the organization part ... on my kitchen table.<br>
<br>Hope this clarify the matter a bit.<br><br>About the suggestions I have seen:<br> - geeqie and ng-xim: never heard of them, I will have a look ASAP<br> - krename: I've already investigated this one but, unless I'm mistaken, is doesn't allow manual sorting. And for the rename bit, Digikam provides me with much more options that I need.<br>
- IrfanView: will have a look at it. But if possible, I would rather avoid Wine as an unnecessary complication.<br> - automatic import in Scribus: I will have a look. But I am not looking for an automated layout, so I don't see the point ... but I might be missing something.<br>
- Lightroom? No thanks. I came to the "free world" (Ubuntu, then Fedora) a year ago, and don't intend to go back. And, as far as know, Digikam does more or less the same things as Lightroom. It allows me to select 200-300 photos among 17000 using albums, tags, dates, rates, etc. rename them, export them ...<br>
<br>Will be back soon with the result of my investigations.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Marie-Noëlle<br><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Une galerie photos, un blog ... pourquoi pas ? <a href="http://www.webmaster-en-herbe.net/" target="_blank">Webmaster en herbe</a><br>
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